Eccentric Selections Leave You in Safe Hands
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There was a moment when Nick and I paused, looking around the room at the wines on the shelf in Le Tuffeau, and shared a glance of mutual understanding: what stock can we offload to those poor saps? The consensus: all the good stuff which seems inexplicably to be left on the shelf. Jokes aside, following three six-packs have been carefully put together. Not to shift products that have been slow-moving nor to ‘decide for you’ lazy buggers that can't bothered choosing your own wine.
They have been assembled to appeal to adventurous and different palates, to allow for explorative drinking. You are in safe hands. These are wines that, cliches aside, we all drink and enjoy at home on midweek nights with the odd special bottle in reserve.
— David, Will & Nick
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Golden Apples, or The Judgement of Paris:
A 6-pack for the Spurrier and de Villaine in us all.
(Shelf Price: $482.00)
Offer: $415.00 — approx. $69.00/bottle
Could this be the pack that launches a thousand ships? In 1976 an international panel of critics very famously came down in favour of New World wines over their French counterparts. Now you too can be the judge with this mixed pack of wines. In my opinion, look out for the particular pairing of the Stefani ‘La Veduta’ with the Boillot Bourgogne Rouge. Send your results in to us by carrier pigeon or Marathon hoplite only.
— David
Sentio 2024 King Valley Aligote
Fanny Sabre 2023 Bourgogne Aligote
Alessandro Stefani 2022 Yarra Valley Pinot Noir ‘La Veduta’
Domaine Louis Boillot 2020 Bourgogne
Dappled 2023 Yarra Valley Cabernets ‘Tradition’
Chateau Potensac 2019 Medoc
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II
Surrounded at Sedan: Six Wines from across the Alsace-Lorraine Divide
(Shelf Price: $361.00)
Offer: $309.00 — approx. $51.00/bottle
I for one could never take sides when it comes to Alsace or Pfalz. We have put together a few wines that don't lay siege to your wallet. These exemplify cross-border trends in winemaking, including down South in the Antipodes as well. Too many personal favourites here to mention, but I single out Bridget Mac's excellent Mount Gambier “Spatburgunder” (Werkstatt). I would graciously accept exile with these wines in my luggage.
— David
Crawford River 2024 Henty Riesling ‘Strata’
Schafer 2018 Nahe Riesling Trocken
Burn Cottage 2022 Central Otago Riesling/Gruner Veltliner
Mure 2022 Alsace Pinot Gris ‘Pierres Seches’
Werkstatt 2024 Mount Gambier Pinot Noir
Adams Wein 2020 Ingelheim Spatburgunder
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III
A Nearly-Natty 6-Pack: Keep Your Pants and SO₂ on...
(Shelf Price: $393.00)
Offer: $329.00 — approx. $55.00/bottle
By now most of you will know me as a recreational nudist... Sorry, let me start again, most of you will know me as no fan of “natural wine”. These wines skirt the border of social acceptability, just like other habits. This pack contains one of my favourite wines of the year (La Calmette ‘Resurgences’ Blanc); and three very light reds here that chart the transition from Tavel and Vin de Soif to de Jour-a Rouge all while staying in the Antipodes. Enjoy responsibly with a glass of wine in hand, pants optional.
— David
Domaine Saint-Damien 2023 Cotes-du-Rhone ‘Le Blanc’
La Calmette 2020 Vin de France Blanc ‘Resurgences’
Charles Oliver 2024 Pyrenees Rosato
Oria-Riff 2024 McLaren Vale Grenache ‘La Petite Soif’
Jean Bouteille 2024 Adelaide Hills Trousseau ‘Bastion’
Domaine du Joncier 2022 Lirac
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If you would like any of the above, would like to come by for a private appointment, or just have some questions — please let us know.