Margaret River
A square-faced peninsula that sits very close to the coastline of the Indian Ocean, the region is heavily influenced by the Maritime climate. Cabernet Sauvignon (often blended with Merlot) and intensely citrusy Chardonnay are some of the prominent wines here.
Worthy of note, the stunning, cool-climate Margaret River in Western Australia has emerged as an alternative to white Burgundy, according to Jancis Robinson MW. A wine region that has been praised for making wines of “tension and precision”, the highly respected international wine authority states that its “Chardonnay has longevity, one of the tests of wine quality that too many smart white burgundies fail”.
Margaret River
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Western Australia | 1 | 97 (JA) |
Inc. TAX
€1,372.38 |
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Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux (97)Clarity and nuance, silky tannins, herb-strewn, full of life and character and nuance, a whole other level of Cabernet Sauvignon, reflecting this unusual site. Blue fruits dominate over the darker cassis, adding freshness and keeping the rich concentration at arms length until the layers build through the palate. Smoked oak on the finish but it is barely discernable against the depth of fruit and minerality. Love this. Harvest April 13 and 16, 3.96ph. Just under 1,900 bottles produced. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 96 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€1,234.38 |
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Vinous (96)This decadently delicious 2020 Chardonnay immediately impresses with explosive aromas of vanilla cream, florals and just-picked nectarines with fantastic aromatic weight and volume. Packed full of marzipan, nutty oak and apricot flavours with a voluptuous texture, there is a perfectly balanced core of tangy acidity which keeps the energy high. A long, ripe and detailed finish tops what is a stunning package. |
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Western Australia | 2 | 98 (HWC) |
Inc. TAX
€880.38 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (98)81% cabernet sauvignon, 10% merlot, 6% cabernet franc, 3% malbec. Wild-fermented and matured for 18 months in French oak (40% new). The colour is faultless, as is the wine. It has waves of complexity, like one of Margaret River's surf breaks, changing shape as the luxuriant cassis swells on the mid-palate, then finishes with ripe, textured tannins as the wave goes on to crash on the shore. The overall ripeness is perfection. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 99 (JS) |
Inc. TAX
€772.38 |
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James Suckling (99)This is a superb edition of this revered, cabernet-based blend with such complete, seamless and elegant feel, yet there’s such depth of flavor, too. Aromas of fresh redcurrants, red and violet flowers, subtle spice, fresh earth, paper bark, fresh-picked thyme and sage, red berries and some cedary notes. The palate is stunning and has a brand of elegance with power that is found in only the greatest wines. Pristine mulberries, red plums, blueberries and red cherries sail through layers of fine tannin, into an unwaveringly long and vibrant finish. An exceptionally concentrated and convincing Diana Madeline release, this is one of their finest. A blend of 79% cabernet sauvignon, 10% merlot, 6% cabernet franc and 5% malbec. Delicious now, but his will bloom from 2028. Screw cap. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 98 (HWC) |
Inc. TAX
€595.98 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (98)87% Cabernet sauvignon, with 7/3/2/1% merlot/cabernet franc/malbec/petit verdot. Matured for 15 months in barrique, 45% new. Cassis and red licorice on the nose, bay and salt bush, too. The palate is salty and fine with layers upon layers of spice and texture. The tannins are like finely textured gills, stacked as delicately as the folds in a mushroom. The length of flavour unfurls and extends across the palate, taking so long to fade that this entire tasting note is possible off one sip. The rest are just for pleasure. Drink it now, or in 40+ years from now… both will be possible. |
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Western Australia | 3 | - |
Inc. TAX
€252.47 |
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Western Australia | 1 | 95 (HWC) |
Inc. TAX
€274.38 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (95)57% malbec, 37% petit verdot, 6% merlot, hand-picked on 11 Feb '17, when a total eclipse occurred, turning the moon red. Wild-fermented, matured for 9 months in French oak (10% new). It's a delectably juicy red berry wine with minimal interference from tannins, but will be no pushover as it ages. |
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Western Australia | 3 | 97 (TRR) |
Inc. TAX
€696.37 |
