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BENEDICTINE
NZD $62.90
Benedictine is a judicious blend of the recipes created by Dom Bernardo Vincelli and by Alexandre Le Grand. It is made up of 27 plants and spices which come from the four corners of the globe. Angelica, hyssop, juniper, myrrh, saffron, aloe, arnica, cinnamon…(the full list is a closely guarded secret!) give Benedictine its unique flavour. Benedictine has always been made with a unique savoir-faire and has a quality beyond reproach, thanks to its lengthy production process. It is distilled in copper stills and then aged in oak casks in the dark Palace cellars… Benedictine is the embodiment of refined luxury liqueurs, enjoyed the world over, from Hong Kong to Rio de Janeiro, from Sydney to Cape Town…
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The Ned Pinot Gris 2011
NZD $17.99
Classic fresh pear, nectarine, peach and rose petal aromas and flavours have been produced from fruit beautifully ripened during the 2008 harvest. Dry in style, this memorable wine has been left with a hint of blush in colour.
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Trinity Hill Pinot Gris 2009
NZD $15.00
Gentle pressing and cool fermentation in stainless steel tanks has retained the delicate Nashi pear, spice and honey characters typical of top quality Pinot Gris. Soft acidity, with a small amount of retained sugar, has resulted in a great food wine with potential for bottle aging for 2-4 years.
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Babich Irongate Cabernet Merlot 1998
NZD $80.00
This classis red displays excellent concentration of blackcurrant, plum and spicy flavours combined with fine grained tannis. An elegant wine styled to be enjoyed with food.
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Mt Difficulty Pinot Noir 2010
NZD $45.00
A warm, low-yielding vintage has produced a Pinot Noir displaying ripeness concentration and balance; dark fruits of the forest dominate the aroma and these are underpinned by lifted florals and black cherry, balanced with sweet aromatic spice notes. The wine has a ripe concentrated front palate, which displays these same characters in abundance. The mid palate is fleshy and well textured, and the wine finishes with a combination of ripe, fine-grained tannin, fruit and acidity.
Cellaring Potential:
Mt Difficulty Estate Pinot Noir will improve for 7-10 years given optimal vintage and cellaring conditions.
Vintage 2010:
Excellent concentration, with the hallmarks of a warmer season – concentrated ripe dark fruit mingled with a touch of red fruit and a splash of savoury spice!
A nicely odd-ball vintage with warm conditions being over-ruled by ongoing winds and rapidly changing weather systems. Low initial bunch numbers coupled with the climatic variability led to yields being down by about 20% on average. A fantastic autumn helped bring the grapes through their last phase of ripening beautifully. Harvest was the latest we have ever experienced with first fruit not being picked till the 8th April. The blocks which are typically early were late, whilst our later blocks were harvested about their normal timeframe, leading to a very compacted busy vintage.
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Corbans Private Bin Cabernet Sauvignon Franc Merlot 1998
NZD $50.00
202860
A bouquet of ripe blackcurrant, exotic spices and cedar tones. The palate is reminiscent of black cherry, vanilla and anise with wonderful integration of fruit and tannins. Concentrated and full-flavoured the palate is complemented by firm yet fine grained tannins which culminte in a soft, lingering finish.
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Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 2009
NZD $26.00
Bright straw green. Bouquet Ripe citrus and tropical fruits underpinned by a degree of minerality and a hint of basil.
Palate Fresh, concentrated and full bodied showing excellent balance between fruit and acidity.
Food Match White meats, pale cheeses and seafood - especially scallops and oysters.
Cellaring Ideally enjoyed as a young wine but may be cellared for several years.
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French Theme Bamboo Container (C3)
NZD $80.00
A French Patterned Bamboo Container filled with Borsao Garnacha and lots of sweet and savoury treats.
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Old Pulteney Whisky Gift Set
NZD $80.00
Matured wholly in air-dried, hand-selected ex-bourbon casks, the 'unashamedly excellent' Old Pulteney 12-years-old is the definitive expression in the Old Pulteney family. Traditionally crafted using techniques that other distillers have long abandoned, this winner of numerous gold medals at the most prestigious international competitions is a high water-mark of quality spirits.
This is a single malt whisky
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Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Merlot 2009
NZD $30.00
Deep garnet color. Aromas of ripe plum and raspberry with cedar and vanilla notes. Fine soft tannin belies the palate’s weight, the wine is soft and full with bright acids giving an overall impression of power and persistence. Spice and complexity is gained via the Cabernet Franc portion of the blend.
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Te Mata Woodthorpe Merlot Cabernet 2008
NZD $24.00
Te Mata Estate Woodthorpe Merlot/Cabernet ‘06 is a deep magenta colour, with aromas and flavours of dark cherry, blackcurrant, cinnamon and vanilla. A fine, even tannin structure carries right across the palate to a sustained finish.
