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93 POINTS & 5 STARS: Sam Kim; The Wine Orbit92 POINTS: Cameron Douglas MS"Aromas and flavours of fresh red and dark red plums, some white pepper spice and raspberry then scents of stones and a gentle oak and lees quality. Violets and crushed stone. Refreshing, fruity and dry on the palate with flavo...

94 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team"This wine reveals a lovely freshness. It combines ripe white orchard fruit with vibrant freshness and minerality over a faintly saline background. An exotic nose of white flowers, peach and other stonefruit, full-bodied mouthfeel with a lovely drying, mineral fini...

93 POINTS: International Wine Challenge (IWC)94 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team91 POINTS: Cameron Douglas MS70% Grenache, 25% Syrah and 5% Mourvèdre, sourced from selected vines at average age of around 40 years old."Great colour and a bouquet of earth and stone, with a mix of smoke, clove, vanill...

93 POINTS: Wine Direct91 POINTS: Wine Enthusiast91 POINTS: James Suckling90 POINTS: Jeb Dunnuck"Based on 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 5% Carignan, and 5% Mourvèdre, the 2024 Côtes Du Rhône Parallèle 45 is aged for six months in stainless steel vats on fine lees. Deep purple-hued, it offers lots of b...

97 POINTS: Luca MaroniClassic blend of 80% Negroamaro & 20% Primitivo.Appassimento is the key to the style. The grapes are allowed to dry naturally on the vine, concentrating the fruit and sugars before fermentation. The result is a wine with plenty of weight and intensity without needing huge tanni...

98 POIINTS: Luca Maroni96 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team1,271 Vivino Ratings, putting it in the top 6% of wines worldwide!Puglia's famous Primitivo meets one of its lesser-known native grapes, Susumaniello — a rich, polished and deliciously generous southern Italian red."A generous, full-flavour...

Usually $39.99 now only $25.67 while stocks last! 94 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team93 POINTS: TerroirSense Wine Review100% Cinsault from old vines in Costières de Nîmes.Cinsault is one of the Southern Rhône’s best-kept secrets, and this cracking little number from Mas des Bressades is a terri...

94 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team"Medium ruby/plum-colored, the 2016 Chteau Ad Francos offers a classic, balanced, medium-bodied profile to go with notes of black cherries, balsam, and graphite. It picks up slightly more spice and floral notes with time in the glass and offers good acidity as well...

Usually $29.99 now only $19.77 90 POINTS: Wine Direct90 POINTS: Wine EnthusiastA little Italian history. A lot of character.Nero di Troia is one of Puglia’s lesser-known red grape varieties, and all the more interesting for it.Named after the town of Troia in northern Puglia, the grape comes with...

GOLD MEDAL: Le Selezione del SindacoBEST BUY: Wine Enthusiast Magazine94 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team"This is a spectacular Fiano. Made from 40 year old vines Zin Fiano is lively & zesty with lovely aromas of white nectarines, sliced lemons, orchid blossom and crushed stones. Tangy and medium bo...

93 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team"Another winner from Produtori di Manduria. Lovely pale straw colour. On first sniff it shows lovely fresh notes of white flowers mixed with citrus and a hint of pear. On the palate it is refeshingly dry but has a ton of lovely white fleshed fruit. Full bodied, wit...

92 POINTS: James Suckling93 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team91 POINTS: Wine Enthusiast"Bright aromas of flowers, angelica and apricots with an undertone of sulphur smoke. Silky attack, light to medium body and graceful, refreshing acidity. Drink now."- James Suckling"The wine is bright and lively an...

3 BICCHIERI: Gambero Rosso GuideGOLD MEDAL: Mundus Vini91 POINTS: Wine Enthusiast90 POINTS: James SucklingPrimitivo is one of Italy's greatest grapes. It is thought to have arrived in Puglia, the heel of Italy, in the 18th century from across the Adriatic Sea via the Croatian coast. Its Italian name...

99 POINTS: Sam Kim; Wine Orbit97 POINTS: James Suckling96 POINTS: Vinous Media - Angus Hughson95 POINTS: James Halliday Wine CompanionOnly 1000 bottles were produced with each bottle individually numbered wooden boxes.New Zealand Allocation - 3 bottles in Individual Wooden Boxes."It’s totally sedu...

A Taste of the Languedoc – Six Delicious Southern French RedsThere’s something irresistible about the wines of the Languedoc. Think sun-baked vineyards, old vines, rugged Mediterranean landscapes and generous, flavour-filled reds that seem to capture a little of the South of France in every glas...

Three different tiny parcels harvested between 23.3 and 24°Brix 7th April 2025. The fruit was destemmed, but not crushed, into opentop, stainless steel fermenter. No whole bunch was used in this cuvée.This is the inaugural release of this Pinot Noir from the Waikerikeri Valley in Alexandra, Centra...

94 POINTS: James Suckling93 POINTS: Robert Parker’s – The Wine Advocate94 POINTS: Eric Guido, Vinous"The wonderfully floral and graceful 2023 Etna Rosso blossoms in the glass with mineral-laden crushed rocks, dusty rose and dried black cherries. Perfumed red berry fruits soothe as a tactile mine...

A delicate, pale salmon Rosé offering bright aromas of red berries, citrus zest, and white flowers. The palate is crisp and lively, with notes of strawberry, raspberry, and a touch of peach, balanced by a refreshing minerality. Dry, clean finish with subtle herbal nuances typical of the southern Fr...

Bright and clean salmon colour. A delicate aroma, very fruity with notes of cherry and raspberry. Medium body, intense, well-balanced, soft and round, very long in the mouth. Drink young.ABV: 13.5

92 POINTS: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit93 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team"Pristine and elegantly scented, the bouquet shows green pear, nectarine, crunchy apple, and jasmine nuances, leading to a finely textured palate that's creamy and linear. Elegant and harmonious with a lengthy, juicy finish"- Sam Kim...

95 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team90 POINTS: Burghound"Citrus-forward — lime, grapefruit, passionfruit — with bright acidity and a chalky, mineral finish. Lovely!"- Wine Direct"There is ample Chablis character present on the cool and airy aromas of Granny Smith apple, just sliced lemon and whif...

94 POINTS: Jeb Dunnuck95 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team"It's a Chambolle-Musigny of the Southern Rhône" - Jeb Dunnuck"More Grenache-dominated yet with 25% Mourvedre, all destemmed and aging in concrete tanks, the 2023 Côtes du Rhône Villages Valreas Passion D'Une Terre offers a stunning perfume...

Winery Clearance, Now only $19.9995 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team93 POINTS: Cameron Douglas MS.A massive one-off deal on a seriously classy organic Marlborough Chardonnay.A simple label refresh has created an extraordinary opportunity. While stocks last, we're able to offer this estate-grown Char...

94 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team"Bright, fresh and wonderfully vibrant, this is Falanghina at its most appealing. Expect enticing aromas of citrus, green apple and white flowers, followed by a juicy, refreshing palate packed with lemon, pear and crisp orchard fruit. There’s a lovely subtle mine...