COPCatchPinotNoir

Chain of Ponds The Cachet Pinot Noir 2022

A wave of red fruit characters with a spicy lift strike immediately indicating something special awaits. The winemaking techniques were quite complex with the aim of really massaging the fruit through to achieve the best expression of the Adelaide Hills....
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Bekkers Syrah 2022

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Fruit is sourced from 46% Clarendon and 54% Seaview in the incarnation. This is the first inclusion of the Clarendon...
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Terre à Terre Crayeres Vineyard Reserve 2020

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A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz from a cool and quite dry Wrattonbully vintage. This is a wine made...
Tellurian Sommet Shiraz NV

Tellurian Heathcote Sommet Shiraz 2021

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‘The Sommet Shiraz block is a small 0.6ha block, consisting of 35 rows, and 5000 vines. This close planted block...
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Oakridge Hazeldene Chardonnay 2022

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Moving now to the Hazeldene Vineyard, a north-facing site in the Yarra, with the wine seeing whole bunch pressing into...
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Rieslingfreak 2024 Vintage – A Triumph

John and Belinda Hughes have devoted themselves to Riesling for decades. Their love is unwavering, and unlike many enthusiasts, the Hughes adore Riesling in all its forms. This enchantment is most apparent in their latest 2024 releases. These wines display a transparency of site, balance as precise as a tightrope...
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The Cachet is the Icon series from Chain of Ponds, representing the best-performing and most outstanding parcels from each vintage....
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Living Life in the Fast Lane

Consistency and reliability are as important to a wine brand as they are a relationship. In my eyes if you...
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2024 Penfolds Release

This year Jeni Port and Ken Gargett have chosen their favourite wines to showcase a very strong set of releases...
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Taylors hitting new heights in 2024

The Taylor family has been involved with the Clare Valley for almost seventy years, ever since Bill Taylor and Bill...
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When the stars align

Life is full of unknowns. Personally, I have never been one for surprises and much prefer the known. Take my...
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The Subtle Art of Not Taking Yourself Too Seriously

In 2016 Mark Manson released an unconventional self-help guide that went on to sell more than 10 million copies. With...

Australian new releases

Every week there are hundreds of new Australian wines hitting shelves and winelists around the world. Here is our regular update on what’s new from the biggest brands right down to the smallest boutique winemakers.

BW Indigo Vineyard Chardonnay DV

Brokenwood Indigo Vineyard Beechworth Chardonnay 2023

It is a very long time since this region had just one superstar performer and a number of wannabees. Now Beechworth has long proved itself as one of the world’s most thrilling sources of great Chardonnay. This latest addition will...
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Brokenwood Shiraz Hunter Valley 2022

Many will remember this wine from years gone by, when it was a high quality quaffer and bargain buying. Someone...
BW Rayner Vineyard Shiraz DV HR

Brokenwood Rayner Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz 2022

In the Hunter, 2021 and 2022 were both excellent vintages with the more recent year considered the better of the...
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Brokenwood Stanleigh Park Vineyard Hunter Valley Semillon 2022

Classic Hunter Valley Semillon – made with minimal intervention and bottled as a time capsule without any oak influence. The...
BW Stanleigh Park Vineyard Semillon DV

Brokenwood Stanleigh Park Vineyard Semillon 2022

This is the first release of a single vineyard Semillon from this estate, situated in the Lovedale sub-region, since 2013....
BW Rayner Vineyard Shiraz DV HR

Brokenwood Rayner Vineyard Shiraz 2022

Intensely concentrated aromas of violets, chocolate milk and almond nougat soar from the glass. There’s plump blueberries and black cherries,...
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Brokenwood Indigo Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

From the revered Indigo vineyard of Beechworth comes this beautifully balanced cool climate Chardonnay. There’s fabulous complexity, especially for such...
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Brokenwood Vegas Block Shiraz 2022

Sultry seduction from the first inhale. Plump ready cherries, inky blackberries, violets, pink musk sticks, Turkish delight, mint slice biscuits,...
Seppelt Mount Ida Shiraz

Seppelt Mt Ida Vineyard Shiraz 2022

This vineyard in Heathcote is now nearly 50 years old and produces fruit of depth and power with a typical...
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Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard Riesling 2024

This is the 60th anniversary of the planting of this famous site which seems to be just north of the...
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Seppelt Drumborg Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

The Drumborg vineyard can be a tricky proposition for Pinot Noir and in 2022 the season conspired against it, so...

New Zealand new releases

Kiwi winemakers are now crafting some of the greatest wines on the planet. Our team in Australia and New Zealand hunt down the best new releases from right around the country to share with you.