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The Real Review (97)Brilliantly deep, brooding red/purple colour. The bouquet is fresh and vibrant, with loads of cassis, violet and blackberry varietal fruit, expertly infused with cedary oak notes. The wine is very intense and powerful, full-bodied and well structured, the cassis flavours rocketing through on the very extended finish and aftertaste. A majestic cabernet. |
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Western Australia | 3 | - |
Inc. TAX
€719.17 |
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Western Australia | 1 | 99 (WP) |
Inc. TAX
€1,419.20 |
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Wine Pilot (99)In many ways the most Burgundian of any of the Leeuwin releases, this will rank up there with the best to date. There’s a waxy light mealy aroma which picks up nuances of limestone and spice with a trace of grapefruit. But it is the palate that really distinguishes it. There is an austerity with the minerally chalky feel that cuts through the fruit extending to a finish of extraordinary length. Precision and focus harness a wine of great power and poise before dry savoury edges lift the finish. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 99 (RJO) |
Inc. TAX
€1,110.67 |
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Ray Jordan (99)It would not surprise me if this was considered the greatest Leeuwin chardonnay yet. You would get no argument from me... there is elegance and power here. Subtle layered wine. It was a year of great concentration and power. Has pear and lime character that is part of the DNA. The fruit is generous, especially about the mid palate. Has a subtle and not overstated flinty character with a lift of spice. The oak is brilliantly managed and complementary. It's very tight and precise and the whole-bunch technique gives it that stalky, phenolics character. There's a savoury almond meal character on the finish. Incredible length and power here. The minerally character on the finish is quite pronounced. In the top three, certainly, of any Leeuwin chardonnay. |
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Western Australia | 5 | 91 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€456.37 |
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Vinous (91)Shiraz is on the move in Margaret River as evidenced by this delightful release from the 2019 Art Series. It offers up sensational aromas of mulberry, blackberry, clove and white pepper with some stalky notes providing a tantalising start. There is plenty of fleshy fruit flavour as well with jube and fruits pastilles with a dusting of toasted cloves. A supple finish only adds to immediate drinkability as does fine length. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 95 (RJO) |
Inc. TAX
€529.87 |
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Ray Jordan (95)Beautiful vibrant primary fruit characters here. Smooth, integrated and seamless. There is a juicy character but it's quite tight and controlled with a precise and detailed finish. Shiraz has gone through a remarkable reincarnation after being pulled out in 1980 in favour of sauvignon blanc. Thankfully it's now part of a renewed focus. This one is spicy and highly perfumed with a vibrant high energy palate. Lovely primary fruit flavours well supported with excellent large format oak influence. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 93 (WA) |
Inc. TAX
€468.52 |
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Wine Advocate (93)Has been through a few subtle iterations in recent years and this one reverts to a previous style which is more generous and immediately flavoursome. Has a creamy texture with a light lemon curd and peachy stone fruit all held with deliberate restraint to give it that extra polish and classy dimension. |
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Western Australia | 2 | 97 (WA) |
Inc. TAX
€245.62 |
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Wine Advocate (97)The 2019 Burnside Vineyard Chardonnay is flinty, spicy and lean, with curry leaf, a hint of Champion Ruby (rolling tobacco in Australia—think Golden Virginia) and a bit of saltbush (local flora). It is very smart. The cooler year is moderated by the close proximity to the beach here—it is briny and so good. I could drink a lot of this. It has a beautiful clean finish. Excellent. |
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Western Australia | 2 | 99 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€302.03 |
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Vinous (99)This classically proportioned 2022 single vineyard Chardonnay Burnside Vineyard is a powerhouse, but needs some time to shine. Waves of nectarine, floral and musky peach skin aromas with excellent focus are beautifully integrated with young, tight French oak. An almost perfect palate follows with taut acidity and a mineral frame holding energetic citrus flavors tight through to an exceptionally long and streamlined finish. World class Chardonnay. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 96 (HWC) |
