Wine

The 2014 Delas Hermitage Domaine des Tourettes wine is a stunning effort that exhibits blockbuster notes of toasted spice, leather, peppery herbs and sweet black and blue fruit. This Hermitage Domaine des Tourettes wine is powerful, concentrated and full-bodied effort that has lots of tannin, but more than enough fruit to handle it. The palate is seductive due to its firm structure combined with a silky feel, as well as its tight tannic structure, which guarantees great ageing potential.

This Domaine des Tourettes Hermitage by Delas is made from grapes from three terroirs Ermite, Sabot and Bessards located within the Hermitage region. This iconic appellation is known for its mainly south-facing vineyards as well as the variety of soils made up of granite soils covered with mica schists, gneiss and round alluvial pebbles.

The 2014 Delas Hermitage Domaine des Tourettes wine compliments red meats, game, marinated meats or spicy stews. For an ideal tasting, open the bottle 1 to 3 hours before tasting.

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The 2021 Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon wine by Di Giorgio Family has a herby, cassis aroma that is typical of Cabernet in this part of the world. In the mouth, there’s good concentration of sweet plum and black fruit flavours, with sweet spices and a fragrant vanilla and wood lift. This Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon wine has violet notes come through on the pleasant finish. A more elegant style of Cabernet Sauvignon that will match well with a variety of dishes.

This 2021 vintage saw moderate yields combined with a mild summer and consequently long, slow ripening season, perfect for Cabernet Sauvignon. This enabled us to produce wines of beautiful fruit with typical Coonawarra elegance and balance. The softening effect of traditional open top fermentation, and the maturity of the vineyards have given this wine great mouth feel. It is ready to consume now, though it’s Coonawarra pedigree suggests that it will drink well, if cellared in good conditions, for at least 8-10 years.

The 2021 Coonawarra Shiraz wine has a full bodied dry red wine. This Coonawarra Shiraz wine by the Di Giorgio Family has ripe raspberry and cracked pepper on the nose, with chocolate and spice on the palate finishing wiht smooth velvety tannins and toasty vanilla oak. Time in bottle will see even more complexity develop, with an increase in cedar and savoury characters. This best of vintage Shiraz from Coonawarra Estate is produced with grapes of extraordinarily high quality.

The Di Giorgio Wines is a small family owned & operated winery in the heart of Coonawarra. Their winery is the 2nd oldest in the region with vines planted as early as 1963 on prime, shallow Terra Rossa soil in their 13.5 hectare property. The Di Giorgio Family are 5th generation winemakers that trace their origins to the small town of Secinaro in Abbruzzo, Italy. Coonawarra is considered one of Australia’s best wine regions due to its regionally-specific terra rossa soil and gentle climate.

This Coonawarra Shiraz wine has been 18 Months in French and American oak, 35% first use, 65% second use.

The 2020 Lucindale Cabernet Sauvignon wine by the Di Giorgio Family has a deep ruby red color. This Lucindale Cabernet Sauvignon wine is a very regional depiction of Cabernet with its lifted currant, cassis and cedar aromas leading to a medium to full bodied palate with lots of dark fruit and cedary oak, long. This Lucindale Cabernet Sauvignon wine is showing rich ripe fruit character now but also the potential for cellaring through the presence of mature tannins and good acidity. This Australian Red Wine has a firm tannin length and terrific texture.

The product of an exceptional vintage, this wine is showing both approachable fruit character now and the potential for cellaring through the presence of mature tannins and good acidity. The Di Giorgio Family Wines Lucindale vineyard produces distinctive minty and eucalyptus characters in Cabernet Sauvignon and as the vineyard matures, excellent concentration and complexity.

The DiGiorgio Family Wines Lucindale vineyard produces distinctive minty and eucalypt characters in Cabernet Sauvignon and, as the vineyard matures, excellent concentration and complexity.

The 2019 Domaine de Compostelle wine is produced mainly from young vines which, after a rigorous and very strict selection at the time of blending, gives a remarkable second cru. This Domaine de Compostelle wine is a powerful nose, marked by notes of red fruits and cocoa, with a velvety evolution in the mouth. This Domaine de Compostelle wine has a round tannins, without aggressiveness.

This 2019 Domaine de Compostelle wine is an excellent second wine which, while retaining its ability to age, can be appreciated quickly after bottling.

The Domaine Luquet Roger Cuvée Terroir Pouilly Fuisse wine has a emerald-gold color. This Pouilly Fuisse wine is harmonious fragrance of hazelnuts and toasted almonds and flavors of herbs, tropical fruits, with a pineapple aftertaste. The Cuvée Terroir Pouilly Fuisse wine wine has a rich and fresh with a creamy texture and stone fruit flavour.

Domaine Luquet Roger becomes in 2017 Domaine Luquet Since 1878. It is situated in the centre of the village of Fuissé in the Saône-et-Loire department with almost 30 hectares of vines, we produce over 240,000 bottles of wine per year, 40% of which is sold in France.

The 2019 Domaine Luquet Roger Cuvée Terroir Pouilly Fuisse wineis young, it will make a delightful aperitif. This French White Wine will pair well with shellfish, fish with sauce, quenelles, sweetbreads and foie gras

The Double Bay Cabernet Merlot has a medium red with light purple hues color. This wine is a spicy and fruit driven. Medium bodied with delicated plum berry fruit flavours and a well round structure.

