{"title":"Stocking Fillers","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom miniature bottles and sample packs, through hip-flasks, cocktails and half bottles, here’s everything just the size to squeeze into a stocking. Our range of fortified and sweet wines includes a selection of excellent Sherries from two benchmark producers, and an exquisite new Barsac from Château Closiot—a perfect foil for the Christmas cheeseboard.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"equipo-navazos-px-gran-solera-25-yo-saca-09-21","title":"Equipo Navazos PX Gran Solera 25+ YO Saca September 21 (375ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eIt’s been fifteen years since Eduardo Ojeda and Jesús Barquín burst onto the scene with their limited edition, mind-blowing La Bota series. Sourced from the region’s rarest, most significant (and hitherto neglected) solera systems, Equipo Navazos swiftly became the cult producer for quality Sherry lovers, knowledgeable sommeliers and indie retailers worldwide. In spite of more competition these days (which Navazos welcome), Ojeda and Barquín continue to offer some of the most extraordinary and complex wines we ship from Europe. Yet, the Equipo Navazos story does not end with the exceptional and rare La Bota range. In consultation with his importers, Jesús Barquín set about curating a trio of less exclusive, unfiltered (en rama) sherries under the Equipo Navazos label. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThis the new, September ‘21 bottling of the much-loved PX Gran Solera, the result of aging the pure, very sweet, fortified must of Pedro Ximénez raisins for an average of 20+ years, “... or maybe even 25 years, the solera system hardly allows us to be more precise,” says Jesús. Specifically, this wine was drawn from a solera of 22 casks located in one of the finest bodegas at Jerez de la Frontera. Here it has been aged in a typical Jerezano style (in casks filled up to 5\/6 of their capacity only). This method results in a less-fruity, earthier, more savoury and complex style of PX. The source solera has come to be identified as Solera Pedro Ximénez NO and until 2016 had never been bottled before (thank Jesús it was). \u003cbr\u003eThe aged complexity, balance and yumminess on offer here has to be tasted to be believed. This Jerezano method used here results in a less-fruity, earthier, more savoury and complex style of PX.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Equipo Navazos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43272950415588,"sku":"20072-375","price":66.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/bb170aec-8afd-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20072-375.png?v=1660775386"},{"product_id":"massolino-langhe-nebbiolo-2020","title":"Massolino Langhe Nebbiolo 2020 (375ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eScrewcap. This wine just gets better and better. Early vintages of the Nebbiolo were sourced exclusively from Massolino’s younger vines in Serralunga—a declassified Barolo if you like. Today there are two more parcels in play: Monforte’s Cascina I Maschi vineyard lies at altitude right on the border of the Barolo area, where the soils are rich in chalk (Massolino credits this cool site with the resultant vibrant perfume and ripe acidity); then there’s a parcel in Alba on lighter, sandy clay soils, which brings power and fruit concentration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe blend is roughly one-third from each terroir, and there’s little doubt the sum of these three sites has bought even more brightness and early drinking appeal to what was already an outstanding Langhe Nebbiolo. Like all Massolino Nebbiolo, it was aged in large Slavonian oak casks (although the Langhe only spends 15 months in wood, compared to 24-plus months for the Barolo wines).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Massolino","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43272954118372,"sku":"20901-375","price":39.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/8b5bf5a3-ce2c-ed11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20901-375.png?v=1662536634"},{"product_id":"equipo-navazos-la-bota-56-pedro-ximenez-bota-no","title":"Equipo Navazos La Bota 56 Pedro Ximénez Bota NO (375ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eSaca of March 2015, 15% alc, Rey Fernando de Castilla, Jerez de la Frontera. This particularly rare, single-cask bottling was drawn from one of the solitary butts of Pedro Ximénez Viejísimo at Rey Fernando de Castilla, that the Equipo Navazos immediately fell in love with when they first tasted it. It is therefore a one-off offering and extremely limited. While its average age is hard to determine, Navazos' conservative estimate places it to be “well above forty years” (Gutiérrez's note below puts it considerably higher). This is a brilliant wine, both deep, powerful and luscious but at the same time savoury, complex and remarkable vibrant and fresh. From a barrel that was always marked “Bota NO” at the bodega—which means “do not touch this, as it's too special”, this is indeed something remarkable. For PX fans, this is manna from heaven.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Equipo Navazos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273123463396,"sku":"13116-375","price":282.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/44686d49-a126-ee11-ac3c-0aa7bbf44e76_13116-375.png?v=1689822135"},{"product_id":"huet-vouvray-le-clos-du-bourg-demi-sec-1996","title":"Huet Vouvray Clos du Bourg Demi-Sec 1996 (375ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eMuseum release shipped directly from Huet’s cellars: December 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eWhat a special wine to be able to offer—a quarter of a century old and only just hitting its straps. Noël Pinguet considered 1996 a great, ‘classical’ vintage for Huet, and this wine is dancing and singing to that tune. 