{"title":"Shiraz","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"maxime-graillot-domaine-des-lises-crozes-hermitage-rouge-2017","title":"Domaine des Lises Crozes-Hermitage Rouge 2017","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eMaxime Graillot's Estate-grown, single-vineyard Crozes is a blinder in 2017. As always it comes from a single vineyard near the village of Beaumont-Monteux, only a couple of kilometres from his father's vines. Here, in the most south-easterly part of the appellation, the soils are full of gravel and alluvial stones, low in clay and fast-draining—very similar to the Domaine Alain Graillot soils in Les Chênes Verts, just to the north. This soil type lends itself to a refined, aromatic Syrah with a pronounced savoury profile. Planted throughout the 1980s, the vines are now managed organically (certification is due next year). The fermentations are entirely natural and Graillot Jr. uses only a small whole-bunch component, usually in the realm of 20-30%. It’s therefore a wine that tends to ‘come around’ earlier than the 100% whole-bunch wines that carry the Alain Graillot name. The 2017 was fermented in concrete vats and then racked into one-, two- and three-year-old Burgundy barrels purchased from some of the top Estates in Burgundy. There is also a tiny component (less than 10%) of new barrels that are purchased from the Atelier Centre France, whose bespoke steam-bent barrels are now used at Guiberteau, Didier Dagueneau and François Chidaine. The wine spends 11 months in barrel and is then brought together for three months in large fût tronconique. It was bottled unfiltered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eIn spite of the dry conditions, this definitely falls into the classical, northern Rhone spectrum. In fact, it’s about as fine, cool and pure as any example we have shipped. What the vintage has given has been some added flesh and generosity in flavour—expect plenty of blackberry, black olive and star anise fruit—but the cool, beautifully weighted palate could only come from the Rhone. It’s ripe yet finely sculpted by sophisticated tannins and bright, lingering freshness. Already superb drinking, but will surely get better and better over the next five to seven years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine des Lises","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273431056612,"sku":"17116-750","price":90.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/fbdadf1e-fffc-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_17116-750.png?v=1660774272"},{"product_id":"maxime-graillot-domaine-des-lises-crozes-hermitage-rouge-2018","title":"Domaine des Lises Crozes-Hermitage Rouge 2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eMaxime Graillot's Estate-grown, single-vineyard Crozes is a blinder in 2018. As always it comes from a single vineyard near the village of Beaumont-Monteux, only a couple of kilometres from his father's vines. Here, in the most south-easterly part of the appellation, the soils are full of gravel and alluvial stones, low in clay and fast-draining—very similar to the Domaine Alain Graillot soils in Les Chênes Verts, just to the north. This soil type lends itself to a refined, aromatic Syrah with a pronounced savoury profile. Planted throughout the 1980s, the vines are now managed organically (certification is due next year). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe fermentations are entirely natural and Graillot Jr. uses only a small whole-bunch component, usually in the realm of 20-30%. It’s therefore a wine that tends to ‘come around’ earlier than the 100% whole-bunch wines that carry the Alain Graillot name. The 2018 was fermented in concrete vats and then racked into one-, two- and three-year-old Burgundy barrels purchased from some of the top Estates in Burgundy. There is also a tiny component (less than 10%) of new barrels that are purchased from the Atelier Centre France (whose bespoke steam-bent barrels are now used at Guiberteau, Didier Dagueneau and François Chidaine). The wine spent 11 months in barrel and was then brought together for three months in large fût tronconique. It was bottled unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine des Lises","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273584017636,"sku":"18831-750","price":82.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/6874a076-fffc-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_18831-750.png?v=1660774683"},{"product_id":"equis-cornas-2016","title":"Equis Cornas 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrganic. Equis is the boutique négoce label of Maxime Graillot and his long-term friend and winemaking partner Thomas Schmittel. There are three wines in the range (the Crozes-Hermitage Equinoxe being the more well-known). Each crop is sourced from a roster of first-rate, mature vineyards where Graillot and Schmittel have a close working relationship with the grower. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Cornas is drawn from the vines of a grower known to the Graillot family for a long time. There are three parcels: 25% is from a 20-year-old site on the slopes of the great Cornas lieu-dit, Les Chaillots; La Sabarotte (with 35-year-old vines) contributes another 25%; and La Côte (80- to 90- year-old vines, on a 50% gradient) makes up the other half. All are hillside sites where the soils are very rich in granite. The vines have always been organically managed by the owner\/grower, Elie Bancel—one of the great characters of the Rhône. Although it is made from purchased fruit, Max and Thomas are quick to point out that they could not manage the vines any better themselves! They also retain the final say as to when the grapes are harvested and send their own team in to do the picking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wine is crafted à la the Lises Crozes, save for the addition of a few used, 600-litre casks. The whole bunch component is similarly around 25% (depending on the vintage) and the wine is released with an additional year of age (bottled unfiltered). While the wine is deep and dense, it is also wonderfully pure-fruited, with fleshy, ripe fruit, and a hedonistic yet wonderfully balanced palate with vibrant, sappy freshness and powdery tannins. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wine is crafted à la the Lises Crozes, save for the addition of a few used, 600-litre casks. The whole bunch component is similarly around 25% (depending on the vintage) and the wine is released with an additional year of age (bottled unfiltered). While the wine is deep and dense, it is also wonderfully pure-fruited, with fleshy, ripe fruit, and a hedonistic yet wonderfully balanced palate with vibrant, sappy freshness and powdery tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine des Lises","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273584050404,"sku":"18832-750","price":146.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/7747701a-e0fc-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_18832-750.png?v=1660774686"},{"product_id":"pierre-gaillard-saint-joseph-clos-de-cuminaille-2023","title":"Domaine Pierre Gaillard Saint-Joseph Clos de Cuminaille 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Clos de Cuminaille is one of the most privileged sites of Saint-Joseph. It’s an east-facing, walled vineyard on Chavanay’s pure granite soils and produces one of the most distinctive wines of the appellation each year. When Gaillard bought this three-hectare site, he passed on the chance to buy a slice of the now-renowned La Turque vineyard in Côte-Rôtie, a site that he had helped plant. He simply felt that Clos de Cuminaille was the better site—which gives you an idea of why it produces such special wines. The vines here are now over 30 years old, and the winemaking is no different to the Saint-Joseph—save for a touch more new oak (a well-integrated 40% this year). As per the review below, it’s a beautiful wine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Pierre Gaillard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273633267940,"sku":"19421-750","price":89.