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Lisa Cardelli

Lisa Cardelli is an Italian-born wine professional based in Melbourne since 2010. She has worked as a sommelier in some of Melbourne’s best fine-dining restaurants for over 10 years, then leaving hospitality to work as wine sales representative. Lisa is a certified WSET Educator and teaches at Prince Wine Store and Wine House. And, when she is not busy looking after her one-year-old son, she judges at local wine shows. She is also a member of the wine selection’s panel of Qantas/Neil Perry and a judge for Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards. Lisa is the recipient of the 2022 Wine Communicators of Australia Best Published Feature Article; 2022 Sydney Royal Wine Professional Development Scholarship sponsored by the Len Evans Foundation; 2021 Wine Communicators of Australia mentee.
Pinnacle Shiraz Botttle

Iconic Wines Pinnacle Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $65
  • 2024-2035
An ample nose with a gamut of rhubarb, acai berries, and blueberry yoghurt. To be served in an ample glass,...
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Solaris Chardonnay Botttle

Iconic Wines Solaris Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 90
  • $75
  • 2024-2028
A little “sunshine” in the glass, as the name implies, Solaris translates to the sun from Latin. The aromas of...
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First Pick Shiraz

1847 First Pick Shiraz 2020

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94
  • 2024-2040
Very delicate, almost ethereal at first glance. Then red gum leaves, old leather, boysenberries, blueberries, blue plums and blackberry conserve,...
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angas cb

Angas King 1836 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 95
  • $75
  • 2024-2040
The whole gamut of aromas that you can expect from a quality Cabernet Sauvignon are there: cedar, cigar box, dried...
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1847 170 Shiraz Cabernet 2021

Red Wine - Cabernet - Shiraz
  • 94
  • 2024-2038
Concentrated, all-class, black fruit with macerated violets and sophisticated oak characters of mahogany and cedar. A touch of volatile acidity...
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yaldara church

1847 Church Vineyard GSM 2023

Other - Specialty
  • 96
  • 2024-2033
Aromatic whiffs of red roses, lavender, and sage follow, followed by iron and graphite, blue fruits, new leather, and bitter...
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Chateau Yaldara Icon Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 94
  • $395
  • 2024-2045
Deep and dense, it is an explosion of dark cocoa nibs, white pepper, mint, cassia bark, and pomegranate. Rich, luscious...
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yaldara gully

1847 Gully Winds Vineyard Shiraz 2022

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 95
  • 2024-2042
Wow! Just a sniff of this, and I imagined the Barossa of the settler’s time, with polished leather, sweet tobacco,...
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matunei gusan grignolino

Matunei Gusán Grignolino d’Asti 2021

Other - Specialty
  • 94
  • $46
  • 2024-2026
A funky Grignolino that I am sure will satisfy even the naysayers. Curry leaves, ginger, cumin, graphite, white pepper, tart...
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Ebalu Erbaluce

Societa Agricola Erbalu Biancalus Erbaluce di Caluso 2022

Other - Specialty
  • 93
  • $55
  • 2024-2028
A tiny producer, only 3000 bottles were produced. In the vineyard, glacier soil comes down from Switzerland. Indeed, it smells...
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Domaine Nicholas Delfaud Macon Verze Blanc

Nicolas Delfaud Mâcon-Verzé Blanc 2022

Other - Specialty
  • 93
  • $85
  • 2024-2025
Nicolas is an ex-Parisian sommelier who has entered the winemaking world with excellent results. The nose shows some well-balanced oxidation;...
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Piccolo Derthona Boveri

Vigneti Boveri Giacomo Piccolo Derthona 2023

Other - Specialty
  • 95
  • $55
  • 2024-2029
Timorasso is the next big thing when looking at white Italian grape varieties. Delicate citrus, characters of mandarin peel and...
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platinetti nebbiolo

Platinetti Guido Colline Novaresi Nebbiolo 2022

Red Wine - Nebbiolo
  • 95
  • $58
  • 2024-2038
Cranberries, macerated roses, and morello cherries—this is an ethereal and sanguine wine at the same time. Orange rind, powdery, coating...
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Guardasole Boca

Tenute Guardasole Boca 2020

Other - Specialty
  • 97
  • $149
  • 2024-2035
A blend of 80% Nebbiolo and 20% Vespolina from a tiny, three hectare, vineyard with 70-year-old vines. Punchy nose with...
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Apogee Deluxe Vintage Brut 2021

Other - Specialty
  • 95
  • $70
  • 2024-2028
A single vineyard blend of 59% Chardonnay, 36% Pinot noir and 5% Meunier. Lovely chains of pearls, delicate autolytic characters...
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APOGEE PN LABEL

Apogee Alto Pinot Noir 2023

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 95
  • $65
  • 2024-2036
A discreet yet poised nose of raspberries, pomegranate, red currants, black cherries, vanilla, musk, blood plums, and poppy seeds. The...
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Apogee Deluxe Vintage Rosé Brut 2021

Other - Specialty
  • 95
  • $78
  • 2024-2030
A single vineyard blend of 51% Pinot Noir, 39% Chardonnay and 10% Meunier. Pink salmon with onion skin hue. An...
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Sticks Cabernet Sauvignon

Sticks Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 

Red Wine - Cabernet - Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 90
  • $27
  • 2024-2026
This is a medium-bodied style of Yarra Cabernet Sauvignon with pleasant cassis, blackberries, spearmint, roasted capsicum, leather, and tobacco aromas....
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AC Sirius Shiraz

Chalk Hill Alpha Crucis Sirius Shiraz 2021

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 96
  • $150
  • 2024-2040
It’s 2021, and it’s still a puppy. The fruit makes a bold statement, all-black and blue fruit, spices, and a...
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Block One SHIRAZ Bottle Shot

Bremerton Block One Shiraz 2022 

Red Wine - Shiraz
  • 93
  • $50
  • 2024-2030
Elegant nose with poised blueberries, boysenberries, black fruit, pomegranate, milk chocolate, vanilla, rhubarb stick, crushed violets, and a hint of...
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Lucy and Alice Pinot Gris NV

Koonara Lucy and Alice Pinot Gris 2023

Other - Specialty
  • 92
  • $25
  • 2024-2028
Love the little scale indicator for residual sugar on the back label. This is a dry Pinot Gris with a...
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Marchand & Burch Pinot Noir

Marchand & Burch Mount Barrow Pinot Noir 2023

Red Wine - Pinot Noir
  • 95
  • $70
  • 2024-2033
Perfumed and lifted aromas of roses, then dried cranberries, red cherries, red plums, vanilla pods, touch of cloves and dried...
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Marchand & Burch Chardonnay

Marchand & Burch Mount Barker Chardonnay 2023

White Wine - Chardonnay
  • 95
  • $90
  • 2024-2030
A reductive, flinty, stuck-match-like opening on the nose. Then, crunchy nectarines, pink grapefruit, sea spray, fresh cream, melted butter, vanilla...
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Freeman Nebbiolo RGB M

Freeman Altura Vineyard Nebbiolo 2022

Red Wine - Nebbiolo
  • 95
  • $55
  • 2024-2038
In the true Nebbiolo style, the nose is all about dried orange peel, cranberries, red cherries, roses, and dried herbs....
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Stories

Billy Button team

Billy Button

Lisa Cardelli
The first time I met Jo Marsh of Billy Button, I was co-buying wines for Neil Perry’s ex-Rosetta restaurant in...
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From Munda to Glass

Lisa Cardelli
About a month ago I was helping a friend in his wine shop, and I happened to come across Munda...
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