Cult Classics
Some wines are simply delicious. Others become legends.
Cult Classics are the bottles that capture the imagination of wine lovers around the world. They are the wines critics talk about, collectors hunt for, and sommeliers quietly slip onto their personal lists. What sets them apart is not just quality, but story. A vineyard that changed a region, a winemaker who dared to do something differently, a bottle that people remember long after the cork is gone.
These wines combine reputation, scarcity, and personality in equal measure. They shape regions, build followings, and often disappear as quickly as they arrive. The bottles below are the ones that have earned their place in our Cult Classics collection.
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- Adelaide Hills
- Amarone della Valpolicella, Veneto
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- Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany
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- Central Otago, South Island
- Chablis, Burgundy
- Chambolle Musigny, Burgundy
- Champagne
- Chianti Classico, Tuscany
- Clare Valley
- Cordón El Cepillo, Uco Valley, Mendoza
- Galicia
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- Hermitage, Rhone Valley
- Hunter Valley
- Jerez de la Frontera, Andalucía
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- Paarl, Western Cape
- Piedmont
- Pouilly-Fume, Loire Valley
- Primitivo di Manduria, Puglia
- Provence
- Ribera del Duero
- Rioja
- Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California
- Rutherford, Napa Valley, California
- Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux
- Santa Lucia Highlands, California
- Santa Maria Valley, Central Coast, California
- Sauternes, Bordeaux
- Sonoma Mountain, California
- Sonoma Valley, California
- Sta. Rita Hills, Central Coast, California
- Swartland
- Swartland, Western Cape
- Toro, Castilla Leon
- Tuscany
- Valpolicella, Veneto
- Wachau
- Walker Bay
- Western Cape
- AA Badenhorst Family Wines
- Alejandro Fernandez
- Ataraxia
- Banfi
- Bodegas Lustau
- Bodegas Y Viñedos Pujanza
- Boekenhoutskloof
- Brookdale Estate
- Cape Mentelle
- Cape Point Vineyards
- Champagne Duval-Leroy
- Champagne Gosset
- Champagne Henri Giraud
- Champagne Palmer & Co
- Chanin Wine Company
- Château Canon
- Chateau d'Esclans
- Chateau de Tracy
- Chateau Montelena
- Château Suduiraut
- Cousino Macul
- Craggy Range
- Creation
- Didier Dagueneau
- Domaine A Cailbourdin
- Domaine Didier Dagueneau
- Domaine Jean Foillard
- El Enemigo
- Elderton
- Far Niente
- Garage Wine Company
- Georges Lignier
- Glaetzer
- Grant Burge
- Guerrieri Rizzardi
- Hardy's
- Henri Giraud
- Il Marroneto
- Inglenook
- Isole e Olena
- Jim Barry
- Kershaw
- Kistler Vineyard
- Kumeu River
- La Rioja Alta
- Lagar da Condesa
- ll Marroneto
- Loosen Barry
- Mount Langi Ghiran
- Mount Pleasant
- Neudorf
- Palacios Remondo
- Paul Jaboulet Aine
- Pegasus Bay
- Penfolds
- Petaluma
- Pyramid Valley
- Querciabella
- Roagna
- Roccolo Grassi
- Rockford
- San Marzano
- Sanford
- Simpsons Wine Estate
- St Hallet
- Talbott
- Tandem
- Telmo Rodriguez
- Ten Minutes By Tractor
- Tenuta San Guido
- Ultimate Provence
- Vietti
- Viña VIK
- Vincent Dauvissat
- Weingut Knoll
2020 Langhe Rosso, Roagna
The Insider’s Nebbiolo This is Nebbiolo seen through the Roagna lens, pure, precise and quietly compelling. The nose opens with wild strawberry, re...
View full details2019 Basket Press Shiraz, Rockford
The Barossa Time Machine A true Barossa classic, crafted in a style that feels both timeless and deeply comforting. The nose opens with rich aromas...
View full details2016 Pinot Noir Founders Vines, Sanford
The Origin Story From the original 1971 own-rooted vines of the historic Sanford & Benedict Vineyard, this is Pinot Noir with pedigree and pois...