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Chard Farm Pinot Gris 2010
NZD $26.99
Chard Farm is a small family owned winery located close to Queenstown in Central Otago. This Pinot Gris is made from hand picked grapes in the Cromwell vineyards. Each lot has been fermented and matured separetly in small tanks resulting in a full bodied Pinot Gris.
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Aalborg Jubilaeums
NZD $45.00
AALBORG JUBILÆUMS Akvavit is a golden and pleasant premium aquavit in a contemporary and exclusive bottle. The refined taste of dill and coriander makes it the perfect choice for any good meal, in particular light and simple modern cuisine.
It is best enjoyed chilled, but can also be enjoyed at room temperature.
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Rioja Sierra Cantabria 2003
NZD $22.50
BEN132
Deep red. Restrained, elegant aromas of redcurrant, strawberry and cherry. Then sweeter and denser in the mouth than the nose suggests, with strong blackcurrant and cherry flavors nicely complemented by sexy oak spice and a subtle mineral quality.
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Jip Jip Rocks Shiraz 2010
NZD $22.00
LA86
Lifted spice and ripe mulberry/blackberry aromas are complimented with chocolate, cedar and cinnamon on the nose. Well-integrated oak tannin provides flavours of clove and supple texture, which supports the rich plum, blackberry and mocha. The overall structure is supple and generous with fine-grained tannin and a lingering finish.
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Chocolate Box Shiraz 2010
NZD $25.00
Made from selected fruit from family owned vineyards in the Northern Barossa Valley.
This wine showcases classical Barossa black fruit characters with dark chocolate flavours. Matured for 2 years in a combination of French and American oak barrels.
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Cloudy Bay Chardonnay 2001
NZD $40.00
207522
The palate is chalky in texture and the flavours refined, with hints of baked apple over flinty yest characters. Aroma of freshly baked biscotti, grapefruit and lemon peel, roasted Brazil nuts and dried figs. Made from vibrant Marlborough fruit.
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Angus The Bull Cabernet Sauvignon 2009
NZD $21.00
346304
Winemaking
The philosophy behind Angus The Bull is to create a unique and innovative wine that provides an ideal accompaniment to prime beef. Each year the most promising parcels are hand selected and blended from premium Cabernet Sauvignon grapes sourced from a number of outstanding wine regions across Victoria and South Australia. The flexibility of this multi-regional blending approach provides for great consistency from vintage to vintage and allows for the best attributes of individual regions to be combined for exceptional results.
Tasting Notes
Intense colour with bright purple hues. Ripe black fruits with rich dark chocolate and vanillin smoky oak aromas. Medium to full bodied palate weight, characterised by firm tannins and a savoury masculine finish. An ideal accompaniment to red meat and premium cuts of prime beef. Will continue to improve over the next 4-6 years.
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Trinity Hill Homage Syrah 2007
NZD $118.00
3296
Rich, ruby red with hints of crimson. Ripe red berry fruit complexed with mocha and licorice notes. Fragrance and perfume is aided by the Viognier. Plum, blackberry, cherry and cassis are the dominant flavours, with a structure that is tight and tense, allowing the wine to age gracefully for many years.
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Sheep Dip Malt Whisky
NZD $94.00
The name came about because British farmers have long referred to whisky as Sheep Dip. There was a time when farmers distilled their own “home-made” whisky and in order to avoid paying taxes to the revenue man hid the whisky in barrels marked “Sheep Dip”.
Farmers' merchants continued this tradition by entering cases of whisky as “Sheep dip” on farmers' bills and so “pulling the wool” over the farmers wives eyes.
Rich, golden copper highlights in colour. Delicate and refined. Soft sensual floral notes arise in perfect harmony supported by an attractive array of complex fruit flavours. Melon, pear and orange with a hint of almonds conclude this profusion of charming nuances. Finesse and elegance gives way to a majestic assertion of pure malty flavours drawn from the four distilling regions of Scotland. Each area forges and makes its own inimitable contribution to this outstanding pure malt - the main accent being expressed from the Highlands and Speyside Valleys.
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Penfolds Grandfather Port
NZD $110.00
In 1915, an oak cask containing a blend of the finest tawnies the company possessed was set aside for the exclusive use of the Penfold family. This became known as 'the Grandfather' due to the great age of the oldest tawnies in the blend.
Penfolds Grandfather Liqueur Tawny, a blend of the finest old tawnies and aged in small oak casks, honours this proud tradition and is Australia's leading example of this style. The rich yet delicate fruit character harmonises perfectly with pronounced aged rancio complexity to produce a truly remarkable aged liqueur tawny.
