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Alegre & Valganon Rioja Tinto 2020
$53.00Jeremy’s score 94/100A classical, restrained, medium to full-bodied blend of tempranillo and grenache that delivers charming Old World savoury style. A musky perfume of rose petals, dark cherries, redcurrants and fiery eastern spice precedes a spotlessly clean, firmish and fine-grained palate whose moderately rich core of fruit culminates in a savoury finish of spice and red licorice. The last twelve months has seen it flesh out considerably into an artfully balanced, elegant and yet sumptuously flavoured red of excellent quality.
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Altera Terra Corda Pinot Noir Shiraz 2023
$33.00Jeremy’s score 92/100There’s glorious drinkability and value within this remarkable blend of two varieties and two regions that has an uncanny village Beaujolais-like style and quality. Its heady fragrance of rose petals, morello and maraschino cherries and raspberries reveals notes of exotic spice and bubblegum. Long and vivacious, steeped in flavour but just medium in weight, it moves down a fine, powsery spine towards a tingling finish of refreshing acidity, finishing savoury and persistent. Astonishing.
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Altera Terra Fidelis Shiraz 2022
$75.00Jeremy’s score 96/100Blended across three regions, this is a classic Doug Neal red of fragrance, texture and balance, in this case reminiscent of Crozes-Hermitage. Lifted by heady scents of potpourri and eastern spice, its fragrance of redcurrants, blackberries and blood plums is both densely packed and floral. Supported by a drying, gravelly spine, its luscious core of plump, translucently bright black and red fruits knits tightly with cedary oak, extending long and measured towards an artfully balanced and savoury finish.
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Altera Terra Sanctus Shiraz 2019
$65.00Jeremy’s score 96/100Faintly smoky, penetrative and perfumed aromas of cassis, raspberries, blueberries, dark plums and chocolate oak overlie nuances of charcuterie meats, cola and citrus zest. Medium to fullish in weight, this long, measured and translucently clear wine supports its sour-edged expression of vivacious dark fruits with a gentle, dusty spine of firmish tannins that builds strength down the palate. ItÕs mouthfilling and unctuously smooth, finishing with delightful drive and balance.
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Altera Terra Shiraz 2022
$35.00Jeremy’s score 91/100Let this wine open a little and marvel at what $30 can still buy you. Heady and musky, with a fiery bouquet of red berries, plums and redcurrants backed by suggestions of cedar, graphite and eastern spice, it’s medium in weight but delivers surprising intensity and texture. Underpinned by a slatey spine, its generous dark fruit drives long and persistent, while the finish is stylish and savoury. What a package!
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Anderson Methode Traditionelle Shiraz 2020
$42.00Jeremy’s score 92/100A rustic, evolving and earthy sparkling shiraz whose fiery core of black and red fruits reveals notes of dark chocolate, polished leather, roasting meats, black licorice and a drying, faintly ferrous aspect. With a fine, crackly bead it’s black and brooding, rich and meaty, with plenty of firmness and grip. It just needs a great cut of steak that’s as charry on the outside as it is rare in the centre.
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Bico Amarelo Esporao Alvarinho Blend 2021
$33.00Jeremy’s score 91/100From Vinho Verde in Portugal comes this delicious blend of loureiro and alvarinho whose vivacious aromas of peach and melon are backed by dusty, faintly herbal scents of white flowers, rosemary. It’s brightly lit, long and shapely, with mouthfilling flavour extending down a pithy, chalky palate towards a frisky finish of lemony acidity.
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Bleasdale Generations Malbec 2022
$28.00Jeremy’s score 92/100Vibrant, bloody, deeply floral and faintly meaty aromas of dark plums, dark berries, dried herbs and chocolatey oak precede a generous, smooth and polished palate of vibrant, mouthfilling spicy fruit underpinned by a firmish but approachable spine of drying tannin. Delicious now but give it a couple of years!
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Borgogno Langhe Freisa 2019
$50.00Jeremy’s score 94/100Made from freisa, a wild and rustic relative of nebbiolo, it quickly breathes to reveal heady aromas of red rose petals, eastern spice and perfectly ripened red cherries, raspberries and redcurrants with a whiff of blood plums and earthy, leathery nuances. It’s long and luscious, plush and generous, with a
flawless drive of vibrant fruit underpinned by a firmish spines of silky tannin. Against the odds, almost, it finishes soft and savoury, with a gentle acidity. Likely to build over the next 3-5 years. Truly exceptional value. -
Borgogno Langhe Nebbiolo 2021
$60.00Jeremy’s score 95/100A stellar, sumptuous nebbiolo that steadily unfolds layers of perfume, flavour and texture. A heady scent of rose petals, redcurrants and dark cherries is lifted by notes of cinnamon and Moroccan spice. Medium to fullish in weight and supported by a spine of drying tannins that become more assertive and gravelly with aeration, it moves with richness and smoothness towards a savoury finish of exceptional length and refreshing acidity. If you’ve never understood what proper nebbiolo can deliver and don’t wish to pay the earth, it’s a fine place to start.
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Cannibal Creek Sauvignon Blanc 2022
$40.00Jeremy’s score 94/100Few drinkers of serious Australian wine are even aware of this very Loire-inspired expression from Gippsland in Victoria. Scented with floral notes of lychees, gooseberries and passion fruit backed by meaty, waxy and nougat-like aromas, it’s luscious and layered, long and gentle. Underpinned by minerals and marzipan, it finishes long and savoury with lingering notes of cured citrus and a bright acidity.
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Castle Rock Estate Porongurup Riesling 2024
$32.00Jeremy’s score 94/100Penetrative, heady scents of iris, lavender, pear and apple skin are lifted by a whiff of lime. Forward and juicy, with a luscious core of ripe fruit that drives long and focused down a pithy, almost crunchy backbone, it culminates in a lingering finish of racy, refreshing acids. A fine expression of this benchmark wine.
