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AUSTRALIA |
CABERNET SAUVIGNON |
| NW-1287. 09 LINDEMANS BIN 45 CABERNET SAUVIGNON SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 6.99 each |
| NW-1288. 05 MARQUIS PHILIPS CABERNET SAUVIGNON SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| NW-1289. 08 ROSEMOUNT CABERNET SAUVIGNON SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| NW-1290. 08 YELLOW TAIL CABERNET SAUVIGNON SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.49 each |
| NW-1291. 08 DARBY & JOAN CABERNET SAUVIGNON S AUST Sweet plum, raspberry, and dark chocolate./ Nice cedar note that cabernet can yield even when not aged in wood. Attractive value. 89/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| NW-1292. 05 KILIKANOON KILLERMANS RUN CABERNET SAUVIGNON S AUST Killer indeed. Beautiful Aussie cabernet statement, not overoaked, not over-roasted. Wood and fruit are real, balanced, controlled, and measured out in just the right doses./ Black currant and plum flavors, sweet, racy, juicy, luscious. Fruity, forward, sexy, delicious. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| NW-1293. 07 PENFOLDS BIN 407 CABERNET SAUVIGNON S AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 34.99 each |
| NW-1294. 07 WOLF BLASS YELLOW LABEL CABERNET SAUVIGNON S AUST Sweet, ripe oak and fruit. Spicy too. Enticing overall. No cabernet bearish nature./ Yes! Very rich melange of oak, blackberry, peppercorn, leather, and balsamic, ventilating elements. Good grip. Positively alluring for cabernet and 07. Good value. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| NW-1295. 06 PETER LEHMANN CABERNET SAUVIGNON BAROSSA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| NW-1296. 05 RUSDEN BAKER HILL CABERNET SAUVIGNON BAROSSA Parker 91 - UNDENIABLE VALUE: ‘Possesses licorice, underbrush, black currant, and tar-like aromas. With fabulous fruit and richness, it tastes like a $75 Napa Valley Cabernet. Enjoy this beauty over the next 7-10 years.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| NW-1297. 04 CLARENDON HILLS HICKINBOTHAM CABERNET SAUVIGNON CLARENDON Parker 94: ‘The even more backward, tannic, ageworthy 2004 is their Latour. From 50-year-old vines, it offers up aromas of creme de cassis, graphite, chocolate, coffee, and tobacco leaves. This powerful, rich, full-bodied effort needs at least 4-5 years of cellaring, and should keep for two decades or more. It is one of the few Clarendon Hills wines to be aged in 100% new French oak. None of these cuvees is fined or filtered.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 67.99 each |
| NW-1298. 06 D’ARENBERG HIGH TRELLIS CABERNET SAUVIGNON MCLAREN VALE Wine Enthusiast 90 - EDITORS’ CHOICE: ‘Featuring tobacco, cassis and lesser quantities of mint and cocoa, this is a full-bodied wine that offers plenty of flavor interest and depth at a reasonable price. It does show some slightly chewy, dusty tannins on the finish, but the fruit ultimately wins through, suggesting it will be at its best from 2010-2020.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| NW-1299. 04 MARQUIS PHILIPS S2 CABERNET SAUVIGNON MCLAREN VALE Tanzer 91; Wine Spectator 92: ‘Broad and ripe, not heavy, this feels almost like a big, floating ship, emanating ripe cherry, blackberry, toasty oak and hints of smoke and licorice as the finish sails on and on. Tannins are well-resolved. Now-2014.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 34.99 each |
| NW-1300. 06 MITOLO THE JESTER CABERNET SAUVIGNON MCLAREN VALE Parker 92 - SUPERB VALUE: ‘Includes 20% dried grapes in the style of Amarone. It has a fragrant bouquet of black fruits, tar, and violets. This leads to a smooth-textured, layered, dense wine with enough structure to evolve for 4-6 years. It has a long, pure finish.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| NW-1301. 05 HENRY’S DRIVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON PADTHAWAY Deep, aloof, firm cabernet fruit (black currant, berry, cherry) and firm, toasted oak well matched to the varietal needs./ Blackberry, black currant, dark plum, cedar. Firm figured. Padthaway cabernet is closer to Coonawarra than to McLaren and Barossa. Impressive stature. And what richness! Amazing. Built to age. Yes! 94+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 38.99 each |
| NW-1302. 07 PENLEY EST PHOENIX CABERNET SAUVIGNON COONAWARRA Wine & Spirits 90 - BEST BUY: ‘Coonawarra is the place to look for this kind of clean, fragrant cabernet, its red- and black currant flavors lifted by scents of herbs. A generous red for a juicy steak.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| NW-1303. 06 ROSEMOUNT SHOW RESERVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON COONAWARRA Dark and cool qualities of Coonawarra cabernet. Oak adds toast, butterscotch, nuttiness, and roundness./ Lush oak-derived caramel around a firm, black fruit core. Nice depth. Thanks to the oak smoothness, this goes down easy already. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 23.99 each |
AUSTRALIA |
MERLOT |
| NW-1305. 08 LINDEMANS BIN 40 MERLOT SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 6.49 each |
| EOBNW-1306. 04 MARQUIS PHILIPS MERLOT SE AUST - End of Bin |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 18.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 10.63 each |
| NW-1307. 07 PENFOLDS RAWSONS RETREAT MERLOT SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| EOBNW-1308. 06 ROSEMOUNT MERLOT SE AUST - End of Bin |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 10.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 8.24 each |
| EOBNW-1309. 03 CRANEFORD MERLOT BAROSSA - End of Bin |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 33.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 19.03 each |
AUSTRALIA |
PINOT NOIR |
| NW-1311. 09 LINDEMANS PINOT NOIR SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 6.99 each |
| NW-1312. 08 ROSEMOUNT PINOT NOIR SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| NW-1313. 07 NINTH ISLAND PINOT NOIR TASMANIA Upbeat. Sweet and spicy, ripe and tangy. Cool climate pinot with lovely oak contributions. Spiced cherry, blackberry, cranberry, tea./ Fine oak-fruit marriage. Sweet fruit and cool, zesty spices. Zesty acidity. This is unique. Unlike NZ, OR, CA, Burgundy, or any other source’s pinots. Previous vintages were less expressive, intriguing, enticing. This is a big, most pleasant surprise. And the price is nice. The group was impressed. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
AUSTRALIA |
OTHER RED |
| NW-1315. 08 BLACK OPAL CABERNET/MERLOT SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.49 each |
| NW-1316. 05 ROSEMOUNT CABERNET SAUVIGNON/MERLOT SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| EOBNW-1317. 04 CAPE MENTELLE CABERNET/MERLOT MARGARET RIVER - End of Bin |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 21.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 16.49 each |
| NW-1318. 07 ALICE WHITE CABERNET SAUVIGNON/SHIRAZ SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.49 each |
| NW-1319. 06 PENFOLDS BIN 389 CABERNET SAUVIGNON/SHIRAZ S AUST Parker 91: ‘Primarily sourced from Barossa Valley and Langhorne Creek, it delivers aromas of mulberry, blackberry, cedar, and Asian spices. On the palate, spicy, ripe black fruits and a hint of tapenade make an appearance. Nicely balanced with several years of aging potential, it can be enjoyed from 2011 to 2021.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 34.99 each |
| NW-1320. 07 ARCHETYPE CABERNET/SHIRAZ BAROSSA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| NW-1321. 06 WIRRA WIRRA CHURCH BLOCK CABERNET SAUVIGNON / SHIRAZ / MERLOT MCLAREN VALE Cabernet, shiraz, merlot. Rich and ruddy. Ripe, open, generous. Not at all pinched like so many 06s. Really stacked with material. Good depth of fruit. The oak is a minor player./ Smooth and open. Adequate acidity. Flavorful. Well built. Altogether, ready for the table now, with beef. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| NW-1322. 05 WYNNS CABERNET SAUVIGNON/SHIRAZ/MERLOT BAROSSA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| NW-1323. 07 HEARTLAND STICKLEBACK RED S AUST Wine Enthusiast 88 - BEST BUY: ‘From star winemaker Ben Glaetzer, this is a full-bodied red consisting of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Shiraz, 10% Dolcetto and 5% Grenache. A solid value, it offers slightly smoky scents alongside baking-spice and dark fruit aromas, followed by cassis and cherry flavors.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| NW-1324. 07 PILLAR BOX RED CABERNET/SHIRAZ/MERLOT PADTHAWAY Parker 90: ‘65% Shiraz, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Merlot. Exhibits an expressive nose of spice box, earth notes, blueberry, and black currant. Ripe, sweet, and layered, this nicely rendered red has exceptional balance and length for its humble price.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| NW-1325. 06 YARD DOG RED SE AUST Tanzer 89: ‘55% petit verdot, 30% cabernet sauvignon and 15% merlot. Powerful cherry and plum aromas are brightened by minerals and dried flowers. Strong bitter cherry and dark berry flavors are nicely framed by dusty tannins and pick up a bitter fruit pit quality on the back end. Finishes with youthful tannic grip and impressive persistence. More serious and structured than just about any other wine at this price I tried this year. Believe it or not, this will reward a few years of bottle aging.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| NW-1326. 07 JACOB’S CREEK SHIRAZ/CABERNET SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 6.49 each |