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/88a37047-6a18-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_19421-750.png?v=1660774984"},{"product_id":"pierre-gaillard-cote-rotie-2024","title":"Domaine Pierre Gaillard Côte-Rôtie 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe Gaillard Côte-Rôtie is a blend of 90% Syrah co-fermented with 10% Viognier from the schist soils of Fongeant and Viallière (Ampuis) and a parcel of vines on gneiss at Semons in the south of the appellation. All the fruit was harvested by hand with a strict selection, ensuring only the finest bunches and berries made it into the final blend. Fruit was 100% de-stemmed and vinification involved a five-day, pre-fermentation soak and then regular punch-downs. The wine spent 18 months in barrique (50% new) and was bottled unfiltered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAmongst others, John Livingstone-Learmonth has singled out Côte Rôtie as the star performer in 2019. Gaillard’s wines present credible evidence: here’s a seductive and layered Côte Rôtie with vibrant, market-fresh blackberry and red cherry woven with smoke and spice. Ferrous minerality and a swish of acidity bring balance and freshness to the finish. A keeper: those who hold for 10 years will have a very special bottle indeed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Pierre Gaillard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273633399012,"sku":"19422-375","price":92.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/0a90c9f4-b9f9-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_19422-375.jpg?v=1760945251"},{"product_id":"pierre-gaillard-cote-rotie-rose-pourpre-2019","title":"Domaine Pierre Gaillard Côte-Rôtie Rose Pourpre 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe charismatic Rose Pourpre (purple rose) comes from a particularly steep, one-hectare parcel of 40-year-old vines rooted in the schist soils of Côte Rozier. It’s a warm, amphitheatre-shaped site situated just under the famous La Landonne, at the heart of the Côte Brune. There are numerous stone walls, well known for their ability to retain heat. This magnifies the site’s sunny microclimate and is one of the keys to understanding the depth and structure of the wines that come from this terroir. Though never a brawny wine, Rose Poupre is traditionally Gaillard’s most palate-staining, brooding Côte-Rôtie. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarvesting was done by hand and the fruit was all de-stemmed before crushing. It was aged for 18 months in Allier and Nevers barrels. These barrels were all new, and this powerhouse of a wine has soaked it up. The 2019 is a spectacular example. Layered, opulent and deep, there is real mineral impact here and, while the (classy) oak needs a little more time to integrate with the wine’s flesh (it is well on its way), fans of this wine will not mind waiting a few years. Fine tannins add to the picture, tapering to a commanding finish with superb, long-lasting favours. A striking wine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Pierre Gaillard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273633628388,"sku":"19423-750","price":328.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/f853f53b-baf9-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_19423-750.jpg?v=1760945248"},{"product_id":"equis-equinoxe-crozes-hermitage-rouge-2020","title":"Equis Equinoxe Crozes Hermitage Rouge 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThese days this wine is sourced primarily from a mature, gravelly, organically farmed site in Pont de l'Isère that has not seen any herbicides or pesticides for 10 years. This site is owned and managed by a good friend and neighbour of the Graillot clan, and the vigneron and producer work very closely together. It is this recent collaboration that has seen the Equinoxe cuvée reach ever-greater heights. Roughly 80% de-stemmed, the wine was fermented in concrete tank and large wooden tronconique vats (with a degree of carbonic maceration) and aged (also in tronconique vats) for nine months.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maxime Graillot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273635856612,"sku":"19456-750","price":51.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/8652dd45-e929-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_19456-750.png?v=1662085674"},{"product_id":"equis-equinoxe-crozes-hermitage-rouge-2021","title":"Equis Equinoxe Crozes Hermitage Rouge 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThese days this wine is sourced primarily from a mature, gravelly, organically farmed site in Pont de l'Isère that has not seen any herbicides or pesticides for 10 years. This site is owned and managed by a good friend and neighbour of the Graillot clan and the vigneron and producer work very closely together. It is this recent collaboration that has seen the Equinoxe cuvée reach ever-greater heights. Roughly 80% de-stemmed, the wine was fermented in concrete tank and large wooden tronconique vats (with a degree of carbonic maceration) and aged (also in tronconique vats) for nine months. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine des Lises","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273718300900,"sku":"20444-750","price":53.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/2b417a2f-f43e-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20444-750.png?v=1664348865"},{"product_id":"maxime-graillot-domaine-des-lises-crozes-hermitage-rouge-2019","title":"Domaine des Lises Crozes-Hermitage Rouge 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaxime Graillot's estate-grown, single-vineyard Crozes is a blinder in 2019. As always it comes from a single vineyard near the village of Beaumont-Monteux, only a couple of kilometres from his father's vines. Here, in the most south-easterly part of the appellation, the soils are full of gravel and alluvial stones, low in clay and fast-draining—very similar to the Domaine Alain Graillot soils in Les Chênes Verts, just to the north. This soil type lends itself to a refined, aromatic Syrah with a pronounced savoury profile. Planted throughout the 1980s, the vines are now managed organically (certification is due next year). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fermentations are entirely natural and Graillot Jr. uses only a small whole-bunch component, usually in the realm of 20-30%. It is therefore a wine that tends to ‘come around’ earlier than the 100% whole-bunch wines that carry the Alain Graillot name. The 2019 was fermented in concrete vats and then racked into one, two and three-year-old Burgundy barrels purchased from some of the top estates in Burgundy. There is also a tiny component (less than 10%) of new barrels that are purchased from the Atelier Centre France (whose bespoke steam-bent barrels are now used at Guiberteau, Didier Dagueneau and François Chidaine). The wine spent 11 months in barrel and was then brought together for three months in large fût tronconique. It was bottled unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine des Lises","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273718366436,"sku":"20445-750","price":87.