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F |
Crement de Bourgogne |
Cave de Lugny |
Maconnais, France |
11.5 |
13.99 |
Appellation Crement de Bourgogne. An excellent everyday Fizz. Described as white flowers, honey and citrus
notes . 100% Cardonney Blanc de Blanc. A good substitute for a budget Champagne |
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2 |
W |
Robert Oatley Signature |
Robert Oatley |
Margaret River, Australia |
12.5 |
12.99 |
Pleasant but simple. Not over oaked and some thought it was old world. Bright, medium weight retaining long
fine acidity |
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3 |
W |
Macon-Lugny 2022 |
Cave de Lugny, Louis Latour |
Lugny, Macon, France |
13 |
13.99 |
Appellation Macon-Lugny. Made in large quantities in stainless steel! No mumbo jumbo about oak, just good
scientific wine making. |
Second, Best Value |
4 |
R |
Bourgogne 2022 |
Cave de Lugny |
Maconnais, France |
12.5 |
13.99 |
Basic Burgundy: Bourgogne Regional Appellation, Typical good house wine at a reasonable price. |
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5 |
R |
Pinot Noir 2022 |
Ernst Loosen |
Pfalz, Germany |
12.5 |
11.99 |
Prize winner for his MoseL wines Now producing PN in southern location. Bright withn red fruits and balanced
acidity but lacking body. Good for lunch. |
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6 |
R |
Home Block 2022 |
Martinborough |
Martinborough, New Zealand |
13.5 |
26.99 |
One of NZ leading producers of Pinot Noir. Same latitude in Sothern Hemisphere as Burgundy.. South of North
Island. Super wine perfectly balanced with elegent fruit flavours, seductive aromas. of red cherry spice
tobacco and earth. |
First |
7 |
R |
Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir |
Au Bon Climat |
Santa Barbara, USA |
13.5 |
26.24 |
Mix of grapes from different vinyards and one of the more modest offerings of the house, excellent wine of
some complexity with rich plummy notes |
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8 |
Rr |
Le Petits Epenots 2019 |
Pommard 1er Cru, Loubet-Dewailly |
Pommard, France |
14 |
40 |
Appellation Pommard Premier Cru from the Epenots vinyard. Lots of flavour with sufficient dryness to avoid
being overwhelming . But behind the NZ surprisingly. |
Third Equal |
9 |
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Duchesse de Magenta 2016 |
Abbaye de Morgeot |
Chassagne-Montrachet, France |
13.5 |
30 |
Appelletion Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru south cote de rhone. Full flavour serious Burgundy but not
perhaps their best year. Perhaps we were a bit saturated by the time we reached this one! |
Third Equal |