| NW-1327. 07 PENFOLDS KOONUNGA HILL SHIRAZ/CABERNET SE AUST Dark colored and fruited. Firm, intense. Some cabernet currant./ Fine, juicy black fruit and berry flavor. Well balanced and ample cuvee of good power. Some tannin to shed. Well poised. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| EOBNW-1328. 05 ROSEMOUNT SHIRAZ/CABERNET SE AUST - End of Bin |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 11.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 8.99 each |
| NW-1329. 07 WOLF BLASS SHIRAZ/CABERNET S AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| NW-1330. 06 GLAETZER ANAPERENNA SHIRAZ/CABERNET BAROSSA (C) Parker 94-97: ‘Anaperenna is the wine formerly known as Godolphin, the change resulting from a trademark dispute. It was aged for 15 months in new French and American oak. It offers a sensational bouquet of pain grille, scorched earth, meat, game, blueberry, and black currants. This is followed by a surprisingly elegant yet powerful, structured wine with gobs of spicy fruit, ripe tannins, and a plush texture. The long, 60-second finish is succulent and sweet. Give this classy wine 4-6 years in the cellar and enjoy it through 2030.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 71.99 each |
| NW-1331. 05 PARSONS FLAT SHIRAZ / CABERNET SAUVITNON PADTHAWAY Jorge: Whoa! Cola, black fruits, lavender, tart. Lots and lots of fruit. What a joy this is. Oh my goodness!!! 95+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 29.99 each |
| NW-1332. 05 PETER LEHMANN CLANCY'S SHIRAZ/CABERNET/MERLOT BAROSSA Still rather 05 tight, but is progressing some since last sampled, loosening up, sweetening up, gaining range and depth. Mostly black fruit concentrate; little or no wood./ Dark berries, spices, and tobacco flavors. Nice layering of shiraz berry and meat, and cabernet solidity. Delivers the usual reliable Clancy’s attributes. Will improve but can be brought to the table now. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| NW-1333. 08 TAIT THE BALLBUSTER SHIRAZ/CABERNET/MERLOT BAROSSA Parker 91; Tanzer 91: ‘76% shiraz and 12% each of cabernet sauvignon and merlot. Sexy aromas of blueberry, mulberry and candied flowers, with a suave, spicy quality adding interest. Lush and creamy in the mouth, offering weighty but lively dark berry flavors and showing no rough edges or tannins. Finishes sweet and penetrating, with the blueberry note strongly repeating.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| NW-1334. 07 TAIT THE BALLBUSTER SHIRAZ/CABERNET/MERLOT BAROSSA Parker 92 - AWESOME VALUE: ‘72% Shiraz, 17% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 11% Merlot. It has a nose of cedar, leather, spice box, and blueberry that leaps from the glass. This is followed by a plush, full-bodied wine with gobs of flavor and superior length. This easy-to-understand effort defines the meaning of over-delivering and will do so for another four years.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| NW-1335. 05 DE LISIO QUARTERBACK RED (SHIRAZ/CABERNET/MERLOT/GRENACHE) MCLAREN VALE Tanzer 90; Parker 90-92: ‘An intriguing blend of Shiraz, Grenache, Merlot, and Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2005 reveals notions of new saddle leather, black currants, licorice, and spice box. Full-bodied as well as elegant, restrained, and Eurocentric in character, it should be consumed over the following 6-10 years.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 22.99 each |
| NW-1336. 05 ELDERTON TANTALUS SHIRAZ/CABERNET/MALBEC/MERLOT S AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| EOBNW-1337. 05 ROSEMOUNT SHIRAZ/GRENACHE SE AUST - End of Bin |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 11.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 8.99 each |
| NW-1338. 05 ROLF BINDER HALLIWELL SHIRAZ/GRENACHE BAROSSA Parker 92: ‘A sexy, knock-out effort for drinking over the next 5-7 years, this aromatic wine offers up notes of blueberries, raspberries, cherries, earth, spice, and a hint of oak. It is full-bodied with juicy, concentrated flavors, supple tannins, and a velvety, opulent finish.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 25.99 each |
| NW-1339. 06 ST HALLETT GAMEKEEPER’S RESERVE SHIRAZ/GRENACHE BAROSSA Restaurant Wine 5 Stars - EXCEPTIONAL: ‘80% Shiraz, 20% Grenache. Full bodied, grapey in character, and well balanced, tasting of loganberry, strawberry, aniseed, and pepper. Great value.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| NW-1340. 05 D’ARENBERG ORIGINAL SHIRAZ/GRENACHE MCLAREN VALE Wine & Spirits 93: ‘Francis d’Arenberg Osborn, better know as d’Arry, developed this style in the 1960s; his son, Chester, who makes the wine today, has taken some creative directions with other styles while continuing to defer to his father with this wine. And he nailed it in 2005. It’s classical McLaren, with full-bore strawberry and raspberry fruit blowing through curtains of tannins that feel fresh despite their earthy weight. Rustic and pretty. Buy a case or more. You won’t grow tired of it.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| NW-1341. 06 RAZOR’S EDGE SHIRAZ/GRENACHE MCLAREN VALE Wine Spectator 91 - SMART BUY: ‘Polished, round and expressive. A gorgeous mouthful of ripe blackberry, plum, cherry and exotic spices, with hints of leather and brown sugar. The finish rolls on against superfine tannins. Now-2016.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| NW-1342. 06 SLIPSTREAM SHIRAZ/GRENACHE MCLAREN VALE Tanzer 90: ‘Impressively complex aromas of black raspberry, licorice, black cardamom and fresh violet. Deep and fleshy, with sweet red and dark berry flavors, a youthfully chewy texture and a late jolt of anise. Gains power with air, finishing with excellently clarity and length.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| NW-1343. 06 FETISH PLAYMATES SHIRAZ/MATARO/GRENACHE BAROSSA Wine Spectator 91: ‘Smooth, ripe and decadent. Distinctive and focused on its smoky blackberry, cherry and charred meat flavors. It all lasts nicely against fine tannins. Now-2016.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 28.99 each |
| NW-1344. 08 PENFOLDS BIN 2 SHIRAZ/MOURVEDRE S AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| NW-1345. 05 RUTHERGLEN REUNION RED SHIRAZ/MOURVEDRE/GRENACHE RUTHERGLEN 85% shiraz, 15% petite sirah. Rutherglen’s sweet take on shiraz. Nice and pure red fruit of this estate. Black fruit too, especially plum, and flowers. Firm core./ Sweet Victoria fruit. Good acidity to balance. Some smoky oak extras. Light tannin to give. 89+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| NW-1346. 06 TORBRECK DESCENDANT SHIRAZ/VIOGNIER BAROSSA Parker 95: ‘Shiraz sourced from a single vineyard and co-fermented with 8% Viognier. It emits an expressive, sexy perfume of violets, wood smoke, black pepper, espresso, blueberry, and chocolate. Full-bodied, on the palate, this voluptuous effort has great concentration with a noticeable uplift from the Viognier, tons of spicy black fruit, enough ripe tannin to evolve for a decade, and 60-second finish. It should provide pleasure from 2016 through 2036.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 114.95 each |
| NW-1347. 07 THE BLACK CHOOK SHIRAZ/VIOGNIER S AUST Jorge: The usual reliability. Well crafted. The viognier shows too./ Soft, lush, smoky. Lots of blackberries. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| NW-1348. 07 YALUMBA Y SERIES SHIRAZ/VIOGNIER S AUST Cassis, red fruits, orange peel, and a lightly scented viognier floral accent. The combo works. Good value. 89/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| NW-1349. 05 SMALL GULLY MR BLACK’S CONCOCTION SHIRAZ/VIOGIER BAROSSA Jorge: What elegance! Floral elements. The viognier speaks. Good form. Yes! 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| NW-1350. 07 D’ARENBERG LAUGHING MAGPIE SHIRAZ/VIOGNIER MCLAREN VALE Parker 92: ‘90% Shiraz, 10% Viognier. Offers up an expressive bouquet of smoke, mineral, violets, and wild blueberry. On the palate it has tons of ripe blue fruits, spice notes, and enough structure to evolve for 2-3 years. This lengthy, pleasure-bent effort will be at its best from 2010 to 2020.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 31.99 each |
