White
Australia and New Zealand are renowned for producing exceptional white wines, known for their vibrant fruit flavors, crisp acidity, and distinctive character.
One of the most famous vineyards in Australia for white wine is the Leeuwin Estate, located in Margaret River, which produces a range of high-quality white wines, including the Art Series Chardonnay, the Prelude Vineyards Chardonnay, and the Siblings Sauvignon Blanc Semillon. The estate is committed to sustainable farming practices and is known for its focus on minimal intervention winemaking techniques.
Another well-known vineyard in Australia for white wine is the Yarra Yering Winery, located in Yarra Valley, which produces a range of exceptional white wines, including the Dry White No. 1, the Dry White No. 2, and the Pinot Gris. The estate is dedicated to sustainable farming practices and uses traditional winemaking techniques to produce wines that showcase the unique terroir of the region.
In New Zealand, one of the most famous vineyards for white wine is the Cloudy Bay Winery, located in Marlborough, which produces a range of high-quality white wines, including the Sauvignon Blanc, the Chardonnay, and the Pinot Gris. The estate is committed to sustainable farming practices and uses traditional winemaking techniques to produce wines that reflect the unique character of the region.
Another well-known vineyard in New Zealand for white wine is the Dog Point Vineyard, also located in Marlborough, which produces a range of exceptional white wines, including the Sauvignon Blanc, the Section 94 Sauvignon Blanc, and the Chardonnay. The estate is known for its focus on sustainable farming practices and minimal intervention winemaking techniques.
Australia and New Zealand are renowned for producing exceptional white wines, with famous vineyards such as the Leeuwin Estate, Yarra Yering Winery, Cloudy Bay Winery, and Dog Point Vineyard. With a focus on sustainable farming practices and traditional winemaking techniques, white wines from these regions are gaining increasing recognition and popularity among wine enthusiasts worldwide.
White
Product Name | Region | Qty | Score | Price | |||||
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Marlborough | 2 | 97 (VN) |
Inc. GST
SG$580.32 |
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Vinous (97)The 2021 Chardonnay Reed Vineyard is pure, harmonious and suave, caressing the mouth with its gentle texture and purity. It's not showy but a wine worth getting to know: it provides cognitive and sensory pleasure. You can expect almond, oatmeal, smoky nuts and party popper aromas. Yes, party poppers. I really love the smell of party poppers, so I want to keep smelling this and having a little party shimmy. Pure and textural with a gourmand character that will make you want to lick your cheeks to keep tasting it. Already good; this is going to be great. |
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Wairarapa | 1 | 96 (DC) |
Inc. GST
SG$252.31 |
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Decanter (96)Family-owned winery Craggy Range was founded in 1998 in Hawke’s Bay, and the family has pursued a single-vineyard approach to winemaking. For this wine, grapes are grown on limestone-speckled stony soils in Martinborough. It is fermented in a mixture of oak and stainless steel followed by four months ageing in barrique. Roger Jones: A mellow, yellow wine with buttercups, green herbs and rosemary flowers, a silky purity and freshness. Stunning. Melanie Brown: The perfect collaboration of sweet fruit and vegetal aromas. Grapefruit, elderflower and sweet pea shoots, plus lively acid and purity galore. This is next-level elegant. Rebecca Palmer: Tart lemon-lime and whitecurrant notes with hint of spice. Silky texture, lifted by oak. Spice notes on the finish. |
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Central Otago | 5 | - |
Inc. GST
SG$599.94 |
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Western Australia | 3 | 95 (HWC) |
Inc. GST
SG$599.46 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (95)One taste and a laser lightshow starts up. This is so racy, juicy and succulent it speeds across the palate. Stop. Reflect. Grapefruit and Meyer lemon, a smidge of creamy lees and lemon curd texture, plus wood spices with the oak seamless. Mostly, it’s mouth-watering, flinty, fine and exceptionally long. Wonderful wine. |
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Western Australia | 9 | 97+ (WA) |
Inc. GST
SG$715.59 |
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Wine Advocate (97+)The 2021 Palladian Chardonnay is a svelte, sapid iteration of Chardonnay from this region, showing us a peacock-tail splay of acid, fruit and phenolics—each in perfect tension with the others. There are notes of crushed nuts, white peach, layers of brine, sandalwood, saffron curls and orange blossom. What a wine! This is only getting better with age. Superb. The 2021 season was cool, and the Chardonnay wines are precise and focused. Here, so intense! Achingly so. 12.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. |
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Victoria | 1 | 95 (HWC) |
Inc. GST