View full details2020 Chardonnay 'Sanford & Benedict', Sanford
The Original Icon From one of the most historically important vineyards in California, this is Chardonnay with pedigree, tension and quiet authorit...
View full details2021 Chardonnay La Rinconada, Sanford
"Pacific Tension” This is coastal California at its most composed. The 2021 La Rinconada opens with lemon zest, green apple and white peach, layere...
View full details2022 Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sanford
The Original Legend The Sanford & Benedict Vineyard is where it all began. In 1971, this was the first vineyard planted in what became the Sta....
View full details2023 Chardonnay, Sanford
California, With Restraint This is Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay in beautifully judged form, elegant rather than overblown, sunlit but sharpened by th...
View full details2022 Pinot Noir, Sanford
Pacific Coast Pinot A beautifully poised Pinot from the cool, windswept Sta. Rita Hills. The 2022 opens with bright aromas of fresh cherry, wild st...
View full details1999 Cepparello, Isole e Olena
The Long Game A beautifully mature Tuscan icon, now in that spellbinding stage where power has softened into nuance. The nose opens with dried cher...
View full details2019 Dolce, Far Niente
“Liquid Gold at Dusk” This is decadence, but with discipline. The 2019 Dolce opens with lifted aromas of orange zest, vanilla bean and dried aprico...
View full details2020 Petit Chablis, Vincent Dauvissat
This is Petit Chablis with pedigree written all over it. The 2020 opens with lemon peel, green apple and white flowers, backed by that unmistakable...
View full details2019 Amarone della Valpolicella, Roccolo Grassi
Velvet Thunder from Verona. This is Amarone with both swagger and precision, and it comes from a vintage that gave the region every chance to shine...
View full details2025 Secateurs Chenin Blanc, AA Badenhorst Family Wines
Sunshine on granite with a salty little wink. This is Chenin with that glorious Swartland swagger, textured, bright and far more serious than its e...
View full details2025 Secateurs Red Blend, AA Badenhorst Family Wines
Swartland in a leather jacket. This is one of those reds that feels effortlessly cool, juicy enough to drink with abandon, but with just enough edg...
View full details2025 Secateurs Riviera, AA Badenhorst Family Wines
Swartland sunshine with a little skin in the game. This is not your average easy-going white. Riviera is bright, textured and gloriously offbeat, a...
View full details2022 Kalmoesfontein Red Blend, AA Badenhorst Family Wines
Swartland after dark. This is a red with shadows, spice and serious allure. Built from 33% Shiraz, 25% Grenache, 16% Mataro, 14% Cinsault and 12% T...
View full details2024 Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay, Kumeu River
Layered, statuesque and beautifully self-assured, the 2024 Maté’s Vineyard Chardonnay feels like one of those wines that never needs to raise its v...
View full details2024 Hunting Hill Chardonnay, Kumeu River
Mineral Nerve Taut, sculpted and quietly commanding, the 2024 Hunting Hill Chardonnay feels like one of those wines built as much from tension as f...
View full details2024 Coddington Chardonnay, Kumeu River
Golden Hush Rich, plush and beautifully composed, the 2024 Coddington Chardonnay is the most openly generous of Kumeu River’s single-vineyard wines...
View full details2023 Blanc Etc...., Domaine Didier Dagueneau
The Quiet Firestarter Bright, layered and quietly magnetic, Blanc Etc… is Sauvignon Blanc with all the easy clichés stripped away. Citrus zest, whi...
View full details2022 Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay, Chanin
Coastal Tension Bright, sculpted and quietly thrilling, this is Chardonnay with real nerve beneath the polish. Lemon peel, white peach and ripe pea...
View full details2022 Zotovich Chardonnay, Chanin
Salt & Steel Leaner, sharper and beautifully exact, this is Chardonnay with a cool, coastal precision that feels almost architectural. ...
View full details2022 Los Alamos Chardonnay, Chanin
Golden Hour Tension Open, textural and beautifully composed, this is Chardonnay with a slightly broader, more generous feel than some of Chanin’s m...
View full details1998 Langi Shiraz, Mount Langi Ghiran
The Mountain Wind Shiraz This is mature Langi with depth, spice and a strong sense of place. The 1998 opens in a darker register, with blackberry, ...
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