| NW-1351. 07 WIRRA WIRRA CATAPULT SHIRAZ/VIOGNIER MCLAREN VALE Whoa! Dark fruits, tar, chocolate covered raisin. This has power...and even elegance. That’s the right shiraz-viiognier combo./ Stylish, well mannered, expressive. Lovely fruit complexity. And goes down easy. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| NW-1352. 05 MR RIGGS SHIRAZ/VIOGNIER ADELAIDE HILLS Parker 91 - TERRIFIC BUY: ‘The 2005 exhibits scents of apricots, honeysuckle, black currant jam, and sweet wild mountain berries. This complex, rich, full-bodied effort boasts great fruit on the attack, mid-section, and finish. Generous, but with well-integrated oak, acidity, and tannin, it should drink well for 5-6 years.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 25.99 each |
| NW-1353. 06 KAESLER STONEHORSE GRENACHE/SHIRAZ/MOURVEDRE BAROSSA Wine Spectator 90; Parker 90; Tanzer 90: ‘Deep blackberry and mulberry aromas are complicated by sexy Asian spices and cola. Deeply concentrated dark berry flavors verge on liqueur-like but are given verve by tangy minerality, which builds with air. Velvety in texture, with no obvious tannins and good back-end tang. Offers an attractive blend of richness and vivacity.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| NW-1354. 06 LANGMEIL 3 GARDENS GRENACHE/SYRAH/MOURVEDRE BAROSSA Jorge: Always one of my faves and still is. Generous, balanced, nice oak integration. Great nose./ Ditto. This rocks again. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| NW-1355. 04 SMALL GULLY MR BLACK’S CONCOCTION GSM BAROSSA Jorge: Lovely fruit. Plum, raspberry. Prodigious generosity./ Confirmed. Great spice, warmth, power. This rocks! 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| NW-1356. 05 ROSEMOUNT SHOW RESERVE GRENACHE/SHIRAZ/MOURVEDRE MCLAREN VALE Wine Spectator 91: ‘Smooth, ripe and deftly balanced. Generous with its plum, blackberry and exotic spice aromas and flavors, lingering effortlessly on the open-textured finish. Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvedre. Now-2013.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 26.99 each |
| NW-1357. 07 TORBRECK JUVENILES GRENACHE/MATARO/SHIRAZ BAROSSA Parker 91: ‘60% Grenache, 20% Mataro, and 20% Shiraz. It has a fragrant nose of black cherry and wild blueberry. Elegant and friendly on the palate with plenty of succulent blue and black fruits, it will provide pleasure over the next four years.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| NW-1358. 04 TORBRECK THE STEADING GRENACHE/MATARO/SHIRAZ BAROSSA Parker 93: ‘Winemaker David Powell’s interpretation of a top-of-the-line Chateauneuf du Pape is spot-on. It offers a fabulous nose of damp earth, garrigue, clove, kirsch, and black raspberry. Full-bodied, rich, and layered, the wine is powerful, complex and yet surprisingly light on its feet. It can be enjoyed now but will easily last for a decade.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 36.99 each |
| NW-1359. 06 THORN CLARKE SHOTFIRE BAROSSA CUVEE BAROSSA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
AUSTRALIA |
GRENACHE |
| EOBNW-1361. 02 RUSDEN CHRISTINE’S GRENACHE BAROSSA - End of Bin Sweet, ripe, and sassy strawberry aroma. Definition of Aussie grenache./ Rich yet also racy enough. Yes, great acidity as well as fruit richness and ripeness. Both flamboyant and solid too. Has it all. 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 34.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 26.24 each |
| NW-1362. 07 YALUMBA BUSH VINE GRENACHE BAROSSA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| NW-1363. 06 D'ARENBERG THE CUSTODIAN GRENACHE MCLAREN VALE |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| NW-1364. 06 D’ARENBERG THE DERELICT GRENACHE MCLAREN VALE Grenache wood strawberry and well integrated oak. Plummy red fruits and thyme, with a Mediterranean inclination. Good complexity./ Yes, quite a flavor range: raspberry, black cherry, plum, tobacco. Like Chateauneuf. Deliciously racy acidity keeps it from getting too big for its boots. Wow! 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 41.99 each |
| NW-1365. 06 SIMON HACKETT GRENACHE MCLAREN VALE Wine Enthusiast 90 - EDITORS’ CHOICE: ‘A fresh and fruity Grenache, seemingly designed with summer grilling in mind. It’s full, round and lush, a bomb of black cherries and chocolate that finishes with supple tannins.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| NW-1366. 06 SLIPSTREAM GRENACHE MCLAREN VALE Parker 91 - EXCELLENT VALUE: ‘Sourced from a 70 year old vineyard, it has an expressive bouquet of kirsch, garrigue, seaweed, and a hint of iodine. It is smooth-textured and seamless with potential longevity of 8-10 years.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 24.99 each |
| NW-1367. 06 TIR NA NOG OLD VINES GRENACHE MCLAREN VALE Tanzer 91: ‘Luscious red and dark berry aromas are complemented by smoky minerals and fresh flowers. Brighter red berries on the palate, which displays impressive sweetness and clarity and no obvious tannins. A smooth, seductive wine that is already delicious.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 32.99 each |
AUSTRALIA |
MOURVEDRE |
AUSTRALIA |
PETITE SIRAH |
| NW-1370. 06 DE BORTOLI PETITE SIRAH SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.49 each |
AUSTRALIA |
PETIT VERDOT |
| NW-1372. 06 DE BERTOLI DEEN VAT SERIES PETITE VERDOT SE AUST Some elegance, flair, berry. Some wood influence./ Dark complexion, dark fruits, tar, spice. Lush and juicy. Yes! 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
AUSTRALIA |
SHIRAZ |
| NW-1374. 07 ALICE WHITE SHIRAZ SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.49 each |
| NW-1375. 08 BANROCK STATION SHIRAZ SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 5.49 each |
| NW-1376. 08 BLACK OPAL SHIRAZ SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.49 each |
| NW-1377. 07 BULLETIN PLACE SHIRAZ SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| NW-1378. 06 HARDY’S NOTTAGE HILL SHIRAZ SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| NW-1379. 07 JACOB'S CREEK SHIRAZ SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 6.49 each |
| NW-1380. 08 LINDEMANS BIN 50 SHIRAZ SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 6.49 each |
| NW-1381. 07 MARQUIS PHILIPS ROOGLE SHIRAZ SE AUST Great ripe fruit. Good American oak, well integrated./ Some of the astringency of the vintage yet. Nice material here. 90++/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| NW-1382. 08 PEACE SHIRAZ SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| NW-1383. 08 ROSEMOUNT SHIRAZ SE AUST Sweet, soft, ripe berry fruit and dark chocolate. There’s briar, seed, and real raspberry flair. Dark 08 fruit core./ Sweet fruited for sure, but there’s that briary edge also, so it’s not slick. Fine tannins too. And a very pure raspberry fruit center. Ultimately, the best version in years. Simply delicious. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| NW-1384. 08 WOOP WOOP SHIRAZ SE AUST Tanzer 89: ‘Inky ruby. Deep, smoky aromas of blackberry, blueberry and cherry-vanilla, with a gentle note of black pepper. Round, juicy and sweet, offering pliant dark fruit flavors and no obvious tannins. Finishes with an expansive dark berry compote quality and good, sweet cling.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| NW-1385. 05 WYNDHAM BIN 555 SHIRAZ SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.99 each |
| NW-1386. 08 YELLOW TAIL SHIRAZ SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.49 each |
| NW-1387. 07 ANGOVE’S RED BELLY BLACK SHIRAZ S AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| NW-1388. 07 BOARDING PASS SHIRAZ S AUST Parker 91: ‘Contains 5% Viognier which provides a floral lift to its Cote-Rotie-like bouquet of bacon, smoked meat, and blueberry. Seamless, complex, and layered on the palate, it is way too good to sell for this price.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| NW-1389. 08 BOXHEAD SHIRAZ S AUST Tanzer 88: ‘Spicy blackberry and cherry aromas are complemented by cracked pepper and dried violet. Juicy, plump dark fruit flavors betray no rough edges and are enlivened by a tangy mineral note. Round and gently sweet on the finish, which delivers good power and persistence.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| NW-1390. 08 GATEKEEPER SHIRAZ S AUST Good, rich, spicy, upbeat. 08 dark fruit. Cocoa, Cavendish tobacco./ Rich and generous. Complex flavor spectrum echoes the aromas and adds tar and leather. Rich and generous. Better than the previous vintage. 06? Good value. Fruit juicy good. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| NW-1391. 05 KILIKANOON KILLERMAN’S RUN SHIRAZ S AUST Parker 92: ‘Unbelievably good. It possesses terrific blackberry and cassis fruit, hints of charcoal, licorice, and earth, and an opulent, voluptuous personality. Ejnoy this super-sexy Shiraz over the next 3-4 years.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 22.99 each |
