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THE VINORIUM 120+ Wines 11 Tables 33 of Australia’s Premier Wine Producers Meet 28.09.19 Craig Stansborough & Mark Slade of Purple Hands Wines & Steven Worley of Soumah Wines

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Private Members’ Club, 67 Pall Mall are delighted to Table 1. Purple Hands Wines offer Vinorium customers special access to the Club over the weekend of 28th & 29th September. Table 2. Hughes & Hughes / Dr Edge / Flowstone / Nocturne

Founded by wine lovers, 67 Pall Mall offers wine Table 3. Domaine Simha / Glaetzer-Dixon / Sailor Seeks Horse collectors and enthusiasts a place to enjoy and share Table 4. The Icon Table their passion with likeminded individuals. Home to ‘London’s Best Wine List’, 67 Pall Mall’s collection Table 5. Hoddles Creek / Wild Duck Creek excites and challenges Members, offering over 4000 wines with more than 800 available by the glass. Table 6. Hentley Farm / Deep Woods Representing over 42 countries, the wines are priced far more competitively than any restaurant in the Table 7. Hutton Vale Farm / JC’s Own / Standish / Two Hands Wines capital. Table 8. Kay Brothers / Devotus / Valli With membership available, this is a great opportunity to experience what 67 Pall Mall has Table 9. Soumah / Lome to offer. If you would like to take advantage of the Table 10. / Cullen / Grosset / John Duval chance to dine at 67 Pall Mall, please contact their reservations team, [email protected]. Table 11. Domaine Naturaliste Kindly note; bookings must be made in advance.

The Vinorium Craig Stansborough and Mark Slade are making the long haul flight to the UK to present their wines at our tasting, for which we are very appreciative and very much looking forward to. Let them guide you through the range Purple Hands Wines of wines we have to offer plus more from their personal stock (which we will be stocking based on your feedback). Purple Hands Wines are a truly standout winery from within the Barossa and their wines; simply stunning, Meet Craig Stansborough & Mark Slade, not your typical Barossa powerhouse, more elegance and sophistication flying all the way from Australia. than you would imagine and all for the better.

Purple Hands Wines is the solo venture of Zerk Grenache Vineyard, a family owned and run Planta Circa Grant Burge Chief Winemaker Craig single site, planted by the Zerk family in 1961. Stansborough. Craig’s partner in crime is his “good “A very special wine from a tiny mate” and fellow wine lover Mark Slade. Craig and The third vineyard that Purple Hands source fruit vineyard planted between 1880- Mark made their first vintage in 2006 from just over from is the Woodlands Vineyard, which Craig 1890. Potentially the oldest vines a tonne of hand-picked Shiraz from Craig’s own and Mark uncovered in 2012, discovering 468 bearing Cabernet Sauvignon on vineyard that they crushed and fermented in his exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon vines hidden at shed. From there, they have gone on to produce a the back of an old vineyard across the road from their own roots in Australia...” range of incredible wines that include their standout, the Zerk Family Vineyard. After some investigation single vineyard trio the After Five Wine Co range. by a historian, they discovered that the vineyard These wines are sourced from three individual sites was planted some time during the mid-1800s with across the Barossa Valley, one of which is Craig’s own the Cabernet Sauvignon estimated to have been Stansborough vineyard. This particular vineyard is planted sometime between 1880 and 1890 and are planted with 8 hectares of Shiraz and 1 hectare each thought to be some of the oldest Cabernet vines in “Anyone who has made red wine will know what a pair of Italian varieties Aglianico and Montepulciano, as Australia. of purple stained hands looks like. A red winemakers well as a third generation, family owned Grenache hands become stained purple during vintage due to the vineyard. Through their single vineyard range, Craig It is these ancient vines that make up their Planta constant contact with grape skins and the juice. This and Mark’s aim is to produce fruit driven wines with Circa Ancestor Vine Cabernet Sauvignon. They was the inspiration behind our name and wine label.” elegance and texture that reflect the vineyards from produced the first vintage of this in 2013 and it which they are sourced. received 97 points from James Halliday, with the - Craig Stansborough following vintage receiving an incredible 98 points. Winemaker, Purple Hands Wines Their After Five Wine Co Shiraz is sourced from Due to the vine’s age of around 125 years, the yields Craig’s own Stansborough vineyard. The Old Vine are small, with usually only 2–3 barrels produced, Grenache is produced from vines sourced from the which equates to only 100 dozen.

Read: Passing the time with Purple Hands Wines.

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Mark & Craig are showcasing a After Five Wine Co. Serata After Five Wine Co. (Shiraz/Aglianico/Montepulciano) 2017 larger range to bring us closer to RRP £28.95 per bottle Barossa Shiraz 2017 their creative Purple Hands Wines. After Five Wine Co. Shiraz 2018 RRP £28.95 per bottle Mike Bennie, The Wine Front “Single vineyard shiraz from the Barossa Valley. Absolutely pitch perfect. Neat as a pin, flushed with flavour, We would love to hear your Purple Hands Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017 balanced, generous, polished; everything is in brilliant good order. Plums, thoughts on all guests wines. RRP £21.95 per bottle cloves, sweet earth, cocoa and tar. It’s Barossa shiraz on parade. Tannin is fine-grained but firm. Everything feels right.” Purple Hands Old Vine Please report back and your chosen Grenache 2018 wines will be introduced to our RRP £21.95 per bottle range in early 2020. Purple Hands Mataro-Grenache-Shiraz 2018 RRP £21.95 per bottle

After Five Wine Co. Planta Circa Ancestor Vine Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 Single Vineyard Grenache 2018 RRP £48.50 per bottle

Hand picked 25% whole clusters added to concrete open fermenter with the balance crushed on top. After fermentation commenced heading boards were placed on top. Fermentation temperatures were allowed to peak at 32C before cooling to 24C for the balance. After 11 days on skins the wine was basket pressed to older 500 lt French oak barrels. The wine was matured on lees in oak for 16 months before bottle. No finings used. Red with purple hues. Aromas of strawberry, kirsh, earth, with hints of bergamot. Great flesh with textural long tannin.

