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We’re incredibly proud of the wines we offer, and know they are all delicious – but you don’t just have to take our word for it. If you're looking for some expert recommendations, the wines below have all been highlighted by leading wine critics.
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Harrow & Hope, Brut Reserve No.10
Harrow & Hope is a name that tends to fly under the radar, but Henry and Kaye Laithwaite have been making terrific sparkling wines from their south-facing Chiltern Hills site for more than a decade now, achieving organic certification in 2023. This iteration of their Brut Reserve is based on the challenging 2021 vintage, with 30% from a perpetual reserve that’s held in oak. A blend of 40% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir with 25% Meunier, it spends a minimum of 32 months on lees and has a residual sugar of 10.4g/L.
Susie Barrie MW: Gold/green. Generous creamy aromas, hedonistic. Cream and spice with lovely orchard fruit. Fine, persistent mousse, good length. Matt Hodgson: Fresh and bright with floral notes and a lovely creaminess. Light and elegant, but with intensity – very drinkable. Dror Nativ MW: Finely crafted, with aromas of fresh brioche and a layered palate with notes of clementine and ripe orchard fruit. A persistent, effervescent finish.
95 Points, Decanter
2023 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon
Wines landing late Autumn 2026.
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I’ve been waiting for this wine to be released for some time. I had great expectation that this wonderful vineyard from this exceptional vintage would produce something equally exceptional. Well, guess what? It has. This is such a beautiful example of what Moss Wood cabernet is all about. There’s nothing big and brutish here. This is elegance. This is precision. This is brilliance. High-end florals on the nose with traces of violet, red currant, and then on the palate, that beautiful, restrained suppleness that deceived so many people in the early years of Moss Wood reveals itself, and yet as always, there’s a deep and lingering intensity that persists through to an exceptionally long finish. This is simply stunning. I do not believe there has been a better Moss Wood.
Ray Jordan 99 points
The 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon is powerful and layered, with a long finish. The tannins are firm, abundant and tightly knit, and they wrap around a core of dark fruit. As the wine sits in the glass longer, the tannins begin to soften and gain suppleness, allowing the fruit and other elements to harmonize further.
As this happens, the beauty of the vintage begins to shine through, revealing freshness, energy, balance and drive in equal measure. This is a superb wine and given all the elements here, will age wonderfully too. It isn’t dense or brooding as some of the other vintages have been; this has detail, life and energy. It is really excellent.’
Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate,
97+ points
Kopke on Ice
"So, what does this wine obsessive drink that comes close to the glory of a perfectly prepared Campari & Soda, while trampling remorselessly on the cadaver of a feeble Aperol? I found the answer just the other day. I have a feeling this ‘grape-based’ drink will amaze Aperol acolytes and Campari fiends alike, bringing both camps together around the unlikely point of light, Kopke’s astonishingly toothsome new white Port creation. You can dress it up with all manner of flavoured tonics or channel your inner mixologist until the cows come home, but the ‘perfect pour’ is over masses of ice, with a twist of orange peel. Kopke is the oldest Port House of all, dating back to 1638, and yet this gleamingly attractive invention catapults them into hyperspace with a modern drink that embraces all we want in a hip, new, refreshing, dry and teasingly addictive form! Faint hints of apricot fuzz, tangerine juice, blanched almonds and raucous bitterness cavort in the glass, sending your senses into orbit. Kopke has long made traditional white, tawny and red Ports, and yet this epic aperitif is the most fascinating and pioneering drink in their four centuries of vinous alchemy."
-Matthew Jukes
2023 Quimerino Blanco, Achaval Ferrer
This refreshing blend marries Sauvignon Blanc's zestiness and herbal lift with the nuttiness and luscious stone fruit of Marsanne and Roussane. Pure, fluid, with a lovely intensity and vivid acid. Great brunch wine. Ines Salpico,Decanter
2024 Riesling Pan de Azucar, Bodega Bouza
Riesling is often called ‘the queen of grapes’ and Alsace in France has long been its royal keep. But Uruguay, one of South America’s most underrated wine regions, is now pumping out outstanding rieslings that could rival top French producers.
This Uruguayan riesling, from Jeroboams, has that intoxicating petrol minerality you expect from Alsace with a glorious punch of racy acidity and orchard fruit. There’s a lovely weight to it that means the wine lingers a while in your mouth. Luxury Lifestyle Magazine
2024 Port Phillip Red Hill Chardonnay
Port Philip wines could not be more chiselled or elegant if they tried. My headliner, 2024 Red Hill Chardonnay, is a nervy, sea-spray- and white-flower-imbued stunner, with a quietness and precision that would make a Swiss watchmaker sit up and pay attention. These are charming wines that hark back to a bygone era, and they certainly tug on my nostalgic heartstrings with their featherlight alcohol levels and linear flavour delivery. Matthew Jukes, Top 100 Australian Wines
Stellar, intense, toasted hazelnut and citrus Cote d’Or-aping charms of the magnificent Mornington Peninsula 2024 Port Phillip Red Hill Chardonnay Jane MacQuitty The Times
2023 Moss Wood, Amy's
An incredible wine, and it’s darker, smokier, sweeter-fruited and oakier than of late. This is a more luxuriant, hedonistic style, with a burst of ripeness on the finish, shifting its Euro leanings from Bordeaux to Ribeira!
And I know I don’t need to mention this, because everyone on Earth should know, but the value here is mind-boggling!" Matthew Jukes Top 100 Australian Wines
2021 Estate, Puriri Hills
Utterly stupendous Merlot dominant Kiwi red, seemingly genetically engineered to be drunk with spring lamb and roast potatoes… Wow! One of the best wines that I have tasted this year. Joe Wadsack
2022 Château de Montfrin, à la rêverie, Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge,
This is a spectacular red wine and one of the most evocative and downright delicious Rhône blends I have tasted in years. Grenache-based, with hints of Syrah and Carignan, ‘à la rêverie’ is a modern, bright, lusty red, with no traces of over-ripeness or unnecessary oak interference. In fact, it is as expressive and plush as any Grenache I have tasted this year … Packed with dark fruit and exotic mulberry and damson details with lovely spice, earth and florals, the perfume is superb and the palate even more enticing. It finishes crisp and energetic, making it absolutely on point right now. Given the price, this ought to be an immediate purchase for everyone who reads this review. It will be your failsafe and joyous red wine for all autumnal and wintry entertaining this year! As the name suggests – ‘here’s to daydreams’, and while this is a lovely sentiment, this wine is a reality! 18/20pts Mathew Jukes
Kelly Washington, Bannockburn Pinot Noir 2022
Spicy dark-red fruit without being obviously oaky. A little more oaky on the palate but it brings a smooth texture and no unwanted sweetness. Savoury Pinot with refined tannins and some grip on the finish. Real presence here. 17/20 pts. Julia Harding, JancisRobinson.com
Kopke 80 yr old Tawny – Decanter’s Wines of the Year 2025
Extraordinary depth, balance and nuance in a wine that is more an experience than a drink. Linear, vivid acid carries the dense flavours of dried apricot, loquat, poached cherries and strawberry jam. At the core there's unctuous plum sorbet, meaty walnut, salted caramel and melting dark chocolate. Over it all, hovers a dense, perfumed layer of mahogany, cherry leaves, crushed violets and camphor with a smokey seam of Rooibos, coffee and peat. Very long finish with tingling nutmeg, white pepper and cinnamon 98pts, Ines Salpico, Decanter
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