De Bortoli retain some of the finest Cabernet vineyards in Yarra Valley. To make the consumate Victorian claret, parcels are assembled with a component of Syrah for suppleness and spice, while the addition of Nebbiolo contributes tannin structure and mouthfilling, old world savouryness. Resonating with fruit and filled with the weight of tiitillating pastoral complexities which will delight aspirants of truly engaging wines, match your Mimi to veal, cutlets of lamb or Bistecca alla Fiorentina.

$2199each $263DOZEN EACH DOZEN Mimi's Cabernet vines were planted in 1990, the Syrah in 1994, all are cane pruned and shoot thinned to sixteen bunches, the younger Nebbiolo plantings are trimmed to six bunches each. Grapes are hand picked into 8kg buckets and transported to the winery. Fruit is destemmed, crushed and tipped into a mix of open and closed fermenters. The wines are naturally vinified at warmer temperatures of 25C to 30C and remain on skins over the course of a fortnight for optimal extraction. Mimi is pressed, settled overnight and gravity filled to a selection of seasoned and new oak casks where she gracefully reposes at 16C for over a year. Components are then gravity racked from cask and assembled.

Bright red, garnet edge. Juicy Cabernet nose with lovely savoury, black cherry notes. Very medium bodied with structure and acidity. Richly textured, long, rustic and fine with good tannin. The Syrah and Nebbiolo are quite gentle on the Cabernet, so there is a lovely little leafy note to the blend and a touch of stylish Italianate bitterness.

So ideal for a sunny Mediterranean style of food friendly Rose, the black Biscay soils of Port Willunga yield a generously flavoured Sangiovese. Yer Jester's stimulated into perfect ripening by the cooling afternoon sea breezes of St Vincent's Gulf. Completely hand picked throughout the warmer daylight hours and set aside to chill overnight, grapes are crushed and destemmed, pressed off skins and treated to a long cool ferment until completely dry. Flavourful and stylish, textural and crisp, join a Jester and make merry around a panoply of pink seafoods, nibbles and cheese.

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Monichino are all about honest wines made from good fruit, grown to a dearly loved vineyard, by fair dinkum people with endless passion. The remarkable quality of fruit, harvested off twenty six estate owned and operated hectares of low yielding vines, can only be achieved by close husbandry and hard work. The viticultural team are driven by their enthusiasm to maximise the intensity of flavour and encourage the unique characters of each grape.

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Mr Mick is all about Mick Knappstein, decorated with the Order of Australia for his role in developing Clare Valley as an internationally renowned origin of world class wine. Knappstein mentored a young cellar hand named Tim Adams, whom he encouraged to complete his studies in oenology and take up winemaking as a profession. Adams now retains access to the finest vineyards in Valley Clare, he has selected those parcels of Tempranillo and Pinot Gris which can best achieve the generosity and allure so worthy of Mr Mick.

$1999each $239DOZEN EACH DOZEN The ancient Mr Mick Cellar Door is situated across Lion Park oval, just two kilometres from the Tim Adams wineworks. A sultry cépage of the torrid Tempranillo and stately Sangiovese, are collated from good vineyards in the premier viticultural precincts of Valley Clare. Grapes are crushed and treated to a cold soak, extracting just the right amount of vibrant pink hue, juicy red berry flavours and light tannin from skins. Components are separately vinified in controlled fermenters, followed by assemblage, stabilisation and clarification. Mr Mick is promptly bottled, young and fresh, to retain light residual sweetness and vivacious fruit characters.

Bright salmon lozenge pink. Well perfumed, fruity nose, classically rose styled, offering lifted fragrances of juicy berries, some savoury scents and lolly notes. A fuller bodied palate, slightly off dry, showing a hint of strawberry raspberry sweetness supported by sensible cherry pith characters, crisp and balanced with just the right amount of acidity to strike the perfect balance.

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