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Negociants Covers.indd 1 9/10/18 1:59 PM NEGOCIANTS USA IS THE LEADER IN PREMIUM AUSTRALIAN, NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH AFRICAN IMPORTS TO THE US MARKET REPRESENTING 20 GENERATIONS AND OVER 500 YEARS OF HISTORY.

The Negociants USA proposition is increasingly rare in the world of wine. We are deeply connected to each and every wine in our book, and committed to offering the very best regional, iconic brands. Each of these is a heartfelt product from some of the most celebrated Australian, New Zealand and South African wine families. Our annual Icon Release allows us to share and celebrate the most highly sought-after wines from these iconic brands.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MAPS...... 6 – 7

YALUMBA RARE & FINE...... 8 – 9

DISTINGUISHED SITES...... 10 – 11

PEWSEY VALE ...... 12 – 13

JANSZ TASMANIA...... 14 – 15

DALRYMPLE...... 16 – 17

HENSCHKE ...... 18 – 19

VASSE FELIX...... 20 – 21

WIRRA WIRRA ...... 22 – 23

HOWARD PARK...... 24 – 25

TOLPUDDLE...... 26 – 27

SHAW + SMITH...... 28 – 29

VINACEOUS...... 30 – 31

TWO PADDOCKS...... 32 – 33

NAUTILUS ...... 34 – 35

KLEIN CONSTANTIA ...... 36 – 37

PRICE LIST...... 38

CONTACT INFORMATION...... 39

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Barossa Adelaide Hills Shaw + Smith Margaret River Howard Park McLaren Vale Vinaceous Wirra Wirra Tamar Valley Dalrymple Great Southern Jansz Tasmania Howard Park Coonawarra Yalumba Cole River Valley Tolpuddle NEW ZEALAND wine regions

North Island

Marlborough Nautilus Estate

South Island

Two Paddocks

Central Otago

SOUTH AFRICAN wine regions

Klein Constantia Anwilka

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Barossa, For more than 165 years, Australia’s oldest family- owned winery has gone about the business of doing the little things brilliantly. Yalumba Rare & Fine yalumba.com wines are the very best examples of the varieties and blends that have found a natural home in Australia during the past five generations. Put simply, they are bottled history. For within each bottle all of Yalumba’s experience, history, diversity, and long-term vision are captured. The family’s love of wines, the coopers’ skill with oak, the winemakers’ adventurous spirits – these have all resulted in wines of great conviction.

VINTAGE WINE SRP 2016 The ‘Virgilius’ $47.99 2013 The Tri-Centenary $57.99 2014 The ‘Signature’ Cabernet Shiraz $69.99 2014 The ‘Octavius’ Shiraz $134.99 2012 The ‘Caley’ Cabernet Shiraz $350.00

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Barossa Valley, Yalumba Distinguished Sites is a family of SOUTH AUSTRALIA exceptional wines; each carefully sourced and masterfully crafted to capture the true essence of yalumba.com specific, special sites within the Barossa. These wines are intriguing, distinct and true to the unique parcel of dirt that inspired their creation, while remaining firmly rooted in heart of the Barossa.

VINTAGE WINE SRP 2015 Hand Picked Shiraz Viognier $39.99 2014 Steeple Vineyard Shiraz $69.99

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Eden Valley, High in the hills surrounding the Barossa lies Pewsey SOUTH AUSTRALIA Vale Vineyard, Eden Valley’s pioneer vineyard. The pewseyvale.com vines can be tracked back to the 1800s and the original James Busby collection of cuttings brought into Australia. The 1961 Block is a new wine made from old vines, to commemorate the 170th anniversary of the vineyard. The 1961 Block is the dress circle of Pewsey Vale, situated in the center of the vineyard amphitheatre, facing due north and embracing the sun. Fresh and evocative, with flavors of lemon myrtle and tea tree blossom, and seamless minerality. The Contours Riesling is produced from old vines farmed on the coolest slope within this ruggedly beautiful single vineyard. Bottle ageing for five years before release transforms this Riesling into a complex wine, and further ageing adds even more richness and complexity to the Museum Release Contours Riesling.

VINTAGE WINE SRP 2017 1961 Block Riesling $28.99 2011 The Contours Riesling $36.99 2012 The Contours Riesling $36.99

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Pipers River, Jansz Tasmania is recognized globally as one of TASMANIA Australia’s iconic sparkling wines. With climatic conditions that rival the famed French wine region of jansz.com.au Champagne, Jansz Tasmania has coupled old world inspiration with new world innovation to craft a unique style, known simply as Methode Tasmanoise.