SG$307.93 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (95)Whole-bunched pressed into older French puncheons. Natural fermentation and zero mlf. A super-bright green gold. Vibrant aromas with perfectly ripened stone fruits, grapefruit pith and an attractive touch of lemongrass and ginger. Gently textured, balanced and satisfying. A class act from beginning to end. |
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Victoria | 1 | 97 (HWC) |
Inc. GST
SG$373.30 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (97)Made mainly from WA's Gingin clone and planted in Gruyere on the same grey clay as Applejack. Whole bunches pressed into French puncheons with 20% new oak. Smells tightly wound and concentrated with aromas of ripe peach and nectarine, together with just a hint of lanolin and apple custard. Equally powerful and punchy on the palate. This has more of everything, including sprightly acid and some phenolic grip on the very long, stone-fruit pithy finish. Today, this is my pick of the 4 single-vineyard 2021 chardonnays, but who knows what will come out on top in 5 or even 10 years from now! |
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Marlborough | 2 | 97 (DC) |
Inc. GST
SG$624.44 |
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Decanter (97)The flagship wine from renowned winemaker Kevin Judd, who founded this winery with wife Kimberley in 2009 after 25 years at Cloudy Bay. Sourced from sites across the region, it is fermented using wild yeasts in old French oak barriques where it rests on lees for six months. Roger Jones: Stylish balance of fruit to herbaceous notes, multi-layered with a crunchy texture, mellow yellow summer field flowers. The elegance at the end is quite remarkable. Freddy Bulmer: Attractive and clean on the nose, plenty of primary fruit but also a nice amount of savoury character from the oak. Well balanced and really quite a serious wine. Cat Lomax: Expressive, punchy nose. Great concentration, tonnes of luscious Sauvignon fruit supported by very smart use of oak. Tastes like pricey white Bordeaux. Delicious. |
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South Australia | 3 | 98 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$626.84 |
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James Suckling (98)An exceptional vintage for this wine, with such intense aromas of lime and sweet flowers, as well as hints of white nectarine and wet stone in the background. The palate has density and sleekly refined shape that drives so long. Lime juice throughout, and some almost pithy density builds into the finish, supported by driving acidity. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from 2026 and a number of years after that. Screw cap. |
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Auckland | 1 | 95 (TRR) |
Inc. GST
SG$373.30 |
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The Real Review (95)Ripe stone fruit/peach/nectarine flavours with nutty oak, vanilla, and bready yeast lees flavours. Complex and accessible wine that would benefit from a little bottle age but is deliciously accessible now. |
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Auckland | 5 | - |
Inc. GST
SG$602.55 |
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Auckland | 5 | 18.5+ (MJ) |
Inc. GST
SG$884.47 |
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Matthew Jukes (18.5+)The winemaking regime is identical to the preceding wines – hand-harvested, whole-bunch pressed, wild yeast fermented in 100% oak, and it spends 11 months in barrel (25% new) after malo. This time, a piercingly fresh bouquet is driven along briskly by a strident citrus theme. Super-tasty, really long and with an amazing volume of flavour, this is my favourite of the ‘Premier Cru’ wines. Grab some now, for fear of missing out. You can drink it today without the wine police visiting you, but it will sing in a couple of years and hold easily for a decade! |
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Auckland | 2 | 94 (TRR) |
Inc. GST
SG$362.38 |
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The Real Review (94)Tangy, refreshing wine with white peach, apple, lime/citrus, ginger/yeast lees and subtle spicy oak flavours with a thread of oyster shell/saline characters. Stylish wine from a favourable vintage. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 93 (WA) |
Inc. GST
SG$583.06 |
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Wine Advocate (93)Has been through a few subtle iterations in recent years and this one reverts to a previous style which is more generous and immediately flavoursome. Has a creamy texture with a light lemon curd and peachy stone fruit all held with deliberate restraint to give it that extra polish and classy dimension. |
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South Australia | 1 | 96 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$226.20 |
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James Suckling (96)A very fresh, piercing nose of sliced lemon with plenty of sweet perfume, too. The palate is similarly intense and vibrant with white stone-fruit and lemon flavors, delivered in an impressively intense and balanced mode. Drink or hold. Screw cap. |