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/749e4ac4-0d16-ee11-ab3d-0a0c589e3996_20445-750.png?v=1688008009"},{"product_id":"pierre-gaillard-saint-joseph-rouge-2031","title":"Domaine Pierre Gaillard Saint-Joseph Rouge 2020 (1500ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eRestock. Gaillard’s Saint-Joseph is drawn from several parcels located in the high country of Malleval, Chavanay and Limony in the far north of the appellation. The vines lie closer to Vienne and Condrieu than to Tournon-sur-Rhône in the south. Gaillard’s steep, cool soils have plenty of granite, which contributes to the mineral cut of this perfumed and vibrant Syrah. At the same time, varying altitudes and aspects offer Gaillard a variety of blending options and provide one of the keys to the impressive consistency of this wine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs usual, each parcel was destemmed and vinified separately, aging was mostly in used Allier and Nevers barrels for 18 months and the wine was bottled unfiltered. This is an immediately engaging, sleek, detailed and fragrant St-Jo with an array of red and blue fruits, exotic spices, floral perfume and graphite aromas. The palate flows freely with lovely freshness allied to the silken textural depths and fine-grained tannins expected of this grower. It finishes lovely, long and scented and almost blurs the lines between Pinot and Syrah. And, while it’s the kind of vins de plaisir that screams ‘don’t wait’, it has everything in place to suggest it is a ten-year prospect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Pierre Gaillard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273719742692,"sku":"20498-1500","price":158.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/c7985271-6a18-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20498-1500.png?v=1760946287"},{"product_id":"pierre-gaillard-saint-joseph-rouge-2033","title":"Domaine Pierre Gaillard Saint-Joseph Rouge 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eGaillard’s Saint-Joseph is drawn from several parcels located in the high country of Malleval, Chavanay and Limony in the far north of the appellation. The vines lie closer to Vienne and Condrieu than to Tournon-sur-Rhône in the south. Gaillard’s steep, cool soils have plenty of granite, which contributes to the mineral cut of this perfumed and vibrant Syrah. At the same time, varying altitudes and aspects offer Gaillard a variety of blending options and provide one of the keys to the impressive consistency of this wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e As usual, each parcel was destemmed and vinified separately, aging was mostly in used Allier and Nevers barrels for 18 months and the wine was bottled unfiltered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis is an immediately engaging, sleek, detailed and fragrant St-Jo with an array of red and blue fruits, exotic spices, floral perfume and graphite aromas. The palate flows freely with lovely freshness allied to the silken textural depths and fine-grained tannins expected of this grower. It finishes lovely, long and scented finish and almost blurs the lines between Pinot and Syrah. And, while it’s the kind of vins de plaisir that screams don’t wait, it has everything in place to suggest it is a ten-year prospect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Pierre Gaillard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273719873764,"sku":"20498-750","price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/f412a51e-bbf9-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20498-750.png?v=1760946448"},{"product_id":"pierre-gaillard-cote-rotie-2026","title":"Domaine Pierre Gaillard Côte-Rôtie 2020 (375ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe Gaillard Côte-Rôtie is a co-fermented blend of 90% Syrah and 10% Viognier from the schist soils of Fongeant and Viallière (Ampuis), and a parcel of vines on gneiss at Semons in the south of the appellation. All the fruit was harvested by hand with a strict selection, ensuring only the finest bunches and berries made it into the final blend. Fruit was 100% de-stemmed and vinification involved a five-day, pre-fermentation soak and then regular punch-downs. The wine spent 18 months in barrique (50% new) and was bottled unfiltered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eJohn Livingston-Learmonth’s w.o.w. acronym (in the review below) stands for “what one wants”. In John’s words: “It is a wine that immediately declares its pleasure.” This about sums up Gaillard’s 2020 Côte-Rôtie. It’s deliciously precocious and almost free drinking with a perfumed palate buoyed by gleaming freshness, seamless tannins, and a fine weave of silky fruit adding to the overall charm. “Buvabilité!” beamed Gaillard when he saw the smiles cross our faces. Drinkability!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Pierre Gaillard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273734717668,"sku":"20727-375","price":92.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/72582793-130e-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20727-375.jpg?v=1760945039"},{"product_id":"pierre-gaillard-cote-rotie-2027","title":"Domaine Pierre Gaillard Côte-Rôtie 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe Gaillard Côte-Rôtie is a co-fermented blend of 90% Syrah and 10% Viognier from the schist soils of Fongeant and Viallière (Ampuis), and a parcel of vines on gneiss at Semons in the south of the appellation. All the fruit was harvested by hand with a strict selection, ensuring only the finest bunches and berries made it into the final blend. Fruit was 100% de-stemmed and vinification involved a five-day, pre-fermentation soak and then regular punch-downs. The wine spent 18 months in barrique (50% new) and was bottled unfiltered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eJohn Livingston-Learmonth’s w.o.w. acronym (in the review below) stands for “what one wants”. In John’s words: “It is a wine that immediately declares its pleasure.” This about sums up Gaillard’s 2020 Côte-Rôtie. It’s deliciously precocious and almost free drinking with a perfumed palate buoyed by gleaming freshness, seamless tannins, and a fine weave of silky fruit adding to the overall charm. “Buvabilité!” beamed Gaillard when he saw the smiles cross our faces. Drinkability!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Pierre Gaillard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273734750436,"sku":"20727-750","price":161.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/6010b965-130e-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20727-750.jpg?v=1760945035"},{"product_id":"pierre-gaillard-cote-rotie-rose-pourpre-2020","title":"Domaine Pierre Gaillard Côte-Rôtie Rose Pourpre 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe charismatic Rose Pourpre (purple rose) comes from a particularly steep, one-hectare parcel of 40-year-old vines rooted in the schist soils of Côte Rozier. It’s a warm, amphitheatre-shaped site situated just under the famous La Landonne, at the heart of the Côte Brune. There are numerous stone walls, well known for their ability to retain heat. This magnifies the site’s sunny microclimate and is one of the keys to understanding the depth and structure of the wines that come from this terroir. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarvesting was done by hand and the fruit was all de-stemmed before crushing. It was aged for 18 months in Allier and Nevers barrels. These barrels were all new, and this powerhouse of a wine has soaked it up beautifully. Though never a brawny wine, Rose Poupre is traditionally Gaillard’s most palate-staining, brooding Côte-Rôtie. The 2020 is true to form, though the stamp of the vintage lends this release considerable charisma and approachability. It’s compact and layered with dark berry fruit flavours underpinned by spices, sophisticated structure and mineral nuance. A fabulous combination of fruit purity and terroir expression. Best from 2025 we would say.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Pierre Gaillard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273734783204,"sku":"20728-750","price":329.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/77a1c336-130e-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_20728-750.jpg?v=1760945032"},{"product_id":"pierre-gaillard-cornas-2020","title":"Domaine Pierre Gaillard Cornas 2020","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eGaillard’s Cornas is from a one-hectare plot of 70-year-old vines planted on the cool, east-facing granite slope of Cayret. The vines were previously farmed by Marcel Juge and lie below La Gaynale. Like all Gaillard’s reds, it is destemmed and the Cornas was raised in 50% new oak for 18 months and bottled unfiltered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eSo expressive and very seductive for a Cornas, with a good eye on finesse. 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Faurie calls the wines from here “vin noblesse”, in this blend providing the opulence and texture. The Bessards component gives “the skeleton”—the wine’s structure and mineral drive—as well as lifted perfume. This particular blend is roughly 60% Les Bessards and 40% Le Méal, assembled at harvest time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAs for all of Faurie’s reds, this was 100% whole-bunch, and the winemaking was the same as for the wine above. It was bottled unfiltered, by hand, from two used demi-muids. Faurie describes this wine as “une force” and he’s right. It’s a Hermitage of devastating intensity and power, with more depth and a darker fruit profile than the wine above. 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Fresh ocean breezes and a mix of red and black clay over a base of limestone and ancient ocean bed remnants provide the right mix of conditions for scented, juicy Syrah that Graillot believes can showcase the surprising potential of Morocco. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe back story has it that Alain Graillot was cycling in Morocco (hence the tandem bike and palm tree on the label) when he stopped off at Domaine des Ouled Thaleb, 40 km inland from the Atlantic Ocean. A conversation with the Domaine's then oenologist, Jacques Poulaine, and a close look at sites in Rommani and Benslimane convinced Graillot of the potential for producing highly elegant Syrah. The towns of Rommani and Benslimane lie between Casablanca on the Atlantic Ocean and the Middle Atlas Mountains. As such, there is a relatively cool climate thanks to the ocean breezes and an altitude of about 500 metres.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Syrah vines are 10-40 years old (average 25 years). Overseen by Stéphane Mariot, the vineyard work is meticulous, with goblet pruning, hand-weeding, hand-ploughing and no herbicide or fungicide treatments are used. The grapes were 100% destemmed and fermented in closed concrete vats. Daily pump-overs occurred and maceration was completed in ten days. The wine was aged for 15 months, first in tanks, and then finished in large oak casks imported from Burgundy (from François Frères).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2020 has elements of Alain Graillot's Crozes (peppery, fruit-forward Syrah) combined with warming, baked fruit and spice notes that transport the drinker to North Africa. 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So, a true north-coast Californian expression of Syrah that is greater than the sum of its parts. Fermented with 100% whole bunches, the wine is aged for 10 months in a mixture of neutral French oak puncheons and concrete and bottled unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike all of this producer’s Syrah, it is intensely perfumed and bursts with focussed fruit and black olive salinity, paired with classic varietal notes of violet and pepper alongside refreshing acidity. 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The blend sees contributions from several coastal vineyards in the Sonoma Coast AVA: the organically farmed, sandy Nellessen Vineyard was planted in 2000 and located west of Sebastopol (where the Pax Wines Cellar Door is located) in the Russian River Valley; the coastal Armagh Vineyard, planted in 1997, which is farmed organically and situated in the cool centre of the Petaluma Gap; and the Griffins Lair Vineyard, also located in the cool Petaluma Gap, planted in 1990 and farmed organically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe winemaking is similar to the North Coast Syrah.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClocking in at a cool 12.5%, Pax describes this as a true “coastal Syrah”, with nervy freshness and slightly lighter body. Given the recent series of solar vintages in France, one could wager our friends in the Northern Rhône would love to be making something as vibrant and drinkable as this each year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pax Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43848895103204,"sku":"21350-750","price":117.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/71032598-8cc4-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_21350-750.png?v=1679047706"},{"product_id":"pax-wines-sonoma-hillsides-syrah-2021","title":"Pax Wines Sonoma Hillsides Syrah 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eInspired by his visits to the cellars of Jean Gonon and Raymond Trollat, 2016 was the first release of Pax Mahle’s Hillsides Syrah. The wine received a rare 100-point score from Vinous, and Antonio Galloni also recently wrote that Hillsides represents “one of the very finest wines in Northern California”. Hillsides is a culmination of the most compelling Syrah Pax can find in any given year. The wines are identified post-fermentation, taken from wood, and blended into a single concrete tank. Pax explains, “concrete gives a very dense core of fruit. Concrete breathes but not as much as wood; it brings the wine to a really nice reductive state, which allows us to minimise our use of sulphur.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sites used in the Sonoma Hillsides Syrah can vary each year. However, each is chosen to showcase the freshness and vibrancy that Syrah can only achieve in these cool-climate hillside slopes. In particular, the Walker Vine Hill Vineyard in the Russian River Valley invariably forms the base of this prestigious wine. Situated in a unique micro-climate that traps cool coastal influences to allow the fruit to ripen slowly, the vines are rooted in iconic Goldridge soil (a touchstone for cool-climate Syrah in California). The remaining sites include the Castelli-Knight Ranch, bringing high-tone spice and power; the Nellessen Vineyard, which provides nerve and acidity; and the cool and fog-blanketed Griffin’s Lair Vineyard in Petaluma Gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike the rest of the Pax Syrah range, the Sonoma Hillsides is 100% whole cluster fermented and foot crushed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a 12.5% wine that sees no new wood, it’s an intense wine but not about power. Instead, it’s driven by finesse and transparency; a penetrating but floral Californian Syrah binding sinewy freshness to textural affluence. 