Made from fruit grown in ultra close planted vineyards Bass Phillip wines are eerily like Pinots from Burgundy. Fully mature now, the wine has lovely spice and earthy characters ready to be enjoyed now.

The village of Uchizy (which borders the village of Chardonnay) is situated south of Tournus and is one of the 43 villages that may produce and label their wines Mâcon or Mâcon Villages. Fermentation takes place entirely in vats (sees no oak) and produces a round, fleshy, fragrant wine that remains fresh. A superb introduction to Meurgey-Crosses and Mâconnais wine. ’I look for precision, purity and freshness of the wines’- Pierre Meurgey

This is possibly the best value Aussie Pinot Noir on the market right now. From the gifted William Downie comes the Cathedral. Let’s start with the label. Like all of Downie’s wines, this is a perfect little understated slice of Australiana by none other than Reg Mombassa. It’s 70% Mornington Peninsula fruit, 30% King Valley. It’s bright and cheering, brimming with pure berry flavours and just a hint of spice and earth. Made with minimal intervention. Make this the beginning of your William Downie journey.