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Rochford Yarra Valley Estate Chardonnay 2021
$35.00Jeremy’s score 93/100An elegant and very complete Macon-like chardonnay whose intriguing bouquet reveals fresh grapefruit, kaffir lime and creamy vanilla oak backed by pronounced suggestions of coriander, oyster shell and grilled nuts. It’s generous and mouthfilling, long and smooth, with a creamy background of nougat beneath its citrusy, melon-like nad peachy flavour. There’s a fine chalkiness all down the palate and the wine comes together with shape and richness at the finish. If you’re chasing some real style and character in chardonnay but don’t want to pay through the nose…
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Ros Ritchie Merlot 2018
$30.00Jeremy’s score 91/100Pristine aromas of dark plums, dark cherries with gentle oak and earthy, meaty undertones are lifted by sweet floral scents. Underpinned by fine, loose-knit tannins, it reveals a juicy core of plums, berries and cherries knit with cedary oak, extending with purity and balance. Delicious.
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Ros Ritchie Pinot Meunier 2021
$34.00Jeremy’s score 90/100Pristine, heady aromas of raspberries, red cherries and a whiff of citrus oil are lifted by scents of rose petals and a hint of spice. Medium in body, it’s long, mouthfilling and gentle, with a translucently clear palate underpinned by fine, slatey tannins. It finishes smooth and refreshing. A wonderful summer wine.
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Ros Ritchie Pinot Meunier 2022
$34.00Jeremy’s score 92/100Irresistibly perfumed and vivacious, this delightful pinot meunier massively over-delivers. A fragrance of red and blue berries, red cherries nsd rose petals reveals suggestions of underbrush, spice and citrus oil. Medium in body, it reveals a plump core of juicy flavour that extends down a powdery spine of fine tannins towards a long and refreshing finish. It makes you feel Spring has sprung.
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Ros Ritchie Sauvignon Blanc 2023
$26.00Jeremy’s score 93/100Pungent, ripe aromas of gooseberries, lychees and a whiff of passionfruit are backed by creamy, nutty suggestions from yeast and older oak. It’s creamy and vivacious, extending long and smooth down a pithy spine towards a mouthwatering finish of lemony acids. A proper sauvignon blanc – fruit-driven and textural.
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Saltram Mamre Brook Shiraz 2021
$30.00Jeremy’s score 93/100Smoky scents of violets, black and blue berries, vanilla, cedar and coconut are lifted by a note of cracked pepper. Long and polished, it’s smooth and handsomely oaked, with a plush but gentle core of blackberries, blueberries and blood plums framed by fine tannins and wrapped in soft acids. Very measured and approachable but able to cellar – a terrific Barossa shiraz.
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Saltram Mamre Brook Shiraz 2023
$30.00Jeremy’s score 91/100While it’s a hefty 14.5% alcohol, this Barossa shiraz reveals the restrained and approachability you see from the cooler seasons. Its aromas and flavours of cassis, blackberries, dark plums and blueberries knit tightly with cedary, chocolatey oak, while its soft, round and slightly warm palate is framed by a gentle cut of pliant tannins. It’s no fruit bomb, and neither does it finish sweet. Instead, it’s a pleasing, generous and approachable Barossa shiraz for those who enjoy the species but don’t fancy being whacked by it.
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Sanguine Estate D’Orsa Shiraz 2021
$70.00Jeremy’s score 94/100A sumptuous Heathcote shiraz whose brightly lit bouquet of dark berries, plums and chocolatey oak reveals smoky undertones of roasting meats and bramble. Smooth and seamless, delivering a concentrated expression of dark plums, blackberries and redcurrants, it’s tightly knit with fine-grained oak and framed by a chewy extract of gravelly tannin. Despite its richness and generosity, there’s more than an element of Rhone-like style about this wine, which finishes with lingering sour-edged fruits, earthiness and a savoury aspect.
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Sanguine Estate Progeny Shiraz 2022
$28.00Jeremy’s score 90/100A shapely, medium to full-bodied shiraz whose heady, wild and peppery scent of blackberries, dark plums and a whiff of chocolatey oak is lifted by a note of eastern spice. Long and complete, its penetrative expression of dark plums and berries knits with chocolate/cedar/vanilla oak, is underpinned by fine drying tannins and finishes with lingering notes of licorice.
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Scorpo Aubaine Chardonnay 2023
$38.00Jeremy’s score 95/100Again, tasting another Aubaine, I’m left with the impression that Scorpo’s ‘entry level’ chardonnay surpassses most of the region’s more prestigious and ambitiously priced labels. Intense aromas of ruby grapefruit, lemon and yellow peach with chalky, briny mineral undertones reveal creamy, meaty nuances and a whiff of coriander. It’s medium to fullish in weight, with true length and a mineral crunch, unfolding a core of citrus and stonefruit before finishing with smoky, spicy and mineral notes and a refreshingly brittle acidity. Outstanding value.
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Scorpo Bestia Pinot Grigio 2021
$45.00Jeremy’s score 95/100It’s a skin-contacted grigio, so there’s plenty of orange and pink in its colour, but don’t be concerned! Its heady, potpourri-like bouquet of raspberries, cherries and dried herbs reveal citrus-like undertones and a note of musk stick. Long and luscious, with a juicy core of vivacious red and orange fruit underpinned by a fine chalkiness, it extends long, dry and refreshing towards a savoury finish of pleasingly vital acidity. Treat it as a rose – and a very very good one!
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Scorpo Eocene Pinot Noir 2021
$95.00Jeremy’s score 96/100Heady scents of rose petals, red and black cherries, forest berries and gentle cedary oak reveal faintly earthy, meaty and citrus-like undertones. Underpinned by a firm spine of astringent, slatey tannins, its rich, chewy palate of small berry and cherry flavour extends with remarkable length and drive, as well as balance and restraint, towards a lingering, savoury finish. Everything is in place for this wine to build considerable depth and power over time. Try to give it the chance!
