Vintages New Release – September 13, 2025

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WYNNS COONAWARRA ESTATE THE SIDING CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2021 Coonawarra, South Australia The asking price is more than fair, as they say. It’s elegant, it’s well-flavoured and the finish is satisfying. Redcurrant, tobacco, cedar and mint characters get the job done without any great fanfare, but in the most pleasant of ways. It is what it is: authentic Coonawarra cabernet. Drink from: 2024. Drink by: 2032. Special Value. Score: 92 (Campbell Mattinson, winecompanion.com.au, July 3, 2023) Full-bodied & Firm 333229 (XD) 750 ml $24.95 2

TWO RIVERS CONVERGENCE SAUVIGNON BLANC 2024 Marlborough, South Island, sustainable Pristine and gorgeously aromatic, the wine shows green rockmelon, lemon peel, green tea and jasmine characters on the nose. The palate displays fine focus and excellent concentration, delivering terrific fruit power together with saline texture and beautifully pitched acidity, finishing persistent and mouth-watering. At its best: now to 2030. Score: 95 (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, Sept. 2024) Aromatic & Flavourful 277707 (XD) 750 ml $22.95 2

NEW ZEALAND – RED WINE

NEW ZEALAND – WHITE WINE

TARRAS CENTRAL OTAGO PINOT NOIR 2020 Central Otago, South Island Wonderfully complex and engaging, the wine shows dark berry, dried herb, cedar, game and rich floral aromas on the nose, followed by a beautifully weighted palate that’s succulent and supple. Richly textured and generously flavoured with loads of polished tannins, making it robust and velvety at the same time. At its best: now to 2032. Score: 95 (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, Aug. 2022) Medium-bodied & Fruity 43605 (XD) 750 ml $37.95 2 Online & Flagship Exclusive

ORCHARD LANE SAUVIGNON BLANC 2024 Marlborough, South Island

There’s lovely flavor depth and texture here, it’s slippery with a nice gentleness and heaps of passionfruit, lime popsicle and white floral notes to a long finish. Best Buy. [Drink through 2027+.] Score: 90 (Christina Pickard, Wine Enthusiast , July 1, 2025) Aromatic & Flavourful 17561 (XD) 750 ml $19.95 2

STAETE LANDT JOSEPHINE CHARDONNAY 2023 Marlborough, South Island, sustainable Flavours of citrus pith white peach then lemon and apple dominate the palate. There’s flinty mineral quality as well carrying a white stone earth-smoke quality. The striking attribute in this wine is the texture or mouthfeel with the phenolics salivating and caressing the back palate. Very good weight for style, well made and nicely complex with a taut- ness and freshness. Best drinking from late 2025 through 2029. Excellent. Score: 93 (Cameron Douglas, MS, camdouglasms.com, Jan. 14, 2025) Full-bodied & Rich 332494 (XD) 750 ml $34.95 2 Online & Flagship Exclusive

SOUTH AFRICA – WHITE WINE

NATASHA WILLIAMS LELIE VAN SARON CHARDONNAY 2022 WO Upper Hemel & Aarde Valley, sustainable

Deliciously fruity yet intricately detailed, 2022 shows heft as well as finesse & refinement in its subtle citrus zest & marmalade, creamy texture, vibrant acid & lingering finish. Wild yeast fermented (as all), 50% year on lees in mostly older barrels. Score: 94 ( Platter’s South African Wine Guide , 2024) Full-bodied & Rich 41866 (XD) 750 ml $39.95 2 Online & Flagship Exclusive

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