Inc. TAX
€277.79 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (96)From a schistous single vineyard close to the coast, this was made sans additions with an ambient ferment, evident lees handling and maturation in French oak of the utmost quality, to boot. More generous aromatically than wines made of fruit from the souther zones, the wine nevertheless boasts a nervous mineral tension underlying its swag of stone fruit flavours. The mid-palate boasts a hint of curd, but none of the excessive sulphidic funk of many contemporary expressions. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 95 (HWC) |
Inc. TAX
€221.58 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (95)Grown on limestone and sand-loam soils close to the ocean. The coolest of the single vineyard chardonnay sites. Aromas of cashew and oatmeal mingle with white-fleshed stone fruit and a suggestion of salty sea breezes. Tight and precise on the palate, green apple and citrus curd flavours run into a long, textural, minerally finish. Drink by 2027 |
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Western Australia | 1 | - |
Inc. TAX
€490.38 |
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Western Australia | 1 | 97 (WA) |
Inc. TAX
€478.38 |
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Wine Advocate (97)Concentrated, silky and lingering, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is elegant and fine with salted licorice, ripe raspberry, dark chocolate and exotic spice. It's a beautiful wine that continues the legacy of Moss Wood Cabernets, albeit with a slightly softer, more lilting voice. Age-worthy in the supreme. |
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Western Australia | 5 | 98 (HWC) |
Inc. TAX
€417.18 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (98)Pulsating with sweet fruits and velvety mouthfeel, it only takes a split second for this wine to establish its greatness in the pantheon of cabernet sauvignons grown around the world. The unusual decision to include 7% petit verdot picked at 15.2˚ baume (cropped more heavily than the cabernet and picked over a week later) doubtless played its part, but its synergy with the cabernet (and a soupçon of 3% cabernet franc) must have given much pleasure and justified pride. Nature being what it is, the cabernet sauvignon yield was 40% down at 4.5t/ha. All in all, though, this is a cabernet to melt a pinot noir addict's heart. |
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Western Australia | 20 | - |
Inc. TAX
€408.82 |
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South Australia | 9 | 97 (WA) |
Inc. TAX
€2,002.38 |
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Wine Advocate (97)Sourced from McLaren Vale (41%), Coonawarra, Barossa Valley and Padthaway this vintage, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 707 spent 18 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads prior to bottling. Scents of vanilla, cedar and celery seed seamlessly swirl around dark notions of cassis, plum, coffee and cocoa. There's a touch of mint, but it fits well within the context of the wine. Full-bodied, concentrated and rich, this wine looks to have at least two decades ahead of it. The finish is truly special, with beguiling hints of maple syrup balanced by a smooth, enveloping wash of softly dusty tannins. |
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South Australia | 2 | 20 (JR) |
Inc. TAX
€2,926.38 |
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Jancis Robinson (20)Delivers absolutely everything you want from Grange: the fruit is knee-weakeningly gorgeous, the oak fits in beautifully, and there's endless length that gives a thoughtful, engaging aftertaste. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 97 (West Australian Wine Review ) |
Inc. TAX
€710.57 |
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West Australian Wine Review (97)Cooler season has resulted in this distinctly linear almost Burgundy-like expression of Margaret River Chardonnay. It's one of the tightest Pierro Chardonnays that I can recall, but I suspect it will age to reveal some of those beautiful vineyard qualities. Chalky minerality with a little butterscotch and savoury notes turning the screws to tighten a focussed finish. Beautifully integrated palate. |
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Western Australia | 1 | - |
Inc. TAX
€334.43 |