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Roughly 80% de-stemmed, the wine is fermented in concrete tanks and large wooden tronconique vats (with a degree of carbonic maceration) and aged for nine months in the same vessel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Graillot tells us that he wants this to be a “hyper-light wine”, it is never light in the negative sense of the word. There is too much intensity for that. Instead, it’s an exuberantly fruity, delicious, drink-it-straight-from-the-bottle kind of Crozes with agile tannins and plenty of acidity for focus. Leaping out of the glass, the newly minted 2021 is flush with perfumes of berries, sweet spice, earth and an enticing mineral accent. On the palate, it’s bright, refreshing, and dripping with svelte red fruits mopped up by the crunchy acidity and twist of salinity. It closes long and vibrant with a lick of piquant spice and anise. 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Here, in the most south-easterly part of the appellation, the soils are full of gravel and alluvial stones, low in clay and fast-draining—very similar to the Domaine Alain Graillot soils in Les Chênes Verts, just to the north. This soil type lends itself to a refined, aromatic Syrah with a pronounced savoury profile. Planted throughout the 1980s, the vines are now managed organically (certification is due soon). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fermentations are entirely natural, and Graillot Jr. uses only a small whole-bunch component, usually in the realm of 20-30%. It is, therefore, a wine that tends to ‘come around’ earlier than the 100% whole-bunch wines that carry the Alain Graillot name. The 2020 was fermented in concrete vats and then racked into one, two and three-year-old Burgundy barrels—purchased from some of the top estates—and 12-hectolitre Stockinger cask. There is also a tiny component (less than 10%) of new barrels purchased from the Atelier Centre France, whose bespoke steam-bent barrels are now used at Guiberteau, Didier Dagueneau and François Chidaine. The wine spent 11 months in barrel and was brought together for three months in large fût tronconique. It is bottled unfiltered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe acronym John Livingstone Learmonth uses in his note below, “w.o.w”, stands for “what one wants”. In John’s words, a w.o.w wine “is a wine that immediately declares its pleasure. It provides immediate joie and lends to conviviality among friends, or breaks the ice with strangers.” Spot on. There’s an engaging buoyancy this year, even if there is a wealth of punchy flavour and spice-licked fruit. Berry fruits, florals, spice and mineral aromas lead to a palate flush with measured ripeness, tight-grained and beautifully integrated tannins, snappy acidity and a densely compact and multi-layered mouthfeel. The finish is prolonged and studded with notes of graphitic minerals and more spice. At just 13% abv, it is not as deep as 2019 from the same sites, yet nonetheless, it makes for some delicious drinking young. 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With an average vine age of between 40 and 50 years, the Graillot terroirs are now firing on all cylinders. Organically managed, gnarled and meticulously manicured vines reach up from a sea of smooth, rolled stones like the hands of an old vigneron. They are rooted on the Terrasse des Chassis in Pont-de-l’Isère, where the ‘soil’ was formed by ancient alluvial deposits of sand, gravel and river stones. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith regards to the winemaking, the organically farmed grapes were loaded (crushed without destemming) into lined concrete vats for a two- to five-day pre-ferment maceration. After a natural yeast fermentation, the wine was aged in used François Frères barriques (between one and seven years old) purchased from some of the finest estates in Burgundy. Since the 2011 vintage, 20-hectolitre Stockinger ovals have also begun to play a quiet, yet growing, role. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt this young stage, it’s a Syrah of super-charged aromatic intensity, with dark berries, purple florals and warm spices mingling with the vineyard’s soil-to-glass ferrous and mineral tones. The palate, suave and long, builds in the mouth with a similar intensity of black olive, smoky charcuterie and graphite mineral tang, carried by seamless texture and a charge of energy and flavour at the finish. 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It’s a barrel selection, so the winemaking is the same as the classic Crozes, although the chosen casks are left for longer aging in both barrel and bottle. The Graillot’s are quick to point out that La Guiraude is not seen as necessarily a better wine than the domaine’s Crozes, instead it is typically more powerful and can require longer cellaring. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf 2019 was a year when hard work in the vineyards would be crucial to ensure healthy, balanced grapes, then this iconic domaine was up for the fight. To capture the freshness and precision he desired, Maxime Graillot harvested a little earlier than in 2018, “What I want is kind of crunchy, not jammy,” he says. Very similar to what we have seen from the Burgundies of this year, the 2019 La Guiraude is remarkably pure, vibrant and lifted (and only 13.5% abv). It shows intensity and depth, yet also demonstrates bright perfume, vineyard clarity and superb balance. 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Fermented with 50% whole bunches and pressed off after two weeks on skins and stems, this was raised in 500 litre puncheons (25% new) for 16 months.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bannockburn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44117559541988,"sku":"15525-750","price":66.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/4dad250e-20f8-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_15525-750.png?v=1693007623"},{"product_id":"bannockburn-range-shiraz-2012","title":"Bannockburn Range Shiraz 2012","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe Range vineyard is home to the estate’s oldest vines, planted in 1974, and is bottled as a single site wine in only the finest Bannockburn vintages. 2012 is one such vintage. This 1.66-hectare site sits on black brown loam over limestone base where the fertile soils often result in a larger vine leaf area and more powerful expression of Shiraz relative to the estate’s ‘Winery’ blocks. The result is a wine of sheer fruit intensity allied to delicious, bottle aged complexity. One of the rare Michael Glover Ranges, the ‘12 was hand harvested, naturally, and whole bunch fermented with wild yeasts, spending a total of 31 days on skins. Maturation took place in mostly puncheons before bottling in 2014. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bannockburn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44117559574756,"sku":"15687-750","price":58.