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Marlborough | 6 | - |
Inc. GST
SG$492.03 |
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The Rimapere Plot 101 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2021 is a captivating embodiment of the Marlborough region's distinct character. Produced by Baroness Ariane de Rothschild's Rimapere estate, exceptional care is taken with the sustainable viticulture and hand harvesting practices. The maritime climate, abundant sunlight, and stony soil of Marlborough imbue the wine with its applauded zesty citrus and tropical fruit notes, underlaid subtly with complex minerality. This vintage has been vinified in stainless steel vessels to maintain its purity and vivacious character. The slow, cool fermentation process accentuates the aromatic profile, artfully balancing the vibrant acidity with the rich fruit concentration - delivering an overall harmonious palate. A remarkable testament to New Zealand's winemaking prowess, the Rimapere Plot 101 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2021 accentuates each meal with its crisp, fresh finish making it a splendid choice for wine connoisseurs globally. |
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Marlborough | 2 | - |
Inc. GST
SG$401.64 |
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Hailing from the esteemed vineyards of Marlborough, New Zealand, the Saint Clair Sauvignon Blanc Block 20 Cash Block Marlborough 2021 is a delight for the discerning palate. This esteemed varietal, crafted by the award-winning Saint Clair Family Estate, is a classic representation of the rich terroir of the region. The grapes are meticulously hand-harvested from the Cash Block, a vineyard known for its aged vines and higher clay content. The Saint Clair Sauvignon Blanc Block 20 Cash Block Marlborough 2021 presents an aromatic nose and flavours of passion fruit, blackcurrant and a crisp minerality. The wine undergoes fermentation in stainless steel tanks, preserving its pure fruit expression and vibrant acidity. Ageing on lees enhances the complexity and body of this elegant wine. A symbol of the superior quality that Saint Clair Family Estate consistently produces, this truly captures the essence of New Zealand's Marlborough region. |
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South Australia | 1 | 97+ (WA) |
Inc. GST
SG$463.32 |
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Wine Advocate (97+)This 2021 Chardonnay Tiers Vineyard is a sensational wine. Let me tell you about the vineyard, and then we'll come back to the glass. The Tiers vineyard was planted in the Picadilly Valley in the Adelaide Hills by the Croser family in 1979. The vineyard lays at an elevation of around 450 meters (1,477 feet) above sea level at its highest point, and the wine was made by Brian Croser, an important name in Australian wine. The 2021 vintage was a goodie in South Australia. The start to the season (spring and around) was the recipient of a good level of rainfall and no ill-timed events, meaning fruit set and yields were decent, and the growing season itself was without heat events or challenges, meaning the picking windows were chosen based on the fruit, with no forced hands. So, to the wine. This is powerful, concentrated and shapely, with a core of pure citrus acidity (it's zesty and pithy). The fruit speaks of yellow peach and preserved lemon and a hint of white tea. The wine undulates across the tongue and shows line and poise that elevate it to the very top of the Chardonnay tree in Australia. One of the greats. I daresay it'll be even better in 2025. |
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Marlborough | 1 | 97 (DC) |
Inc. GST
SG$287.17 |
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Decanter (97)Subtle and elegant nose displaying aromas of apple, gooseberry, meyer lemon and fresh herbs. A lovely playful wine with a crisp acidity and juicy, ripe fruit energy. Polished and textured on the palate. |
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Tasmania | 1 | 99 (DC) |
Inc. GST
SG$706.84 |
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Decanter (99)Owned since 2011 by Michael Hill Smith MW and Martin Shaw of Shaw & Smith Wines in the Adelaide Hills, the 20ha northeast facing Tolpuddle vineyard occupies a prime position in Tasmania’s Coal River Valley. The pair saw the vineyard’s potential immediately, and have been producing exceptional single-vineyard Chardonnay and Pinot Noir ever since. There was a particularly wet start to 2021 – one of the coolest on record – resulting in much smaller but more concentrated grapes. Harvested by hand, the grapes are whole-bunch pressed then aged in French oak for nine months. Vincenzo Arnese: The nose is fresh and ripe with incredible structure, showing quince, candied lemon peel, grapefruit juice and subtle oak. A lingering acidity completes the frame of this outstanding wine. Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW: A wonder of lightness and precision; a hedonistic mix of immediate restrained pleasure and long-term intellectual provocation. An amazingly subtle and complex finish. I adore this wine. Amanda Barnes: Aromas of gunflint, lavender, lemon peel and wet stones lead into a mouthfilling yet svelte wine with mouthwatering acidity and a long, savoury finish. Will cellar well for more than a decade. Nominated by Sarah Ahmed |