| NW-1392. 06 KILIKANOON THE LACKEY SHIRAZ S AUST Just a couple of weeks earlier, this wine seemed bearish and oak-dominant. This more recent sample’s had more time to breathe. The aeration has helped. Has softened some. The wood has settled down. A nice raspberry tone emerges. Much more user-friendly now. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| NW-1393. 07 LUCHADOR SHIRAZ S AUST Wine News 91: ‘Appealing scents of black cherry, plum and violets with a whiff of oak. Creamy flavors of raspberry and wild cherry framed by ultra-fine tannins. Layers of raspberry and cassis elevate the pure, juicy finish.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| NW-1394. 05 PARINGA SHIRAZ S AUST Parker 87: ‘Toasty vanillin scents emerge from the 2005. Attractive ripeness and good purity as well as length are found in this straightforward Shiraz.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| NW-1395. 06 PENFOLDS BIN 28 KALIMNA SHIRAZ S AUST Tanzer 91: ‘A seductive bouquet displays fresh red berry and candied cherry aromas, with complicating notes of vanilla, incense and tobacco. Lush, creamy raspberry and cassis flavors are firmed by dusty tannins and given spine by a zesty mineral quality. Becomes smokier and gamier on the finish, with the cherry and vanilla notes repeating. Nothing modern about this wine.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 24.99 each |
| NW-1396. 08 SHOOFLY SHIRAZ S AUST Oh, this is a sweet and enticing 08. I get elderberry. Others speak of iodine, rosemary, and mint./ The palate adds cranberry and rhubarb. Well if this isn’t neat stuff! I don’t know if we can sell 07 (Wine Spectator Top 100) fanciers on it. Seems to march to a different drummer. I like it. The group was fascinated with it too. Perfect wine for turkey dinner. 89+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| NW-1397. 04 SMALL GULLY ROBERT’S FORMULA S AUST Power, richness, darkness, and ripeness of 04. Exemplary 04./ Sweet, long in barrel, powerful. Wood smoke, baked goods, mocha, chocolate galore. A special treat. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| NW-1398. 07 WOLF BLASS SHIRAZ S AUST Good American oak and sweet shiraz fruit. Very pleasing presentation./ Classic, sweet South Australia shiraz fruit. Balsamic and peppery. Very flavorful. Fully as alluring as the cabernet. Good vintage for this Wolf Blass pair, though they’re always presentable. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| NW-1399. 06 WOLF BLASS PRESIDENTS SHIRAZ S AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| NW-1400. 07 JIM BARRY LODGE HILL SHIRAZ CLARE Parker 90+ - WAY OVER-DELIVERS: ‘Displays a nose of cedar, pepper, lavender, smoked meat, and blueberry. This leads to a full-bodied, plush, easy-going wine with plenty of flavor and length.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| EOBNW-1401. 03 BAROSSA VALLEY ESTATE EBENEZER SHIRAZ BAROSSA - End of Bin |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 36.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 27.74 each |
| NW-1402. 06 BAROSSA VALLEY ESTATE E-MINOR SHIRAZ BAROSSA Black, deep, bright. Ripe, rich, sweet, and chocolatey, with pepper jerky nuance./ Pretty, stylish, dry and delightful. Chocolate and mocha highlights. Nice acid carriage. Well balanced, well crafted. Good value. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| NW-1403. 07 CHRIS RINGLAND EBENEZER SHIRAZ BAROSSA Extreme power, lots of oak, cedar, blackberries, dill, tar, dark chocolate. In its demonstrative style, this speaks volumes. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| NW-1404. 04 CIMICKY RESERVE SHIRAZ BAROSSA Parker 93-95: ‘The tightly-knit, awesomely endowed 2004 is a potential blockbuster. It reluctantly gives up aromas of roasted meats, smoked herbs, black cherries, and blackberries. This multidimensional wine boasts layers of fruit and glycerin as well as remarkable structure and equilibrium. A fabulous example of old vine Shiraz from Barossa, with more elegance and sophistication than many Eurocentric wine elitists would car to acknowledge, it should be consumed over the next 12-15 years.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 54.99 each |
| NW-1405. 07 EARTHWORKS SHIRAZ BAROSSA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| EOBNW-1406. 04 ELDERTON SHIRAZ BAROSSA - End of Bin |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 28.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 21.74 each |
| NW-1407. 03 ELDERTON COMMAND SHIRAZ BAROSSA Tanzer 93, Wine Spectator 94, Parker 94: ‘Powerful and full-bodied, offering copious quantities of fruit, glycerin, tannin, and muscle. Give this chewy, rich offering another 2-3 years of bottle age, and consume it over the following 12-15.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 84.95 each |
| NW-1408. 06 EPSILON SHIRAZ BAROSSA Jorge: As good as the 05. And distinctive. Fat, grounded, plenty of black fruits, vanilla. Exciting./ And the palate is even better. Distinctive it is. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 27.99 each |
| NW-1409. 05 FETISH THE WATCHER SHIRAZ BAROSSA Parker 90-92, Wine Spectator 91 - SMART BUY: ‘Dark and juicy. A ripe mouthful of licorice-accented blackberry and black cherry fruit, hinting at dark chocolate on the open-textured finish. Now-2015.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 23.99 each |
| NW-1410. 05 GLAETZER THE BISHOP SHIRAZ BAROSSA Tanzer 91; Parker 91-93; Jorge: Always a winner. Best Balance Award. And time will help it–needs it. 93+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 45.99 each |
| NW-1411. 06 HEWITSON NED & HENRY SHIRAZ BAROSSA Tanzer 91; Parker 91 - WELL-PRICED: ‘The nose emits scents of cedar, underbrush, mineral, pepper, blueberry, and blackberry. It is nicely layered on the palate with plenty of spicy fruit, a smooth texture, and enough ripe tannin to evolve for 2-3 years. Drink from 2011 to 2020.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 26.99 each |
| NW-1412. 06 KAESLER STONEHORSE SHIRAZ BAROSSA Parker 90-93: ‘It exhibits an aromatic array of smoke, pencil, lead, tar, blueberry, and blackberry. This is followed by a full-bodied wine with gobs of flavor buttressed by well-integrated tannin. Cellar this lengthy wine for 2-3 years and drink it through 2020.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 33.99 each |
| NW-1413. 05 KILIKANOON TESTAMENT SHIRAZ BAROSSA Parker 94: Offers up a fragrant perfume of smoke, game, violet, lavender, blueberry, and blackberry. Rounder and richer than the Covenant, it also has more grip and structure, with 6-8 years of aging potential. Drink the powerful Shiraz through 2025.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 41.99 each |
| NW-1414. 06 LANGMEIL VALLEY FLOOR SHIRAZ BAROSSA Tanzer 90: ‘Exotically perfumed, expansive bouquet of blackberry, Asian spices, dried flowers and smoky minerals. Sappy dark berry flavors show a liqueur-like quality but are enlivened by nervy minerality and firmed by silky tannins. An initially subtle vanilla element gains strength with air, adding sweetness to the long, juicy, spicy finish.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 24.99 each |
| NW-1415. 06 MITOLO REIVER SHIRAZ BAROSSA Parker 94: ‘From a single vineyard in the Greenock region, the average age of the vines, 60 years. It has an enthralling perfume of saddle leather, truffle, violets, pepper, blueberry, toast, and blackberry. This lead to a full-bodied wine which manages to retain elegance. Opulent, ripe, and layered with spicy blue and black fruits, the wine has enough underlying structure for extended cellaring. Nicely integrated and long in the finish, it can be enjoyed over the next 12-15 years.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 43.99 each |
| NW-1416. 07 NINE STONES SHIRAZ BAROSSA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| NW-1417. 08 PETER LEHMANN SHIRAZ BAROSSA I’m liking many of the 08 Aussie reds. Seem plump like the Argentine 08 malbecs. Not mean like the 08 Chile stuff. Nino, nina? Fat fruit here. Lots of spice and sur-maturite. Braised raspberries. Wisp of lavender. Barossa generous but not over the top fulsome or powerful./ Flows with sweet ease. Good acidity and astringency to foil the richness. One of the best vintages of this. May be better than the Spectator 92 2006. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| NW-1418. 05 ST HALLETT BLACKSTONE SHIRAZ BAROSSA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 37.99 each |
| NW-1419. 06 ST HALLETT FAITH SHIRAZ BAROSSA Restaurant Wine 5 Stars - EXCEPTIONAL: ‘A fruity, well balanced, full bodied Shiraz, that is long on the palate, near-grapey in flavor (blackberry, blueberry), with modest oak. 2008-2010.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| NW-1420. 04 SMALL GULLY MR BLACK’S CONCOCTION SHIRAZ BAROSSA Jorge: Large and ripe. Black fruits, mocha, bitters. Plenty of power and yet very stylish. Delicious. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| NW-1421. 08 THORN CLARKE TERRA BAROSSA SHIRAZ BAROSSA liter (L) Jorge: Smoky, mentholated, dark chocolate, herbaceous./ A lot of menthol. OK for the price. 89/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| NW-1422. 05 THREE RINGS SHIRAZ BAROSSA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| NW-1423. 07 TORBRECK WOODCUTTER’S SHIRAZ BAROSSA Wine Enthusiast 91 - EDITORS’ CHOICE; Parker 92 - INCREDIBLE VALUE: ‘Bottled unfined and unfiltered, it has an attractive array of pepper, spicy blackberry, black cherry, and blueberry muffin aromas. Full-bodied and opulent on the palate, the wine delivers gobs of meaty, full-flavored blue and black fruits to accompany its forward, easy-going personality.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 22.99 each |
