Wines and Tasting Notes

Aroma:
Blackcurrant, Blackberry, Dried Fig, Fruit gums, Leather, Walnut, Fireplace, Coal Dust

Flavour:
Wild Cherry, Dried Fig, Kahlua, Aniseed, Metwurst, Black Tea, Coal Dust, Adults Only Tannin

Food:
Mushrooms, Shanks, Spaghetti Bolognese, Osso Bucco

Cellar:
Up to 8 years, maybe more

Bottle $16 Dozen $180

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Aroma:
Blackberry Jam, Fireplace, Black Olives, Rum' n' Raisin, Chocolate Bullets, Aniseed Rings, Spice Box, Fennel, White Pepper

Flavour:
Intense, Juicy, Syrupy, Fruit sweet, Blackberry Nip, Dried Prune, Black Tea Tannin

Food:
Steak and Beetroot, Pigeon in Red Wine, Cheddar and Figs

Cellar:
12 years, but it's wicked right now

Bottle $18 Dozen $200

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Aroma:
Blackberry, Dried Prune, Marshmallow, Blanched Almond, Dried Apple, Chicory, Soot, Cedar

Flavour:
Dried Apple, Dried Prune, Aniseed, Fennel, Ribena, Rhubarb

Texture:
Fluffy, Viscous, Firmly Acidic, Velvety, Puckery

Aftertaste:
Long, Savoury, Lemony, Rhubarb, More-Ish

Food:
Lamb Chops with Beetroot, Saltimbocca with Capers, Spare Pork Ribs in Honey, Mutton Shashlik

Bottle $35 Dozen $400

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Aroma:
Mint, Fennel, Aniseed, Mulberry, Bitumen, Cracked Dolomite, Soot

Flavour:
Blackberry, CrèMe De Cassis (Blackcurrant Liqueur), Framboise (Strawberry Liqueur), Cherry Heering (Cherry Liqueur), Black Olive

Texture:
Generous, Viscous, Tight, Youthful, Drying, Chicory Tannins

Aftertaste:
Syrupy, Dry, Velvety, Firm Acidity, Long, Tarry, Appetizing, Satisfying

Food:
Confit of Duck or Goose, Roo Fillets on Charcoal, Quail with Pine Nuts, Marinated Backstrap, Cous Cous, Saltbush Hogget

Bottle $20 Dozen $225

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Aroma:
Prune, Dried Fig, Soy Sauce, Five Spice, Hoisin Sauce, Charcoal

Flavour:
Currant, Prune, Blackberry

Texture:
Viscous, Sinous, Strapping

Aftertaste:
Juicy, Lipsmacking, Bone Dry, Tannic Tail, Teasing

Food:
Field Mushrooms with Garlic on Rye, Shanks with Tomato and Black Olive, Peking Duck, Double Cooked Goose, Wild Duck Confit, Mutton Neck Cassoulet, Spit-Roast Pork Crackling

Bottle $48 Dozen $540

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Aroma:
Dried Prune, Mulberry, Blackberry, Stewed Satsuma, Maraschino Cherry, Blanched Almond, Marshmallow Sugar, Musk Lollies

Flavour:
Fat, Squishy, Fluffy texture at first, Firm drying tannins in the finish, Sweet, Fruity rebound with defining acidity in the aftertaste, warm alcohol afterbreath, Dangerously comforting

Food:
Hard Cheese, Pickled Walnuts, Dried Figs, Dates, Dried Grapes, Dried Prune stuffed with blanched Almond, Wrapped in smoked Bacon, Skewered on a toothpick and grilled

Cellar:
It'll last twenty years or more if you can think of an excuse for not drinking it immediately

Bottle $20 Dozen $225

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Aroma:
White Peach, Dried Apple and Pear, Strawberry Pith, Lime Pith, Fresh Waxy Lemons

Flavour:
Soft Middle, Viscous, Firm Persistent Acidity, Limy Opening, Lemony Finish, Firm and Fine Drying Tannins

Food:
Butter Chicken, Fish Ball Noodles, Scallops or Prawns on the char grill, Fresh Oysters

Cellar:
Great drinking now, expect it to soften and enrich gradually over the next five years, should last a decade or more

Bottle $15 Dozen $165

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Aroma:
Meadow Flowers, Citrus Blossom, Lemon Pith, Sliced Lime, Cucumber, Yellow Capsicum

Flavour:
Crisp, Tight, Lime Juice, Lemon Juice, Gooseberry, Cucumber, Lemon and Lime Pith

Texture:
Delicately Weighted, Only Slightly Viscous, Sinuous, Furry Pithy Finish, Lemon Acid Cut

Aftertaste:
Crunchy, Bone Dry, Savory, Lemon and Lime, Astringent, Appetising

Food:
Grilled Whiting with Beurre Blanc, whole Char-Grilled Garfish, Mud Crab, Scallops on the Shell with Grilled Mandarin Peel and Spring Onion, Salt and Pepper Squid

Bottle $15 Dozen $165

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Aroma:
Raspberry, Yellow Peach, Maraschino Cherry, Blonde Orange, Turkish Delight, Rose Water

Flavour:
Rich, Syrupy Texture, Cranberry, Fruit Salad of stewed Cherry and Pear, Fine Drying Tannins, Clear spear of acidity in the lingering fruit aftertaste

Food:
Soft Cheese, Walnuts and Dried Figs, Grilled Quail, Chicken stuffed with Cumquats, Duck a d'Orange, Crepes Suzettes

Cellar:
It'll last well, but you'd be stupid not to drink it now

Bottle $12 Dozen $135

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Aroma:
Maraschino Cherry, Strawberry, Raspberry, Cranberry, Blood Orange, Avocado

Flavour:
Racy, Fulsome, Pickled Cherry, Blood Orange, Cranberry Jelly

Texture:
Highly Viscous, Gelatinous, Consistent

Aftertaste:
Fulsome, Rich, Reassuring

Food:
Bacon and Eggs, Quail with Pine Nuts, Antipasto, Cappocollo, Genoa Salami, Dark Olives, Goat Cheese, Dried Figs, Pink Lamb Cutlets, Steamed Snapper with Fennel, Salmon Steak

Bottle $15 Dozen $165

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Mixed Dozen

'06 Riesling x 3
'07 Shiraz Rose x 3
'05 Shiraz x 3
'05 Vintage Fortified x 3

Dozen $200

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Aroma:
Fragrant, Aromatic, Talcum Powder, Lemon & Lime, Citrus Pith, Strawberry Pith, Gently Chalky

Flavour:
Smooth, Firm, Persistent, Lime Juice, Chalky, Bone Dry, Adults Only

Food:
Any amount of sea Foods on the char grill, fresh oysters

Cellar:
Up to 10 years, maybe more

Bottle $12 Dozen $135

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Aroma:
Cherries, Blackberries, Raspberries, Conserve, Fudge, Walnuts, Tea Tin

Flavour:
Juicy, Lush, Smooth, Fruity, Nutty, Persistent, Chocolate, Nougat, Velvety Finish, Fine, Dry Tannins

Food:
Antipasto, smoked sardines, saltimbocca, lighter curries

Cellar:
Up to 6 years, maybe more

Bottle $12 Dozen $135

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