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Hailing from the esteemed wine region of Margaret River in Western Australia, the Stella Bella Suckfizzle Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2004 is the epitome of fine winemaking. A true manifestation of meticulous viticulture and innovative vinification, it's crafted by Stella Bella, known for their commitment to producing small quantities of world-class wines. This complex yet elegant ensemble of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, hand-picked from low-yielding old vines, undergoes fermentation in new French oak barrels, offering it an illustrious depth of flavour. Expect delightful hints of fig, citrus and underlying minerality, adorned with a tantalising, long finish. Aged for 10 months on lees, this opulent wine reflects the perfect harmony of power and finesse. Hailed by critics, the Stella Bella Suckfizzle Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2004 resonates with the subtle sophistication you'd expect from an age-worthy white. A must-have addition to any fine wine collection. |
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Western Australia | 1 | - |
Inc. TAX
€334.43 |
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The Stella Bella Suckfizzle Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2007 truly stands out as an exemplar of Margaret River's subtlety and sophistication. Crafted by the acclaimed winemaker, Stella Bella, the wine hails from the southernmost vineyard in the region, sourcing only the finest Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc grapes. This vintage, barrel-fermented and matured for ten months, exudes a delightful complexity and textured palate. Vivid notes of citrus and tropical fruits are balanced with an underpinning minerality and crisp acidity, leading to an enduring finish. Stella Bella's commitment to traditional winemaking methods helps fashion this exquisite blend, resulting in a wine that deftly integrates depth, intensity, and finesse. The Stella Bella Suckfizzle Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2007 expertly encapsulates the mastery of its terrain and terroir with its nuanced flavours and poised elegance, providing a sublime experience for the most discerning of palates. |
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Western Australia | 1 | - |
Inc. TAX
€233.58 |
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Western Australia | 2 | 96 (HWC) |
Inc. TAX
€215.58 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (96)Bright crimson-purple; this has provenance written large across its visage, likewise purity. Restructuring of the Vasse Felix offers to the market has lifted, not compromised, this dark, fruit-filled cabernet. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 91 (VN) |
Inc. TAX
€214.07 |
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Vinous (91)Deep ruby. Vibrant, spice-accented red and blue fruit aromas are complemented by suggestions of cigar box and candied flowers. In a juicy, energetic style, showing very good clarity to the bitter cherry and cassis flavors. Turns sweeter with air and finishes long and smooth, with just a hint of fine-grained tannins. |
Product Name | Region | Qty | Score | Price | |||||
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Western Australia | 1 | 97 (JA) |
In Bond
€1,125.00 |
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Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux (97)Clarity and nuance, silky tannins, herb-strewn, full of life and character and nuance, a whole other level of Cabernet Sauvignon, reflecting this unusual site. Blue fruits dominate over the darker cassis, adding freshness and keeping the rich concentration at arms length until the layers build through the palate. Smoked oak on the finish but it is barely discernable against the depth of fruit and minerality. Love this. Harvest April 13 and 16, 3.96ph. Just under 1,900 bottles produced. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 96 (VN) |
In Bond
€1,010.00 |
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Vinous (96)This decadently delicious 2020 Chardonnay immediately impresses with explosive aromas of vanilla cream, florals and just-picked nectarines with fantastic aromatic weight and volume. Packed full of marzipan, nutty oak and apricot flavours with a voluptuous texture, there is a perfectly balanced core of tangy acidity which keeps the energy high. A long, ripe and detailed finish tops what is a stunning package. |
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Western Australia | 2 | 98 (HWC) |
In Bond
€715.00 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (98)81% cabernet sauvignon, 10% merlot, 6% cabernet franc, 3% malbec. Wild-fermented and matured for 18 months in French oak (40% new). The colour is faultless, as is the wine. It has waves of complexity, like one of Margaret River's surf breaks, changing shape as the luxuriant cassis swells on the mid-palate, then finishes with ripe, textured tannins as the wave goes on to crash on the shore. The overall ripeness is perfection. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 99 (JS) |
In Bond
€625.00 |
