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Their wines are made with minimal intervention, and after time in oak barrels, they are bottled unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis family has been growing grapes in Gevrey-Chambertin since the 17th century. Cuvée Hallinard is organically-farmed Pinot Noir, sourced from vines that range from 25 to 75 years old. 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It beckons with enticing aromas of untamed berries and plums, seamlessly intertwined with notes of dark chocolate, warm spices, black truffles, and smoldering embers. This wine, medium to full-bodied, presents itself as a rich and velvety masterpiece, underpinned by remarkable concentration—a testament to the old, low-yielding Pinot Fin vines in prestigious locations.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2020 vintage marks another brilliant achievement for a domaine that has been on an impressive streak in contemporary Burgundy, boasting vibrant flavors, exquisitely refined tannins, significant concentration, and balanced alcohol levels. These youthful wines artfully blend the allure of 2019 with the gravitas of 2018, resonating with an extra surge of vitality that sets them apart. It is evident that the domaine's innovative viticultural practices, featuring high, unshaded canopies and biodynamic methods, along with deep-rooted soil cultivation, enabled the vines to thrive in the face of the challenges posed by the heat and drought of 2020, differentiating them from their peers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine Dugat-Py","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45629948166392,"sku":"11451","price":359.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2712\/5752\/files\/2935-no_vintage.png?v=1737979950"},{"product_id":"charles-melton-nine-popes-grenache-shiraz-mourvedre-2009","title":"Charles Melton Nine Popes Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre Museum Release 2009","description":"\u003cp\u003ePremium Barossa Red wines from Charles Melton are crafted to reflect the rhythm of the seasons, the richness of our earth and the quiet patience of its people. 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The Domaine remains one of the rare few to produce four village wines among 11 hectares in Burgundy’s prestigious Côte de Nuits (Nuits-St-Georges, Vosne-Romanée, Chambolle-Musigny and Gevrey-Chambertin), in addition to a number of premier cru and grand cru sites. Today, Yves directs the Domaine and Jean-Pierre works in the cellar, while their parents Jacky and Bernadette work the vineyards as carefully as they have for more than fifty years. The success of the house style has earned the two respected roles as consultants to neighbouring estates as well. 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The mid-palate texture is pliant and round which contrasts somewhat with the finish that is quite serious and structured.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lignier Michelot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45631196692728,"sku":"1206","price":150.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2712\/5752\/files\/2017-lignier-michelot-morey-saint-denis-vieilles-vignes_233094cb-f6d3-468f-a65d-1a34cbafb3f3.png?v=1737988299"},{"product_id":"2017-lignier-michelot-morey-st-denis-1er-cru-aux-chezeaux","title":"Lignier Michelot Morey Saint Denis 'Aux Chezeaux' 1er Cru 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003eA more complex and more Sauvage-inflected nose offers up notes of wild red and dark berry fruit aromas. There is more size, weight and power to the broad-shouldered flavours that possess a succulent mid-palate that contrasts considerably with the rustic, robust and saline finish. This is very good though a wine that will require some forbearance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lignier Michelot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45631197118712,"sku":"1212","price":250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2712\/5752\/files\/2017-lignier-michelot-morey-st-denis-1er-cru-aux-chezeaux_933940f7-be44-4a3b-b5bb-22693479f87f.png?v=1737988301"},{"product_id":"2018-lignier-michelot-morey-st-denis-1er-cru-aux-chezeaux","title":"Lignier Michelot Morey Saint Denis 'Aux Chezeaux' 1er Cru 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscreet wood sets off an ultra-floral suffused nose that presents notes of cassis, baked plum and soft earth. There is evident minerality to the relatively refined, intense and well-detailed flavours that display excellent complexity on the lingering, youthfully austere and Sauvage finish. This is really quite good though at least some patience is advised.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lignier Michelot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45631197839608,"sku":"1213","price":240.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2712\/5752\/files\/2018-lignier-michelot-morey-st-denis-1er-cru-aux-chezeaux_f83b7a50-5b71-4dfa-b141-3b78b9f5a7c8.png?v=1737988304"},{"product_id":"2013-lignier-michelot-morey-st-denis-1er-cru-les-faconnieres","title":"Lignier-Michelot Morey-Saint-Denis Les Faconnières 1er Cru 2013","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is just enough wood present to warrant commenting on as it frames the admirably pure and elegant aromas of cassis, plum, spice and pungent earth scents. The beautifully intense medium weight plus flavours retain a fine sense of delineation on the powerful yet focused finale that delivers superb length on the ever-so-slightly austere finale. I very much like the underlying material and this should amply repay extended cellaring. One to look for.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lignier Michelot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45631199674616,"sku":"1214","price":230.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2712\/5752\/files\/2013-lignier-michelot-morey-st-denis-1er-cru-les-faconnieres_d1b01efb-bbc8-42d8-a7eb-02bc3b64c134.webp?v=1737988308"},{"product_id":"2014-lignier-michelot-morey-st-denis-1er-cru-les-faconnieres","title":"Lignier-Michelot Morey-Saint-Denis Les Faconnières 1er Cru 2014","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn expressive, dense and markedly floral nose is quite ripe but with good freshness on the red and dark berry fruit, with earthy and gamy aromas. There is terrific power and concentration to the stony, muscular and mouth-coating large-scaled flavours that deliver huge length on the impressively complex and youthfully austere finale. 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