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‘Hughes & Hughes’ range by Dr.Edge Hughes & Hughes Mewstone Wines Tasmania Hughes & Hughes 2018 £22.95 per bottle Tasmania • Peter Dredge, also known as Dr Edge, produces world class from three Hughes & Hughes Pinot Noir • James Halliday’s Best New Winery Of The different vineyard sites in Tasmania located 15% Whole Bunch 2018 2019. on the North, East and South side of the £26.95 per bottle island. B • Produced with a focus on the winemaking Hughes & Hughes 2018 and working in small batches. • Superb showcase of Tasmania’s diversity. £19.95 per bottle • Brothers Jonny and Matthew pay attention • Prior to making his own wine, Peter has had Hughes & Hughes to the finest of details to create unique an incredible career at Petaluma in Adelaide Barrel & Skins 2018 wines. Hills, as well as Bay of Fires and House of £22.95 per bottle Arras in Tasmania. • A must-try is their Sauvignon Blanc Barrel & Skins – 60% barrel fermented and 40% • His abstract labels are inspired by some fermented/on skins. It’s exceptional! of Dredgey’s favourite music albums and Dr.Edge express his strong passion for music.

Dr Edge Pinot Noir Tasmania 2017 £39.95 per bottle

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Flowstone Chardonnay 2014 £19.95 per bottle Flowstone Nocturne

Flowstone Queen of the Earth Margaret River Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 £38.95 per bottle • The creation of Stuart Pym, who has enjoyed • The husband-and-wife partnership between a long and illustrious wine career spanning recently-crowned Jimmy Watson-winner and Flowstone Queen of the Earth some 30 years. James Halliday’s Winemaker of the Year, Chardonnay 2015 Julian Langworthy and his wife Alana who £27.95 per bottle • Superb craftsmanship of Sauvignon Blanc, also enjoys an eminent winemaking career. Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon are a Flowstone Sauvignon Blanc 2015 firm nod to their French counterparts. • A serious new venture producing single- £20.95 per bottle vineyard wines from exceptional sites in • Stuart’s wines are a perfect expression of Margaret River. ‘textural’ wines. • Julian is also the chief winemaker at Deep Nocturne D • Flowstone Sauvignon Blanc’s saw the highest Woods Estate, responsible for transforming scores ever awarded to this by James the estate and their seemingly endless Nocturne Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 Halliday’s Wine Companion Awards. collection of gold medals and trophies. £27.95 per bottle • Precise and elegant, all Flowstone wines have • Nocturne Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 is the Nocturne Chardonnay 2017 great ageing potential. winner of three prestigious trophies, including £27.95 per bottle the ‘Best of Region’ award at 2018 Halliday’s Wine Companion Awards. Nocturne Rosé 2018 £18.75 per bottle

@TheVinorium / #AusUnearthed The Vinorium Hughes & Hughes Hughes & Hughes Hughes & Hughes Hughes & Hughes Tasmania Pinot Noir 2018 Riesling 2018 Sauvignon Blanc Barrel & Skins 2018 Mike Bennie, The Wine Fruit sourced from vineyards Brothers Matthew and Jonathan Hughes, born and Front - “Has an amazing, fruity Fruit from a single vineyard in raised in Tasmania, planted a minute 2 hectares of aroma, full of detail, cherry in the Derwent and Coal River the Coal River Valley, 60% barrel vineyard in 2011 in Flowerpot Tasmania, a tiny hamlet and maraschino, sweet spice, Valley, picked at approximately fermented after a 4 hour skin with a recorded population of just 73 residents. The raspberry liquorice, some jubey 12 baume, destemmed, crushed soak, 40% skin fermented for two Brothers intend to expand the vineyards to a maximum notes. Screams great drinking. and soaked on skins for 4 and weeks and pressed to oak, all of 3.5 hectares which mainly consist of Pinot Noir with Juicy and bright in the palate, 16 hours respectively, slowly natural yeast, partial malolactic some smaller plantings of Chardonnay, , Riesling more of the sweetish cherry fruit fermented in stainless with GHM ferment while maturing on lees. and Sauvignon Blanc. to taste but crisp acidity and a yeast, stopped when sugars Bottled unfined and unfiltered feathery web of tannins works and acids found balance and Jonny is the winemaker of this family run venture. He well. Flavoursome yet fresh, matured on lees. Bottled unfined originally studied winemaking in New Zealand and leaner style but high drinkability. and filtered. following this spent the next few years gathering a Yes thanks.” wealth of experience which included working a vintage at Central Otago’s Felton Road as well as Langehorne Creek, Mornington Peninsula, Barolo, Hunter Valley and Okanagan Valley in Canada before heading back home to Tasmania, working as the assistant winemaker at Moorilla in Hobart where he worked for seven years.

It is the experience Jonny gained whilst travelling and working in various wineries across the world that has led to the creation of their Hughes & Hughes range. Hughes & Hughes This range of wines allows Jonny to experiment with a Hughes & Hughes slightly more unconventional approach, and be more Pinot Noir 15% Chardonnay 2018 daring with his winemaking methods, combining various Whole Bunch 2018 techniques that he discovered on his travels. “Without wishing in Mike Bennie, The Wine Front - Sourced from a single vineyard “Lovely perfume shows nougat, any way to denigrate For the Hughes & Hughes range they source grapes in the Derwent Valley, one green apple, stone fruit and past recipients from other local vineyards across Tasmania, from puncheon from MV6, two some general yeasty characters. quality sites found in various sub-regions such as the of the Best New puncheons from the mixed Flesh in the palate, good Derwent and Coal River Valleys and the D’entrecasteaux clone ‘home’ block, naturally extension of flavour, some ginger Winery award, this Channel to produce either single vineyard expressions fermented with 15% whole biscuit characters, succulence year’s recipient has or bringing together and blending the grapes from bunches in barrels, no plunging to close. This is a very pleasing, vineyards. achieved a level of or pump overs, pressed to interesting, slightly richer style and matured in oak, 33% new, with lots of savoury character success we haven’t The Hughes & Hughes wines are produced with a for 7 months. Bottled unfined going on. Yes thanks.” focus on the winemaking, working in small batches seen before, and and unfiltered. 1848 bottles allows Jonny to pay attention to the details to create produced. are unlikely to see something more unique. This meticulous approach again.” James Halliday has resulted in exceptional quality wine. This was recognised recently when they were awarded the title of James Halliday’s Best New Winery Of The 2019.

