Continuing under the stewardship of Usher Tinker, the Pooles Rock wines go from strength to strength. The impressive line up of trophies and gold medals that adorn this label are testament to the purity of this amazing Hunter Valley Semillon. With all the typical austerity and pure lemon and lime zest flavours early in its life, this is a Semillon that will repay the patient in spades with more than a decade in front of it.

With intense lemon, citrus and stone fruit aromas, notes of wild ferment and a hint of gooseberry, this fresh and vibrant wine is classic cool climate Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc at it's best!

Freycinet Chardonnay is a stunning cool-climate example of the varietal. Nutty, toasty barrel ferment aromas are combined with minerally citrus characters and the palate is wonderfully multi layered in flavour underpinned by laser sharp acidity.

Flametree are nestled in the picturesque Margaret River wine region where they continue to be surrounded by a buzz and excitement centred on the quality wine they are producing. Attention to detail is paramount in the winery where careful site, clonal and oak selections are made to produce exceptional Chardonnay's like this one. Characters of dried pears, grapefruit, melon and fig are balanced with searing acidity and a length of flavour that speaks to its promising future.

This value for money Chardonnay from regions in South Eastern Australia shows aromas of stone fruit with hints of pineapple and toasty oak. On the palate this refreshing white displays a rich texture with peach and pineapple flavours and a long, pleasant finish.

Made in tiny quantities from ridiculously low yields of Petit Manseng, this offers all the purity and precision of Dagueneau’s greatest wines. Dider Dagueneau loved the wines of J. J. Prüm, and you can think of this as a Prüm-styled Jurançon (such is the purity and electric intensity!). The pricing reflects the costs of making the wine (via berry-by-berry selection, even though no botrytis is involved). To arrive at this price per bottle, the claim is that the project's costs are simply totalled and then divided by the number of bottles made. Sounds logical enough! The low yields and warmth of the site mean Les Jardins de Babylone can be picked in late October, a whole month before the grapes for conventional Jurançon Moelleux are typically picked. Even so, the wine usually ends up with approximately 130 g/L residual sugar, perfectly balanced by tangy, mouthwatering acidity to give a wine with fabulous verve and drive. As alluded to above, this wine is Germanic in style, so it isn’t only a dessert wine, but can also be drunk throughout the meal (the way you might consume a German Auslese) or with cheese. Of course, it can work brilliantly with carefully matched desserts (ideally citrus- or apple-based).