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James Suckling (99)This is a superb edition of this revered, cabernet-based blend with such complete, seamless and elegant feel, yet there’s such depth of flavor, too. Aromas of fresh redcurrants, red and violet flowers, subtle spice, fresh earth, paper bark, fresh-picked thyme and sage, red berries and some cedary notes. The palate is stunning and has a brand of elegance with power that is found in only the greatest wines. Pristine mulberries, red plums, blueberries and red cherries sail through layers of fine tannin, into an unwaveringly long and vibrant finish. An exceptionally concentrated and convincing Diana Madeline release, this is one of their finest. A blend of 79% cabernet sauvignon, 10% merlot, 6% cabernet franc and 5% malbec. Delicious now, but his will bloom from 2028. Screw cap. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 98 (HWC) |
In Bond
€478.00 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (98)87% Cabernet sauvignon, with 7/3/2/1% merlot/cabernet franc/malbec/petit verdot. Matured for 15 months in barrique, 45% new. Cassis and red licorice on the nose, bay and salt bush, too. The palate is salty and fine with layers upon layers of spice and texture. The tannins are like finely textured gills, stacked as delicately as the folds in a mushroom. The length of flavour unfurls and extends across the palate, taking so long to fade that this entire tasting note is possible off one sip. The rest are just for pleasure. Drink it now, or in 40+ years from now… both will be possible. |
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Western Australia | 3 | - |
In Bond
€188.00 |
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Western Australia | 1 | 95 (HWC) |
In Bond
€210.00 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (95)57% malbec, 37% petit verdot, 6% merlot, hand-picked on 11 Feb '17, when a total eclipse occurred, turning the moon red. Wild-fermented, matured for 9 months in French oak (10% new). It's a delectably juicy red berry wine with minimal interference from tannins, but will be no pushover as it ages. |
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Western Australia | 3 | 97 (TRR) |
In Bond
€543.00 |
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The Real Review (97)Brilliantly deep, brooding red/purple colour. The bouquet is fresh and vibrant, with loads of cassis, violet and blackberry varietal fruit, expertly infused with cedary oak notes. The wine is very intense and powerful, full-bodied and well structured, the cassis flavours rocketing through on the very extended finish and aftertaste. A majestic cabernet. |
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Western Australia | 3 | - |
In Bond
€562.00 |
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Western Australia | 1 | 99 (WP) |
In Bond
€1,145.00 |
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Wine Pilot (99)In many ways the most Burgundian of any of the Leeuwin releases, this will rank up there with the best to date. There’s a waxy light mealy aroma which picks up nuances of limestone and spice with a trace of grapefruit. But it is the palate that really distinguishes it. There is an austerity with the minerally chalky feel that cuts through the fruit extending to a finish of extraordinary length. Precision and focus harness a wine of great power and poise before dry savoury edges lift the finish. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 99 (RJO) |
In Bond
€888.00 |
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Ray Jordan (99)It would not surprise me if this was considered the greatest Leeuwin chardonnay yet. You would get no argument from me... there is elegance and power here. Subtle layered wine. It was a year of great concentration and power. Has pear and lime character that is part of the DNA. The fruit is generous, especially about the mid palate. Has a subtle and not overstated flinty character with a lift of spice. The oak is brilliantly managed and complementary. It's very tight and precise and the whole-bunch technique gives it that stalky, phenolics character. There's a savoury almond meal character on the finish. Incredible length and power here. The minerally character on the finish is quite pronounced. In the top three, certainly, of any Leeuwin chardonnay. |
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Western Australia | 5 | 91 (VN) |
In Bond
€343.00 |
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Vinous (91)Shiraz is on the move in Margaret River as evidenced by this delightful release from the 2019 Art Series. It offers up sensational aromas of mulberry, blackberry, clove and white pepper with some stalky notes providing a tantalising start. There is plenty of fleshy fruit flavour as well with jube and fruits pastilles with a dusting of toasted cloves. A supple finish only adds to immediate drinkability as does fine length. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 95 (RJO) |
In Bond
€404.00 |
