(a 50/50 blend of Craipillot and La Perrière

(88-90)/2023+

Impressively concentrated but surprisingly lively thanks to its spine of smoky minerality

The 100% Grenache 2015 Chateauneuf du Pape Lieu Dit Pignan comes from a site renowned for its sandy soils and is matured in used 600-liter demi-muids

Dalwhinnie, Moonambel Shiraz Vintage:1998 (a 50/50 blend of CraipillotThe 1998 Moonambel Shiraz leads with rocks and coffee grounds, graphite and resin, blood and tar. It was a warm, dry day in Moonambel as I sat looking out over the hills blanketed in native bushland. And this wine feels very reminiscent of the natural landscape, severe and craggy in places, beautiful in its way. The wine is mineral and fine yet has a surging upswell of fruit power. The gentle Bonox aromas translate eloquently in the mouth, giving this