This is a collaboration between the Barrys and Ernie Loosen. It's made from vines planted in 1979 in one block of the Lodge Hill vineyard. It's made in large 3,000 litre German foudres, and fermentation is arrested when 5 grams of residual sugar remain. It's not sweet, but has a great balance of rich fruit with the powerful, textural character of the wine. The wine finishes rich and long, with cloudy apple, white peach, lemon barley and a hint of kiwi and waxiness.

From the Florita vineyard, considered one of the finest spots for Riesling in Australia. It's floral, as you'd expect, layered with jasmine, elderflower and honeysuckle. In the mouth, it's textural and mineral with explosive citrus on the palate. Exceptionally concentrated, with vividly bright acidity shining through the endless finish. Excellent.

From the Florita vineyard, considered one of the finest spots for Riesling in Australia. It's floral, as you'd expect, layered with jasmine, elderflower and honeysuckle. In the mouth, it's textural and mineral with explosive citrus on the palate. Exceptionally concentrated, with vividly bright acidity shining through the endless finish. Excellent.

The 2020 Occidental Vineyard Pinot Noir is a thrilling wine showing a core of salinity and tension clothed in fresh cherry fruit, grilled herbs, and a little fresh earth too. A wonderful expression of this famous vineyard.

P2 - or Plénitude 2 - is a fascinating wine to taste. It comes about when the team at Dom Pérignon hold back a small portion of vintage Champagne in their cellars of Hautvillers. For a further 10 years after the wine’s initial release, these bottles age on lees and gain in richness and complexity. So in total, it means the wine has spent almost two decades before disgorgement. This extra time adds harmony, complexity, and intensity. The 2006 is magnificently poised, with smoky backtones and a fully developed complexity at the front. 2006 is a fantastic example of where the P2 treatment can elevate an already excellent vintage wine to another level altogether.

Tasted with the winemaker, Luís Sottomayor, June 2024. 43% Touriga Franca, 40% Touriga Nacional, 10% Sousão, 5% Tinta Cão, 2% Tinta Roriz. Thanks to the range of altitudes at Luís’ disposal, this wine is masterfully balanced. The 2015 Barca Velha is described by Luís as combining the structure and longevity of the 2011 with the freshness and elegance of the 2008. Aromas of black cherry and plums marry with an inky richness, tapenade and roasted coffee.

80% Pinot Noir and 20% Chardonnay, made from 11 Grand Cru plots in Aÿ, Champagne. Lemon confit, hazelnut and rose petals on the nose, with an elegant complexity and delicious salinity on the palate, this one will age very gracefully.

This is a spectacular vineyard. It’s an impossibly steep slope of compressed volcanic ash, producing wines of breathtaking minerality and complexity. It is the most southerly of the Alsace Grands Crus, and the quality of its wines has been documented as far back as the 12th century. Here you’ll find a breadth of fruit, with a distinctly smoky mineral tone. The palate has an effortlessly silky flow with the undeniable tension and power of a grand cru. (dry)

From a single, south east facing slope, this is fresh and fine, with lovely balance and a wonderful core of delicate fruit. There’s some spice from the oak, but this is refined and well-judged, and the finish has the same granitic salinity that defines Ottin’s wines. A wonderful Pinot Noir.

This comes from a single vineyard planted in 1997, and is a seriously mineral, structured, impressive expression of Petite Arvine. There’s so much salinity here, as well as a core of orchard fruit, and remarkable length. Just a brilliant Italian white.