Wine Heroes
This page is dedicated to our wine heroes – the wines, winery and winemakers that have shaped our vinous journey over the past 20 years.
We have followed, bought, and collected all the wines that feature on this page for many years, and their quality, vintage upon vintage, is without question.
In short, these are the wines we drink, and we hope you will love them as much as we do.
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2019 Brunello di Montalcino Vigna Marrucheto, Banfi *MAGNUM*
Tuscan Gravitas Powerful, polished and deeply Montalcino, this magnum of Vigna Marrucheto shows Banfi’s single-vineyard Brunello at full confidence...
View full details2024 Morgon Côte du Py Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Jean Foillard * Double Magnum*
The Granite Heart of Morgon This is Beaujolais with depth, perfume and a pulse of old-vine energy. From the famed Côte du Py hillside, it opens wit...
View full details2024 Morgon Côte du Py Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Jean Foillard *Magnum*
The Granite Heart of Morgon This is Beaujolais with depth, perfume and a pulse of old-vine energy. From the famed Côte du Py hillside, it opens wit...
View full details2019 Reserve Shiraz Viognier, Yering Station
Blackberry, black plum and quince rise from the glass, surrounded by violet, white pepper, anise, clove and nutmeg. Toasted French oak adds depth a...
View full details2019 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Yering Station
Redcurrant, cassis and blackberry rise from the glass, joined by tobacco leaf, cedar and a gently autumnal savouriness. The fruit is ripe and conce...
View full details2021 The Holy Trinity GSM, Grant Burge
Red cherry, raspberry and redcurrant lead the aromas, joined by blueberry, rose, bramble and a twist of aniseed. Dried herbs, dark spice and a fain...
View full details2020 The Holy Trinity GSM, Grant Burge
Lifted violet and lavender bring an unexpectedly fragrant opening, followed by blackberry, ripe plum and dark cherry. Ginger biscuit, mint, mocha a...
View full details2019 The Holy Trinity GSM, Grant Burge
Violets and raspberries lead the way, joined by blood plum, blackberry and redcurrant, with ground ginger, nutmeg, dried herbs and cocoa bringing d...
View full details2021 Art Series Chardonnay, Leeuwin Estate
Chamomile, lemon myrtle and cherry blossom lead an intricate aroma, with white nectarine, pear and lemon flesh beneath. Flint, chalk and graphite b...
View full details2022 Chenin Blanc, Lismore
Sea Jasmine This is cool-climate Cape Chenin with perfume, tension and a beautifully savoury edge. Pear, quince and wild peach lead the nose, lifte...
View full details2024 The Chocolate Block, Boekenhoutskloof
Dark Alchemy This is one of South Africa’s modern wine icons, a Syrah-led Swartland blend that combines cult status with genuine vineyard pedigree....
View full details2023 Porseleinberg Syrah, Boekenhoutskloof
This is Swartland Syrah at its most serious, sculpted and electric. Blackberry, wild raspberry and red plum sit beneath incense, thyme, black peppe...
View full details2016 Gran Reserva 904, La Rioja Alta *Magnum*
Elegance, Aged to Perfection in Magnum La Rioja Alta’s 2016 Gran Reserva 904 in magnum is Rioja with all the theatre of time, tradition and scale. ...
View full details2021 Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon, Cape Mentelle
Wallcliffe Power Cape Mentelle’s 2021 Heritage Cabernet Sauvignon is Margaret River Cabernet with history in its bones and polish in every corner. ...
View full details2021 Viña Alberdi Reserva Selección Especial, La Rioja Alta
Regal Reserva Some releases deserve a little ceremony. La Rioja Alta’s 2021 Viña Alberdi Reserva Selección Especial is no ordinary Alberdi: this i...
View full details2018 ‘As Bravas’ Malbec, Cordón El Cepillo, El Enemigo
*En-Primeur offer, wines arrive November 2026* Limestone Pulse El Enemigo’s 2018 As Bravas Malbec is not just another grand Argentine red. It is a ...
View full details2020 Chablis 1er Cru La Forest, Vincent Dauvissat
Chalk Majesty This is Chablis royalty: one of the great Premier Cru bottlings from one of the most revered names in white Burgundy. La Forest has a...
View full details2020 Chablis, Vincent Dauvissat
Oyster Cut Vincent Dauvissat’s 2020 Chablis is a village wine in name, but not in spirit. This is classic Dauvissat: lemon pith, green apple, oyste...
View full details2023 Grüner Veltliner Ried Loibenberg Smaragd, Weingut Knoll
Stone Power This is serious Wachau Grüner Veltliner from one of Austria’s most revered white-wine estates. From the great Loibenberg vineyard, it o...
View full details2019 Mighty Ox Shiraz, St Hallett, Magnum
Dark Charge This is Barossa Shiraz with scale, muscle and serious table presence, bottled only in magnum and built to make an entrance. From the dr...
View full details2018 Mighty Ox Shiraz, St Hallett, Magnum
Iron Muscle This is Barossa Shiraz with serious presence, made exclusively in magnum and built to show the mighty northern Barossa at full charge. ...
View full details2019 Higher Earth Syrah, St Hallett
This is an extraordinary wine for the price and without doubt our best value red wine on the entire site. This is St Hallett showing a cooler, more...
View full details2018 Old Block Shiraz, St Hallett
This is one of the great names in Australian Shiraz: St Hallett’s flagship Old Block, an iconic Barossa red built from ancient vines and decades of...
View full details2020 Barolo Brunate DOCG, Vietti
The La Morra Crown This is Barolo with poise, depth and a beautifully measured sense of occasion. It opens with red cherry, plum, rose, violet and...
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