Domaine Louis Boillot et Fils Moulin-à-Vent Plantiers du Favre 2019

Boillot-Barthod is the new name for Louis Boillot, celebrating Louis & Ghislaine's son - Clément -taking over the winemkaing reins.

"A much earthier and more sauvage nose exhibits notes of mostly red berries with touches of herbal tea, humus and pepper. The energetic and utterly delicious flavors exude a subtle minerality on the powerful, serious, highly complex and built-to-age finale. This is terrific and worth checking out if you can find it." 91-93. Outstanding Top value. Burghound Issue 81.

Country: France
Region: Beaujolais
Sub Region: Moulin-a-Vent

El Tequileño Tequila 1959 Gran Reserva Reposado 750ml

The home of El Tequileöo is the historic 'La Guarreöa" distillery located in the magical town of Tequila. El Tequilefio is exclusively made here and this has not changed since it was founded by Don Jorge Salles Cuervo in 1959. Oak Aged for three months in oak, this lighter bodied Reposado has peppery green olive notes.

El Tequileno Tequila Cristalino 35% abv 750ml

Famille Paquet Macon-Village "Nos Cinq Terroir" Chardonnay 2023

The Paquet family domaine was created in 1980 with transition in 2016 to the 3 sons who began conversion to organics. Macon makes some of the most approachable, delicious Burgundies that do not require too much patience to enjoy. Expect lively, vibrant flavours of grapefruit, honeysuckle, acacia & white roses work well with salty starters (nuts, olives) but goes equally well poultry & risotto for example - a perfect all-rounder.

Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Sub Region: Macon

Framingham F-Series Sauvignon Blanc 2022

An atypical style of Sauvignon Blanc (for Marlborough) that is textural with tastes of earth and mineral rather than fruit. Fruit with good exposure to light was hand harvested from a discrete one-acre block on the estate that we call the Quail Trail. Bunch pressed with no juice clarification and fermented with uninoculated ‘yeasts’ left on lees for 11 months prior to bottling. Harmless crystals may form in the bottle. - Winery Notes

Country: New Zealand
Region: Marlborough

Inside Bordeaux 1st Edition by Jane Anson

"Few wine books can be described as category busters... that they rule a particular category, and can't be beaten... Now there's a fourth: Jane Anson's Inside Bordeaux." Jamie Goode, Wineanorak.com

Written by the author described by Decanter as "the world's most informed and accomplished expert on the wines of Bordeaux-bar none", Inside Bordeaux is a masterwork in scholarship.

Containing over 700 pages of in-depth writing, maps that are almost alarming in their detail, and incorporating newly commissioned and (literally) ground-breaking … more

JB Neufeld Yakima Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

JB Neufeld is a boutique winery located just west of Yakima, Washington in the small town of Wiley City. A labour of love founded by Justin Neufeld, a winemaker for Gilbert Cellars, it is named for himself, his wife Brooke, and his grandfather. The winery was founded as a way for Justin to experiment with different grapes from the Yakima region and explore the terroir of the region through the fruit. Justin says that this lets him maintain the “uniqueness … more

Country: USA
Region: Washington

Jim Barry Spring Farm Block 114 Riesling 2013

The Spring Farm block showed immediate promise for Riesling, with its windswept hills at high altitudes and tiny micro-climate pockets with bountiful sunshine to warm the cool slopes. Released after 10 years in the cellar, it's drinking beautifully now showing all the best characters of aged Aussie Riesling - candied lime peel, waxy lily petal florals, fresh sourdough & butter.

Country: Australia
Producer: Jim Barry
Region: Clare Valley

Jim Barry Spring Farm Block 18 Riesling 2013

Country: Australia
Producer: Jim Barry
Region: Clare Valley

Kilikanoon Killerman's Run Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Classically Cabernet-esque aromas of blackcurrant and cassis leap out of the glass here, leaving behind wafts of tobacco leaf and wood smoke. Richly flavoured and with fine texture, these scents carry confidently on to the palate with generous but ripe tannins and smoky oak influence.

Country: Australia
Producer: Kilikanoon
Region: Clare Valley

La Vieille Ferme Rose Cotes Du Ventoux 2021 375ml

The Perrin Family get this blend of Grenache and Cinsault from the southern tip of the Rhone Valley.

In the typical Rhone style the wine is dry, savoury and very complex.

Country: France
Region: Rhone Valley
Sub Region: Cotes-du-Ventoux

Lantana Gin 500ml

To make gin with the weed Lantana camara, we needed a few other things first.

Introduced into Australian gardens around 1840 for its flowers, Lantana is a typically 'Australian' weed. This amazing smelling Verbena, grows readily in the bush at Redridge.

A small sugar farm & good soil.

A distillery & stills from scratch.

Spontaneous native fermentation.

Rhum/rum agricole.

Some spirit becomes gin.

This is a family project & we are chuffed with where we have arrived with this unconventional … more

Country: Australia
Region: Queensland

Little Frances Lake County Luchsinger Vineyard Semillon 2017

Producer Notes - "Lake County rises high above the north end of the Napa Valley, over the Mayacamas Mountain range. Classic Bordeaux varieties dominate vineyard plantings in this agricultural basin. Warm summer days are moderated by the cooling mass of Clear Lake - California's largest natural lake. Since 2012, Little Frances has sourced Semillon from a single vineyard owned and tended by three generations of the Luchsinger family.

An absolutely superb growing season for Northern California. This wine showed promise … more

Country: USA
Producer: Little Frances
Region: California

Pauletts Clare Valley Riesling 2023

Pauletts Clare Valley Riesling is here to remind you why the region is so famous for the variety. Warm days and cool nights leave the grapes hanging on the vine for long, slow ripening periods. The wine itself is a classic Clare, think Bickford’s lime cordial, chalky mineral freshness and a lovely zing of acidity.

Country: Australia
Region: Clare Valley

Range Life Prosecco NV Low Alcohol 4%

The palate is light and fresh with flavours of green tropical fruits, honeycomb and green apple. A subtle mid palate sweetness is balanced by chalky acidity and a slightly savoury finish.

Country: Australia
Region: King Valley