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Domaine Simha Glaetzer-Dixon Domaine Simha Tasmania Tasmania Domaine Simha Beauregard Amphora • Domaine Simha Pinot Noir was rated as one • Nick Glaetzer of Glaetzer-Dixon is a member Pinot Noir 2016 of the top 10 in the world and equivalent of one of Australia’s most recognised £36.95 per bottle to some of the premium Pinot Noirs from winemaking families, son of ‘Baron of Burgundy. Barossa’ Colin, brother to Ben, of Barossa’s Domaine Simha Nature Pinot Noir 2018 Glaetzer Wines and nephew of John, the £34.95 per bottle • Nav is also the winemaker who developed his chief winemaker at and creator of many talents working at Burgundy‘s De L’Arlot the famous John’s Blend. Domaine Simha Rama Pinot Noir 2017 in Nuits-St-Georges, the highly prestigious £44.50 per bottle Château Le Pin and Vieux Château Certan • Nick moved away from his roots in Barossa in Pomerol and Château d’Yquem, Domaine and headed for the cooler climate of Domaine Simha Rao Chardonnay 2017 Chandon as well as five years spent at Moss Tasmania where he converted an old ice £44.50 per bottle Brothers in Margaret River. factory in Hobart into a winery that Nick B and his family live above, and established • Nav believes in a natural approach to Glaetzer-Dixon in 2008. winemaking, following biodynamic Glaetzer-Dixon principles, he pays careful attention to the • Nick’s 2010 Mon Père Shiraz was awarded harvesting dates and with whole bunch and the prestigious Jimmy Watson Memorial Glaetzer-Dixon Avancé Pinot Noir 2018 wild fermentations, he uses only naturally trophy at the Royal Melbourne Wine Show £22.50 per bottle occurring yeasts. In basket pressing and - the first time in the trophy’s 50-year history * Available to pre-order, ETA November 2019 bottling his wines unfined, and unfiltered it for a Tasmanian wine. creates purity and texture. Glaetzer-Dixon Mon Père Shiraz 2017 £42.50 per bottle * Available to pre-order, ETA November 2019

Glaetzer-Dixon Rêveur Pinot Noir 2016 £37.95 per bottle C * Available to pre-order, ETA November 2019

Sailor Seeks Horse Glaetzer-Dixon Sur Lie Chardonnay 2019 £22.50 per bottle Available to pre-order, ETA January 2020 “Without question, Tasmania * • Incredibly exclusive, tiny production Pinot Tasmanian wines Noir and Chardonnay that has gained them Glaetzer-Dixon Uberblanc Riesling 2018 a list of accolades and a reputation for £20.50 per bottle have been one of the C Available to pre-order, ETA November 2019 producing some of Tasmania’s most highly * greatest discoveries for sought after wines. us over the past few • Paul and Gilli spent four years gaining as years, with some of the much experience as possible working in Sailor Seeks Horse greatest Pinot Noirs Margaret River, Oregon and New Zealand for wineries such as Xanadu, Woodlands, Beaux Sailor Seeks Horse Chardonnay 2017 and Chardonnays we’ve Frères, Chehalem and Mt Pleasant. £44.50 per bottle

ever tasted. “ • The name was inspired by a handwritten sign Sailor Seeks Horse Pinot Noir 2017 £44.50 per bottle Stuart McCloskey on the wall of their local coffee shop, which simply read “Sailor Seeks Horse.” The story behind the sign resonated with them and their creativity in producing the wines they have today.

The Vinorium Domaine Simha Tasmania Domaine Simha Beauregard Amphora Pinot Noir 2016

Living wine relying on ancient knowledge and intuition. Energetic wine of expressive character and lo-fi technique. Domaine Simha Amphorae wines are crafted in white clay fermentation vessels. Derived from the cosmic golden ratio, the ovoid shape promotes a gentle passive convection current. Wine is energised by constant motion and naturally maintains a stable temperature. Micro porosity allows wine to breathe and evolve over time. Intricate geometric patterned Amphorae labels reference the exquisite architectural beauty of jali screens carved in stone.

The man behind Domaine Simha is Nav Singh who, with his wife Louise, produce a range of wines that are some of the most hotly anticipated to be coming out of Tasmania at the moment. When tasted by the world’s 50 top sommeliers, Domaine Simha Pinot Noir was rated as one of the top 10 in the world and equivalent to some of the premium Pinot Noirs from Burgundy that they have been pouring for many years. The Simha wines are now Domaine Simha Domaine Simha Rama Domaine Simha Rao poured in some of the best restaurants across the world and allocations are very hard to come by. Nature Pinot Noir 2018 Pinot Noir 2017 Chardonnay 2017

Nav is the winemaker who developed his many talents Enchanted forest Plum blossom, Luminous pearls shining by Pinot noir shaped by terroir and working at Burgundy‘s De L’Arlot in Nuits St Georges, tuberose, ylang ylang cherry, wild moonlight Crocus flower, lemon, the highly prestigious Château Le Pin and Vieux Château season. Sheer, elemental nature. A mushroom, spun silk powerful depths, oyster shell, almond milk, cashmere Certan in Pomerol and Château d’Yquem, Domaine story of terroir; five clones from across adventure. and the soft kiss of powdered snow. Chandon as well as five years spent at Moss Brothers in a single Derwent Valley vineyard make Margaret River. Nav also has a host of qualifications which this a complex, aromatic, spicy style. Cool climate single vineyard origin: include both Viticulture and certificates from Cool climate single vineyard origin: Raspberry, spice, bushland perfume, the University of Adelaide. Derwent Valley Tasmania 42.6°S Derwent Valley Tasmania 42.6°S riberry, musk. Unbridled and fresh with Handpicked on a fruit day after the Handpicked on a fruit day on the fine, rounded tannins. Domaine Simha are creating a real buzz in the Australian, harvest moon Whole bunch wild ferment full harvest moon Whole bunch as well as the international, wine scene. Their wines are in with gentle pigeage Matured 12 months pressed, wild ferment en new demi- demand among the world’s top sommeliers in some of the en seasoned demi-muid Basket pressed, muid Matured for 12 months sur lie best restaurants, but until now were not represented in the bottled unfined and unfiltered with Bottled unfined and unfiltered with UK. We are over the moon to have partnered with such an perfect natural balance. exciting winery and to have brought them exclusively to perfect natural balance. the UK.