| NW-1424. 07 PENFOLDS THOMAS HYLAND SHIRAZ ADELAIDE |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| NW-1425. 07 D'ARENBERG OLD VINES FOOTBOLT SHIRAZ MCLAREN VALE Parker 90; Tanzer 90: ‘Pungent aromas of dark berry preserves, licorice and potpourri. Sweet, borderline-jammy black and blue fruit flavors provide very good palate coverage and are firmed by supple tannins. Finishes sweet, strong and persistent; this is already drinking well.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| NW-1426. 07 D’ARENBERG LOVE GRASS SHIRAZ MCLAREN VALE |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| NW-1427. 08 D’ARENBERG STUMP JUMP SHIRAZ MCLAREN VALE #82 - WINE SPECTATOR TOP 100 - 90/100: ‘Ripe and open-textured, this is impressive for the way it packs in the cherry, blackberry and raspberry flavors and keeps its foot on the gas pedal through the mineral-inflected finish. Now-2018.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| NW-1428. 06 LENGS & COOTER THE VICTOR SHIRAZ MCLAREN VALE Wine Spectator 91: ‘Firm, focused and generous with its mineral-accented blackberry and tar flavors, lingering on the slightly gritty finish. Now-2016.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| NW-1429. 05 LONGWOOD THE SHEEP SHEARER SHIRAZ MCLAREN VALE Parker 91: ‘A terrific bargain, the 2005 displays peppery, blueberry, blackberry, licorice, and dried herb aromas. Dense, rich, layered, thick and juicy, it is no shy wine at 15.2% alcohol, but it is very well balanced. It will drink well for 4-5 years.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| NW-1430. 08 MARQUIS PHILIPS SHIRAZ MCLAREN VALE Parker 91: ‘Offers up aromas of cigar box, damp earth, smoked meat, bacon, and blueberry. Packed with flavor on the palate, it is full-bodied, round, and altogether pleasure-bent. Drink it over the next 4-5 years.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| NW-1431. 06 MARQUIS PHILIPS #9 SHIRAZ MCLAREN VALE Parker 92-95: ‘It delivers an alluring bouquet of pain grille, smoke, mocha, espresso, and blue fruits. This is followed by a full-bodied, personality-filled Shiraz with blueberry, blackberry liqueur, licorice, and a hint of chocolate emerging on the palate. Opulent, sweet, and lengthy, it will evolve for several years but can be enjoyed now and over the next 12-15 years.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 36.99 each |
| NW-1432. 05 MITOLO GAM SHIRAZ MCLAREN VALE Beverage Dynamics 96, Parker 95, Food & Wine - BEST WINES OF 2007, Decanter 5 Stars - OUTSTANDING: ‘Baked damsons, blackcurrants. Lots of ripe, juicy fruit–berries, damsons. Spicy, mineral, smooth tannins. High alcohol but fairly good balancing acidity. 2-5 years.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 44.99 each |
| NW-1433. 06 MITOLO THE JESTER SHIRAZ MCLAREN VALE Parker 91 - OUTSTANDING VALUE: ‘20% dried grapes were included. It offers up an expressive nose of cedar, spice box, smoke, pepper, and blueberry. Supple-textured, the wine has a forward personality with layers of spicy fruit and some elegance.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| NW-1434. 06 MR RIGGS THE GAFFER SHIRAZ MCLAREN VALE Tanzer 91: ‘Pungent blackberry aroma is complicated by fresh violet, tobacco and smoky minerals; this smells like an Old World syrah. Zesty dark berry flavors are brightened by graphite and cracked pepper, picking up an exotic floral pastille quality on the back end. The smoke and graphite qualities recur on the finish, which features very good lift and focus.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 24.99 each |
| NW-1435. 08 NINE STONES SHIRAZ MCLAREN VALE Wine Enthusiast 90 - BEST BUY: ‘Starts off slightly gamy and meaty, the adds bright blueberry fruit and hints of peppery spice. It’s creamy-smooth in texture and nicely balanced on the juicy, mouthwatering finish. A good value red to lay in for summer grilling.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| NW-1436. 07 TAPESTRY SHIRAZ MCLAREN VALE |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| NW-1437. 06 WIRRA WIRRA WOODHENGE SHIRAZ MCLAREN VALE Nose still tight. Plum, dark fruits, and tobacco come with aeration./ Full, ripe, and brawny on the palate. Big McLaren shiraz style. Meaty, gamy. Great acidity. Will be a tasty morsel if given enough time in bottle; say, 1-3 more years. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 29.99 each |
| NW-1438. 06 DEAD LETTER OFFICE SHIRAZ MCLAREN VALE/PADTHAWAY Jorge: American oak galore: coconut and vanilla. Dark berries, rich, sweet fruit./ This fills the palate. Texturally rich, seductive, cohesive. Great integration. Wasn’t expecting such from the oak-heavy nose. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 28.99 each |
| NW-1439. 05 BLEASDALE SHIRAZ LANGHORNE CREEK |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| NW-1440. 07 WINNER’S TANK SHIRAZ LANGHORNE CREEK |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| NW-1441. 06 GREG NORMAN SHIRAZ LIMESTONE COAST Cool black fruit and elegant oak styling give real lift unique to Norman and Limestone Coast. Lovely nose. Quite apart from the lusher Barossa shiraz set./ Fresh, dark, juicy fruit strengths. Intense and eager. Fine textured. Lightly imparted oak. A mouthwatering mealtime red. Well crafted. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| NW-1442. 07 JIP JIP ROCKS SHIRAZ LIMESTONE COAST Cool and racy Limestone Coast shiraz. Rivals the quality of the 04 and 05. Really reflects the calcaire./ Sweet fruit with good purple qualities too. Red cherry, spices, eucalyptus, Robitussin, flowers. Balanced. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| NW-1443. 05 LINDEMANS RESERVE SHIRAZ PADTHAWAY |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| NW-1444. 06 PENFOLDS BIN 128 SHIRAZ COONAWARRA Wine Spectator 91: ‘Crisp, open-textured and beguiling for its beautifully proportione3d blackberry, currant, plum and spice flavors, hinting at black pepper as the finish sails on enticingly. 2001-2018.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 27.99 each |
| NW-1445. 05 PENLEY HYLAND SHIRAZ COONAWARRA Wine Enthusiast 91 - EDITORS’ CHOICE: ‘The cool Coonawarra region can produce Shiraz with more elegance and complexity than is seen in hot regions, and this is a fine example, balancing ample weight with juicy acidity. Toasty oak frames flavors of cassis and mint, black berry and spice. Drink this great value from now-2020.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| NW-1446. 08 NINE STONES HILLTOPS SHIRAZ HILLTOPS Oh, my, is this cool and floral scented. The most graceful Hilltops yet./ Yes, a burst of cool berries and flowers on the palate. Juicy, racy. Very well managed tannins. Mouthwatering. Bravo! 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| NW-1447. 05 ROSEMOUNT SHOW RESERVE SHIRAZ MUDGEE Smells like cigarette ashes. Also ripe, dried fruit and nice oak in tandem. All this is positive. I like this better than before and better than some past vintages. Gets sweet and more complex with airing./ Mudgee intensity, concentration. Blackberry and pomegranate. Lush, bright, forward, focused. Good depth. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| NW-1448. 07 HOPE THE RIPPER SHIRAZ W AUST Western Australia coolness. Sweet blackberry, light, spicy oak, and a gamy note./ Both sweet and racy. Marks of 07 and WA. Warms in the mouth to become rich, even unctuous, with chocolate, coffee, and toffee flavors. Wow! 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| NW-1449. 06 WISHING TREE SHIRAZ W AUST/ S AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
AUSTRALIA |
ROSE |
| EOBNW-1451. 07 ANGOVE’S NINE VINES GRENACHE/SHIRAZ ROSE S AUST - End of Bin Better than the 06 first tasted at about the same age. Less warmth, alcohol. More coolness and race. Needs a month or two to fill out aromatically. The aromatics are surely present but still rather tightly bound. Great precision and brightness. Great presence, size. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 11.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 8.99 each |
AUSTRALIA |
SAUVIGNON/FUME BLANC |
| NW-1453. NV YELLOW TAIL SAUVIGNON BLANC Non vintage because it’s international. 85% Australia, 15% New Zealand. Very fresh and bright. Got to be 09. Even though the NZ component is minor, it gives the whole a lot of lift. I’m impressed./ Very juicy. Well balanced. One of the best sauvignons to come (mostly) out of Australia. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.49 each |
AUSTRALIA |
RIESLING |
