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This is the one your cellar’s been waiting for. A powerhouse 6-pack featuring 95-point and 98-point rated reds, backed up by four Gold Medals – serious accolades for seriously good drinking. These are not everyday supermarket wines; they’re show-stopping, competition-proven bottles that overde...

95 POINTS: NWIWS 2025GOLD MEDAL: NZIWS 202594 POINTS & 5 STARS: Sam Kim Wine Orbit93 POINTS: Cameron Douglas MS94 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team 92 POINTS: James Suckling92 POINTS: The Real ReviewNew Zealand Regional Pinot Noir Discovery Packs are carefully curated to showcase the distinct “terr...

95 POINTS: Luca Maroni95 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team"If you love classic Tuscan reds, this superb Chianti Riserva absolutely delivers. Made from Sangiovese and given extended ageing for extra richness and complexity, it overflows with ripe cherry, plum and wild berry fruit layered with hints of...

The Best “Value" Central Otago Pinot We’ve Tasted in Years from Award Winning Winery 94 POINTS & 5 STARS: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit95 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team92 POINTS: NWWA95 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team"We’ve tasted our fair share of “value" Central Pinot over the years — but this...

95 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team"The 2024 season in Chablis has produced a beautifully classic wines. A steady, unhurried growing season allowed the Chardonnay to retain its vibrant natural acidity while building finely tuned, concentrated aromatics. The result is a wine of real precision and dri...

"Vibrant ruby red colour, and delightful aromas of violets, red roses and juicy red cherries. Like the colour, the palate is vibrant, it literally bursts with crunchy red cherry and cranberry fruit. The fruit is perfectly balance with taught acidity and velour like fine tannins. This is a top class...

We’ve chosen three Primitivo di Manduria wines that Luca Maroni has recently scored near-perfect—wines that practically sell themselves. Expect ripe, dark fruit—blackberry, plum, and cherry—layered with hints of spice, and warm Mediterranean herbs, all supported by a firm, structured backbon...

98 POINT ALBARINO - CANCELLED EXPORT ORDER !98 POINTS: NZIWSDOUBLE GOLD MEDAL: NZIWS93 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team18/20: Joelle Thompson90 POINTS: Huon HookeMany of you will already know this wine — we've been championing it since release. It was all but sold out when we got word from our fri...

90 POINTS: Jasper Morris MW90 POINTS: Burghound13% Abv 100% Pinot NoirOrganicDomaine Taupenot-Merme Saint-Romain Rouge 2022 is made from 100% Pinot Noir grapes grown in the Saint-Romain appellation of Burgundy. The wine has a bright ruby color and aromas of red fruit, floral notes, and a hint of ear...

96 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team94 POINTS: Wine Front“I opened this on Saturday not 100% sure what to expect. What I found is one of the most exciting wines I have drank in a very long time. Crafted from a field blend of old-vine Dão varieties grown on granite soils, A Liberdade reflects Antó...

"Aged in barrel and undergoing lees contact (sobre lias = sur lie), this is a big, bold and beautiful white wine. Butter, butterscotch, ripe stone and exotic fruits and a full body make this the perfect accompaniment to scallops with honey and white truffle, steak frites with béarnaise sauce, or si...

"For its price, it is almost too rich, serious, and potentially age worthy to be believed. The wine is a blend of 80% old vine (80 years) Grenache and 20% Syrah grown in high altitude, steep vineyards. It is aged in used French and American oak. Scents of smoke, charcoal, and blueberry liqueur are f...

96 POINTS: James Suckling94 POINTS: Wine Spectator Magazine93 POINTS: Decanter Magazine92 POINTS: Robert Parker's - The Wine AdvocateTop100 Wines of the World - Wine Spectator Magazine"Graphite, brambly red and black fruits, lots of dark cherry, an enticing floral/herb element too – Burn Cottage a...

94 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team“The bouquet opens up with warm French baguette notes, balsamic, citrus and grilled toasts. The palate is rich, pure, with lots of tension. The bubbles are silky and teasing all along. It can be paired with oysters, charcuterie platters, panned mushrooms with roa...

96 POINTS: Jamie Goode96 POINTS: James SucklingThe first vintage from this new single vineyard wine off 100 year old vines. There are different textures and colours of granites in this vineyard making it a very special site.The Tinto Os Granitos is a field-blend primarily composed of Baga, Jaen and...

99 POINTS: Luca Maroni Italian Wine Guide 2026Judged 'BestWine in Italy" - LucaMaroni Italian Wine Guide 2026"Classic Super Tuscan blend of 40% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Syrah, 20% Sangiovese. It opens with an inviting bouquet of spice, smoke, cedar, cloves and ripe dark berries, layered w...

Explore unusual grapes from extraordinary places.Discover our Curious Whites 3 pack Selection — a collection shaped by craftsmanship, heritage, and a deep respect for place. These are small-production wines made from ancient and indigenous varieties, grown in in beautiful parts of the world by pas...

Europe is home to some of the most prestigious wine regions in the world, each with its own unique terroir and winemaking traditions. From the crisp, peachy-rich Albarinos of Spain to the aromatic Fianos of Italy, European white wines offer a diverse range of flavours and styles that are perfect for...

Nestled along the steep, sun-drenched terraces of northern Portugal, the Douro Valley is famous for its centuries-old tradition of producing world-renowned Port wine. But there’s another story unfolding—a story of exceptional table wines that should be on everyone's list to try.Today we have a l...

99 POINTS: Luca Maroni, Annual Italian Wine Guide 2023GOLD MEDAL: Berlin Wine Trophy"Ruby red with garnet highlights, this Montepulciano opens with ripe cherries, blackberries and violets, layered with dried flowers, liquorice and spice. The palate is lush and rounded, showing silky tannins, rich da...

94 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting TeamA blend of 55% Grenache and 45% Syrah."This is classic Southern French Bistro red. Intense, primary aromas of crème de cassis and fresh sun drench thyme and rosemary perfume this juicy red. A blend of 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah, it's a plummy crowd pleaser balance...

98 POINTS: Luca Maroni96 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting TeamGOLD MEDAL: NZIWSGOLD MEDAL: Mundus Vini"We love this wine, it is briming with dark cherry, plum, and brambly berry notes, with balancing acidity and soft smooth tannins. Floral notes like violets and a touch of lavender also emerge. With age...

99 POINTS: Luca Maroni"Ruby red with garnet reflections, intense and persistent fragrance; the bouquet is intense, fruity, persistent, with notes of dried flowers, spice, liquorice, marasca cherries. The palate is stylish, velvety, almost creamy, compact with tannic structure that blends nicely with...

99 POINTS: Luca Maroni99 POINTS: Luca Maroni98 POINTS: Luca MaroniThis 98–99 point Montepulciano mixed case delivers serious flavour, no excuses. With almost perfect scores from Italian wine guru Luca Maroni you can expect big, dark fruit, dense blackberry and plum, backed by cocoa, spice and a so...