The Vinorium In 2005, Paul and Gilli Lipscombe decided to bite the “Incredibly exclusive, bullet, resign from their jobs in London and pursue tiny production Pinot Sailor a dream of working for themselves. They looked to Noir and Chardonnay be intellectually challenged, physical, creative and produce something together that they could be proud that has gained them Seeks Horse of and decided to embark on an ambition to make their a list of accolades own wine. After working a vintage in the Languedoc Tasmania with three different producers, they then travelled to and a reputation for Margaret River to study winemaking and viticulture, Gilli producing some of doing the degree and Paul undertaking the post-grad Tasmania’s most highly diploma.

sought after wines.” They spent the next four years gaining as much Stuart McCloskey experience as possible working in Margaret River, Oregon and New Zealand for wineries such as Xanadu, Woodlands, Beaux Frères, Chehalem and Mt Pleasant, with the constant goal in mind of eventually finding the best Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vineyards in Australia. Their pursuits led them to Tasmania, feeling Chardonnay 2017 that the Huon Valley would be the place to settle. There they found a run down, 6.5 hectare, north east facing vineyard that was planted with Pinot Noir, Sauvignon 98-99 Points, Stuart McCloskey “Marine, saline, oyster shell with touches of green Blanc, Sangiovese and Nebbiolo which had been apple, orchard flowers and a lovely streak of planted in 2005 and abandoned a few years later. minerality on the nose. The palate is medium- bodied, bright, alive with a slight chalkiness. By the time Paul and Gilli found it, most of the vines There’s a lovely fabric to this wine. Tightly knit were either dead or on their last legs. However, after Pinot Noir 2017 with subtle fruits interwoven with a tension getting a vineyard assessment from a viticultural liaison which I find difficult to express in words. officer who called the vineyard “one of the greatest viticultural challenges he’d ever seen” felt that due to 98+ Points, Stuart McCloskey “The aromas More a sense of completeness. The simplicity its location, it was worth reviving. So they pulled up the waft from the glass with consummate ease… is quite breathtaking and rare to find these Sauvignon Blanc, Sangiovese and Nebbiolo as well as Touches of smoked, grilled meat, redcurrant, days. Tensile, reserved and unapologetically the worst of the Pinot Noir vines and decided to try to liquorice, dried orange rind, blood orange, spice a personal expression of Paul & Gilli who coax the rest of the vines back to life, as well as planting (black pepper & cinnamon) and rose hip. Very are obsessed with producing wines which additional Pinot and Chardonnay. Burgundian. The palate is medium bodied with they love, rather than following fashions. I tannins as long and fine as one could imagine. believe this to be one of those wines which The name was taken from a handwritten sign on the As with their Chardonnay – This wine shows an will create much argument. Those edging wall of their local coffee shop which said “sailor seeks amazing level of control. Not a millimetre is out toward flamboyance may show disdain, horse”. The person who wrote it had sailed around the of place. The fruit conveys a cool-climate, saline whereas those wishing to seek out ethereal an unrelenting pursuit of quality. Winning the world and ridden coast to coast across the US on a mule elegance which is far from sparing. Unfurling, balance and gracefulness will be swooning. I Jimmy Watson Trophy for work they’d done at and had decided to travel around Tasmania on a horse charming, precise and certainly built for the would argue this must be one of the greatest a neighbouring vineyard, they are both highly and didn’t have one. This struck a chord with Paul and cellar (5-10 years). There are two Aussie Pinot exponents of Australian Chardonnay I have skilled winemakers with a wealth of experience, Gilli as it encompassed the idea of what they were trying Noirs which I go to and this is one… Such is the come across and cannot wait to see how this an acute ambition and precise attention to detail. to do. Something a little bit crazy, with not much money brilliance, Paul & Gilli should pay Burgundy a individualist wine unfolds over the coming Their hard work and dedication has resulted in the and needing a little help from the people around them. tutelage visit. For now, I award 98 points but I years. Regardless of which camp you stand incredibly exclusive, tiny production of Pinot Noir believe this will increase over the coming years. in – May I suggest you, at the very least, try a and Chardonnay, that has gained them a list of Paul and Gilli’s story encapsulates an image of both This is a fantastic Pinot Noir and a benchmark Tassie Chardonnay which flirts with perfection accolades, along with a reputation for producing romanticism and achievement, being brave enough against which other Aussie wines should be (if only once). Decanted for 20-30 minutes some of Tasmania’s most highly sought after wines. to pursue a dream, bringing a derelict, long-forgotten measured. Decant for one hour and serve using and served using Zalto Bordeaux glassware (as essential as the wine!)” vineyard back to life and dedicating themselves to Zalto Burgundy glassware” Read: Exclusive Q&A with Paul and Gilli

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Rules for the day The Icon Table • Everyone with a blue Icon wristband will be able to sample all of the Icon wines within one 1999 Hill of Grace sitting.

2008 Grange • Only one sample of each wine will be poured per person. 2004 Run Rig

• Your wristband will be removed following completion of wine 2003 Astralis No.10 to ensure we can share the love with all guests. 2004 Two Hands My Hands

2002 Standish The Standish Shiraz

2004 Standish The Relic Magnum

2006 Torbreck Descendant

2006 John’s Blend Shiraz

2006 John’s Blend Cabernet Sauvignon

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Hoddles Creek

Hoddles Creek 1er Cru Chardonnay 2017 £30.50 per bottle

Hoddles Creek 1er Cru Pinot Noir 2017 £30.50 per bottle

Hoddles Syberia Chardonnay 2017 £35.95 per bottle

Hoddles Creek Estate Chardonnay 2017 £17.50 per bottle

Hoddles Creek Estate Pinot Gris 2018 £18.95 per bottle

Hoddles Creek Estate Pinot Noir 2018 £17.95 per bottle

A B B Wild Duck Creek

Wild Duck Creek Hoddles Creek Wild Duck Creek Alan’s Cabernet 2016 £28.50 per bottle Tasmania Heathcote Wild Duck Creek Springflat • The estate is located in the Upper Yarra • David and Diana Anderson first planted vines Shiraz 2016 Valley. Here they experiences a cooler in their family-run Heathcote estate, Wild £30.00 per bottle climate which leads to greater freshness and Duck Creek Estate in 1974. finesse in the wines. Wild Duck Creek • The area under vine totals some 15 ha White Duck 2018 • Franco sought mentoring from Mario Marsen that are dedicated to Shiraz and Cabernet £16.95 per bottle of the renowned Mount Mary, who consulted Sauvignon which have helped them achieve on Hoddles Creek’s first vintage. cult status. Wild Duck Creek Yellow Hammer Hill Shiraz 2016 • Franco worked a vintage at James • Their first commercial release was in 1991 and £15.95 per bottle Halliday’s Coldstream Hills and two years things have only got better with the couple at Witchmount, gaining further experience now joined by their son, Liam who is going in subsequent years in France, Sicily and full steam ahead with biodynamic practices in Northern Italy. the vineyard.

• No artificial cooling or heating. They simply • The Springflat Shiraz comes from a small open the doors of the winery at night to 1ha site planted in 1988 that yields just over let in the natural cool air which leads to a 20,000 bottles annually. gentler winemaking process.

