Delas Crozes Hermitage 2022

Collines Rhodaniennes (Ampuis, Northern Rhone), France

Clos de la Bonnette Syrah Vielles Vignes 2021

Clos de la Bonnette (Isabelle Guiller & Henri Montabonnet)

From a plot on the heights of Ampuis bordering the Cote-Rotie appellation, this is 100% Syrah farmed organically on steep granite terraces held up by traditional dry-stone walls and chestnut poles. Isabelle Guiller and Henri Montabonnet rescued the neglected clos in 1992, having grown organic produce since 1970. The wine spends a year in old 228-litre oak barrels — no new wood — and is bottled with only a light filtration, so it is the vineyard, not the barrel, doing the talking.

$89.00

Barossa Valley (western ridge / Great West Barossa), South Australia, Australia

Tonic Wines Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021

Tonic Wines (Glenn Barry)

Straight Shiraz from Glenn Barry's small-batch label Tonic Wines, sourced from a vineyard on the Barossa Valley's western ridge (the 'Great West Barossa'). Whole berries macerate for around three weeks before being pressed straight to stainless steel, left on full lees, then simply racked to bottle with no oak anywhere in the process. The result is pure and fruit-driven with a savoury, almost umami edge — red and black berries over a peaty, earthy note — firmly structured with chunky, chewy tannin through a focused finish.

$35.99$42.00

Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhône, France

Domaine Santa Duc Chateauneuf-du-pape le Pied de Baud 2021

Domaine Santa Duc

Grenache-led single-vineyard Châteauneuf-du-Pape (80% Grenache with Cinsault and Mourvèdre) from Le Pied de Baud, one hectare in the appellation's northern sector where old vines root deep into river gravel and clay laid down by the prehistoric Rhône. Eighteen months in large foudres and terracotta jars keeps the oak out of the way. Raspberry and cherry on the nose, supple and velvety on a medium- to full-bodied palate — fleshier and more powerful than Santa Duc's other Châteauneufs. Wine Advocate rated the 2021 at 93-95 points with a window out to 2040.

$142.00

Clarendon and Willunga, McLaren Vale, South Australia, Australia

Coates the Syrah 2022

Coates Wines (Duane Coates)

Duane Coates draws this Syrah from Clarendon and Willunga vineyards in McLaren Vale, ferments it thirty days on skins with natural yeasts, then matures it eighteen months in French oak — only a quarter of it new — before bottling unfined and unfiltered. Deep crimson, with mulberry and plum aromas shaded by espresso, roasted spice and a touch of charcuterie; the palate is plush and softly textured, black fruits woven with black earth, liquorice and game, closing on layers of soft velvety tannin. Drinks well now and through 2033.

$34.00

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