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/92739d83-23f8-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_15687-750.png?v=1693007626"},{"product_id":"blind-corner-wilyabrup-field-blend-2017-1500ml","title":"Blind Corner Wilyabrup Field Blend 2017 (1500ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eShiraz-Viognier by another name. Blind Corner's Field Blend is drawn from a single block of 25-year-old dry-grown Shiraz with one row of Viognier, rooted in the gravel, granite-rich soil of Blind Corner's Wilyabrup vineyard, certified organic and biodynamic in 2016. When harvested, the single row of Viognier is handpicked separately and sandwiched evenly between the picking bins of Shiraz. The grapes are foot-crushed in small, half-tonne ferments and hand-plunged up to three times a day. Before ferment is complete, the wine is gently basket pressed to seasoned French oak for ten months. It is then settled out in tank prior to bottling, where it goes to bottle with only minimal sulphites added, maturing for nine months before release.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blind Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44117749629156,"sku":"15963-1500","price":108.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/165525ee-2bf8-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_15963-1500.jpg?v=1693019710"},{"product_id":"blind-corner-wilyabrup-field-blend-2017","title":"Blind Corner Wilyabrup Field Blend 2017","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eShiraz-Viognier by another name. Blind Corner’s Field Blend is drawn from a single block of 25-year-old, dry-grown Shiraz with one row of Viognier, rooted in the gravel- and granite-rich soil of Blind Corner's Wilyabrup vineyard, certified organic and biodynamic since 2016. When harvested, the single row of Viognier is handpicked separately and sandwiched evenly between the picking bins of Shiraz. The grapes are foot-crushed in small, half-tonne ferments and hand-plunged up to three times a day. Before fermentation is complete, the wine is gently basket-pressed to seasoned French oak for ten months. It then settles out in tank before going to bottle with minimal sulphites added. It matures for nine months before release.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blind Corner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44117749661924,"sku":"15963-750","price":41.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/503386e0-2bf8-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_15963-750.jpg?v=1693019707"},{"product_id":"murdoch-hill-artisan-series-falcon-syrah-pinot-2018","title":"Murdoch Hill Artisan Series Falcon Syrah Pinot 2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe resurgence of the uniquely Australian Pinot Shiraz blend is something that we should all celebrate. It just works. Having burst back onto the scene in the Hunter Valley and Victoria, it’s great to see winemakers from other states getting in on the act, especially when those winemakers are Michael Downer and Peter Dredge. Downer’s Falcon features a blend of Estate-grown Syrah from Oakbank (70%) and Pinot Noir from the Piccadilly Valley (30%). Both vineyard sources average 20-plus years in age and both were wild-fermented in small-batch, open fermenters before maturation in barrique and puncheon (8% new). “I was a seeking to fuse the ‘forest’ style of Pinot, which is usual for Ashton, matched with slippery, slightly bunchy Syrah from home (Oakbank).” says Downer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe blend—which mainlines freshness and flowing fruit—has worked a treat, resulting in a deliciously juicy, medium-bodied red that is very hard to stop drinking!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Murdoch Hill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44117750186212,"sku":"17551-750","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/a19cd379-06f9-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_17551-750.jpg?v=1693019714"},{"product_id":"toolangi-pauls-lane-shiraz-2019","title":"Toolangi Vineyard Pauls Lane Shiraz 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe Pauls Lane champions low-cropped fruit from rows 11-23 of Toolangi's D Block where the vines are approaching their twentieth vintage. This label sees a little more new oak (15%) and whole bunches (40%) than the entry Shiraz.  Otherwise the winemaking remains the same: natural ferment, plunging as required, 10 months in oak and it's bottled unfined and unfiltered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis medium-weighted expression of Syrah sings loudly of its Yarra origins—by which we mean it really reminds us of Yarra Shiraz of old (and that’s a compliment!). Now the grapes are being cultivated and harvested with freshness in mind, and the winemaking has also been re-focused along the same lines. In short, with emphasis on elegance, balance and sustained purity, Toolangi’s Shiraz wines have never tasted better.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toolangi Vineyard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44117750317284,"sku":"17794-750","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/a462c6f4-4165-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_17794-750.png?v=1693019780"},{"product_id":"toolangi-shiraz-2019","title":"Toolangi Vineyard Shiraz 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eHand-harvested from rows one to ten of Toolangi’s A1 and D1 Blocks, the 2019 was naturally fermented with 10% whole bunches and 90% whole berries in both open and closed fermenters. It was then matured in French oak and spent 10 months on lees. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toolangi Vineyard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44117750513892,"sku":"17919-750","price":24.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/9eae5ae1-4165-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_17919-750.png?v=1693019786"},{"product_id":"place-of-changing-winds-heathcote-syrah-2019","title":"Place Of Changing Winds Heathcote Syrah 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e2019 was a warm, dry and fast-ripening vintage. It was a relatively easy year where the only critical decision for the team was getting the picking date right. The ferments were full of energy and flew through without incident. The Syrah was fermented naturally with varying levels of crushing and time on skins, including some full carbonic. The logic was to use whole berry and whole bunch fermentation to bring perfume and finesse to the natural power of Heathcote. Fermentation was in stainless and concrete tank and the aging was mostly in large, neutral oak (Stockinger), and some older barriques (from a range of coopers). Neither this Syrah nor the 2019 Marsanne was fined or filtered, and SO₂ was kept to a minimum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe wine speaks for itself—it’s bright and juicy with good depth and excellent freshness. Jamie Goode’s note captures it well enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Place of Changing Winds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44117750939876,"sku":"18199-750","price":43.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/4ad725b1-3caa-ee11-ac3e-0aa7bbf44e76_18199-750.png?v=1704319454"},{"product_id":"toolangi-d-block-shiraz-2019","title":"Toolangi Vineyard D Block Shiraz 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAfter years of (arguably) living in the shadow of the Pinot, Toolangi’s Shiraz is now starting to flex its muscles. The grapes are cultivated and harvested with freshness to the fore and the winemaking has been re-focused along the same lines. In short, with emphasis on elegance, balance and sustained purity, Toolangi’s Shiraz wines have never tasted better. None of this should surprise really, the Yarra has long been capable of producing outstanding Syrah. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe inaugural D Block draws on a parcel of 24-year-old vines grown on silty clay loam soil. The clonal material here is PT23 Shiraz—an old Australian clone selected from vines which were descendants of the 1832 Busby cuttings—on Paulson rootstock. The 2019 was 100% whole-bunch fermented, then pressed after three weeks on skins to French oak hogsheads. It spent 10 months on oak prior to bottling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis is a super spicy, bunchy and powdery Syrah of great finesse (don’t come here for ballsy, old school Barossa-style Shiraz—we’re in the Yarra after all). This is for lovers of the Northern Rhone and great Yarra Syrahs of yesteryear (at least in terms of weight, finesse and freshness). Again, a must-taste for those in the trade. Will only get better with at least 5-10 years in the cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toolangi Vineyard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44117751103716,"sku":"18224-750","price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/3eea469e-4165-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_18224-750.png?v=1693019847"},{"product_id":"laughing-jack-moppa-hill-block-6-shiraz-2018","title":"Laughing Jack Moppa Hill Block 6 Shiraz 2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis superb single-vineyard Shiraz is sourced from a six-acre plot that was replanted in 2001. Sadly, the original 1912 vineyard was ripped out in the mid-1980s thanks to the SA government’s now-notorious vine pull scheme. Here in the Moppa sub-region the grapes grow on sandier soils than in Greenock (a mere 2km away as the crow flies) producing more perfumed wines with finer tannins. This release is no exception and, if you get the chance, it’s worth tasting alongside Laughing Jack’s Greenock Shiraz from the same year to see an example of sub-regional difference in the Barossa. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eA medium deep, ruby red, this has red and black fruits to go, with a little liquorice and some attractive floral notes. On the palate, this ripe and perfectly balanced wine has persistent yet silky tannins meaning it can be enjoyed now or kept for at least another seven to 10 years plus. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laughing Jack","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44117751169252,"sku":"18293-750","price":43.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/e709bbd6-f7f8-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_18293-750.png?v=1693019854"},{"product_id":"bannockburn-shiraz-2017","title":"Bannockburn Shiraz 2017","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eBannockburn's Shiraz is drawn predominately from vines in the south-facing Winery Block (planted in 1990), along with some fruit from the Range Road site (planted in 1974) and some declassified De La Roche. All sites possess soils of mainly volcanic scoria over basalt, clay and loam with a limestone clay base. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe 2017 was wild fermented with just 10% whole bunches and spent two weeks on skins before being pressed, settled and racked to French oak puncheons (20% new) for 13 months élevage. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bannockburn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44117751202020,"sku":"18382-750","price":45.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/8bb76686-24f8-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_18382-750.png?v=1693019858"},{"product_id":"bannockburn-de-la-roche-shiraz-2017","title":"Bannockburn De La Roche Shiraz 2017","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003ePlanted in 2007, this 0.8-hectare vineyard is littered with volcanic rocks (hence the name) and lies on the plateau above the De La Terre slope—essentially making it a westerly extension of the Serré vineyard. It was originally planted with various clonal cuttings from Best’s and Tahbilk on a mix of rootstock and own roots. Holmes only uses the Best’s clone in this bottling today and the rest of the site has been grafted over to Chardonnay, giving Bannockburn a close-planted Chardonnay block, named Grigsby after Bannockburn’s long-standing vineyard manager. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis single clone and the recent changes in vineyard practice have produced something finer and more classical than the early De La Terre releases. The 2017 was wild-fermented with 70% whole bunches and pressed off after two weeks on skins. The wine was then raised in a mix of old and new (30%) hogsheads. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bannockburn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44117751562468,"sku":"18485-750","price":66.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/9c012f14-20f8-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_18485-750.png?v=1693019875"},{"product_id":"spinifex-rostein-shiraz-2018","title":"Spinifex Rostein Shiraz 2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAlthough this is the first release of this label, Pete Schell has been working with Rostein Shiraz fruit since the 2015 harvest. The 2018 harvest was the first where he felt he understood enough about the site and had the quality of vintage to really go for it. It was hand-picked over 10 days, then fully de-stemmed and fermented wild in both oak and stainless steel fermenters. Prior to pressing, the wine spent two weeks on skins. Aging lasted 18 months, on light lees in barriques and demi-muids. Schell worked with 50% new oak—the upper end for Spinifex’s oak regime—and yet the density of Rostein’s fruit has absorbed this like a sponge. It is simply brilliant. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003ePete Schell describes Rostein Shiraz as naturally having “…powerful, dark, savoury fruit and strong compact tannin.” Nick Stock’s review really captures that and describes the wine very well. It’s somehow deep and powerful and yet also fine and incredibly digestible. That elusive iron first in a velvet glove—one of the very definitions of greatness. Despite the depth and intensity, “delicious” was a word that kept coming up as the bottle disappeared. We were reminded of a top-notch Northern Rhone Syrah in its weight and complexity as we struggled for comparisons—think of a really refined Cornas and you’ll be getting close. The flavours are knock-out: dark cherry, amaro, rose, anise, also something bloody and ferrous and that super-classy oak. The tannins are there, but they are very fine. The wine disappears almost as quickly as it can be poured. People, we have something very special here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spinifex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44117752971492,"sku":"18720-750","price":129.