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Hoddles Creek 1er Chardonnay 2017

95 Points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front “This is swish. Straw-yellow in colour, stone fruit riddled, shy on the nose but textural and alive on the palate. A gentle creaminess, spice Hoddles Creek 1er notes, slate even, honeysuckle and Pinot Noir 2017 toast. Extremely pure. Flowing robes of flavour. Grapefruit-like bite to the Top Rated Pinot Noir at the 2020 Halliday Wine aftertaste, as a distinct positive. It’s still Companion Awards gathering itself but already it’s a treat to drink. A beautiful, beautiful wine.” 97+ Points, Stuart McCloskey “Franco’s 1er Pinot Noir always comes from a block from his top paddock vineyard called ‘SRM’. This block Hoddles Creek Estate is owned and run by the renowned Mount Mary, who consulted on Hoddles faces West but runs down to the South. This D’Anna family who first established a vineyard Creek’s first vintage. is the only block which sees the inclusion of in 1997 on the property that had been in the around 20-25% whole bunches in the ferment. family since the 1960s. The vineyard consists of Inspired by how his Grandfather did it back in Italy, There’s a heavenly, very pure bouquet – crushed predominately Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, with Franco’s philosophy is about simplicity and making wild strawberries intermixed with a melange of additional blocks of Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, traditional wines with minimal intervention. The red berry fruits, anise, a tartness coming from and Cabernet Sauvignon. Due to the steeply winery is split level with the tanks upstairs and the cranberry scents and a lift from aromatic violets Hoddles Creek sloping aspect of the vineyard, machine harvesting barrel store located 3 metres underground allowing and rose petal. Everything is pulled together with Syberia Chardonnay is not possible and all pruning and harvesting has to the wines to be gravity fed, using no artificial cooling a lovely minerality bordering salinity. The palate is be done by hand which ultimately ensures minimal or heating, simply opening the doors of the winery medium-bodied and tensile. Wonderful judgment 2017 fruit damage and a higher quality of fruit. The estate at night to let in the natural cool air, all leading to a between the fruit, filigree tannins and perfectly is located in the Upper Yarra Valley which experience gentler winemaking process. a cooler climate leading to greater freshness and pitched acidity. As with the nose, the purity is 97 Points, Gary Walsh, The Wine Front breathtaking. There’s a captivating sense of “Struck match, lime, grapefruit, almonds, finesse in the wines. Franco notes his experiences in winemaking across weightlessness – Feminine and highly intellectual. chicken stock, flickers of cool green. the world as having significant influences on his The never-ending finish of blood orange sorbet is Fine and composed, surges through the The viticulturalist and winemaker at Hoddles Creek style, learning something new from each place. His a joy. Franco should seriously consider a rebrand mouth, grips on tight, and doesn’t let Estate is Franco D’Anna who began his career at experience at James Halliday’s Coldstream winery from 1er to Grand Cru as this is special. Drinking go. So long. Flint, chalk, crunch, texture, the age of 13, working in the family liquor store, taught him how fundamental a rigorous hygiene now to 2025 and would benefit from a further 1-2 subtle bitterness. It’s all here. It’s very Adult becoming the chief wine buyer by the age of 21. practice is in the winery. His time spent in Gevrey- years in the bottle. Decanted for one hour and Chardonnay. Racy. A nudge and wink to After completing his Bachelor of Commerce degree, Chambertin with Pierre Naigeon about monitoring served using Zalto’s Burgundy glassware.” those in-the-know. Outstanding.” Franco went on to study viticulture at Charles tannin levels taught him to produce gentler, finer Sturt University. Whilst studying he also helped tannins that help the wine to age. His time in Barolo to maintain a newly planted vineyard, worked a working with Nebbiolo furthered his understanding vintage at James Halliday’s Coldstream Hills and two on tannin management and at Mount Etna in Sicily, years at Witchmount, gaining further experience in Franco gained a deep understanding of the natural subsequent years in France, Sicily and Northern Italy. wine movement. Franco sought mentoring from Mario Marsen of the

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Hentley Farm

Hentley Farm Shiraz 2017 RRP £23.50 per bottle

Hentley Farm The Beauty Shiraz 2016 RRP £47.95 per bottle

Hentley Farm The Beast Shiraz 2016 RRP £65.50 per bottle

Hentley Farm Black Beauty Sparkling Shiraz 2018 RRP £43.95 per bottle

Hentley Farm The Marl Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 RRP £15.95 per bottle A B

Hentley Farm The Marl Grenache 2016 RRP £15.95 per bottle B Hentley Farm Deep Woods

Hentley Farm The Marl Malbec 2017 Barossa Valley Margaret River RRP £15.95 per bottle • Founded by Keith and Alison Hentschke • Deep Woods Estate began life in 1987 but Hentley Farm The Marl Shiraz 2017 who acquired the land and property in the their reputation as one of Margaret River’s RRP £15.95 per bottle 1990s. The pair researched the land to find leading wineries began to grow after they the best soils upon which to plant their vines were acquired by the Fogarty family in 2005. and it wasn’t until 2002 that any wines were released from Hentley Farm. • They are now led by one of Australia’s Available to order most talented winemakers and James • Hentley Farm wines possess a beguiling Halliday’s winemaker of the year 2019, richness and beautiful textures that one Julian Langworthy, who joined the team in Deep Woods expects to find in Barossa however, there 2011 and since then they have accumulated is also an overwhelming sense of harmony, a seemingly endless list of accolades and Deep Woods Hillside Chardonnay 2015 poise and a gracious freshness throughout awards. £17.95 per bottle the range. • These include a staggering 99 points awarded Deep Woods Hillside Cabernet Sauvignon • Recently, Hentley Farm has been recognised by James Halliday and a fistful of Gold 2016 as one of the great Barossa producers by Medals for their Reserve Cabernet 2016 and £17.95 per bottle having three of their wines, the Clos Otto 98 points accompanied by even more Gold Shiraz, H Block Shiraz Cabernet and The Medals for their Reserve Chardonnay 2017. Deep Woods Reserve Chardonnay 2018 Creation Shiraz featured on the inaugural Deep Woods are now considered to be one £35.95 per bottle classification of the Barossa region, The of the most exciting and respected wineries in * Available to pre-order, ETA January 2020 Barossa Super 100 Classification. Margaret River who cannot seem to put a foot wrong, winning equal acclaim from critics and Deep Woods Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon us alike. 2017 £49.95 per bottle * Available to pre-order, ETA January 2020