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Western Australia | 1 | 98 (HWC) |
Inc. GST
SG$614.19 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (98)It’s been a joy to watch the evolution of Heytesbury over the past decade or so, as it's one of the great Australian chardonnays. Whatever vintage conditions have thrown at it, and with tweaks along the way, the nucleus remains steadfast: quality, excellent fruit and a second-to-none level of detail in the winemaking. This is an evocative wine. Pristine and sublime. Funky sulphides rockin’ it while a gossamer thread of acidity holds everything in line – the citrus flavours, the texture, the wine totally enveloping the oak and, while it’s a powerhouse of flavour, there’s a purity to this. It’s such a contrast. How does it achieve that? |
Product Name | Region | Qty | Score | Price | |||||
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Marlborough | 2 | 97 (VN) |
In Bond
SG$473.00 |
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Vinous (97)The 2021 Chardonnay Reed Vineyard is pure, harmonious and suave, caressing the mouth with its gentle texture and purity. It's not showy but a wine worth getting to know: it provides cognitive and sensory pleasure. You can expect almond, oatmeal, smoky nuts and party popper aromas. Yes, party poppers. I really love the smell of party poppers, so I want to keep smelling this and having a little party shimmy. Pure and textural with a gourmand character that will make you want to lick your cheeks to keep tasting it. Already good; this is going to be great. |
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Wairarapa | 1 | 96 (DC) |
In Bond
SG$180.00 |
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Decanter (96)Family-owned winery Craggy Range was founded in 1998 in Hawke’s Bay, and the family has pursued a single-vineyard approach to winemaking. For this wine, grapes are grown on limestone-speckled stony soils in Martinborough. It is fermented in a mixture of oak and stainless steel followed by four months ageing in barrique. Roger Jones: A mellow, yellow wine with buttercups, green herbs and rosemary flowers, a silky purity and freshness. Stunning. Melanie Brown: The perfect collaboration of sweet fruit and vegetal aromas. Grapefruit, elderflower and sweet pea shoots, plus lively acid and purity galore. This is next-level elegant. Rebecca Palmer: Tart lemon-lime and whitecurrant notes with hint of spice. Silky texture, lifted by oak. Spice notes on the finish. |
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Central Otago | 5 | - |
In Bond
SG$491.00 |
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Western Australia | 3 | 95 (HWC) |
In Bond
SG$447.00 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (95)One taste and a laser lightshow starts up. This is so racy, juicy and succulent it speeds across the palate. Stop. Reflect. Grapefruit and Meyer lemon, a smidge of creamy lees and lemon curd texture, plus wood spices with the oak seamless. Mostly, it’s mouth-watering, flinty, fine and exceptionally long. Wonderful wine. |
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Western Australia | 9 | 97+ (WA) |
In Bond
SG$607.00 |
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Wine Advocate (97+)The 2021 Palladian Chardonnay is a svelte, sapid iteration of Chardonnay from this region, showing us a peacock-tail splay of acid, fruit and phenolics—each in perfect tension with the others. There are notes of crushed nuts, white peach, layers of brine, sandalwood, saffron curls and orange blossom. What a wine! This is only getting better with age. Superb. The 2021 season was cool, and the Chardonnay wines are precise and focused. Here, so intense! Achingly so. 12.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. |
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Victoria | 1 | 95 (HWC) |
In Bond
SG$233.00 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (95)Whole-bunched pressed into older French puncheons. Natural fermentation and zero mlf. A super-bright green gold. Vibrant aromas with perfectly ripened stone fruits, grapefruit pith and an attractive touch of lemongrass and ginger. Gently textured, balanced and satisfying. A class act from beginning to end. |
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Victoria | 1 | 97 (HWC) |
In Bond
SG$291.00 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (97)Made mainly from WA's Gingin clone and planted in Gruyere on the same grey clay as Applejack. Whole bunches pressed into French puncheons with 20% new oak. Smells tightly wound and concentrated with aromas of ripe peach and nectarine, together with just a hint of lanolin and apple custard. Equally powerful and punchy on the palate. This has more of everything, including sprightly acid and some phenolic grip on the very long, stone-fruit pithy finish. Today, this is my pick of the 4 single-vineyard 2021 chardonnays, but who knows what will come out on top in 5 or even 10 years from now! |
