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La Joie

Passel Estate La Joie Méthode Traditionnelle Chenin Blanc 2023

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Chenin Blanc traditional method. Excitable bead in the glass sings of celebration. Note smells tasty – a baker’s kitchen, just...
Passel Lot Reserve Syrah

Passel Estate Lot 71 Reserve Syrah 2020

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40% whole cluster semi-carbonic maceration for five days, with the open fermenter topped with whole berries. Followed by 14 days on...
Passel Sauv Blanc

Passel Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2022

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Fermented in stainless steel and new French oak barrels (20%). Combined after fermentation with maturation on fine lees, fortnightly bâttonage  for...
Passel Cab Sauv

Passel Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

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10 months in French Oak Barrique (35% new).  In a world obsessed with youth, it’s a delight to find current-release...
Passel Estate Shiraz

Passel Estate Shiraz 2020

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The wine is still so youthful, with lifted, spiced exotic plums and savoury pepper tones, I am thinking warmed blueberry...
Passel Estate Chardonnay

Passel Estate Chardonnay 2021

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This is just the kinda nose I like, white stone fruit, mealy solids, matchbox hints with an underlying richness and...
Passel Estate Chardonnay

Passel Estate Chardonnay 2021

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Bright and energetic showing pink grapefruit, flint and saline minerality. A delicate and taut feel, reflective of vintage with purity...
Passel Cab Sauv

Passel Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

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Leafy aromatics, just starting to show some secondary characters such as tobacco and pencil box, supported by dark, inky cassis...
Passel Lot Reserve Cab Sauv

Passel Estate Lot 71 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

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There’s a lot to like – even applaud – here. It’s a treat to see a seven-year-old Margaret River Cabernet...
Passel Lot Reserve Cab Sauv

Passel Estate Lot 71 Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

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Decanted this for a few hours to allow the wine to reveal itself, and I’m glad I had the patience....
Passel Lot Reserve Syrah

Passel Estate Lot 71 Shiraz 2018

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Dense and broody with powerful concentration. There is a real sense of richness here – dark fruits, chocolate and leather...
Passel Cab Sauv

Passel Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

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Distinct nose of bay leaf, olive tapenade and dark berries. Plenty of power here, in true Margaret River Cabernet glory....
Passel Chardonnay

Passel Estate Chardonnay 2020

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Immediate pink grapefruit lift. Modern and stylish with just enough supportive oak. There is a lovely line of acid and...
Passel Sauv Blanc

Passel Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2021

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Incredibly bright and lifted aromatics with taut guava, honeydew and juicy citrus blossom. Super racy and fresh with a subtle,...
Passel Chardonnay

Passel Estate Chardonnay 2020

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A slightly subdued peaches and cream aroma greets initially. There’s a trace of oatmeal and grapefruit with a slight cut...
Passel Shiraz

Passel Estate Shiraz 2019

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Like a lot of the reds from this cooler Margaret River vintage, the opulence of the ’18 has been replaced...
Passel Cab Sauv

Passel Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

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2018 will be regarded as one of the greatest, if not the greatest, Margaret River Cabernet vintages. This is a...
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Passel Estate Lot 71 Reserve Syrah 2018

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I expected his would be a cracker from this vintage and it hasn’t disappointed. It is clearly the best of...
Passel Cab Sauv

Passel Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

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It’s a nice surprise to see a current release at five years of age. The colour is somewhat more garnet...
Passel Shiraz

Passel Estate Shiraz 2019

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What a pretty Shiraz, all perfumed and peppery, and while colour appears advanced for its age the palate remains seductive....
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Passel Estate Lot 71 Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

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This is a more concentrated style as expected from Lot 71, produced only in great vintages. Spiced vanilla oak is...
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Passel Estate Lot 71 Syrah 2018

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A mouth filling Syrah with perfumed violet lift from the whole bunch inclusion and density of black plum fruit. There...
Passel Lot Reserve Cab Sauv

Passel Estate Lot 71 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

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If you are going to open this wine up in the next five years give it some serious time in...
Passel Cab Sauv

Passel Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

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2018 does it again in this beautifully pitched Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon. Deeply coloured and it opens up with your...
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