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A B Standish Standish Two Hands Wines Standish Lamella Shiraz 2017 Barossa Barossa £64.95 per bottle

• Simply put, Dan Standish produces the best • Two Hands Wines have become a beacon Standish The Relic Shiraz to come out of the Barossa hence for artisan, single vineyard Shiraz in Barossa Shiraz 2017 our excitement to be Dan’s exclusive UK Valley as well as other premier regions in £64.95 per bottle importer. South Australia. Winning admiration from B leading critics around the globe such as Standish The Schubert Theorem 2017 • Dan is credited as being one of the most Robert Parker, James Halliday and Jancis £64.95 per bottle experienced winemakers in Barossa, not only Robinson demonstrate that the wines are far for his incredible work at the great Torbreck from one-dimensional. Standish The Standish Shiraz 2017 winery but also working with his friend £64.95 per bottle Jaysen Collins of JC’s Own, on their joint • We have exclusively brought the new 2017 project Massena. vintages of their Garden Range to the UK. Each designed to show off the region they Two Hands Wines • Stylistically, Dan’s wines are as rich and come from. Charlie’s Garden from Eden profound as you would expect from Barossa Valley, Harriet’s Garden from Adelaide Hills Two Hands Charlie’s Garden Valley old vines, but they have a satin and Samantha’s Garden from . Shiraz 2017 texture and dreamy perfume that sets them £28.50 per bottle far apart from his contemporaries. Two Hands Harriet’s Garden Shiraz 2017 £28.50 per bottle

C Two Hands Samantha’s Garden C D Shiraz 2017 £28.50 per bottle

Hutton Vale Farm JC’s Own Hutton Vale Farm Eden Valley Barossa Valley Hutton Vale Farm Grenache Mataro 2012 £33.50 per bottle • Hutton Vale Farm were put in touch with us by Craig • JC’s Own is the solo venture of Jaysen Stansborough of After Five Wine Co who felt that Collins. We know Jaysen very well, through Hutton Vale Farm Riesling 2017 “we would make a good fit”. his Massena wines that he produces with his friend, Barossa veteran and Vinorium £17.95 per bottle • It was Ronald Angas (Great-Grandfather of Stuart favourite, Dan Standish. Hutton Vale Farm Shiraz 2014 Angas) who originally planted the great Mount £35.95 per bottle Edelstone vineyard in 1912 and unusually for the • Jaysen is Barossa born and bred, starting out time, planted 100% Shiraz. Hutton Vale’s own Shiraz as a qualified accountant, he began working vineyard is planted with the cuttings of the Mount in the business side of wine, becoming the JC’s Own Edelstone Vineyard, which was eventually sold to general manager for as well as the D Henschke in 1970s. great Barossa winery St Hallett. JC’s Own Angaston Foothills Grenache 2017 • Hutton Vale released their first vintage in 1987 and • After two decades honing his skills as a wine £28.95 per bottle it was made by John Duval who was the Penfolds maker, Jaysen felt it was time to take another Grange winemaker and a family friend. John step and start his solo project. JC’s Own JC’s Own Bluebird Grenache 2018 promised the family he would show them just how wines are about letting the grapes do the £21.50 per bottle good the fruit was. talking and allowing them to naturally express the site from which they are picked. JC’s Own Greenock Shiraz 2017 £36.50 per bottle

JC’s Own Rock: It Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2017 £28.95 per bottle

The Vinorium Hutton Vale Farm Eden Valley Hutton Vale Farm We are thrilled to introduce our latest partnership with Riesling 2017 one of Eden Valley’s most historic producers. Hutton Vale Farm were put in touch with us by Craig Stansborough of The from Hutton Vale Farm are After Five Wine Co who felt that “we would make a good always beautiful wines and they strive to fit.” Owned by the Angas family, Hutton Vale Farm has showcase plenty of varietal character and an incredible story with an ancestry steeped in Australian texture on the palate. “There is a vibrant history dating back to George Fife Angas who founded lemon zest and lime cordial intermingled with South Australia. However, it was the mention of the Mount mineral notes on the nose. On the palate, Edelstone vineyard, one of the most famous and revered there’s fresh lemon and lime, refreshing acidity sites in Australia, which is now owned by Henschke, that and a long textured chalky dry finish.” caught our attention.

It was Ronald Angas, (the Great-Grandfather) who originally planted the great Mount Edelstone vineyard in 1912 and unusually for the time, planted 100% Shiraz. Ronald managed the vineyard and began selling the fruit to the Henschke family until they eventually sold it “..more impressive to us was to learn that Dan to Henschke in the 1970s. During the 1960s Ronald had Hutton Vale Farm Standish also used Hutton Vale grapes for his 99 taken cuttings from the Mount Edelstone vineyard and Grenache Mataro 2012 point scoring Lamella, the wine that we had sold planted the Hutton Vale Farm vineyard just one kilometre out of before it even docked in the UK!” north. At the same time, he planted single vineyard blocks On the nose there’s plenty of ripe plum, of Riesling and Grenache which were followed by a further strawberry, charcuterie, licorice, leather block of Shiraz (from the same root stock) and a single polish and salted dried herbs. The palate is block of Cabernet Sauvignon during the 1990s. rich and complex, loaded with a blend of red and black fruits, salted licorice, savoury The first vintage was in 1987 with John Duval, the Penfolds nuances and a fine tannin line finishing soft Grange winemaker at the time who was also a family and supple. friend, and had promised to show the family how good the fruit was. The wines are now produced by Kym Teusner of Teusner wines who first became familiar and developed an ambition to work with the Hutton Vale fruit whilst at Torbreck.

The vineyard contains some of the most sought after fruit in the region, the sheer quality of this fruit continuously Hutton Vale Farm confirmed by some of Barossa’s best producers who source grapes from the Hutton Vale Farm vineyard for their Shiraz 2014 flagship wines. Wolf Blass platinum had previously won the title of world’s best Shiraz using fruit from the Hutton Deep red with purple tinges, pepper and Vale vineyard, which is an incredible statement to be able aniseed with herbal undertones lead into to make. But perhaps even more impressive to us was to cherry and plum fruit with traces of violets and learn that Dan Standish also used Hutton Vale grapes for forest floor. On the palate, rich, red berries his 99 point scoring Lamella, the wine that we had sold and brambles entwine with white pepper and out of before it even docked in the UK! spice complemented by cedar oak and mouth- coating tannins leading to a lingering spiced plum aftertaste. Read: In conversation with Stuart Angas

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Kay Brothers Kay Brothers Devotus

Kay Brothers Amery Vineyard Basket McLaren Vale Martinborough, New Zealand Pressed Shiraz 2017 £15.95 per bottle • Kay Brothers are the oldest family run estate • Devotus is the first wine venture of Don still to exist in McLaren Vale since acquiring McConachy and Valerie Worsdale who purchased Kay Brothers Amery Vineyard Block 6 their Amery vineyard in 1891, the Kay the established vineyard with 2 hectares of old Shiraz 2017 Brothers estate is revered both at home and Pinot Noir vines, originally planted originally by * Pre-release special abroad for its loyalty to their traditions. Neil McCallum of Dry River.

