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Shea Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

$92.99

Dick Shea started his winemaking career as a grower, selling his grapes to high-quality producers such as Ken Wright. He planted his vineyards in the late 1980s, and forty years later this is now a 280-acre property with 140 acres planted to Pinot Noir and 6 acres of Chardonnay. One of the prominent Pinot Noir vineyards in the country, Shea Vineyard makes wines for their eponymous labels with 20% of Pinot Noir grapes and 33% of Chardonnay grapes. The bulk of the fruit produced is sold to some of the finest winemakers in Oregon and California, including Ken Wright.

Farr Farrside Pinot Noir

$121.99

The Farr estate is located in the Moorabool Valley between Geelong and Ballarat, 100km southwest of Melbourne. Gary and Robyn Farr purchased the original property in 1994 and the second section in 1998—this latter had been untouched for almost 40 years and consisted of dense boxthorn and noxious weeds. The final piece of the puzzle, which links the two blocks of land, was purchased by Nick and Cassie Farr in 2011, making a total of 130 acres—of which 36 acres are under vine and the remainder is maintained as grazing and cropping for cattle and horses. With a mixture of different clones and rootstocks, the grape varieties grown here are viognier, chardonnay, pinot noir, gamay and shiraz. Grape growing in this region dates back more than 200 years, with Swiss settlers planting Victoria’s first vineyards here in the early 1800s.

"Each vintage of Farrside pinot noir exhibits more masculinity, structure and savoury components, while deep meaty, spicy and mineral flavours also continue to evolve. A balanced array of red and black fruits, Farrside pinot noir is fresh and edgy with bucketloads of character. This is a firm yet delicate wine with a long-textured finish." Winery notes

Elodie Roy Maranges

$82.99

Strongly influenced by her work under master Burgundian producer Anne Gros, Elodie Roy crafts powerful-yet-elegant Côte de Nuits-styled wines in the Maranges. Her En Builet is a silky expression, a touch buttery, heavily mineral, and fruit-forward. Aromatic, nuanced, and very capable of complimenting spicy food that you might otherwise worry would drown out more subtle Burgundian Chardonnay.