Beaune 1er Cru Champimonts 2011, Côte du Beaune, Domaine Chanson  100% Pinot Noir with 18 months in Oak  Bright ruby colour. Intense aromas of ripe cherries mixed with blackcurrant and spices. Subtle vanilla note. Well-balanced and...

Beaune 1er Cru les Boucherottes A.F. Gros 2011  100% Pinot Noir Delicate, lifted floral notes. Tannin bites back on the finish, but the mouthwatering acid works well with it. Tight structure but generously fruity in a savoury mode. (JH) ww...

Beaune Clos des Mouches Blanc Joseph Drouhin 2012 Jeroboam 100% Chardonnay in French Oak barrels for 12 to 15 months (25% new).  "An outstanding wine. Pale yellow colour. Complex floral nose of white lilac and white rose. Once open, fruity aromas...

Bollinger 007 Limited Edition Millesime 2011  100% Pinot Noir from Ay.  To celebrate the release of the 25th Bond film, Champagne Bollinger has produced a limited-edition champagne from the 2011 vintage. This exceptional year inspired...

Botham Merrill Willis Chardonnay 2011  100% Chardonnay A collaboration between cricketers Ian Botham, Bob Willis and winemaker Geoff Merrill formed after the English tour of Australia in 1978. Fermented and matured in French oak hogsheads for 17...

Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru, Joseph Drouhin, Magnum, 2011, Burgundy, France    Grape variety, Chardonnay, aged in French Oak barrels for 12 to 15 months.  Intense golden hue, on the nose, there are some subtle tones of rose, fresh almond,...

Croft 2011 Vintage Port Adrian Bridge: “2011 has produced textbook Vintage Ports, classics in every sense. The wines have a wonderful purity and elegance but also plenty of background and structure. Our 2009 declaration showed that demand remains...

Eitelsbacher Riesling Auslese 2011   100% Riesling  Wonderful, pure flavours of citrus, nectarine, peach juice and cassis. Excellent. Gorgeous, honeyed with haunting fragrance. The flavour has great complexity and will reveal more and more...

Eitelsbacher Riesling Kabinett 2011 100% Riesling Full of green apple and limes on the palate, this is a dry, delicate Kabinett that is beautifully fresh today. The concentration of dense minerality delights the senses; a tightly woven concentration of...

Eitelsbacher Riesling Spatlese 2011  100% Riesling A very charming Ruwer Spätlese with elegant style, balance and clean flavours. Citrus and mineral flavours are mixed with strong tones of red apple, cassis, kir and bramble. Christoph Tyrell is...

Engelbrecht Els Proprietor's Blend 2011. 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Shiraz, 5% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec, 5% Petit Verdot. Aged for 18 months – 70% in 300 litre French Oak barrels & 30% in 300 litre American Oak barrels The 2011...

Ermitage Blanc ‘De L’Orée’ 2011   3.5ha, 100% Marsanne "Very lively and quite tight and natural and 'bio'.  Lots of wild life going on in there, though it is still quite casual in structure rather than tense...

Ermitage Rouge Le Pavillon’ 2011   "Dark, shiny crimson. Very meaty, savoury and the most obviously stereotypically Hermitage. Polished tannins but they are there in abundance. Very notable acidity and bone dry fruit. Wait ages before opening...

Glenelly Lady May, Stellenbosch, South Africa 2011    A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Merlot aged for 24 months in new French oak barrels.  Owned by May de Lencquesaing, former owner of Bordeaux'...

KUPE By Escarpment, Martinborough, 2011 100% Single Vineyard Pinot Noir  "Fermented in wooden French cuvees, hand plunged and aged in 50% new French oak barriques the wine was given every priority during its elevation and now shows...

Lieu dit Buehl Schieferkopf by Chapoutier,  Riesling, Alsace 2011 100% Riesling hand harvested and aged for 15 months in big casks (foudres).   A  golden yellow colour with green tints, limpid and brilliant. The nose exhibits...