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Ray Jordan (95)Beautiful vibrant primary fruit characters here. Smooth, integrated and seamless. There is a juicy character but it's quite tight and controlled with a precise and detailed finish. Shiraz has gone through a remarkable reincarnation after being pulled out in 1980 in favour of sauvignon blanc. Thankfully it's now part of a renewed focus. This one is spicy and highly perfumed with a vibrant high energy palate. Lovely primary fruit flavours well supported with excellent large format oak influence. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 93 (WA) |
In Bond
€353.00 |
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Wine Advocate (93)Has been through a few subtle iterations in recent years and this one reverts to a previous style which is more generous and immediately flavoursome. Has a creamy texture with a light lemon curd and peachy stone fruit all held with deliberate restraint to give it that extra polish and classy dimension. |
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Western Australia | 2 | 97 (WA) |
In Bond
€186.00 |
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Wine Advocate (97)The 2019 Burnside Vineyard Chardonnay is flinty, spicy and lean, with curry leaf, a hint of Champion Ruby (rolling tobacco in Australia—think Golden Virginia) and a bit of saltbush (local flora). It is very smart. The cooler year is moderated by the close proximity to the beach here—it is briny and so good. I could drink a lot of this. It has a beautiful clean finish. Excellent. |
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Western Australia | 2 | 99 (VN) |
In Bond
€233.00 |
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Vinous (99)This classically proportioned 2022 single vineyard Chardonnay Burnside Vineyard is a powerhouse, but needs some time to shine. Waves of nectarine, floral and musky peach skin aromas with excellent focus are beautifully integrated with young, tight French oak. An almost perfect palate follows with taut acidity and a mineral frame holding energetic citrus flavors tight through to an exceptionally long and streamlined finish. World class Chardonnay. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 96 (HWC) |
In Bond
€213.00 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (96)From a schistous single vineyard close to the coast, this was made sans additions with an ambient ferment, evident lees handling and maturation in French oak of the utmost quality, to boot. More generous aromatically than wines made of fruit from the souther zones, the wine nevertheless boasts a nervous mineral tension underlying its swag of stone fruit flavours. The mid-palate boasts a hint of curd, but none of the excessive sulphidic funk of many contemporary expressions. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 95 (HWC) |
In Bond
€166.00 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (95)Grown on limestone and sand-loam soils close to the ocean. The coolest of the single vineyard chardonnay sites. Aromas of cashew and oatmeal mingle with white-fleshed stone fruit and a suggestion of salty sea breezes. Tight and precise on the palate, green apple and citrus curd flavours run into a long, textural, minerally finish. Drink by 2027 |
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Western Australia | 1 | - |
In Bond
€390.00 |
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Western Australia | 1 | 97 (WA) |
In Bond
€380.00 |
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Wine Advocate (97)Concentrated, silky and lingering, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is elegant and fine with salted licorice, ripe raspberry, dark chocolate and exotic spice. It's a beautiful wine that continues the legacy of Moss Wood Cabernets, albeit with a slightly softer, more lilting voice. Age-worthy in the supreme. |
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Western Australia | 5 | 98 (HWC) |
In Bond
€329.00 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (98)Pulsating with sweet fruits and velvety mouthfeel, it only takes a split second for this wine to establish its greatness in the pantheon of cabernet sauvignons grown around the world. The unusual decision to include 7% petit verdot picked at 15.2˚ baume (cropped more heavily than the cabernet and picked over a week later) doubtless played its part, but its synergy with the cabernet (and a soupçon of 3% cabernet franc) must have given much pleasure and justified pride. Nature being what it is, the cabernet sauvignon yield was 40% down at 4.5t/ha. All in all, though, this is a cabernet to melt a pinot noir addict's heart. |
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Western Australia | 20 | - |
In Bond
€322.00 |
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South Australia | 9 | 97 (WA) |
In Bond
€1,650.00 |