Kay Brothers Amery Vineyard Cuthbert • They were one of the first to embrace • They work 100% with Pinot Noir with a totally all- Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 screwcaps in Australia with all of the wineries or-nothing approach in the vineyard. When asked, £23.95 per bottle production bottled under this closure today. Don replied “It really is a situation where if you want the most reward, then you have to take the B Kay Brothers Amery Vineyard Hillside • With such a long history of winemaking, the most risk.” Shiraz 2016 team at Kay Brother’s have at their disposal £23.25 per bottle an enviable stock of immensely concentrated • The vineyards are planted with a mix of berries which are used in the two superior Pommard and Dijon Clones which account for bottlings, Hillside Amery Shiraz and Block 6 the particularly Burgundian style to the Devotus Shiraz. wines. Devotus • They grow crops of oats, clover, peas, barley and Devotus Aprentis Pinot Noir 2018 lupin between the vines, which are then ploughed £28.95 per bottle back into the soil to provide organic nutrition for the vines. Devotus Pinot Noir 2018 £36.95 per bottle

Devotus Reserve Pinot Noir 2018 C £57.95 per bottle “Pinot Noir is a high Valli Vineyards risk grape. Give it only Valli Central Otago, New Zealand average attention in Valli Bannockburn Vineyard the vineyard and you • Grant Taylor is as important to New Zealand Pinot Noir 2017 winemaking as Freddie Mercury was to will be totally punished £42.50 per bottle C the music industry. Grant produced the first vintages for many of the region’s most as a winemaker. The Valli Bendigo Vineyard reputable wineries including Felton Road, Pinot Noir 2017 wine will be boring Mt Difficulty, Bald Hills, Mount Edward, £42.50 per bottle Carrick, Hawkshead, Mondillo, Perrigrine and and mediocre. It does Rockburn (aka Hay’s Lake) Valli Gibbston Vineyard however respond Pinot Noir 2017 • Since 1998 Grant has been the winemaker wonderfully to the right £42.50 per bottle at Valli Vineyards, one of New Zealand’s treatment.” undisputed super-stars, which has enjoyed an Valli Waitaki Vineyard unparalleled level of success. Pinot Noir 2017 Don McConachy, DEVOTUS £42.50 per bottle • The aim at Valli is to produce single vineyard wines, which express their unique character of each Otago sub-region with clarity and absolute purity.

The Vinorium A keen winemaker himself, Steven looks after export distribution for Soumah. He has built relationships in key markets ensuring Soumah Wines their label is developing a loyal following internationally. Steven is also integral to Meet Steven Worley, Soumah’s branding team ensuring they are focused and consistent with their message of flying all the way from Australia. quality and terroir.

Situated an average of 120 metres above sea level, Soumah’s vineyard is elevated up off the Valley Floor which gives some “It is known that ‘great protection against winter frosts while gentle slopes help drain the soil. Their ancient, mountain derived grey sandy clay loams with wine is made in the broken sandstone offer water holding capacity to protect the vines vineyard’ and we set from summer drought stress. Low fertility and lower summer rainfall out to select an exact naturally limit the crop. location that delivered Cool nights and slow temperature rise during the day help retain - The Vinorium every advantage of a the unique aroma and flavour profile of every grape variety grown in their vineyard. Ultimately, great wines are made in the vineyard and cool climate, undulating the healthier the vineyard the better the quality. Therefore, Soumah’s topography and ancient greatest priority is to make sure the vineyard is as healthy as it can soils.” Soumah be. This all begins with people, and the passion of everyone involved ensures that the soil is balanced and the connection between the land and the wine is as strong as it can be to provide their creations with a sense of place.

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Soumah Soumah Equilibrio Chardonnay 2017 £35.95 per bottle Yarra Valley * Available to pre-order, ETA November 2019

• Their Equilibrio Pinot Noir 2017 has Soumah Equilibrio Pinot Noir 2017 scooped up awards recently, including ‘Top £35.95 per bottle Rated Pinot Noir’ at the 2020 Halliday Wine * Available to pre-order, ETA November 2019 Companion Awards and Platinum Medal at Decanter World Wine Awards 2019. Soumah Single Vineyard Hexham Chardonnay 2018 • The Yarra Valley cool climate focus allows £19.95 per bottle Soumah to specialise in wine styles and * Available to pre-order, ETA November 2019 varieties typical to northern Italy as well as south eastern France. Soumah Single Vineyard Hexham Pinot Noir 2017 • Soumah is in fact an abbreviation of South £19.95 per bottle of Maroondah (Highway; a major east-west * Available to pre-order, ETA November 2019 thoroughfare in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne). Soumah Single Vineyard Viognier 2018 £18.95 per bottle * Available to pre-order, ETA November 2019

B Soumah Single Vineyard Pinot Noir Upper Ngumby 2017 £19.95 per bottle B * Available to pre-order, ETA November 2019

Soumah Single Vineyard Lome Chardonnay Upper Ngumby 2017 £19.95 per bottle Victoria * Available to pre-order, ETA November 2019

• Lome produces two wines – a Shiraz made from four clones and a white blend of Marsanne, Viognier and Roussanne. All grapes are estate-grown and the wine is Lome made with the least possible intervention. LOME Viognier Roussanne • All of the vines grown have their origins in Marsanne Harcourt North 2017 the Rhône Valley, France. This is because they RRP £16.95 per bottle believe that there are parallels between the * Seeking your opinion soils and seasons of each part of the world. LOME Shiraz Harcourt North 2015 • Their overall philosophy is to produce fruit RRP £19.95 per bottle which is ripe but picked as early as possible * Seeking your opinion to preserve brightness and freshness in the wines.

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We would love to hear your thoughts on all guests wines. Please report Table 10 back and your chosen wines will be introduced to our range in early 2020.

