Stunners from Down Under!

Up to 99 points for these Aussie Beauties

“Alluring” wines from the island of Tasmania

2021 Tolpuddle Chardonnay Tasmania

99 DE / 98 WA / 97 JS

#39 JS Top 100 Wines of Australia 2022

$72.89 (750ml) In Stock - Buy Now

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2021 Tolpuddle Pinot Noir Tasmania

98 DE / 96+ WA / 95 JS

#94 JS Top 100 Wines of Australia 2022

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About 150 miles south of the mainland of Australia is the State of Tasmania, made up of nearly 1,000 islands, with the largest island providing some of the most southerly vineyards in the hemisphere. Unlike the hotter regions up north in Oz, Tasmania gets four complete seasons. And much like the vineyards of New Zealand, Tasmania is a cooler climate region focused on Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Sparkling wines.

Tolpuddle Vineyard was established in 1988 and it took its name from the Tolpuddle Martyrs: English convicts transported to Tasmania for forming an agricultural union. The leader of the Martyrs, George Loveless, served some of his sentence working on a property near Richmond, part of which is now Tolpuddle Vineyard. Owner Michael Hill Smith MW notes “I hadn’t fully realized just how cold and dry eastern and southern Tasmania are, principally due to the rain shadow effect of the westerly mountains. This combination of dry and cold conditions produces grapes with outstanding flavour and acidity, but without the same disease threat of wetter climates.” 

Their goal is to make Australia’s best Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and I think they are well on that path!

2021 Tolpuddle Chardonnay Tasmania

$72.89 (750ml) In Stock - Buy Now

Buy 3+ only $69.89 each!

99 DE / 98 WA / 97 JS

#39 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of Australia 2022

A relaxed nose belies the seductive roll and swirl of a full and voluptuous fruit profile, and a cooler vintage brings a cohesive yet concentrated voice to a tightly-wound meld of flavours. A savoury edge allows minerality to shine, while vibrant energy that tremulously ripples along a lengthy acid spine will maintain the verve in this vintage for a long time.—David Sly, Decanter

I was shocked at the intensity of the 2021 Chardonnay when I first tasted it. How could a wine so young have this much flavor? It is polished, glassy and graceful. It unfurls in the mouth and soars long over the horizon. It's balanced and powerful, crouching at this early stage, but all the building blocks of greatness are here. A wine of extension, expansion and elegance—a formidable trio. Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate

2021 Tolpuddle Pinot Noir Tasmania

$72.89 (750ml) In Stock - Buy Now

Buy 3+ only $69.89 each!

98 DE / 96+ WA / 95 JS

#94 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of Australia 2022

A longer, cooler vintage has allowed the sum of all the distinctive site components to marry in ideal balance. It’s all there - pretty aromatics; plush, rounded fruit flavours with some stalky grip adding play to the texture, and a cloak of minerality providing an intriguing counterpoint as fine tannins grip at the finish. It’s alluring, enticing you back to keep reading its complexity.—David Sly, Decanter  

Riffing off the same playbook as the excellent 2020 Pinot Noir, this 2021 Pinot Noir is fine, floral, mineral, structured and if possible, a little more structured and perfect than the 2020. It captures a ductile flow of tannin that shapes the fruit, capturing a glistening display of perfectly ripe, restrained fruit. Together, it makes for a polished, scintillating wine. Exceptional. Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate

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