| NW-1455. 07 YALUMBA Y SERIES RIESLING SA |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| NW-1456. 08 PENFOLDS T HYLAND RIESLING ADELAIDE Wine Spectator 90; Wine & Spirits 90 - BEST BUY: ‘Layered with fruit, this is juicy and flavorful but not sweet. It builds from orange and peach scents through to a firm lime zest complexity that lasts. Tart and dry. For roast pork.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| NW-1457. 07 ROOGLE RIESLING W AUST Parker 90 - GREAT PRICE: ‘A lovely perfume of mineral, spring flowers, and honeysuckle with a hint of tropical fruits in the background. Just oof-dry, round and intensely flavored, this is very sexy Riesling . Could this be the booty-call wine of the year?’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
AUSTRALIA |
SEMILLON/CHARDONNAY |
AUSTRALIA |
OTHER WHITE |
| NW-1460. 08 TAHBILK MARSANNE NAGAMBIE LAKES Well, this is something! First time we’ve had a relatively young one in a long time. It’s that classic combo of oak, time in barrel, and citrus peel edge. Fat, figgy stuff too. Stone fruits, melon rind. Great clarity this vintage./ Dense, robust, Powerful. Waxy, nutty, woody, minty. This is good now with something daring, even hyper-spicy Indian preparations. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| NW-1461. 09 BANROCK STATION MOSCATO SE AUST Oh, boy! Just perfect! Peach, apple, flowers, cold cream./ Everything a moscato should have. Really intense. A little spritz for refreshment. Exemplary. 5.5%. Great with fruit and with chocolate. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 6.49 each |
| NW-1462. NV DE BORTOLI EMERI PINK MOSCATO SE AUST Yes, some pink stuff here–strawberry–along with moscato peach-apricot and flowers. / Lots of perfume. Not as sweet as the Italian moscatos. Good vinosity too. Thoroughly delightful. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| NW-1463. 08 ALICE WHITE LEXIA MUSCAT OF ALEXANDRIA SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.49 each |
| NW-1464. 07 TYRRELL’S RESERVE SEMILLON HUNTER VALLEY Whoa! Stone fruit, melon, citrus, lanolin, and earth. Classic young Hunter semillon./ Very youthful still at age three. Plenty of depth. Great acidity. Well balanced. Should age famously. It’s all it should be. Useful now. And past vintages prove that there’s much more to come. 91+/100.. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| NW-1465. 07 THORN CLARKE PINOT GRIGIO EDEN Deep, glorious, floral. Wax, nut, apple–the works./ Waxy feel. Richer and softer than Italian and Oregon versions. The best Aussie grigio I’ve tasted. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| NW-1466. 07 ELDERTON GOLDEN BOTRYTIS SEMILLON RIVERINA half bottle (H) Tanzer 92: ‘Lush peach nectar and apricot aromas are complemented by floral honey and pungent herbs. Sweet, round pit fruit flavors are given a bitter edge by orange marmalade and white pepper, which adds bite and focus to the back end. Finishes with clinging sweetness and very good length. This is a dessert in itself. $23 for 375 ml.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| NW-1467. 07 PETER LEHMANN BOTRYTIS SEMILLON BAROSSA half bottle (H) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| NW-1468. 06 NUGAN BOTRYTIS SEMILLON RIVERINA half bottle (H) Luscious, golden, nutty. That botrytis dustiness. Quite spirited like Sauternes. And certainly as sweet, nectarous. Lemon, pineapple./ Apricots and honey. Tea and chamomile. Lots of botrytis. Lush and silky, smooth and cakey. Lovely. Fine stuff. 94+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 31.99 each |
| NW-1469. 08 TORBRECK WOODCUTTER’S SEMILLON BAROSSA Parker 90: ‘Displays an excellent nose of wax, lanolin, mineral, and melon that jumps from the glass. Smooth textured, concentrated, vibrant, and savory, this well-balanced effort will drink well for another 3-4 years. $18.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| EOBNW-1470. 06 HOPE VERDELHO HUNTER - End of Bin |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 11.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 8.99 each |
| NW-1471. 08 YALUMBA Y SERIES VIOGNIER SE AUST Wine Spectator 88 - BEST VALUE: ‘Bright and tangy, with floral and green berry flavors that linger on the citrusy finish.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| NW-1472. 08 YALUMBA VIOGNIER EDEN VALLEY #39 - WINE SPECTATOR TOP 100 - 92/100: ‘Smooth and creamy, the polished texture supporting an explosive range of lemon meringue, pear, pineapple and spice flavors that ease into the long, vivid finish. Now-2012.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| EOBNW-1473. 06 BLACK CHOOK VMR S AUST - End of Bin 68% viognier, 16% marsanne, 16% roussanne. Good tropical fruits and flowers of viognier. Expressive, exotic, perfumed./ This has grip and texture as well as fruit richness. The marsanne and roussanne really fill it out. Nice acidity adds freshness to the finish. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 16.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 12.74 each |
| NW-1474. 08 BOXHEAD WHITE S AUST Tanzer 88 - GREAT VALUE: ‘One-third each of sauvignon blanc, semillon and chardonnay. Lemon, lime and talc on the nose. Fresh, sharply focused citrus flavors are refreshingly pure and gain intensity with air. The finish echoes the talc note and delivers solid, refreshingly bitter bite.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| NW-1475. 07 SHOOFLY BUZZCUT ADELAIDE HILLS Parker 87 - WORLD’S GREATEST WINE VALUES: ‘Viognier, Riesling, Chardonnay, Verdelho, and Semillon. It exhibits a fruit nose, just off-dry flavors, good acidity, and an overall pleasing style. Use it as an aperitif over the next 12-18 months.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
AUSTRALIA |
CHARDONNAY |
| NW-1477. 09 BANROCK STATION CHARDONNAY SE AUST Wine Spectator 85 - BEST VALUE: ‘Light in texture, with a resilient feel to the pear and tobacco flavors. $7.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 6.49 each |
| EOBNW-1478. 06 BLACK OPAL CHARDONNAY SE AUST - End of Bin |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 8.49 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 4.75 each |
| NW-1479. 06 BULLETIN PLACE CHARDONNAY SE AUST Restaurant Wine 4 Stars - EXCELLENT: ‘Round and fruity in style, this is an appealing wine, with good fruit character (peach, apple), and modest complexity. Excellent value.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| NW-1480. 08 DOWN UNDER CHARDONNAY SE AUST Good, full color. Rich, sweet apple-citrus fruit. Undertones of oak, nicely measured./ Sec tendre, with sufficient acidity to balance. Good now. 88/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 4.49 each |
| EOBNW-1481. 07 JACOB’S CREEK CHARDONNAY SE AUST - End of Bin |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 6.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 5.24 each |
| NW-1482. 09 LINDEMANS BIN 65 CHARDONNAY SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.99 each |
| EOBNW-1483. 07 ROSEMOUNT CHARDONNAY SE AUST - End of Bin |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 8.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 6.74 each |
| NW-1484. 08 YELLOW TAIL CHARDONNAY SE AUST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 7.49 each |
| NW-1485. 08 NUGAN VISION CHARGONNAY RIVERINA Tanzer 88: ‘Green-gold color. Pungent, herb-accented pear and melon aromas are complicated by white flowers and minerals. The clean, vibrant citrus and orchard fruit flavors gain sweetness with air and finish with good grip and lift.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| NW-1486. 08 D’ARENBERG STUMP JUMP STICKY CHARDONNAY ADELAIDE half bottle (H) 100% botrytis. Certainly a good, honeyed botrytis nose. Good apple varietal character too./ Honey and citrus. Well done. Not quite as awesome as the Bouchaine, but costs less. Great value! 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| EOBNW-1487. 02 SHAW & SMITH CHARDONNAY ADELAIDE HILLS - End of Bin |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 28.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 16.23 each |
| NW-1488. 07 SHOOFLY CHOOK RAFFLE CHARDONNAY ADELAIDE HILLS Parker 86 - WORLD’S GREATEST WINE VALUES: ‘Contains a bit of Riesling and Verdelho. Aromas of melons and grapefruit lead to a wine with lively acidity and sprightly flavors. Drink this nicely balanced wine over the next 12-18 months.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| NW-1489. 08 D’ARENBERG STUMP JUMP STICKY CHARDONNAY ADELAIDE half bottle (H) 100% botrytis. Certainly a good, honeyed botrytis nose. Good apple varietal character too./ Honey and citrus. Well done. Not quite as awesome as the Bouchaine, but costs less. Great value! 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| NW-1490. 08 GREG NORMAN CHARDONNAY EDEN VALLEY |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| NW-1491. 08 TAPESTRY UNOAKED CHARDONNAY MCLAREN VALE Nostril-filling chardonnay apple and citrus without the need of oak support./ Full flavored and textured. I mean, this just doesn’t need help, as it’s loaded with both flavor and texture attributes from the fruit alone. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| EOBNW-1492. 05 ROSEMOUNT SHOW RESERVE CHARDONNAY HUNTER - End of Bin |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 16.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 9.51 each |