Seeking your opinion on these new releases A B Clonakilla Cullen Clonakilla Canberra Margaret River Clonakilla Canberra District Viognier 2018 RRP £37.50 per bottle • Clonakilla is one of the leading estates in •  is a certified biodynamic, B Australia, with an enviable reputation for carbon neutral and naturally powered- Clonakilla Canberra District Shiraz/Viognier 2017 Shiraz/Viognier. estate, with their philosophy summed up in RRP £75.50 per bottle three simple words: ‘Quality, Integrity and • Clonakilla means ‘meadow of the church’ Sustainability’. in Gaelic and is the name of the founder’s Cullen grandfather’s farm in County Clare, Ireland. • It is one of the oldest and most awarded family wineries in Western Australia’s famous Cullen ‘Cullen Vineyard’ Margaret River Sauvignon • Viognier was first made by Tim in 1998, and Margaret River region. Blanc/Semillon 2016 this sophisticated, barrel-fermented style RRP £21.50 per bottle shows pear, apricot and ginger characters. • Di and Kevin’s youngest daughter Vanya, became Chief Winemaker in 1989. Cullen ‘Red Moon’ Mangan Vineyard • Clonakilla now produces about 12,000 cases Malbec/Merlot/ 2017 per year, which sell out year after year. In • In 2019, Vanya was awarded Winemaker RRP £21.95 per bottle recognition of his achievements, Tim was of the Year at James Halliday’s Australian Cullen ‘Kevin John’ Wilyabrup Chardonnay 2017 named Gourmet Wine Traveller Winemaker Wine Companion Awards, adding to the RRP £72.50 per bottle of the Year in 2013. celebrations of her 30th year as Chief Winemaker. Cullen ‘Diana Madeline’ Wilyabrup Chardonnay 2017 RRP £73.50 per bottle C

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Grosset Alea Clare Valley Riesling 2018 RRP £22.50 per bottle Grosset John Duval

Grosset Polish Hill Clare Valley Riesling 2018 Clare Valley Barossa Valley RRP £29.95 per bottle • Such is Jeffrey Grosset’s attention to detail • John Duval is a legendary name. As only that he noted a small strip (22 metres wide by the third winemaker to be entrusted with John Duval 300 metres long) in his Rockwood vineyard the making of Australia’s most famous wine, that produced more generously flavoured Grange, John worked for Penfolds for 28 John Duval Plexus Marsanne/Roussanne/Viognier 2018 wines due to a different soil. As a result, he years. RRP £18.50 per bottle decided to produce a different wine from this site, ‘Alea’, which adds to his great canon of • Despite his legendary status, John is a quiet, John Duval Plexus Shiraz/Grenache/Mourvédre 2016 Rieslings. unassuming man who just happens to be one RRP £24.50 per bottle D of the world’s great winemakers. He set out on his own with the 2003 vintage, sourcing John Duval Entity Shiraz 2017 • The ‘hard rock’ blue slate of the Polish Hill RRP £29.95 per bottle site results in wines that are steely and fruit from some long-time friends in the *On allocation magnificently age-worthy. Barossa.

John Duval Annexus Grenache 2016 • In August 2017, James Halliday awarded • The ‘Annexus’ Mataro was made for the first RRP £38.95 per bottle ‘Australia’s 2018 Best time in 2016 with fruit from a 100-year-old Value Winery’. Jeffrey was voted inaugural vineyard in the Light Pass subdistrict of the John Duval Annexus Mataro 2016 Barossa Valley. RRP £38.95 per bottle Australian Winemaker of the Year by Gourmet Traveller WINE in 1998 and he is internationally recognised as one of Decanter UK’s ‘Top 10 White Winemakers’.

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Domaine Naturaliste Domaine Naturaliste Artus “All but one of the 11 Margaret River Chardonnay 2017 £37.95 per bottle wines submitted for this Available to pre-order, ETA November 2019 • Bruce approaches winemaking with the * Companion received passion of an Agronomist, beginning with a the value rosette, the deep understanding of soils and sustainable Domaine Naturaliste Morus farming practices, it is Bruce’s belief that a Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 points ranging from holistic approach reaps the greatest rewards, £44.95 per bottle both for the wine and the environment. 93 to 97. Anyone with Domaine Naturaliste Morus even a mere interest in • Whilst completing his degree, Bruce worked Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 as assistant winemaker for Francis Ford £44.95 per bottle Available to pre-order, ETA January 2020 these wines shouldn’t Coppola at Niebaum-Coppola in the Napa * hesitate; wines of this Valley and also had a significant stint at the great Winery closer to home in Domaine Naturaliste Floris class and price won’t be Margaret River. Chardonnay 2017 around next year.” £18.95 per bottle • The flagship wine of Domaine Naturaliste is the Morus Cabernet Sauvignon which Domaine Naturaliste Sauvage James Halliday is sourced from the very best and very Sauvignon Blanc 2016 oldest vineyard in Bruce’s portfolio. The £18.50 per bottle Morus Cabernet vines are some of the most coveted and the vineyard is considered to Domaine Naturaliste Discovery be amongst the most elite sites in all of Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 Margaret River. £14.75 per bottle

Domaine Naturaliste Discovery Sauvignon Blanc 2018 £14.75 per bottle

Domaine Naturaliste Discovery Chardonnay 2018 £14.75 per bottle * Available to pre-order, ETA January 2020

Domaine Naturaliste Rebus Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 £18.95 per bottle * Available to pre-order, ETA January 2020

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Experience Zalto glassware at our tasting. Zalto Universal will be used throughout the day Blind Tasting Table

Not knowing the identity of what’s in your glass or being swayed by price or reputation is widely considered the fairest way of assessing wine. It’s also a great way to judge if you know your stuff!

Try the wine on the day and submit your assessment to: [email protected] by 9:00am Wednesday 2 October and the closest guess will win a fabulous mixed-six pack.

In the northern part of Lower-Austria the tradition “The right glassware can Simply name of glass blowing goes back to the early 14th century. The Zalto family, a glassmaking dynasty elevate any wine to another • The wine region whose roots reach back to Venice, settled in this level, add value to any region six generations ago. Since then Zalto has • The vintage been producing high quality hand-blown glass bottle... and make an already in Neunagelberg. The company was established outstanding wine something • The grape varieties 2006, to give special focus on outstanding, (It may be a blend or not!) handblown stemware. True to the tradition of unforgettable.” the Zalto brand, today they offer connoisseurs And finally, can you name the wine producer? superior and state of the art glassware. All of them hand-blown by highly skilled glassblowers. (For serious brownie points)

One mixed six pack will be awarded to the closest answer. The Judges decision is final. thevinorium.co.uk [email protected] 01622 859161

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