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Marlborough | 2 | 97 (DC) |
In Bond
SG$462.00 |
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Decanter (97)The flagship wine from renowned winemaker Kevin Judd, who founded this winery with wife Kimberley in 2009 after 25 years at Cloudy Bay. Sourced from sites across the region, it is fermented using wild yeasts in old French oak barriques where it rests on lees for six months. Roger Jones: Stylish balance of fruit to herbaceous notes, multi-layered with a crunchy texture, mellow yellow summer field flowers. The elegance at the end is quite remarkable. Freddy Bulmer: Attractive and clean on the nose, plenty of primary fruit but also a nice amount of savoury character from the oak. Well balanced and really quite a serious wine. Cat Lomax: Expressive, punchy nose. Great concentration, tonnes of luscious Sauvignon fruit supported by very smart use of oak. Tastes like pricey white Bordeaux. Delicious. |
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South Australia | 3 | 98 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$524.00 |
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James Suckling (98)An exceptional vintage for this wine, with such intense aromas of lime and sweet flowers, as well as hints of white nectarine and wet stone in the background. The palate has density and sleekly refined shape that drives so long. Lime juice throughout, and some almost pithy density builds into the finish, supported by driving acidity. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from 2026 and a number of years after that. Screw cap. |
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Auckland | 1 | 95 (TRR) |
In Bond
SG$291.00 |
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The Real Review (95)Ripe stone fruit/peach/nectarine flavours with nutty oak, vanilla, and bready yeast lees flavours. Complex and accessible wine that would benefit from a little bottle age but is deliciously accessible now. |
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Auckland | 5 | - |
In Bond
SG$434.00 |
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Auckland | 5 | 18.5+ (MJ) |
In Bond
SG$756.00 |
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Matthew Jukes (18.5+)The winemaking regime is identical to the preceding wines – hand-harvested, whole-bunch pressed, wild yeast fermented in 100% oak, and it spends 11 months in barrel (25% new) after malo. This time, a piercingly fresh bouquet is driven along briskly by a strident citrus theme. Super-tasty, really long and with an amazing volume of flavour, this is my favourite of the ‘Premier Cru’ wines. Grab some now, for fear of missing out. You can drink it today without the wine police visiting you, but it will sing in a couple of years and hold easily for a decade! |
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Auckland | 2 | 94 (TRR) |
In Bond
SG$279.00 |
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The Real Review (94)Tangy, refreshing wine with white peach, apple, lime/citrus, ginger/yeast lees and subtle spicy oak flavours with a thread of oyster shell/saline characters. Stylish wine from a favourable vintage. |
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Western Australia | 1 | 93 (WA) |
In Bond
SG$428.00 |
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Wine Advocate (93)Has been through a few subtle iterations in recent years and this one reverts to a previous style which is more generous and immediately flavoursome. Has a creamy texture with a light lemon curd and peachy stone fruit all held with deliberate restraint to give it that extra polish and classy dimension. |
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South Australia | 1 | 96 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$160.00 |
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James Suckling (96)A very fresh, piercing nose of sliced lemon with plenty of sweet perfume, too. The palate is similarly intense and vibrant with white stone-fruit and lemon flavors, delivered in an impressively intense and balanced mode. Drink or hold. Screw cap. |
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Marlborough | 6 | - |
In Bond
SG$392.00 |
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The Rimapere Plot 101 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2021 is a captivating embodiment of the Marlborough region's distinct character. Produced by Baroness Ariane de Rothschild's Rimapere estate, exceptional care is taken with the sustainable viticulture and hand harvesting practices. The maritime climate, abundant sunlight, and stony soil of Marlborough imbue the wine with its applauded zesty citrus and tropical fruit notes, underlaid subtly with complex minerality. This vintage has been vinified in stainless steel vessels to maintain its purity and vivacious character. The slow, cool fermentation process accentuates the aromatic profile, artfully balancing the vibrant acidity with the rich fruit concentration - delivering an overall harmonious palate. A remarkable testament to New Zealand's winemaking prowess, the Rimapere Plot 101 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2021 accentuates each meal with its crisp, fresh finish making it a splendid choice for wine connoisseurs globally. |