Petaluma CentralOtago PinotNoir

Petaluma White Label Pinot Noir Central Otago 2023

Ripe black cherry, black plum, blueberry, tar, nutmeg and curry leaf reduction straight off. The fruit notes fill out and sweeten things up with oxygen, allowing some integration. It’s a darkly profiled wine aromatically, with a broody and slightly meaty...
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Kuru Kuru Central Otago Pinot Noir 2018

A different iteration of Central Otago Pinot Noir to the usual. The colour is less Otago bold and concentrated, coming...
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Tarras Vineyards Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020

There’s an intriguing wildness here among the ripe, sweet fruit. Don’t you love it when there’s a hint of something...
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Tarras Vineyards Central Otago The Canyon Pinot Noir 2019

Central Otago Pinot Noir always brings weight and density of flavour, but this little beauty isn’t about to do the...
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Tarras Vineyards Central Otago Pinot Gris 2023

Gris in name but close your eyes and that scent, gee, it’s so Gewürz spicy it’s uncanny. High florals –...
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Forrest Marlborough Botrytised Riesling 2018

Opulent and sumptuous, there is something special about a top Botrytised Riesling. It’s all here in a feast for the...
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Forrest Marlborough Riesling 2020

Off-dry or dry? To an Australian Riesling drinker, this New Zealand Riesling at 4.5gL residual sugar, would be on the...
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Forrest Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2023

Tempers old school Marlborough herbaceous-ness with some modern-style, ripe tropical fruit. The result is both nicely pungent and herbal with...
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Forrest Marlborough Chardonnay 2022

Picked ripe and it shows, with an immediate burst in sunny tropical fruit aromas in passionfruit, peach, mango, melon and...
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Tarras Kuru Kuru Pinot Noir 2018

From the Bendigo sub-region in Central Otago, the wine is matured in French oak barrels, one third of which are...
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Tarras Pinot Noir 2020

The star turn from Central Otago is undoubtedly Pinot Noir and this wine, as well as others from this stable,...

International new releases

Looking for a change? Then let us guide you through the world of wine with our International new releases. We’ve got reviews and stories on everything from bargain supermarket picks right through to international icons.

Fontavera delle Venezie DOC Pinot Grigio

Fontavera delle Venezie DOC Pinot Grigio 2023

The label catches your eye – what a multi-colour assault! – and the mix of spring-like florals and spice in this Veneto Grigio don’t hold back either. Slight blush in colour and lifted in aromas of orange blossom, honeysuckle, ginger,...
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Terres Secrètes Cerço Mâcon-Villages 2020

A Chardonnay bright in fruit and fresh acidity and one that builds in the glass. I kept returning to explore...
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Feudo Arancio Inzolia Siciliy DOC 2023

A $20 wonder from Sicily and what’s more the Inzolia white grape variety is super easy to pronounce – ‘een-TSOH-lee-ah.’...
Fontavera delle Venezie DOC Pinot Grigio

Fontavera delle Venezia Pinot Grigio 2023

Brightly coloured and fun label for this organic Pinot Grigio, from vineyards at the foothills of the Alps. Whole bunch...
El Payador Malbec NV

El Peyador Malbec 2023

Mendoza Malbec is a crowd-pleasing style. Specifically, 60% from the Lujan de Cuyo sub-region and the remainder from the Uco...
Gheddo Barolo

Gheddo Barolo 2017

Grapes are sourced from La Morra on a site 350 above sea level. Fermentation in stainless steel and maturation in...
Silvano Follador Prosecco

Silvano Follador Prosecco Superiore Extra Brut 2022

Martinotti method and in an extra brut style. Predominantly Glera with Verdiso, Perera and Bianchetta. Grapes are sourced from vineyards...
Mamete Marena Sassella

Marena Sassella 2019

Grown from small terraced vineyards between 330m-600m of Chiavennasca (Nebbiolo as we call it in Australia) in the Lombardy region...
Le Guaite Thano

Le Guaite Thano Valpolicella 2017

40% Corvina, 20% Rondinella and 40% Corvinone. Maturation occurs in steel tanks for 14-26 months with additional 24-36 months in...
Vodopivec Vitovksa

Paolo Vodopivec Vitovska 2018

Sourced from 100% Vitovska from Carso Triestino, the true voice of the region. The use of Georgian amphora, as Paolo...
La Vedetta Barbaresco

La Vedetta Barbaresco 2019

Fruit is sourced from the Tre Stelle Cru, average age of vines is 30 years. Matured for 20 months in...
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