Gentle handling, partial barrel fermentation and complex assemblage blending has resulted in this classic Jansz Tasmania Vintage Cuvée. Four and half years ageing on yeast lees after the secondary fermentation gives wonderful complexity to the final wine.

VINTAGE WINE SRP 2013 Jansz Vintage Cuvée $49.99

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Pipers River, Dalrymple was established by visionaries TASMANIA and is maintained by believers, who create wines worth waiting for. Representing premium wines of dalrymplevineyards.com.au provenance from the Pipers River region of Tasmania, Dalrymple specializes in estate grown and .

"Pinot Noir has always underpinned my enthusiasm for wine. It is the perfect example of what wine should be: mysterious, challenging, a complete reflection of its environment and the most satisfying when you get it right" - Vigneron, Peter Caldwell

VINTAGE WINE SRP 2016 Estate Pinot Noir $52.99 2015 Cottage Block Pinot Noir $79.99

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Eden Valley, The Henschke family have been making wine since SOUTH AUSTRALIA 1868, and today fifth generation Stephen and Prue are widely recognized for wine quality, innovation henschke.com and sustainability in the vineyard, and their role as custodians of the land. Stephen and Prue continue to craft their white wines with a focus on purity, while their red wines have a strong focus on terroir, using traditional winemaking techniques. "Prue and I are the current ‘keepers of the flame.’ Just VINTAGE WINE SRP as earlier generations have 2016 Henry’s Seven $47.99 done, we want to manage the vineyards so they 2017 Julius Riesling $52.99 can be passed on to the 2014 Keyneton Euphonium $71.99 next generation in better condition than we inherited 2016 Croft Chardonnay $74.99 them. The last 50 years 2013 Cyril Henschke Cabernet $179.99 have been an incredible 2013 Mount Edelstone $225.00 journey for the Australian wine industry. Hill of Grace 2013 Hill of Grace Shiraz $825.00 and Mount Edelstone are arguably the two oldest single vineyard wines produced in this country that tell the wine story of Australia" – Stephen Henschke

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Margaret River, Vasse Felix was established in 1967 and is Margaret WESTERN AUSTRALIA River’s founding wine estate. It remains family owned, with the simple aim of producing "the best possible vassefelix.com.au wine." Accolades such as New World Winery of the Year 2017 (Wine Enthusiast) and Winemaker of the Year 2012 (Gourmet Traveler Wine) are a testament to the winery’s leadership position in the Margaret River, and wines that sit among the world’s finest.

Vasse Felix Heytesbury Chardonnay is a selection of the most striking parcels of Chardonnay from the vintage, recognised for its innovative winemaking and distinguishing ‘Heytesbury’ character.

The Tom Cullity is a single vineyard evolution of the Heytesbury, named after the founder of Vasse Felix, with the inaugural release marking the 50th anniversary of Vasse Felix. It is a Malbec blend, made 100% from Vasse Felix’s home vineyard in Wilyabrup (planted in 1967 by Dr. Tom Cullity.)

VINTAGE WINE SRP 2016 Heytesbury Chardonnay $77.99 2014 Tom Cullity $164.99

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McLaren Vale, First established in 1894, Wirra Wirra has developed a SOUTH AUSTRALIA strong following for intense, beautifully crafted reds and expressive whites, forging an enviable reputation wirra.com.au as one of Australia’s most recognizable and leading wineries. The Wirra Wirra culture is built around the celebration of life: great friends, good food, lively conversation, marvelous music, and of course a fine bottle of wine.

Wirra Wirra’s flagship wines are internationally recognised as McLaren Vale Icons. Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache are McLaren Vale’s best performing varieties, and the limited quantity produced each year reflects only the very best fruit that our vineyards can offer.

VINTAGE WINE SRP 2014 RSW Shiraz $69.99 2013 RSW Shiraz $69.99 2015 Dead Ringer Cabernet $69.99 2017 The Absconder Grenache $69.99

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Margaret River, Great Southern Established in 1986, Howard Park is one of Western WESTERN AUSTRALIA Australia’s pioneering family-owned wineries, encompassing two generations, two wine regions howardparkwines.com.au and four estate vineyards. Howard Park is also an inaugural member of Australia’s First Families of Wine.

