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Tim Adams Ladera Tempranillo 2021
$40.00Jeremy’s score 93/100Wild and floral, this intense, pristine tempranillo unfolds heady scents of black, red and blue fruits backed by a hint of dark chocolate. Medium to fullish in weight, it’s piercingly flavoured with translucently clear fruit framed by fine, silky tannins and wrapped in a vivacious, frisky acidity.
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Vinea Marson Nebbiolo 2012
$62.00Jeremy’s score 95/100A complete, complex, elegant and savoury nebbiolo whose seductively perfumed, floral bouquet of cherries and raspberries reveals undertones of dried herbs, underbrush and a whiff of spice. It’s supple and savoury, with a beautiful drive of cherry and cranberry-like fruit and evolving leathery complexity underpinned by a crunchy spine of tightly-knit tannins. Culminating in a long and refreshing finish, it’s drinking superbly now but still has plenty of evolution ahead.
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Vinea Marson Sangiovese 2013
$54.00Jeremy’s score 94/100A full, robust sangiovese with a heady, deeply aromatic and floral bouquet of red cherries, plums and meaty, faintly herbal nuances overlying notes of spice and cola. Its sumptuous, deeply flavoured and faintly sour-edged core of red cherries, blackberries and blueberries is supported by firmish, grainy tannins, finishing savoury with profound length, structure and a fine acid balance. As a mature wine it’s deeply flavoured, vibrant and juicy, with plenty of leathery development that works perfectly with its savoury aspects.
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Vinea Marson Sangiovese 2021
$46.00Jeremy’s score 94/1002021 has delivered an exceptional, but different Vinea Marson Sangiovese. It’s deeply ripened, dark-fruited and fleshy, with a wonderful drive of plush but gentle, seamless fruit and extract. More like a Rosso di Montalcino than the more traditional Chianti-like expression from this vineyard, it’s deeply spiced, perfumed and heady. Underpinned by a fine, powdery and superbly integrated backbone, it’s superbly varietal and balanced, finishing quite savoury with refreshing acids, a lingering sandpapery grip and a wonderful drive of dark red fruit.
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Vinea Marson Viognier 2016
$40.00Jeremy’s score 88/100A rich, round and toasty, buttery developing white wine with some pleasing length, richness and chalkiness. It’s honeyed, lightly spicy and generous, with a pleasing core of citrusy fruit and some creamy, waxy aspects, finishing dry and savoury.
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Voyager Estate Chenin Blanc 2023
$28.00Jeremy’s score 90/100Marginally sweet, this smooth, generous chenin delivers typically varietal flavours of peach and melon with pleasing nutty and creamy complexity. It’s long and complete, spotlessly fresh and finishes off-dry.
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Voyager Estate Sauvignon Blanc Semillon 2022
$24.00Jeremy’s score 87/100A typically herbaceous expression of Margaret River semillon with the gooseberry/lychee characters of sauvignon blanc backed by some creamy, nutty complexity. It’s generous and juicy.
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Wantirna Estate Amelia Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2011
$90.00Jeremy’s score 90/100Charmingly gentle, smooth and supple, with a delicate, dusty bouquet of light floral notes, sweet black and red berries and restrained cedary oak. It’s finely crafted, elegant and willowy, with a pleasing length of gentle fruit, reserved oak and supple tannins, finishing with fresh acids and just a hint of a green edge.
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Wickhams Road Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2024
$23.00Jeremy’s score 91/100What’s going on here? How on earth does Franco d’Anna fashion a pinot of such intensity, purity, fragrance and depth of flavour – not to mention its structure, drive and balance – for $22? I’m ordering it immediately for our Shop. There’s no way a $22 pinot can be this good; it pulls the rug out from many supposedly illustrious pinots for two or three times its price. A delicious, mouthfilling, satisfying, yong and uncomplicated pinot that gives and gives. And even more the day after if you have the patience…
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Wickhams Road Yea Valley Cabernet Franc 2022
$19.00Jeremy’s score 89/100A long, complete and even stylish cabernet franc whose vibrant but dusty perfume of raspberries, redcurrants and light cedary oak reveals a hint of dried herbs. Supported by a fine, gravelly spine, its vivacious palate of red and blue fruits fills the mouth before honing in towards a fresh and almost savoury finish.
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