Lieu-dit-Fels Riesling Schieferkopf by Chapoutier, Alsace, 2011  100% Riesling aged for 15 months in big casks (foudres)  A great golden colour. The nose is refined with mineral notes and citrus aromas and lemon...

Chateau de Chamirey Mercurey Blanc En Pierrelet, Côte Chalonnaise, 2011  100% Chardonnay finished in oak (20% new).  "A deep honeyed intense nose, sweet deep rich and intense." William Frazier  The wine is showing a pretty yellow...

Monthélie 1er Cru Champs Fulliot Louis Jadot, Côte du Beaune, Burgundy,  2011  100% Pinot Noir aged in Oak for 15 months   A nice ruby colour with a delicate bouquet with hints of flowers - violets and roses,...

Penfolds Bin 150 2011. Shiraz from Marananga in the Barossa Valley 12 months in 20% new French oak, 30% 1-y.o. French oak, 20% new American oak, 30% 1-y.o. American oak (all hogsheads). COLOUR Deep crimson red NOSE No need to tease out descriptors...

Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2011  McLaren Vale and Barossa Valley 51% Cabernet Sauvignon 49% Shiraz with 12 months in 30% new, 70% 1-y.o. American oak hogsheads.  A dense deep red with a nose showing the house Style…...

Penfolds Bin 707 2012 Bin 707 is a Penfolds Cabernet Sauvignon reflection of Grange—intensely-flavoured fruit; completion of fermentation and maturation in new oak; expressing a Penfolds understanding of multi-vineyard, multi-region fruit sourcing...

Penfolds Grange 2011 Instantly Grange – aromatically heralded from glass to nose via trademark formic and barrel ferment markers. Majestic. Arguably a less-regal unfolding of sarsaparilla, creamy soda/cola-root beer nuances, synergised with black...

Penfolds St Henri Shiraz 2011.  100% Shiraz. 12 months in 50+-year-old large oak vats. They have examples of late 19th-century bottlings of this when Auldana made it. Mostly from a vineyard a stone's throw from Magill, although grapes from McLaren...

Pommard 1er Cru Le Pezerolles 2011     

Roda I Reserva Rioja, Spain, 2011  100% Tempranillo Aged in 50% brand new and 50% second use, French oak barrels. 16 months in barrels and 30 months cellaring in bottle.  A deep red, against a cherry background with scarlet edging. Very...

Saint Joseph Blanc Les Granits, Northern Rhône, France 2011  100% Marsanne "Pale honey colour. Honeysuckle nose. Pretty low acid makes it taste a little sweet but gloriously beguiling. Not that intense but very flattering with just a hint of...

Saint Joseph Rouge Le Clos 2011  Admirably fresh nose with fully ripe fruit and a strong mineral streak. Polished. Long and satisfying with good line. JR 17/20

Saint Joseph Rouge Les Granits, M Chapoutier, Northern Rhone, France 2011  100% Syrah in oak for 18 months.  "Another stunner is the 2011 St.-Joseph Les Granits. It’s made in a forward, accessible style and offers up gorgeous...

Taylor's 2011 Vintage Port  Adrian Bridge: “2011 has produced textbook Vintage Ports, classics in every sense. The wines have a wonderful purity and elegance but also plenty of background and structure. Our 2009 declaration showed that demand...

Terrazas Single Vineyard Malbec 2011, Las Compuertas vineyard, Mendoza, Argentina  Grape 100% Malbec, aged for 16 to 18 months in new French Oak Barrels   This very expressive Malbec has an intense purple colour with violet shades. On the...

Volnay 1er Cru Les Fremiets F Parent, Cote du Nuits, Burgundy, 2011  100% Pinot Noir with 18 months oak aging.  Classic Volnay, delicate bright fruit here with a light brush of tannins. 

Yattarna Penfolds Chardonnay 2011  VINEYARD REGION Tasmania, Adelaide Hills Aged in 64% new oak with 95% of the fruit sourced from Tasmania, the 2011 Yattarna Chardonnay is a little closed with subtle apple and white peach aromas accentuated by...