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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- Ten minutes by Tractor
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- Domaine A Cailbourdin
- Domaine Didier Dagueneau
- Dr Loosen, Jim Barry, Loosen Barry
- Dr. Loosen
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- Jim Barry & Dr Loosen
- La Giustiniana
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- Trimbach
- Weingut Leitz
La Rioja Alta Discovery Gift Box
A beautifully packaged wooden gift box containing 3 award-winning wines from the iconic La Rioja Alta. An ideal Christmas present for those discove...
View full details2022 Wallis Pinot Noir, Ten Minutes By Tractor
Pure, poised and quietly confident, the 2022 Wallis Pinot Noir is a beautiful expression of Mornington Peninsula finesse. Bright ruby in the glass,...
View full details2022 Coolart Road Pinot Noir, Ten Minutes By Tractor
Coolart Road is a classic single-vineyard site made at Ten Minutes by Tractor. Our Coolart Road vineyard was planted in 2000 and is situated in the...
View full details2022 Judd Pinot Noir, Ten Minutes By Tractor
The iconic Ten Minutes by Tractor has numerous amazing vineyards on the Mornington Peninsula, and the Judd vineyard may be the best of them all. It...
View full details2022 McCutcheon Pinot Noir, Ten Minutes By Tractor
Ten Minutes by Tractor needs little introduction, nor does the man in charge, Martin Spedding. A gently-spoken man with a background in finance and...
View full details2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape 'Cuvée Barberini', Domaine de la Solitude
Domaine de la Solitude’s wines are renowned for their characteristic elegance whilst expressing the true origins of their terroir. The Cuvée Barber...
View full details2021 Yarra Valley Reserve Pinot Noir, Yering Station
With vines being first planted in 1838 by Scottish-born Ryrie brothers, Yering Station was the first vineyard in Victoria State. The brothers acqui...
View full details2022 Porseleinberg Syrah, Boekenhoutskloof
Porseleinberg is the result of Marc Kent’s (of Boekenhoutskloof fame) determined search for South Africa’s finest Syrah, a journey that ultimately ...
View full details2020 Coltassala Chianti Classico Gran Selezione, Castello di Volpaia
Perched amid the rugged hills of Radda in Chianti, Castello di Volpaia is a benchmark Tuscan estate with roots stretching back to the 11th century....
View full details2020 Summus Toscana IGT, Banfi
Summus, Latin for “highest.” is a wine of towering elegance and was the first Super Tuscan produced in Montalcino (1985) A wine of presence and p...
View full details2019 'Excelsus' IGT, Banfi
Excelsus, Latin for “eminent,” is produced only in excellent vintages. There’s something gloriously self-assured about this wine. Deep garnet in th...
View full details2021 Judd Pinot Noir, Ten Minutes By Tractor
This is Pinot Noir in slow motion, graceful, poised, and utterly captivating. Aromas of wild cherry, rose petal, and forest floor unfold with quiet...
View full details2021 Amon Ra Shiraz, Glaetzer
Amon-Ra Shiraz is an iconic wine that epitomises Ben Glaetzer’s passion to create wines that are full-flavoured, multi-layered and intense but stil...
View full details2019 Lota, Cousino Macul
Lota is the flagship wine of Cousiño Macul, an emblem of heritage, precision, and exceptional terroir. Sourced from the winery’s most treasured par...
View full details2021 Trahere Pinot Noir, Ten Minutes By Tractor
Ten Minutes by Tractor needs little introduction, nor does the man in charge, Martin Spedding. A gently-spoken man with a background in finance and...
View full details2017 Viña Ardanza Reserva, La Rioja Alta *Magnum*
A magnum 2017 Viña Ardanza Reserva Rioja La Rioja Alta’s Viña Ardanza Reserva is one of the finest Reserva’s available and a benchmark for the regi...
View full details2017 Syrah ' Deconstructed Lake District Cartref SH9c', Kershaw
This outstanding Syrah, one of South Africa’s best, is part of a range of wines called Deconstructed which winemaker Richard Kershaw created to sho...
View full details2017 Syrah ' Deconstructed Lake District Cartref SH22', Kershaw
This outstanding Syrah, one of South Africa’s best, is part of a range of wines called Deconstructed which winemaker Richard Kershaw created to sho...
View full details2021 Grains of Paradise, Charles Melton
Deep, dark and seductive from the first pour, Grains of Paradise delivers layers of blackberry, black plum and blueberry compote, laced with black ...
View full details2016 Gran Reserva 904, La Rioja Alta
Elegance, Aged to Perfection. The 2016 Gran Reserva 904 is Rioja refinement distilled, graceful, poised, and beautifully composed. Aromas of red ch...
View full details2019 Rifle Range Cabernet Sauvignon, Rockford
The nose on this elegant cabernet is generous, rich and ripe with plenty of classic blackcurrant fruit with cocoa and tobacco notes. The palate is ...
View full details2019 Aroha Pinot Noir, Craggy Range
A savoury Pinot Noir with chanterelle mushroom and white truffle aromas leading to a lively, pure and beautifully balanced palate with a concentrat...
View full details2019 Brunello di Montalcino DOCG ' Poggio Alle Mura', Banfi
Poggio alle Mura is the historical name of the 12th century fortress crowning the Banfi vineyard estate. Today the castle has been christened Caste...
View full details2023 Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge La Goujonne, Domaine Hubert Lamy
Bright ruby with a translucent edge, this Pinot Noir is a study in quiet confidence. Aromas of red cherry, wild strawberry, and rose petal mingle w...
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