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Wine Advocate (97)Sourced from McLaren Vale (41%), Coonawarra, Barossa Valley and Padthaway this vintage, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 707 spent 18 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads prior to bottling. Scents of vanilla, cedar and celery seed seamlessly swirl around dark notions of cassis, plum, coffee and cocoa. There's a touch of mint, but it fits well within the context of the wine. Full-bodied, concentrated and rich, this wine looks to have at least two decades ahead of it. The finish is truly special, with beguiling hints of maple syrup balanced by a smooth, enveloping wash of softly dusty tannins. |
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South Australia | 2 | 20 (JR) |
In Bond
€2,420.00 |
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Jancis Robinson (20)Delivers absolutely everything you want from Grange: the fruit is knee-weakeningly gorgeous, the oak fits in beautifully, and there's endless length that gives a thoughtful, engaging aftertaste. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 97 (West Australian Wine Review ) |
In Bond
€554.00 |
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West Australian Wine Review (97)Cooler season has resulted in this distinctly linear almost Burgundy-like expression of Margaret River Chardonnay. It's one of the tightest Pierro Chardonnays that I can recall, but I suspect it will age to reveal some of those beautiful vineyard qualities. Chalky minerality with a little butterscotch and savoury notes turning the screws to tighten a focussed finish. Beautifully integrated palate. |
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Western Australia | 1 | - |
In Bond
€260.00 |
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Hailing from the esteemed wine region of Margaret River in Western Australia, the Stella Bella Suckfizzle Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2004 is the epitome of fine winemaking. A true manifestation of meticulous viticulture and innovative vinification, it's crafted by Stella Bella, known for their commitment to producing small quantities of world-class wines. This complex yet elegant ensemble of Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, hand-picked from low-yielding old vines, undergoes fermentation in new French oak barrels, offering it an illustrious depth of flavour. Expect delightful hints of fig, citrus and underlying minerality, adorned with a tantalising, long finish. Aged for 10 months on lees, this opulent wine reflects the perfect harmony of power and finesse. Hailed by critics, the Stella Bella Suckfizzle Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2004 resonates with the subtle sophistication you'd expect from an age-worthy white. A must-have addition to any fine wine collection. |
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Western Australia | 1 | - |
In Bond
€260.00 |
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The Stella Bella Suckfizzle Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2007 truly stands out as an exemplar of Margaret River's subtlety and sophistication. Crafted by the acclaimed winemaker, Stella Bella, the wine hails from the southernmost vineyard in the region, sourcing only the finest Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc grapes. This vintage, barrel-fermented and matured for ten months, exudes a delightful complexity and textured palate. Vivid notes of citrus and tropical fruits are balanced with an underpinning minerality and crisp acidity, leading to an enduring finish. Stella Bella's commitment to traditional winemaking methods helps fashion this exquisite blend, resulting in a wine that deftly integrates depth, intensity, and finesse. The Stella Bella Suckfizzle Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2007 expertly encapsulates the mastery of its terrain and terroir with its nuanced flavours and poised elegance, providing a sublime experience for the most discerning of palates. |
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Western Australia | 1 | - |
In Bond
€176.00 |
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Western Australia | 2 | 96 (HWC) |
In Bond
€161.00 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (96)Bright crimson-purple; this has provenance written large across its visage, likewise purity. Restructuring of the Vasse Felix offers to the market has lifted, not compromised, this dark, fruit-filled cabernet. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 91 (VN) |
In Bond
€156.00 |
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Vinous (91)Deep ruby. Vibrant, spice-accented red and blue fruit aromas are complemented by suggestions of cigar box and candied flowers. In a juicy, energetic style, showing very good clarity to the bitter cherry and cassis flavors. Turns sweeter with air and finishes long and smooth, with just a hint of fine-grained tannins. |