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Marlborough | 2 | - |
In Bond
SG$317.00 |
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Hailing from the esteemed vineyards of Marlborough, New Zealand, the Saint Clair Sauvignon Blanc Block 20 Cash Block Marlborough 2021 is a delight for the discerning palate. This esteemed varietal, crafted by the award-winning Saint Clair Family Estate, is a classic representation of the rich terroir of the region. The grapes are meticulously hand-harvested from the Cash Block, a vineyard known for its aged vines and higher clay content. The Saint Clair Sauvignon Blanc Block 20 Cash Block Marlborough 2021 presents an aromatic nose and flavours of passion fruit, blackcurrant and a crisp minerality. The wine undergoes fermentation in stainless steel tanks, preserving its pure fruit expression and vibrant acidity. Ageing on lees enhances the complexity and body of this elegant wine. A symbol of the superior quality that Saint Clair Family Estate consistently produces, this truly captures the essence of New Zealand's Marlborough region. |
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South Australia | 1 | 97+ (WA) |
In Bond
SG$372.00 |
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Wine Advocate (97+)This 2021 Chardonnay Tiers Vineyard is a sensational wine. Let me tell you about the vineyard, and then we'll come back to the glass. The Tiers vineyard was planted in the Picadilly Valley in the Adelaide Hills by the Croser family in 1979. The vineyard lays at an elevation of around 450 meters (1,477 feet) above sea level at its highest point, and the wine was made by Brian Croser, an important name in Australian wine. The 2021 vintage was a goodie in South Australia. The start to the season (spring and around) was the recipient of a good level of rainfall and no ill-timed events, meaning fruit set and yields were decent, and the growing season itself was without heat events or challenges, meaning the picking windows were chosen based on the fruit, with no forced hands. So, to the wine. This is powerful, concentrated and shapely, with a core of pure citrus acidity (it's zesty and pithy). The fruit speaks of yellow peach and preserved lemon and a hint of white tea. The wine undulates across the tongue and shows line and poise that elevate it to the very top of the Chardonnay tree in Australia. One of the greats. I daresay it'll be even better in 2025. |
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Marlborough | 1 | 97 (DC) |
In Bond
SG$210.00 |
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Decanter (97)Subtle and elegant nose displaying aromas of apple, gooseberry, meyer lemon and fresh herbs. A lovely playful wine with a crisp acidity and juicy, ripe fruit energy. Polished and textured on the palate. |
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Tasmania | 1 | 99 (DC) |
In Bond
SG$597.00 |
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Decanter (99)Owned since 2011 by Michael Hill Smith MW and Martin Shaw of Shaw & Smith Wines in the Adelaide Hills, the 20ha northeast facing Tolpuddle vineyard occupies a prime position in Tasmania’s Coal River Valley. The pair saw the vineyard’s potential immediately, and have been producing exceptional single-vineyard Chardonnay and Pinot Noir ever since. There was a particularly wet start to 2021 – one of the coolest on record – resulting in much smaller but more concentrated grapes. Harvested by hand, the grapes are whole-bunch pressed then aged in French oak for nine months. Vincenzo Arnese: The nose is fresh and ripe with incredible structure, showing quince, candied lemon peel, grapefruit juice and subtle oak. A lingering acidity completes the frame of this outstanding wine. Pedro Ballesteros Torres MW: A wonder of lightness and precision; a hedonistic mix of immediate restrained pleasure and long-term intellectual provocation. An amazingly subtle and complex finish. I adore this wine. Amanda Barnes: Aromas of gunflint, lavender, lemon peel and wet stones lead into a mouthfilling yet svelte wine with mouthwatering acidity and a long, savoury finish. Will cellar well for more than a decade. Nominated by Sarah Ahmed |
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Western Australia | 1 | 98 (HWC) |
In Bond
SG$512.00 |
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Halliday Wine Companion (98)It’s been a joy to watch the evolution of Heytesbury over the past decade or so, as it's one of the great Australian chardonnays. Whatever vintage conditions have thrown at it, and with tweaks along the way, the nucleus remains steadfast: quality, excellent fruit and a second-to-none level of detail in the winemaking. This is an evocative wine. Pristine and sublime. Funky sulphides rockin’ it while a gossamer thread of acidity holds everything in line – the citrus flavours, the texture, the wine totally enveloping the oak and, while it’s a powerhouse of flavour, there’s a purity to this. It’s such a contrast. How does it achieve that? |