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The latter represents one of the highest proportions of malted barley on a US whiskey's mash bill. It is double distilled in gooseneck copper pot stills to yield a lower distillation proof, rich in flavor and mouthfeel. The Kings County distillers use very narrow cuts, essentially the heart of the hearts, to draw off a very clean, pure distillate. Nothing at all is added. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eKings County's 'white dog' or 'white lightning' - as moonshine is sometimes called - distinguishes itself with its fabulous balance, its pure, bright and intense aromatics and its silky mouthfeel. It is not chill filtered so retains all the malted grain and corn oil characters that are captured straight off the still. It's a seductively perfumed and tasty whiskey, with bready, dough like and corn meal aromas leading to a pillowy smoothness in the mouth that is more than rare for the genre. Makes one of best Bloody Mary's going around, but is also perfect for sipping. 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The Kings County distillers use very narrow cuts, essentially the heart of the hearts, to draw off a very clean, pure distillate. Nothing at all is added. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eKings County's 'white dog' or 'white lightning' - as moonshine is sometimes called - distinguishes itself with its fabulous balance, its pure, bright and intense aromatics and its silky mouthfeel. It is not chill filtered so retains all the malted grain and corn oil characters that are captured straight off the still. It's a seductively perfumed and tasty whiskey, with bready, dough like and corn meal aromas leading to a pillowy smoothness in the mouth that is more than rare for the genre. Makes one of best Bloody Mary's going around, but is also perfect for sipping. 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A year later, the spirit was sampled and the results were so delicious that KCD decided to make a thing of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eTo be clear, this is not a classic Bourbon finished in a peated cask. It’s a Whiskey that conforms to the requirements for Bourbon, made with a percentage of peated malt. The malt Kings County use for this Whiskey was grown and kilned in Scotland, and now represents 25% of the mash bill, alongside 75% New York State organic corn. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cgrammarly-desktop-integration data-grammarly-shadow-root=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/grammarly-desktop-integration\u003e","brand":"Kings County","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273235890404,"sku":"14827-375","price":109.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/a0b3b87a-2afc-ec11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_14827-375.jpg?v=1760944286"},{"product_id":"kings-county-single-malt-whiskey","title":"Kings County Single Malt Whiskey (375ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eKings County’s Single Malt predates their Peated Bourbon. In fact, it was a leftover batch of peated malt from this Whiskey’s production that led the distillery to invent the avant-garde Bourbon above. This sophisticated and elegant Single Malt is open-fermented from malted barley (with a hint of peat) sourced from both English and Scottish granaries. The Whiskey is twice distilled in traditional Scottish pot stills, then aged in used Bourbon barrels for up to four years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kings County","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273304047844,"sku":"15696-375","price":111.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/files\/59aa7673-2d11-ed11-ab3d-0ac90280dbea_15696-375.png?v=1760944644"},{"product_id":"equipo-navazos-la-bota-79-viejo-cream-bota-no","title":"Equipo Navazos La Bota 79 Viejo Cream Bota NO (375ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eA new release of the delicious editions of 19 and 38 that redefined this category for us. It’s a sweet Oloroso that has aged in a nine-butt solera under the label “Viejo Cream” (never before commercially available except for a few exceptional sacas for the British market). This solera has, in turn, a “Bota NO” cask—of notably higher age and character—from which this wine has been drawn, again in super limited volumes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eThe sweetness of this very old cream results from a blending process with top-quality Pedro Ximénez that was performed early on, when the solera was founded, likely over a century ago. Thanks to the patience of several generations of winemakers, today the wine has reached an otherworldly balance between the raciness of dry Oloroso and the mellowness of the finest quality, sweet PX.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Equipo Navazos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273309061348,"sku":"15753-375","price":307.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/51f0489f-89fd-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_15753-375.png?v=1660774012"},{"product_id":"la-gritona-reposado-tequila","title":"La Gritona Reposado Tequila (375ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘La Gritona’ is Spanish for ‘The Screamer’. It’s an appropriate name seeing that one of the people behind this outstanding tequila is LA-based punk guitarist Andy Coronado. The other significant player is the renowned tequilero Melly Cárdenas, who fashions La Gritona at her small distillery in Valle de Guadalupe in the highlands of Jalisco. One of Mexico’s few female master distillers, the fiercely independent Cárdenas—who has 20 years of quality Tequila production under her belt—shares Coronado’s love of the exceptional and unconventional, and leads a team staffed by only local women. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a Reposado, La Gritona is light on colour and sweetness—Coronado and Cárdenas want none of the flavours that mask many commercial Reposados like vanilla, chocolate and dulce de leche. Instead this is packed with delicious, honest and savoury, roasted agave flavour, reminiscent of the old-style ‘rested’ Tequila, before the mass market took hold: “It’s tequila like our grandparents drank,” says Cárdenas. Working with 9- to 10-year-old, mature Blue Weber agave grown in the iron-rich red soil of the Jalisco highlands, every step of production after harvest takes place under Cárdenas’ own roof. The agave is steam-cooked in a single, thick-walled earthen oven for 24 hours and then allowed to rest for another 24 hours before crushing. The collected liquid is naturally fermented (no additives are used to push things along) in open steel vats at a rate dictated by the ambient air temperature and the wild yeasts, usually lasting between six to nine days. The double distillation takes place in small steel stills.  Those bespoke bottles by the way are made from recycled Mexican glass, hand-blown just an hour’s drive from the distillery. Coronado uses any recycled clear glass he can find (mostly old Coke bottles) then chips in a few Dos Equis bottles for the green tint!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe distilled blanco is then rested in reused American whiskey barrels for eight months before bottling. 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The wine started as an Oloroso but came to be classed as Palo Cortado due to its uncommon finesse. Barquín credits the source vineyard—the high-altitude Altos de Moriles, home to Montilla’s finest albarizas—and the precision for tempering the opulence of old vine Montilla PX.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe have come to associate La Bota’s half bottle format with extremely old, concentrated wines (No. 73 and 78, for instance), and this bottling chimes in at only 30 years old. It is bottled in halves due to the wine’s scarcity and sheer quality. It is a staggering wine. Produced with Pedro Ximénez grapes, it is 19% alcohol from concentration through evaporation. Despite the remarkable finesse and even delicacy, you only need a small glass to be satisfied, such is the intensity. A wine for contemplation. 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Clocking in at 116-128 proof depending on the batch, this is pulled from older barrels than the flagship Bourbon, stocks that have been maturing anywhere between two and five-plus years. This latest release (Batch #14, bottled 2021) has a four-year age statement but contains components aged up to 6.5 years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eSmooth and bold, this is King County’s most flavourful and intense Whiskey: look out for burnt brown sugar, marzipan, caramel, vanilla wafer and black pepper, with an oak-forward palate featuring notes of wild cherry, clove and leather. Spoleman explains that at this level of proof, the qualities of pot versus column distillation really stand out. 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It’s during this slow maturation that the wines undertake their delicious, savoury transformation (through controlled exposure to oxygen) which brings the nutty, iodine, rancio characters that add infinite complexity to the sweet, fruit cakey wine and somehow gives a greater impression of freshness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toro Albala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273695690980,"sku":"20175-375","price":112.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/68cc2809-97fd-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20175-375.png?v=1660775461"},{"product_id":"chateau-closiot-barsac-cuvee-bonneau-2018","title":"Château Closiot Barsac Cuvée Bonneau 2018 (375ml)","description":"\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eSeduced by several old vintages of Yquem during his first visit to Bordeaux in 1976, Jean-Marie Guffens became a life-long fanatic of Sauternes. Over 40 years later—and after having established two iconic properties in Burgundy—he was given the opportunity to purchase the historic Château Closiot from Bernard Sirot (a well-known Belgian wine journalist). From what we hear, Guffens could not pack his suitcase fast enough. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eChâteau Closiot covers eight hectares on the formidable Clos Bonneau, an exceptional terroir where red earth dotted with pebbles rests on the limestone base typical of the Barsac plateau. Surrounded by Climens, Doisy-Védrines and Coutet, the clos is planted almost exclusively to Semillon, and includes a generous four-hectare parcel of 100-year-old vines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eWith just two vintages under his belt, Guffens has hit the ground running, producing “sweet wines of great beauty” as well as the “greatest dry white of the Barsac region” (La Revue du Vin de France). Rather than using the morning mists, Guffens prefers harvesting under the first rays of the sun to obtain concentrated botrytis, and his team harvest a meticulous selection of berries in six successive pickings spread over 10 days. In the cellar, the juice is aged in 50% new oak for one year before the wine goes back into vats for 12 months to preserve the freshness and tension typical of the great terroirs of the region. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"richp\"\u003eA Barsac of extraordinary aromatic intensity, concentration and underlying energy. The nose opens with notes of jasmine, honey and yellow flowers alongside roasted apricot and peach. On the palate, expect a beautiful array of sweet citrus, quince paste and candied ginger, all slowly tapering to a long caressing finish that remains wonderfully refreshing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Château Closiot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43273725706468,"sku":"20565-375","price":98.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0648\/2575\/3828\/products\/4ac7d46f-e1f8-ec11-ab3d-024d026f405e_20565-375.png?v=1660776090"},{"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. 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