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Save $151 on luxury super-elite reds and whites from some of the world’s greatest vineyards.
You'll enjoy six luxury super-elite whites from some of the world’s greatest vineyards in Australia, Italy’s Gavi and Spain’s Rioja with bottles normally up to $50.
Head to Europe for a Triple Gold, rich, creamy white Rioja that rivals Grand Cru white Burgundy, and a 92pt anniversary edition Gavi-di-Gavi from the estate’s top vineyards. From Australia enjoy a spellbinding, 94pt aged Riesling from Coonawarra _ “Superb” (Halliday), a 95pt Single Vineyard Chardonnay called “scintillating”
In red, enjoy a secret Bordeaux from iconic 1er Cru estate that regularly earns 100pt scores. (normally $90), a voluptuous red from one of the southern Rhône’s top cru villages. There’s an exciting and opulent Super Tuscan red from a superstar coastal estate and a luxury, high-scoring, Rioja Reserva from Jean-Marc Sauboua with seven Gold.
Australia offers a 93pt Grenache Mourvedre from a top-rated McLaren Vale estate and a lavish 95pt Barossa Shiraz from multi-Trophy-winning Thistledown. (normally $50)
Savoury and complex but very appealing McLaren Vale blend from winemaker Rob Mack.
Super Tuscan blend of Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon from a ‘superstar’ coastal estate – Montepeloso.
Exceptional Barossa Shiraz from one of the hottest wineries in the country right now,Thistledown. This boasts numerous high point scores up to 95pts.
Villa Broglia is a Gavi icon – a fine Italian white wine sipped over the years by popes and politicians. This 92pt anniversary edition from the estate’s top vineyards is aged on lees for a year, adding depth and a fine, stony minerality.
Treat yourself to a 95pt Gold-winning, Great Value Museum Release Marsanne – a speciality of Tahbilk.
Triple Gold, flagship white wine of Rioja’s most-awarded winery, Altos, and the pride-and-joy of winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua. Rich and creamy, with a citrusy edge, it’s made mostly with Rioja’s native Viura and a splash of Chardonnay.
“Scintilating” (Halliday) Single Vineyard Chardonnay with 94 & 95pts. It’s from NSW’s Orange and 5-star Briar Ridge "... a model of stability… the comfort of substantial estate vineyards from which it is able to select the best grapes" (Halliday).
A lavish, full-bodied Rioja Reserva from top winemaker Jean-Marc Sauboua’s boutique winery. Using superb Tempranillo from high-altitude, 40- to 80-year-old vines, the wine has elegance, intense fruit and structure. And two Golds to its name!
"Peter Lehmann's Margaret Semillon provides complex drinking and a length of flavour that many producers aspire to. It's a regional classic, and rightly so." This beautifully mature 2017, has a Top Gold, 7 Golds and 96pts from Halliday.
L’Épiphanie de Saint-Estèphe comes from a true Bordeaux icon. Their Grand Vin regularly receives 100-point scores and is one of the most sought-after wines in France. This is an amazing chance to try some of the very best Bordeaux has to offer.
Aged for 7 years prior to release this is liquid seduction. "It will age glacially and reveal more over the next decades. Superb. 94pts” (Shanteh Wale, The Halliday Wine Companion).
Vacqueyras is one of the southern Rhône’s nine cru villages, with Châteauneuf-like ripeness and warmth, without the lofty price tag. This is a velvety, herbal-scented, warm-fruited Cuvée Prestigieux from a 4th-generation family estate.