| NW-1493. 07 WISHING TREE UNOAKED CHARDONNAY W AUST Plenty bright for two years./ Crisp and W.A. elegant. Cut, clarity, acidity. Very pleasing. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
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| NW-1495. 06 BRANCOTT PINOT NOIR MARLBOROUGH Lively pie cherry nose of good ripeness. Great value. Deep aromas of black things: black earth, tar, and black tea./ Sweet and full of ripe cherry flavor. Nice raciness. Delicious aftertaste. This has scored well in past vintages too. Pinot value indeed. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| NW-1496. 08 THE CROSSINGS PINOT NOIR MARLBOROUGH Bright, crisp, tart fruit, New Zealand style./ Depth, sweetness, and intensity. Smooth and vigorous, with good, tart foil. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| NW-1497. 08 FIRE ROAD PINOT NOIR MARLBOROUGH Ripe and cool and fresh. Juicy pie cherry and cranberry aromas./ Yes, very juicy, tart cherry. Racy and flavorful. The fruit sweetens up with airing, and a light oak toastiness is revealed. Boy, is this a fine pinot value! Well liked by the group. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| NW-1498. 08 KIM CRAWFORD PINOT NOIR MARLBOROUGH Light-hearted, sweet, uncomplicated. Cherry. Taut berry, and tea. And some brett./ Full, lush, fruity, expressive, elegant. Good NZ acidity. Both racy and rich. Juicy and flavorful. A tantalizing wine. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| NW-1499. 08 SAINT CLAIR PINOT NOIR MARLBOROUGH Oak, bacon and other smoked meats, cherry, strawberry. Tart cherry and some Lapsang Souchong tea tarriness, smokiness./ Sweet and spicy cherry flavors. Great acidity. That welcome NZ pinot fluidity. Long and flavorful. Seductive. Well liked by the group. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| NW-1500. 08 SHERWOOD PINOT NOIR MARLBOROUGH Fresh and cool and sweet, fragrant cherry fruit. A fine NZ pinot noir of regional character, charm, and good ripeness.. Strawberry, cherry, tea, peels, tar, all./ Both rich and bright. Touch of oak gives brown sugar and spices. Say, I liked the 08 NZ sauvignons so much, and now the 08 pinots coming on stream seem to be carrying the torch of vintage quality. This is just fabulous. Eyes closed, I’m drinking burgundy. At or near the top of everyone’s list this evening. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| NW-1501. 07 TOHU PINOT NOIR MARLBOROUGH Wine Spectator 91: ‘Lithe, generous and appealing for the coffee nuances that swirl through the plum and currant fruit, remaining vivid and expressive through the long finish. Now-2015.’. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 31.99 each |
| NW-1502. 05 VILLA MARIA CELLAR SELECTION PINOT NOIR MARLBOROUGH Deeper, full, richer, oakier than the Private Bin cuvee. More presence, significance, ambition. Black cherry, wood toast, tar, milk chocolate./ Sleek, nutty, chocolatey, ripe, and structured. Fine depth, class, length. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 28.99 each |
| NW-1503. 06 VILLA MARIA PRIVATE BIN PINOT NOIR MARLBOROUGH Has softened, rounded, and filled out since last tasted in 2008. Bright red cherry and tea with spicy oak nuances. Rich fruit filling laced with zesty fruit acidity. Mouthwatering, succulent, alluring. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| NW-1504. 06 VILLA MARIA RESERVE PINOT NOIR MARLBOROUGH Oh my god, is that a beauty! Drop dead gorgeous! Intense pinot noir and oak. Everything is magnified./ Sweet, delicious, spicy oak. Totally beautiful. 94/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 38.99 each |
| NW-1505. 06 TE KAIRANGA PINOT NOIR MARTINBOROUGH |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| NW-1506. 05 VILLA MARIA CELLAR SELECT SYRAH HAWKES BAY Restaurant Wine 5 Stars - EXCEPTIONAL: ‘Outstanding, and tastes like a fine Cote Rotie. It is full bodied, complex in aroma/flavor (pepper, aniseed, roasted nut, cedar, toast, blackberry), crisp, and very long on the palate, with a persistent finish. Top value. 2008-2010.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 23.99 each |
| NW-1507. 09 ARONA SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Very pretty, cool, perky. Not delicate but not shrill either. No grapefruit, not much gooseberry. Mostly guava, and a little peach. Real class. Great stuff!/ Smooth. Peach, guava, and passion fruit flavors. Hawaiian Punch like. The Gold one. Very come hither. Well rounded acidity. Delicious rendition–and value! 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| NW-1508. 08 CAT’S PHEE ON A GOOSEBERRY BUSH SAUVIGNON BLANC EAST COAST Young, fresh, tangy, brittle, nervous. Full and strong./ Rich, round, ripe, fruity, and full. Delicious sauvignon flavor set. Quite forceful, insistent. Gulpable. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| NW-1509. 08 BABICH SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Sweetness and race. Not too grapefruity. Mostly gooseberry. Some white and tropical fruits too./ Rich and exotic, with plenty of bell pepper and jalapeno capsicum. Lemon grass too. Good degree of zing, cleansing piquancy. Well priced. Nice glass. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| NW-1510. 08 BRANCOTT SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Very fresh and bright. Very racy. Lots of citrus peel. Just as it should be. Good show./ Very juicy. Ripe citrus–orange, tangerine. Deliciously rendered. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 10.99 each |
| NW-1511. 08 CLOUDY BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Wine & Spirits 92: ‘This firm, luscious sauvignon is impressively concentrated. It’s saturated with gooseberry and lemongrass flavors, and plenty of acidity. Give it several years in bottle to mellow, or serve it now with freshly shucked oysters.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 28.99 each |
| NW-1512. 09 THE CROSSINGS SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Crisp and clear and very classy. Lots of minerals. The aromatic properties are not fully developed yet. / Well, this has the feel if not the flavor formation.. Acid, juice, texture, dryness. Edgy, penetrating,. Sancerre like. Acts like it was just shipped. Give it a couple of weeks for aroma and flavor recovery. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| NW-1513. 08 CROSSROADS SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Lots of grapefruit. Nice, shrill, and incisive. Dry./ Lovely, ripe citrus and pear. Dry and crisp. A great bottle of wine. One of the best 08 NZ sauvignons. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| NW-1514. 09 CUPCAKE SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Ripe and upbeat, fresh and fruit forward 09 NZ sauvignon personality. Enticing. Features the riper aspect of NZ sauvignon: pear, peach, and tropics rather than gooseberry, grapefruit, and capsicum. Attractive floral overtones too. A beauty at a very fair price. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| NW-1515. 08 DOG POINT SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Tanzer 89: ‘Tangerine and spice aromas lifted by a floral suggestion of honeysuckle. Supple, round and sweet, with rich, generous soft citrus flavors offering juicy appeal. Doesn't have quite the penetration or grip for an even higher rating, but this full-flavored sauvignon makes for a very satisfying drink.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| NW-1516. 08 DRYLANDS SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Intense. Lots of pink grapefruit and pineapple. Really puts on a show. Most intense yet./ Rich, mouthfilling, savory, complete. Really sprawls out on the palate. Very long too. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| NW-1517. 08 FIRE ROAD SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Well, I thought I was about ready to pass on remaining 08s and get right into the fresher 09s, but this one still has plenty of stamina. Gooseberry, grass, bell pepper, capsicum. And 08 body and size. And it’s plenty fresh enough–entirely useful./ Yes, 08 body and power and concentration. Big wine. Gooseberry and grapefruit. Love this vintage! Good price. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| NW-1518. 08 FRENZY SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Much cheaper than the average NZ sauvignon, but doesn’t shy away. Crisp and penetrating orange, lime citricity. Bright and very fruity./ Lemon grass, chalk, apple. Both beauty and oomph. Zesty. Delivers with a smack. A hottie. And bargain. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| NW-1519. 09 KIM CRAWFORD SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Forward, with plenty of lime, lemon, zest, grass, minerality./ Refined and aromatic perfumes. Deep and lasting. Lots of gooseberry and grass flavors. Full, heady, deep. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