The Abercrombie Cabernet Sauvignon is Howard Park’s top Cabernet, and is a blend of the top fruit produced from the Leston vineyard in Margaret River, and the Abercrombie vineyard in Mount Barker, Great Southern. The Scotsdale Cabernet Sauvignon is also sourced from the Abercrombie vineyard in Mount Barker, while the Leston Shiraz is sourced from the Leston vineyard in the Wilyabrup subregion of Margaret River.

VINTAGE WINE SRP 2012 Leston Shiraz $36.99 2015 Scotsdale Cabernet $38.99 2012 Abercrombie Cabernet $89.99

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Coal River Valley Tolpuddle Vineyard in Tasmania’s Coal River Valley TASMANIA was planted in 1988. The climate is cool and dry – ideal conditions to grow Chardonnay and Pinot Noir tolpuddlevineyard.com of exceptional quality. It was purchased in 2011 by Michael Hill Smith MW and Martin Shaw, who believe it is one of Australia’s great single vineyards.

The wines show great vineyard character, with a core of intense natural acidity, savory fruit flavors and lots of complexity even when young. The Chardonnay is fine and precise with firm acidity, and a combination of lightness of texture and intensity of flavor. The Pinot Noir is intensely aromatic, balanced with savory spice notes from the whole bunch fermentation, along with purity of expression, fresh acidity and firm tannins.

VINTAGE WINE SRP 2017 Chardonnay $59.99 2016 Pinot Noir $74.99

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Adelaide Hills, Shaw + Smith is an Adelaide Hills grape grower SOUTH AUSTRALIA and winemaker committed to making exciting and refined cool climate wines, focusing initially on shawandsmith.com benchmark and Chardonnay, and more recently on Shiraz and Pinot Noir.

Growing the best possible grapes, managing vineyards sustainably, and valuing vine health, soil health, and low yields are central to the Shaw + Smith approach. Reflecting an uncompromising pursuit of quality, all grapes continue to be hand-picked, and fermented, aged and bottled on site at Balhannah. The wines are vibrant, medium bodied expressions of their varieties that seek to reflect their site and region.

VINTAGE WINE SRP 2016 M3 Chardonnay $37.50 2016 Pinot Noir $37.50 2015 Shiraz $37.50

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McLaren Vale, The Clandestine Vineyards #1 Grenache is the SOUTH AUSTRALIA first offering from the single vineyards project by Vinaceous Wines. Select vineyards are chosen vinaceous.au specifically for their regional historical significance.

The #1 Grenache was sourced from a treasured site where 93 year-old dry-grown bush vines sit 150m above sea level in the small hilly township of Clarendon, McLaren Vale in South Australia. McLaren Vale lends itself uniquely to Grenache with its maritime climate, and the hot dry summers on loamy soils create the best growing conditions for this varietal.

VINTAGE WINE SRP 2016 Grenache $29.99

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Central Otago, Sam Neill started Two Paddocks in 1993 with modest NEW ZEALAND ambitions to produce a good Pinot Noir that would be enjoyed by family and friends. Although production twopaddocks.com is still limited, Sam now owns vineyards in all four major sub-regions of Central Otago (Bannockburn, Gibbston Valley, and the Cromwell and Alexandra Basins.) The estate Pinot Noir is a barrel selection of the older estate vineyard blocks that consistently produce some of the very best fruit. In years when the crew believe that the vineyards have produced an extraordinary expression of site, a small single vineyard offering is released: The First Paddock, The Last Chance and The Fusilier.

VINTAGE WINE SRP 2016 Estate Pinot Noir $55.99 2016 The First Paddock Pinot Noir $79.99 2016 The Last Chance Pinot Noir $79.99 2016 The Fusilier Pinot Noir $79.99

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Marlborough, Nautilus is committed to crafting wines that are NEW ZEALAND textural, age-worthy and food-friendly and respecting and showcasing the unique Marlborough terroir. nautilusestate.com The Clay Hills Pinot Noir is a tribute to meticulous viticulture and the accumulation of many years’ experience working with these specific parcels of fruit which has led to an understanding of the character and potential of each of these sites, and a selection of single estate wines that truly reflect their vineyard origin.

The Paper Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc is a small batch parcel, and illustrates a commitment to innovative viticulture and winemaking. Fruit was handpicked from a single site and fermented on solids at a warmer temperature in a large old oak cuvée. The resulting wine has a more subtle fruit expression and great textural qualities than the classic style.

