Burn Cottage Moonlight Race Pinot Noir
$68.99
The brainchild of American wine distributor Marquis Sauvage, Burn Cottage was born with the purchase of a property in the Pisa region of Central Otago in 2002. Sauvage enlisted the help of Ted Lemon in establishing the biodynamically farmed vineyard and in making the wines, although the day-to-day winemaking is handled by Claire Mulholland, whose previous résumé includes stints at Martinborough Vineyards and Amisfield. The site includes ten different Pinot clones planted on five different rootstocks on a terraced northeast-facing slope. The Moonlight Race Pinot Noir is made from purchased fruit, but the other wines are all estate bottlings.
Winemakers tasting notes: Enticing savoury aromatics of freshly rubbed thyme, dark berry fruits, rosehip, autumnal earth, truffle and black tea. Dark toned and dense, this wine has vibrancy, suppleness and power. The textural tannins yield to a lingering and powerful finish. An exciting youthful wine which is still unfolding, and also promising very good cellaring potential.
other great reviews:
94 Points, Robert Parker
97 Points, Bob Campbell MW
96 Points, Cameron Douglas MS
5 STARS, Michael Cooper - NZ Wine Buyers Guide
95 Points, Mike Bennie, Wine Front
94 Points, JamesSuckling.com
"One of the 75 Most Exciting wines of 2017", Decanter Magazine
Quintarelli Alzero Magnum 2014
$1,549.99
A legendary wine from a legendary producer! "The late, great Maestro del Veneto, Giuseppe Quintarelli, succeeded in establishing his mythical and legendary estate during an amazing sixty-year career. All of the tradition, love, heart, and soul of crafting one of the world’s finest wines continue at the Quintarelli home and winery in the hills north of Verona," according to Kermit Lynch. Alzero is made by letting Cabernet Franc grapes air-dry before pressing. One of the last wines to be made by Quintarelli, who died in 2012. Serious collectors of top Italian wine will not want to miss out on this rich, intense beauty.
J Moreau Chablis
$34.99
Finding Chablis for under $40 has become increasing difficult but Moreau always manages to deliver a respectable wine, fairly classic with nice minerailty and textured fruit.
Robert Weil Rheingau Riesling Trocken
$38.99
Dr Robert Weil founded this historic winery in 1888 in the town of Keidrich (Rheingau) and five generations later it is Wilhelm Weil at the helm (we couldn't resist). The wines express classic Riesling purity; minerals, stone fruits and citrus abound. The Estate Riesling is a blend from Weil's various vineyards, some of the most striking and expressive sites in the Rheingau.
Carchelo Jumilla Monastrell
$26.99
Bodegas Carchelo is a family-run producer in Jumilla, one of a handful of wineries that has raised the bar for the region's wines. Located in the eastern part of the Baetic mountain range, 80 km from the Mediterranean Sea and at an altitude of 600 m above sea level, Jumilla has a continental Mediterranean climate with a semi-arid nature. It is also a dry region located on a mineral and calcareous soil structure mixed with rich clay soils. This one is made entirely from Monastrell (a.k.a. Mourvedre) and is aged in steel tanks without any oak influence. The result is a wine with great purity and freshness, offering up notes of black plums, spice, and a subtle balsamic note.
Michel Mallard Bourgogne Blanc
$56.99
Domaine Michel Mallard is located in the center of Ladoix-Serrigny on the RN974, the main road in Burgundy, just south of where the Côte de Nuits meets the Côte de Beaune. He's been called a genuis winemaker by his peers and critica alike.
Paul Zinck Grand Cru Pfersigberg
$63.99
Cono Sur Bicicleta Sauvignon Blanc
$8.99
Domaine De Lenclos Chablis 1Er Fourchau
$99.99
L'Enclos has become a superstar in Chablis, joining the ranks of such legendary names Raveneau and Dauvissat, albeit at much more reasonable prices, for now anyway.