Individual components are given extended maturation in small oak barrels in Penfolds Kalimna Tawny Cellar in the Barossa Valley before an extremely strict barrel selection process. The best barrels are carefully blended to create Penfolds Grandfather.
Deep amber - mahogany in colour with the green gold tinges indicative of great age. The nose is extremely complex and fragrant, possessing an array of nutty, vanillin, aged characters melding seamlessly with hints of raisined fruit, malt and lifted spirit. The palate effortlessly displays the famed attributes of great Liqueur Tawny; luscious, rich and full flavoured with mouthfilling viscosity and a slightly dry finish. Intense raisined fruit, walnut and toffee flavours harmonise with subtle vanillin oak and rancio complexity before a remarkably long finish.
Presented in a wooden case.
Benedictine is a judicious blend of the recipes created by Dom Bernardo Vincelli and by Alexandre Le Grand. It is made up of 27 plants and spices which come from the four corners of the globe. Angelica, hyssop, juniper, myrrh, saffron, aloe, arnica, cinnamon…(the full list is a closely guarded secret!) give Benedictine its unique flavour. Benedictine has always been made with a unique savoir-faire and has a quality beyond reproach, thanks to its lengthy production process. It is distilled in copper stills and then aged in oak casks in the dark Palace cellars… Benedictine is the embodiment of refined luxury liqueurs, enjoyed the world over, from Hong Kong to Rio de Janeiro, from Sydney to Cape Town…
Classic fresh pear, nectarine, peach and rose petal aromas and flavours have been produced from fruit beautifully ripened during the 2008 harvest. Dry in style, this memorable wine has been left with a hint of blush in colour.
Gentle pressing and cool fermentation in stainless steel tanks has retained the delicate Nashi pear, spice and honey characters typical of top quality Pinot Gris. Soft acidity, with a small amount of retained sugar, has resulted in a great food wine with potential for bottle aging for 2-4 years.
This classis red displays excellent concentration of blackcurrant, plum and spicy flavours combined with fine grained tannis. An elegant wine styled to be enjoyed with food.
A warm, low-yielding vintage has produced a Pinot Noir displaying ripeness concentration and balance; dark fruits of the forest dominate the aroma and these are underpinned by lifted florals and black cherry, balanced with sweet aromatic spice notes. The wine has a ripe concentrated front palate, which displays these same characters in abundance. The mid palate is fleshy and well textured, and the wine finishes with a combination of ripe, fine-grained tannin, fruit and acidity. Cellaring Potential: Mt Difficulty Estate Pinot Noir will improve for 7-10 years given optimal vintage and cellaring conditions. Vintage 2010: Excellent concentration, with the hallmarks of a warmer season – concentrated ripe dark fruit mingled with a touch of red fruit and a splash of savoury spice! A nicely odd-ball vintage with warm conditions being over-ruled by ongoing winds and rapidly changing weather systems. Low initial bunch numbers coupled with the climatic variability led to yields being down by about 20% on average. A fantastic autumn helped bring the grapes through their last phase of ripening beautifully. Harvest was the latest we have ever experienced with first fruit not being picked till the 8th April. The blocks which are typically early were late, whilst our later blocks were harvested about their normal timeframe, leading to a very compacted busy vintage.
202860A bouquet of ripe blackcurrant, exotic spices and cedar tones. The palate is reminiscent of black cherry, vanilla and anise with wonderful integration of fruit and tannins. Concentrated and full-flavoured the palate is complemented by firm yet fine grained tannins which culminte in a soft, lingering finish.
Bright straw green. Bouquet Ripe citrus and tropical fruits underpinned by a degree of minerality and a hint of basil. Palate Fresh, concentrated and full bodied showing excellent balance between fruit and acidity. Food Match White meats, pale cheeses and seafood - especially scallops and oysters. Cellaring Ideally enjoyed as a young wine but may be cellared for several years.
A French Patterned Bamboo Container filled with Borsao Garnacha and lots of sweet and savoury treats.
Matured wholly in air-dried, hand-selected ex-bourbon casks, the 'unashamedly excellent' Old Pulteney 12-years-old is the definitive expression in the Old Pulteney family. Traditionally crafted using techniques that other distillers have long abandoned, this winner of numerous gold medals at the most prestigious international competitions is a high water-mark of quality spirits. This is a single malt whisky
Deep garnet color. Aromas of ripe plum and raspberry with cedar and vanilla notes. Fine soft tannin belies the palate’s weight, the wine is soft and full with bright acids giving an overall impression of power and persistence. Spice and complexity is gained via the Cabernet Franc portion of the blend.
Te Mata Estate Woodthorpe Merlot/Cabernet ‘06 is a deep magenta colour, with aromas and flavours of dark cherry, blackcurrant, cinnamon and vanilla. A fine, even tannin structure carries right across the palate to a sustained finish.