VINTAGE WINE SRP 2016 The Paper Nautilus Sauvignon Blanc $48.99 2016 Clay Hills Pinot Noir $59.99

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Constantia, Described as one of the world’s most beautiful SOUTH AFRICA vineyards, Klein Constantia is set amidst ancient trees and lush greenery on the upper foothills kleinconstantia.com of the Constantiaberg, with superb views across the Constantia Valley and False Bay. The 360- acre (146-hectare) estate originally formed part of Constantia, a vast property established in 1685 by Simon van der Stel, the first governor of the Cape. This particular valley was chosen not only for its beauty, but also for the decomposed granite soils on its slopes, gently cooled by ocean breezes.

Klein Constantia’s lusciously sweet wine, Vin de Constance, rose to prominence in the 1800s. It was savored by the likes of Napoleon Bonaparte, Queen Victoria, and Thomas Jefferson. Today, Klein Constantia continues to make some of South Africa’s top wines and world-class dessert wines, which reflect the cool Constantia climate and historic traditions.

VINTAGE WINE SRP 2015 Estate Red Blend $31.50 2013 Vin De Constance $101.00

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YALUMBA RARE & FINE HOWARD PARK 2016 The ‘Virgilius’ Viognier 47.99 2012 Leston Shiraz 36.99 2013 The Tricentenary Grenache 57.99 2015 Scotsdale Cabernet 38.99 2014 The ‘Signature’ Cabernet Shiraz 69.99 2012 Abercrombie Cabernet 89.99 2014 The ‘Octavius’ Shiraz 134.99 2012 The ‘Caley’ Cabernet Shiraz 350.00 TOLPUDDLE 2017 Chardonnay 59.99 2016 Pinot Noir 74.99 DISTINGUISHED SITES 2015 Hand Picked Shiraz Viognier 39.99 SHAW + SMITH 2014 Steeple Vineyard Shiraz 69.99 2016 M3 Chardonnay 37.50 2016 Pinot Noir 37.50 PEWSEY VALE 2015 Shiraz 37.50 2017 1961 Block Riesling 28.99 2011 The Contours Riesling 36.99 VINACEOUS 2012 The Contours Riesling 36.99 2016 Clandestine Grenache 29.99 JANSZ TWO PADDOCKS 2013 Jansz Vintage Cuvee 49.99 2016 Estate Pinot Noir 55.99 2016 First Paddock Pinot Noir 79.99 DALRYMPLE 2016 Last Chance Pinot Noir 79.99 2016 Estate Pinot Noir 52.99 2016 The Fusilier Pinot Noir 79.99 2015 Cottage Block Pinot Noir 79.99 NAUTILUS ESTATE HENSCHKE 2016 The Paper Nautilus Sauvignon 48.99 2016 Henry’s Seven 47.99 Blanc 2017 Julius Riesling 52.99 2015 Awatere River Pinot Noir 59.99 2014 Keyneton Euphonium 71.99 2016 Clay Hills Pinot Noir 59.99 2016 Croft Chardonnay 74.99 2013 Cyril Henschke Cabernet 179.99 2013 Mount Edelstone Shiraz 225.00 KLEIN CONSTANTIA 2013 Hill of Grace Shiraz 825.00 2015 Estate Red Blend 31.50 2013 Vin De Constance (500ml) 101.00 VASSE FELIX 2016 Heytesbury Chardonnay 77.99 2014 Tom Cullity Cabernet 164.99

WIRRA WIRRA 2014 RSW Shiraz 69.99 2013 RSW Shiraz 69.99 2015 Dead Ringer Cabernet 69.99 2017 Absconder Grenache 69.99 CONTACT INFORMATION

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PACIFIC TERRITORY Dave Townsend (707) 363-1481 [email protected]

NORTHWEST & ROCKY MOUNTAIN TERRITORY Ailla Avery (303) 517-1235 [email protected]

SOUTHCENTRAL TERRITORY Katie Gillett (707) 363-7883 [email protected]

CENTRAL TERRITORY Abbe Davidson (319) 721-8370 [email protected]

NORTHEAST TERRITORY Jessica Jones (816) 807-8449 [email protected]

SOUTHEAST TERRITORY Camila Zorrilla (310) 804-9391 [email protected]

MIDATLANTIC TERRITORY John Amoroso (202) 669-1888 [email protected]

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