The pictuesque Plunkett Fowles vineyards occupy choice sites throughout the rolling plateaux at the heights of the Strathbogie Ranges. The quality of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grown here are clearly within the Ivy League of the finest Victorian fruit. An assemblage of roughly equaly proportions Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The white grapes share their origin equally between a variety of blocks within the Plunkett Fowles Upton Run and Whitegate Vineyards. The black grapes are drawn exclusively from the Trevor's Block at Whitegate.

$2699each $323DOZEN EACH DOZEN Grapes are picked early and harvested throughout the cool of the night to ensure fruit temperature are low , thereby preserving primary fruit characters. The Pinot Noir grapes were whole bunch pressed, a process which minimises phenollic extraction and bitterness, leading to a more delicate wine. Batches are inoculated to culture EC1118, a strong competitive yeast which possesses the ability to ferment at low temperatures, create good flocculation and has excellent alcohol tolerance. Vinified in tank at 15ËšC to preserve primary fruit flavours, fermented to dryness, the wine was kept on its lees to add complexity. Stone Dwellers was held on secondary fermentation lees for a short period prior to bottling.

Lively appearance, creamy and long lasting with a continual fine bread. Bouquet shows bright citrus aromas with peach notes and some yeasty complexity. It has off-dry residual sugar, balanced alcohol, soft balanced tannins and refreshing acid. To accompany hors d'oeuvre, a pungent camembert or smoked mussels.

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Stoney Rise is all about drinkability, the creation of complex, fully approachable food friendly wines, without any excessive oak or uber ripeness. Pinot Noir goes into the oldest barrels available to soften the tannins and refine textures without overpowering the sensual fruit characters. Stoney Rise is planted to a meagre three hectares of Pinot Noir in Tasmania's Tamar Valley, a bucolic idyll, yielding trophy winning wines and attracting the high critical acclaim since inaugural release. All by virtue of a passion for growing grapes and a penchant for Pinot Noir in the European tradition.

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Stoney Rise is a boutique vineyard and cellar door in Tamar Valley. Planted to three hectares of Pinot Noir and one of Chardonnay, Stoney Rise was established in 1986, with a view to formulating distinctive small batch wines which express the influence of a unique mesoclime and terroir. Deep ruby colour, the nose opens with lifted aromas of violet, cherry and spice. The palate is full and rich, structured and taut, expressing bright berry characters on a solid fruit structure leading to a long finish with plenty weight of flavour. Great with grilled salmon or marinated beef tartare.

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There's very little that comes out of Central Otago which isn't thoroughly spectacular. Super Nanny represents the best of the very best, a very limited release edition, vinified from a parcel or two, hand picked and scrupulously sorted off the most splendid rows on Nanny Goat Vineyard. Whole bunches and cold soaks, hand plunges and a gentle press, a luxuriously high proportion of new oak for malolactic and age. A seductively dark brooding bouquet, savouryness and meat, dutch chocolate underbelly, rhubarb and plum, a taut mineral line over toothsome, gummy tannins.

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Located on the Bellarine Peninsula, Swan Bay was named by Commander Matthew Flinders in 1803. The wines of Swan Bay are fruit driven in style, offering unbeatable consistency and quality, generous in flavour and designed to be enjoyed young. Grapes are sourced from the best vineyards and vinified at the salubrious Scotchmans Hill wineworks. A rejuvenating style of Pinot Noir, offering excellent mid palate weight and silky tannins, balanced by firm cherry acidity.

$2049each $245DOZEN EACH DOZEN Vines are trained trellis style to vertical shoot positioning. Grapes are crushed and hand plunged in small open top pots. Following vinificatio, Swan Bay is treated to several months maturation in a combination of new and prior use French Troncais oak barriques.

Deep garnet colour. Rich perfumed nose of plum and strawberry fruit with violet notes, spice and a touch of earthiness in the background. Juicy yet savoury palate of fresh strawberry, plum and raspberry fruits; spice and earthy notes supported by a charry oak finish. The palate is medium bodied with excellent mid-palate weight, silky tannins, and balanced by firm acidity. A very good match to a wide spectrum of foods.

Swan Bay is the sumptuous second tier of Geelong's leading winemaker. Established 1982, the Scotchmans Hill label has become synonymous with consistency and universal appeal. From great Bellarine vineyards refreshed by the maritime climate moderated by Port Phillip Bay and strong, cool Antarctic winds, Pinot Noir is grown to sandy loam and volcanic clay over broken down basalt subsoils. Treated to a timely exposure on skins for the perfect extract of rakish Rosé hues, a rejuvenatingly dryish pink wine of bright fruits, savoury backbone and crisp clean finish.

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The most pleasurable things in life can be devilishly tempting but it's never a Syn to satisfy your desires by spraying this all over your palate and your mates too! Leconfield clearly know how to get the party started, begin with a harvest of the most flavourful fruit and treat the pick of crop to a winemaking that's fashioned for stylish drinking. The exciting mousse and velvet creaminess make Syn the best aperitif, anywhere and anytime, when a few tasty bubbles will compliment the many joys of life!

$1799each $215DOZEN EACH DOZEN Parcels of Pinot Noir are sourced from mature vineyards in Coonawarra and McLaren Vale, harvested early in the season to retain acid crispness and ensure delicacy of flavour. Juices are pressed and inoculated with Saccharomyces cerevisiae followed by a brisk vinification in chilled fermenters and course of malolactic to enhance creaminess and infuse soft textures. Batches are rested on primary yeast lees for several months, enriching the palate and introducing autolysis complexity. Following a natural secondary fermentation, components are assembled, treated to the traditional liqueur tirage, ready for crowning and reseal.

Pale straw hues, persistent bead. Deliciously clean, aromatic nose with a touch of peach, white cherries and a dash of attractive yeast complex. Elegant soft fruit palate in a drier style, newly picked berry flavours, freshly cut strawberries and cream, pineapples and exotic tropical fruits abound, layered and textural before a clean acid finish. Serve with friends and nibbles.

Taittinger only release a vintage in years of the finest harvest. Brut Millésimé is an assemblage of exclusively first press wines, an equivalence of Chardonnay from Grands Crus in the Cote des Blancs, Pinot Noir from Grands Crus on the Montagne de Reims and Valley Marne. An exquisite Champagne with a mature, powerful, complex character, outstanding elegance and finesse. A generous mousse of greengage and mirabelle plum, dominated by boulangerie and candied fruit, honeyed notes and complex yeasty autolysis.

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Home to some of Champagne's finest Chardonnay vineyards, Taittinger uniquely blends a relatively higher proportion of 40% Chardonnay to the standard Cuvee. Taittinger Brut Reserve is an assemblage de cepages of forty ancient vineyards around the Champagne apellation, matured to perfection at the chais de Taittinger. A delicate wine with flavours of fresh fruit, honey and light briochey overtones. A beautiful mousse enlivened by an effusive aromaticness, it is aged for three to four years in the Taittinger cellars until it reaches optimal maturity.

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