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Coulter C2 Sangiovese 2022
$34.00Jeremy’s score 91/100Earthy, faintly mineral aromas of dark plums, dark cherries, cedar/dark chocolate oak and gravelly undertones reveal suggestions of meatiness and licorice. It’s medium to fullish in body, with a juicy, fiery core of bright, faintly confectionary dark cherry, plum and berry flavours underpinned by fine, grippy tannins. True to variety, it finishes with some savoury, meaty aspects and a distinctive acidity.
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Coulter C3 Pinot Noir 2022
$34.00Jeremy’s score 93/100An elegant, supple pinot of medium to fullish weight whose musky, floral fragrance of red cherries, redcurrants, blood plums and sweet cedar/vanilla oak reveals notes of paprika-like spice and chocolate. It’s long, gentle and evenly paced, with layers of bright fruit and oak knit with a faintly gravelly, mineral spine, finishing with freshness and balance. Pleasingly savoury; a little reminiscent stylewise of Tollot Beaut.
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Coulter C3 Pinot Noir 2023
$34.00Jeremy’s score 91/100A bright, perfumed young pinot whose musky aromas of raspberries, cherries and rose petals reveal a hint of citrus oil and spice. It’s long and supple, with a village Beaujolais-like weight, with a juicy core of fruit supported by fine, powdery tannins and a hint of dusty oak, finishing with a vivacious acidity. Over the last 2 years it has developed really pleasing roundness, drive and softness, which remain underpinned by a fine cut of mineral tannins. It finishes with a really pleasing note of red licorice. Ready to enjoy now, but has 2-3 years of real excellence ahead.
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Coulter Rathmine SVY (Formerly C1) Chardonnay 2024
$37.00Jeremy’s score 93/100A distinct evolution in Chris Coulter’s chardonnay style, this fuller, rounder and creamier expression is based around ripe yellow peach, nectarine and lemon-like flavour tightly with toasty, vanilla and buttery oak influences. It’s scented with bright yellow flowers, lime and lemon, while its long and generous palate reveals nutty yeast-derived notes before finishing dry and tangy with a brisk, lemony acidity. Quite possibly the very chardonnay many flavour-deprived Australians are seeking, with a lingering core of ripe, buttery flavour.
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Craiglee Eadie Shiraz 2021
$47.00Jeremy’s score 92/100Deeply scented with spice and cracked pepper, this elegant and finely structured cool climate shiraz marries a pleasing depth of dark-fruited flavour with texture and length. Its intense expression of blackberry, cassis and dark plums is gently matched with cedary oak, extending long and shapely towards a lingering finish of licorice and pleasing acidity. It’s ready to enjoy now or any time over the next decade.
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Craiglee JADV Shiraz 2021
$50.00Jeremy’s score 93/100Given a splash of around 2% viognier – which adds to the floral nature of its perfume as well as the flesh and roundness of its palate – this is an elegant, savoury and mineral shiraz of medium weight. It’s spicy, peppery and musky, with a floral lift to its wild aromas of dark cherries and berries. Supported by a fine, powdery spine, it’s soft and generous, extending long and balanced towards a lingering savoury finish.
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Dal Zotto Pucino Prosecco NV NV
$25.00Jeremy’s score 90/100Vibrant and frisky, with a fresh perfume of pear, apple skin and citrusy notes before a long, crackly palate whose pear, apple and lemony flavours reveal a hint of nuttiness and savoury quality. A summer afternoons’ wine.
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Delamere Non-Vintage Cuvee NV
$39.00Jeremy’s score 94/100Bright, penetrative aromas of white flowers, apple skin, citrus zest and a hint of creaminess precedes a long, complete and finely balanced palate whose mouthfilling citrus and stonefruit flavours reveals suggestions of bakery yeast, grilled nuts and lemon. The bead is very fine and there’s a pleasing chalkiness beneath the palate, which finishes fresh and lemony. Very classy – the ideal aperitif wine.
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Domaine des Lises Crozes-Hermitage Rouge Vignes Franches 2023
$226.00Jeremy’s score 95/100A gentle, restrained and supple red made from Sérine, a selection believed to be an old type of Syrah (shiraz) from the northern Rhône. Its briary, faintly herbal bouquet of redcurrants, blueberries and dark cherries is lifted by musky, peppery aromas, while its ethereal, almost fragile palate, marries suggestions of underbrush with gentle, pristine fruit. Wrapped in a rather taut, almost sappy acidity, it is made from just six rows of fruit and matured in a single foudre (large format barrel).
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Domaine Faively Joseph Faively Bourgogne Rouge Pinot Noir 2021
$59.00Jeremy’s score 92/100Typically flavoursome, well-structured and reliable, this regional level Burgundy presents a spicy, floral expression of pinot noir laced with notes of raspberries and red cherries backed by notes of underbrush and blackcurrant. Firmish and drying, with pleasing fruit weight, it’s long and complete, with a lingering savoury finish.
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Emilio Lustau Pedro Ximines ‘San Emilio’ NV (375 ml)
$38.00Jeremy’s score 95/100A classically concentrated and honeyed dessert wine with a spicy bouquet of treacle, toffee and burned caramel. It’s luscious and raisined, extending smooth and unctuous towards a lingering and finely balanced finish of honey, molasses and toffee.
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Fairbank Fiano 2024
$32.00Jeremy’s score 92/100Punchy aromas of stonefruit and lime blossom overlie suggestions of creamy yeasty nuances and citrus, becoming steadily more floral the more the wine aerates. Long and gentle, unfolding a seamless length of energetic, juicy pear, apple and lemon-like fruit underpinned by a slatey texture, it finishes with restraint and charm, with a lingering nutty, savoury note. Artfully balanced and vivacious.