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/9cb7057f-3211-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_18720-750.png?v=1693020129"},{"product_id":"laughing-jack-greenock-shiraz-2018","title":"Laughing Jack Greenock Shiraz 2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe Kalleskes’ Greenock Shiraz was planted in 1999 on land that had been in the family for nearly 150 years but had only been used for grazing sheep and crops. Shawn Kalleske was convinced that Greenock's ironstone soils would be perfect for growing Shiraz, and from day one the family have been excited by the results. Specifically, the 2018 was sourced from a single vineyard known as the East Block, an own-rooted site planted to a mix of clones including the original 1890 Greenock property Shiraz clone. The fruit was open-top fermented and basket-pressed before spending 20 months in mainly new and seasoned French oak hogsheads. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe colour is a deep, bright, crimson red with aromas of dark plum and blackberry fruit to go with Greenock's sub-regional earthy\/ferrous notes. This has terrific depth of fruit on the palate and, while it's balanced enough to enjoy now with food, this has all the hallmarks of a wine that will still be going strong 10 years or more from now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laughing Jack","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44117753102564,"sku":"18775-750","price":52.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/f0cf56a2-f6f8-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_18775-750.png?v=1693020277"},{"product_id":"murdoch-hill-artisan-series-landau-syrah-2018","title":"Murdoch Hill Artisan Series Landau Syrah 2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eIn many ways, this is Michael Downer's signature wine. It comes from a single parcel of vines at Murdoch Hill's Landau block in Oakbank, a predominately east-facing slope in shallow, red loam soils with varying levels of schist rock and ironstone. The vines were planted in 1998 and sits at 400 metres above sea level. Oakbank's warmer, sunny days allow for the Syrah vines to fully ripen their fruit while the afternoon breezes and cool nights help promote natural acidity. The block is sustainably managed, with zero herbicide use and organic principles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eDowner wild ferments this wine with 50% whole bunches and whole berries in small one-tonne open fermenters. Oak maturation is minimal, with the wine raised in older French oak puncheons (less than 10% new) for 10 months. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Murdoch Hill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44117753168100,"sku":"18818-750","price":48.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/aaad1eb9-06f9-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_18818-750.jpg?v=1693020136"},{"product_id":"murdoch-hill-syrah-2018","title":"Murdoch Hill Syrah 2018","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe Cronberry Block is part of Murdoch Hill's Oakbank vineyard, situated at 420 metres above sea level in the Adelaide Hills. It’s predominately an east-facing slope which avoids the harsh afternoon sun and produces Syrah of noteworthy finesse—which Michael Downer describes as, “a typical cool climate Shiraz with fragrant, perfumed red fruits, pepper and spice notes.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis was hand-picked and de-stemmed into open fermenters with 15% whole bunches. The wine was matured in a combination of new (15%) and older French oak barriques and puncheons for 10 months before bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Murdoch Hill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44117753331940,"sku":"18910-750","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/1aaa7f8a-09f9-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_18910-750.jpg?v=1693020150"},{"product_id":"spinifex-bete-noir-2019","title":"Spinifex Bête Noir 2019","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eA Bête Noir is the bane of one's existence and here refers to the multitude of small parcels that go into this blend. Pete Schell's 2019 Bête is a blend of 70% old-vine Barossa Shiraz and 30% Eden Valley Shiraz sourced from vines located across a variety of Barossa's sub-regions—with the eastern foothills, Moppa and Moculta all contributing. Vineyard age ranges between 25 and 120 years, with “60 years being a fair average across the blend,” according to Schell.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAll the fruit was harvested by hand. The proportion of whole clusters varied from “everything to nothing” depending on the vineyard, with roughly 35% in the final cuvée. after an indigenous yeast fermentation, élevage was on lees in new (25%) and seasoned French oak (ranging in capacity from 225-litre to 2,500-litre) for 20 months, prior to bottling without filtration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spinifex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44117753430244,"sku":"18960-750","price":41.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/5c0701ea-98fb-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_18960-750.png?v=1693020291"},{"product_id":"laughing-jack-the-limited-two-shiraz-2016","title":"Laughing Jack The Limited Two Shiraz 2016","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eWhile The Limited Two Shiraz is ultimately a selection of the finest two barrels (producing just 800 bottles), it has always come from a special dry-grown three-acre parcel within the East Hill Block at Greenock (planted in 1999). This year, Kalleske was so impressed with both the “remarkable” flavour of the low-yielding grapes and perfectly ripe, chewy skins that he did three—rather than the usual two—pump-overs and commented that after 21 days “the skins looked like they did when they came in!” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eAs to the wine, the colour is a fabulous and almost impenetrable crimson\/purple red with aromas of dark morello cherry fruit and fresh earth, together with some cedar from the new French oak hogsheads. This leads onto the palate which is the most structured and firmest in the range, but equally the balance between fruit, tannin, oak and acidity is spot on. 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Sourced from select parcels from four Shiraz blocks, it offers the understated elegance of the Voyager style: bright and juicy, underlaid with earth and spice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eHand-harvested grapes were destemmed then fermented as whole berries in a combination of open and closed fermenters, with gentle hand-plunging and pump-overs. Following ferment, the wines were pressed, transferred to barrel and matured in quality oak (34% of which was new). Maturation was for 12 months (racked periodically to aid clarification). 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Although the vines are technically farmed conventionally, there team have effectively practiced organics on these blocks for two decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eExpect a light and savoury red wine, with a satin-like texture that makes this very, very drinkable. A punch of acid, balanced with highly refined tannins that speak of the cool climate in which these grapes were grown. 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In 2015, when the right vintage presented itself, Schell released his first single-vineyard bottling. Fast-forward to this truly superb 2019 release, and you have a Shiraz that’s firing on all cylinders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eFor the 2019, two parcels were hand-harvested and fermented (with 30% whole bunches) in both wood and steel fermenters for 10 and 18 days respectfully, then raised in 600- and 228-litre barrels (20% new). 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