The Double Bay Semillon Chardonnay has a medium straw with a green tinge. Ripe tropical fruits with herbaceous hints and well integrated.  This Chardonnay has tropical flavours finishing with a lingering crispness.

The 2022 Douglas Green Cabernet Sauvignon wine has a deep ruby with a bright edge color. This Cabernet Sauvignon from South Africa has an intense dark berries and black currant aromas with attractive gentle smoky oak notes. This Douglas Green Cabernet Sauvignon wine has a succulent medium bodied entry with delicious winterberry flavours supported by well defined ripe tannins for a softly textured juicy finish that lingers.

A supple Douglas Green Cabernet Sauvignon wine with vibrant fruit and soft tannins allowing for easy drinking on its own or with your favourite sizzling steak, meaty roasts with rich gravy, hearty stews or tomato based Italian food.

The 2022 Douglas Green Merlot wine has a bright crimson heart with deep ruby rim. Lashings of crushed summer berries and fleshy plum aromas with supple, succulent, generous ripe berry favours brushed with soft oak spice to a sleek juicy fruit finish. This Merlot wine from South Africa is smooth and a easy drinking red blend with ample juicy fruit flavours that slips down easily on its own.

Enjoy the Douglas Green Merlot wine around the fire at barbeques or with pizza and pasta, burgers and ribs.

The 2022 Douglas Green Pinotage wine has an attractive crimson depth with a purple hue on the rim. This Douglas Green Pinotage wine is generous ripe strawberry and raspberry fruit on the nose brushed with dark chocolate and caramel hints. Plush and juicy on entry with an ample mouthful of juicy fruit well supported by soft, ripe tannins and discreet oak spice finishing with soft sleek cherry and berry flavours.

This South African Pinotage wine is soft and fruity allowing immediate easy social enjoyment on its own or with smoked spicy sausages, meaty pasta dishes, lamb chops or cottage pie.

The 2021 Douglas Green Sauvignon Blanc wine has a pale gold with a vibrant green tinge color. Overt pineapple, gooseberry and granadilla aromas carry through to a crisp dry entry and a surge of tangy tropical flavours that finish with a feisty acidity and delicate citrus twang.

The Douglas Green Sauvignon Blanc wine is a light bodied effortless dry white that is delicious served well chilled as a refreshing aperitif or easy drinking quaffer. This Sauvignon Blanc wine from South Africa is great with any sushi, fish or seafood as well as lemon and herb chicken, pesto inspired Italian dishes or fresh asparagus and green salads.

The Sunkissed Sprizzo Natural Sweet Rose wine by Douglas Green has a sensational sweet rosé with juicy candied red cherry and ravishingly ripe raspberry flavours that cascade into a surge of freshness and a playful tingling sparkle. Chill well and enjoy the cheeky rosé sparkles with friends.

This Sunkissed Sprizzo Natural Sweet Rose wine has a blend of 65% Blanc de Noir, 35% Habepoot

The 2020 Dulong Bordeaux Merlot Cabernet Premium wine has a brilliant ruby colour with a brick red tinge. This Dulong Merlot Cabernet Premium has a smooth full-bodied and well-balanced wine with a supple and delicate character with its velvet tannins. On the palate, dry with flavors of wood, spices and red berries. Low tannins with a medium finish.

This 2020 Dulong Bordeaux Merlot Cabernet Premium wine is best served with every kind of grilled red meat and meat in sauce, game and cheese, like camembert, cantal, goat’s cheese or even with a Burgundy Fondue.

Awards:
2009 Vintage: Argent – Concours de Bordeaux Vins d’Aquitaine

The 2021 Dulong Bordeaux Semillon Sauvignon Blanc wine has a pale and brilliant, yellow robe, crystalline, with green highlights color. On the nose the wine is dry, fine and lively fruity notes with a nice ending. This Semillon Sauvignon Blanc wine will match perfectly with fish, shellfish, seafood, basil dish, pesto pasta, goat cheese and as an aperitif.

The Dulong Bordeaux Semillon Sauvignon Blanc wine is bottled in the producing region. The grapes are harvested when just ripe for maximum aroma. The Dulong Bordeaux Semillon Sauvignon Blanc wine is made in stainless steel tanks at a low temperature and tank matured on fine lees.

The emblem of Dulong is closely linked to the history of Bordeaux and particularly to the King Richard the Lionheart’s coat of arms, duke of Aquitania from 1169 to 1196, son of Henry II Kind of England and of Aliénor of Aquitania. Richard the Lionheart grew up in Aquitania and was very attached to this region.

The 2018 Echo Lynch Bages is the Second Wine of the prestigious Grand Cru Classé of Pauillac. Chateau Lynch-Bages- the Echo de Lynch-Bages 2018 is in line with the great vintages of this estate, located on the left bank of Bordeaux.

A very good vintage for Echo de Lynch Bages. This 2018 Echo de Lynch Bages wine is a rich, sensual and inviting. Product of a very good year for Bordeaux, the Echo de Lynch Bages 2018 presents the distinctive qualities of a great wines from Pauillac. The intensely expressive aromatic bouquet is outlined by notes of black fruit and spicy notes. On the palate, an aromatic complexity combines with a strong tannic structure.

The red wine is aged for 12 months in French oak barrels. This Echo de Lynch Bages 2018 has a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (62%), with Merlot (36%) and Cabernet Franc (2%).

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