Chard Farm is a small family owned winery located close to Queenstown in Central Otago. This Pinot Gris is made from hand picked grapes in the Cromwell vineyards. Each lot has been fermented and matured separetly in small tanks resulting in a full bodied Pinot Gris.
AALBORG JUBILÆUMS Akvavit is a golden and pleasant premium aquavit in a contemporary and exclusive bottle. The refined taste of dill and coriander makes it the perfect choice for any good meal, in particular light and simple modern cuisine. It is best enjoyed chilled, but can also be enjoyed at room temperature.
BEN132Deep red. Restrained, elegant aromas of redcurrant, strawberry and cherry. Then sweeter and denser in the mouth than the nose suggests, with strong blackcurrant and cherry flavors nicely complemented by sexy oak spice and a subtle mineral quality.
LA86Lifted spice and ripe mulberry/blackberry aromas are complimented with chocolate, cedar and cinnamon on the nose. Well-integrated oak tannin provides flavours of clove and supple texture, which supports the rich plum, blackberry and mocha. The overall structure is supple and generous with fine-grained tannin and a lingering finish.
Made from selected fruit from family owned vineyards in the Northern Barossa Valley. This wine showcases classical Barossa black fruit characters with dark chocolate flavours. Matured for 2 years in a combination of French and American oak barrels.
207522The palate is chalky in texture and the flavours refined, with hints of baked apple over flinty yest characters. Aroma of freshly baked biscotti, grapefruit and lemon peel, roasted Brazil nuts and dried figs. Made from vibrant Marlborough fruit.
346304Winemaking The philosophy behind Angus The Bull is to create a unique and innovative wine that provides an ideal accompaniment to prime beef. Each year the most promising parcels are hand selected and blended from premium Cabernet Sauvignon grapes sourced from a number of outstanding wine regions across Victoria and South Australia. The flexibility of this multi-regional blending approach provides for great consistency from vintage to vintage and allows for the best attributes of individual regions to be combined for exceptional results. Tasting Notes Intense colour with bright purple hues. Ripe black fruits with rich dark chocolate and vanillin smoky oak aromas. Medium to full bodied palate weight, characterised by firm tannins and a savoury masculine finish. An ideal accompaniment to red meat and premium cuts of prime beef. Will continue to improve over the next 4-6 years.
3296Rich, ruby red with hints of crimson. Ripe red berry fruit complexed with mocha and licorice notes. Fragrance and perfume is aided by the Viognier. Plum, blackberry, cherry and cassis are the dominant flavours, with a structure that is tight and tense, allowing the wine to age gracefully for many years.
The name came about because British farmers have long referred to whisky as Sheep Dip. There was a time when farmers distilled their own “home-made” whisky and in order to avoid paying taxes to the revenue man hid the whisky in barrels marked “Sheep Dip”. Farmers' merchants continued this tradition by entering cases of whisky as “Sheep dip” on farmers' bills and so “pulling the wool” over the farmers wives eyes. Rich, golden copper highlights in colour. Delicate and refined. Soft sensual floral notes arise in perfect harmony supported by an attractive array of complex fruit flavours. Melon, pear and orange with a hint of almonds conclude this profusion of charming nuances. Finesse and elegance gives way to a majestic assertion of pure malty flavours drawn from the four distilling regions of Scotland. Each area forges and makes its own inimitable contribution to this outstanding pure malt - the main accent being expressed from the Highlands and Speyside Valleys.
In 1915, an oak cask containing a blend of the finest tawnies the company possessed was set aside for the exclusive use of the Penfold family. This became known as 'the Grandfather' due to the great age of the oldest tawnies in the blend. Penfolds Grandfather Liqueur Tawny, a blend of the finest old tawnies and aged in small oak casks, honours this proud tradition and is Australia's leading example of this style. The rich yet delicate fruit character harmonises perfectly with pronounced aged rancio complexity to produce a truly remarkable aged liqueur tawny. Individual components are given extended maturation in small oak barrels in Penfolds Kalimna Tawny Cellar in the Barossa Valley before an extremely strict barrel selection process. The best barrels are carefully blended to create Penfolds Grandfather. Deep amber - mahogany in colour with the green gold tinges indicative of great age. The nose is extremely complex and fragrant, possessing an array of nutty, vanillin, aged characters melding seamlessly with hints of raisined fruit, malt and lifted spirit. The palate effortlessly displays the famed attributes of great Liqueur Tawny; luscious, rich and full flavoured with mouthfilling viscosity and a slightly dry finish. Intense raisined fruit, walnut and toffee flavours harmonise with subtle vanillin oak and rancio complexity before a remarkably long finish. Presented in a wooden case.