| NW-1520. 08 MATUA VALLEY SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Gooseberry, pear and citrus fruits. Very mellow./ Nice and juicy. Good depth. Gee, this is an easy-going, appealing, versatile, and well priced example. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| NW-1521. 09 MONKEY BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| NW-1522. 08 MOUNT NELSON SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Wine Spectator 91 - SMART BUY: ‘This delivers a juicy mouthful of lemon-accented grapefruit and pear flavors, persisting nicely with a mineral note on the lively finish.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| EOBNW-1523. 07 NAUTILUS SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH - End of Bin For two years old, it still has plenty of snap and penetration. Really zingy, grapefruity. Some gooseberry complications too./ Yes, brisk, taut, catty. Lemon zest, pineapple, and ripe tropical tones too. Still at the top of its game. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 17.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 13.49 each |
| NW-1524. 09 OYSTER BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Wow! This is great! More like the racy, fruity 07 than the bulkier 08. Richly aromatic, spicy, succulent, peachy, almost nutty-grainy./ Rich again. Candied lemon, citrus zest, pear, grass, gooseberry, and capsicum. Ripe acid piquance. Another great Oyster Bay sauvignon value. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| NW-1525. 09 PAUA ROCK SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Zippy grapefruit, grass, and gooseberry. The right stuff./ Rich and snappy both. That NZ sauvignon yin and yang. Yeah, fruit sweetness and fruit acid zing. Pungent and plentiful. Great price! Well liked by the group. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 8.99 each |
| NW-1526. 09 RANGA RANGA SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Gooseberry, loquat, lemon. Balmy tropical airs. Lovely./ And what cat and cut on the palate! Tremendous acidity. Nice gooseberry action. Capsicum too. Love the astringency on the finish. Fine winemaking. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| NW-1527. 08 SAINT CLAIR SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Yow! Juicy and incisive. Gooseberry and citrus. Not grapefruit; a sweeter citrus, maybe tangelo./ Flavors of grass, gooseberry, capsicum, citrus. Penetrates. Sings. Sweet fruit and great juiciness. Totally joyous. Lovely. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| NW-1528. 09 SHERWOOD ESTATE SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Jorge: Ripe, full. Citrus, peach, spice. Gladly would drink it. Tremendous./ Yowza, this is the best 09 NZ sauvignon I’ve tasted yet. Full bodied, complex. Has intensity and penache. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| NW-1529. 08 SPY VALLEY SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| NW-1530. 08 STARBOROUGH SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Tasters Guild International Wine Judging - DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL: ‘Refreshingly clear with nuances of green herb and grapefruit that do not overpower the juicy white grape expression. Many New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc wines are just too ‘over the top’ with rosemary, cut grass and powerful citrus. Not this one; it is balanced, easy to enjoy, and a perfect foil for scampi, broiled fish or low country boil.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| NW-1531. 09 THREE BROOMS SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Beautifully fragrant. Lots of sweet, cool tropical fruits. More of that stuff than the citrus family, though there is a suggestion of lime./ Add gooseberry, capsicum, and tonic. Very lively. Extremely racy acidity. Works wonders. Total NZ sauvignon experience. I’m lovin’ this 09 fruit-forward style. Surely enticing. Good value too. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| NW-1532. 07 VILLA MARIA CELLAR SELECTION SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Wine & Spirits 92: ‘Spicy, floral scents run through this sauvignon, green-edged and hinting at meadow flowers, grass and nettles. The fruit has a zesty citrus character, from lime to grapefruit; the wine strikes a mouthwatering balance for grilled langoustines or prawns.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| NW-1533. 09 VILLA MARIA PRIVATE BIN SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Nice and exuberant fruit tang of sauvignon. Yes, and also solid, big, bombastic. Lemon, ginger ale, spice, capsicum. This rocks again and again!/ On the palate, the size, weight, power, and largesse serve this wine well. Rich citrus and soft tropical fruits. Bright, fresh, zesty gooseberry foil. For the table, and not with delicate fare. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| EOBNW-1534. 08 VILLA MARIA PRIVATE BIN SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH - End of Bin Rich and mellow. 08 plumpness, fatness as well as cut. Quite accomplished already. / Cool on the palate. Nice weight and texture. Very dry. Most foodworthy. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: was 15.99 each, NOW End of Bin priced at 11.99 each |
| NW-1535. 09 YEALANDS SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Bright and on the tender side. Pear, peach, tropical fruit. Generous./ Bright, with flavors of grass, capsicum, and lime. Dry, zesty, and reliable. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| NW-1536. 08 CRAGGY RANGE TE MURA ROAD SAUVIGNON BLANC MARLBOROUGH Wine & Spirits 93: ‘The 2008 Martinborough sauvignon blanc grapes ripened to rich passion fruit flavors. Winemaker Adrian Baker allowed a third of the wine to ferment with indigenous yeast, and fermented a small portion (12 percent) in barrel. The result is a potent, generous sauvignon with lasting spice and saturated fruit flavor. Decant it for crab.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 27.99 each |
| NW-1537. 09 CLIFFORD BAY SAUVIGNON BLANC AWATERE Crispness freshness, and lift of 09. Vim and vigor. Grass, gooseberry, grapefruit./ Very pretty. Devil may care, breezy style, unlike the bigger 08s. Give me both! Look at that attractive price. Wonderful. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 9.99 each |
| NW-1538. 09 WHITEHAVEN SAUVIGNON BLANC MARTINBOROUGH Decidedly tropical. Mango. Also peach. 09 ease, immediacy. But not without edgy aspects like cat, grass, capsicum, and minerals./ Passion fruit, grass, citrus peel, capsicum. Soft and easy. Juicy acidity as foil. Gives cut, edge. Very culling and brittle. Tropics flavors, good and generous. Very intense, very expressive. Good power and length too. All the yin and yang that is fine Marlborough sauvignon blanc. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| NW-1539. 08 SPINYBACK SAUVIGNON BLANC NELSON Ahhh! Oooo! Wow! Kiwi, gooseberry, tropics. Total fruit saturation. Total grass, lemongrass, grapefruit. Spry, tangy, lively./ Rich and large, powerful, broad. Spiritous too (13.5%). Nelson is warmer than Marlborough, giving sauvignons of more power and ripeness. Every 08 NZ sauvignon we’re tasted so far is on steroids. The growers are ecstatic about this vintage. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| NW-1540. 07 BABICH CHARDONNAY HAWKES BAY Food and Wine - BEST NEW CHARDONNAYS: ‘Hawkes Bay is a source for ripe Chardonnays, many of which–like this melon-inflected wine–are made in an unoaked style.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| NW-1541. 08 THE CROSSINGS UNOAKED CHARDONNAY MARLBOROUGH Racy, vinous, appley, a little grainy. Large and forthcoming. Nutty too. Good, rich, broad impressions./ Mouth even better. Good strength, body, heft. Wonderful fruit juiciness, fruit sweetness. Great acidity. Has so much to offer. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| NW-1542. 08 VILLA MARIA PRIVATE BIN CHARDONNAY MARLBOROUGH Light dusting of oak extras in an essentially unwooded wine. Rich, bountiful. Full apple and peel./ Rich, flavorful, well balanced. Lots of peel, frame, fine acidity. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| NW-1543. 07 VILLA MARIA RIESLING MARLBOROUGH |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| NW-1544. 09 ALLAN SCOTT RIESLING MARLBOROUGH At a good stage. Some of that Aussie riesling lime character, but just the juice, none of the peel oiliness, heaviness. Some bottle bouquet formed. It’s flattering./ Again, the lime and the maturing riesling evergreen aspects. Good NZ lift, acidity. Zesty, minerally, vibrant, exotic, engaging. Amazing, really. Truly dry. And long. Begs for food. Wow! Popular with the group. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| NW-1545. 08 GIESEN RIESLING EAST COAST |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| NW-1546. 06 SELAKS ICE WINE EAST COAST half bottle (H) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
