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Curlewis Winery joins Woods Wines portfolio

26/5/2019

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Famous Bellarine Peninsula winery, Curlewis has from this month become a new feature in the Woods Wines portfolio.  With their devotion to Burgundian and Rhône winemaking styles and a commitment to low yield viticulture, Curlewis has become well known for exquisite Pinots, Chardonnay and Syrah.  Although one of the smallest producers in the region, Curlewis wines are among the best known, and feature on the lists of top restaurants Australia-wide.
     Located on the Bellarine Peninsula, Curlewis enjoys a cool maritime climate.  The main vineyard of MV6 Pinot Noir was planted in 1985 in 1m of black cracking clay laying over 30m of limestone-marl which gives richness, depth of colour and minerality.  A further 3 acres of Pommard was planted in 2005 and first introduced in the 2012 vintage to provide further complexity and tannin structure to the Pinots.  The vines rarely produce more than 1.5 tons per acre. The result is premium fruit which produces complex, well balanced, and sophisticated wines.  The wines are hand-made and low intervention utilising French styles from Burgundy and Rhône, but benefitting from a more consistent climate and some new techniques to create greater concentration and flavour ripeness yet still with the length of palate that goes with ultra-premium wines the world over.  The full bag of pinot noir wine-making tricks are used: wild yeast, hot-fermentation, post-ferment maceration, prolonged lees contact and bottling the wine neither fined nor filtered.
​     If you're an existing Curlewis customer, or would like to become one, please contact us at Woods Wines and we'll get you started asap!  For contact options, click here.
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Sally's Paddock at Woods Wines

25/5/2017

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The famous Sally's Paddock is now part of the Woods Wines family.  This Langton's "Distinguished" wine has been listed in their classification since its inception, and is a true icon of the Australian industry.  Made by Neill Robb and his daughter Sasha, the wines include Sasha's eponymous Pyrenees range of a NV sparkling, a Sangiovese rosé and a shiraz at very reasonable prices, as well as the next level Sally's Hill range which covers Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Malbec, Cabernet Franc, Shiraz and Cabernets.  Naturally we also have the grand dame herself - The Sally's Paddock - which comes as a 375ml of the 2009 vintage, a 750ml for the 2013 and for a select few, an individually boxed magnum of the 2012 vintage.  These wines have never been widely available in the past as they've only ever been sold directly by Neill himself, so this is a real opportunity.  Call our office, or one of our consultants if you'd like to ask about these very special wines.
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Whinstone Wines added to portfolio

25/5/2017

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Made by Simon Black in Red Hill, these wines are made from premium grapes which have for some time made their way into a number of well-known wineries elsewhere on the Mornington Peninsula.  We've secured their Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir for our list, but have already sold out of the Pinot!  All three wines have proved popular and are well priced for their quality.  
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Maison Williams Chase joins Woods Wines

25/5/2017

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Beautiful rosé in beautiful bottles!  With the ever growing demand for quality rosé in Australia (reflecting its increased popularity world wide), we have been chasing an exciting new offering for a little while now.  And we've been fortunate!  Maison Williams Chase, famous for spirits in the UK, was added to the stable in 2012 when Château Constantin just north of Aix-en-Provence was purchased.  We have already added the rosé to our collection, as well as Papillion (a Vermentino/Viognier blend), Cuvée Amphorae which, as the name suggests is made in amphora (from Syrah and Grenache) and the Quercus (Syrah/Grenache/Cabernet Sauvignon).  All four wines are extraordinary, and if you would like to discuss them for your establishment please call one of our consultants to arrange a meeting.
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More organic French wines

2/2/2015

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Another addition to our summer portfolio is Château Pech Latt, a beautiful estate located near Lagrasse, in the heart of the Corbières appellation, in Languedoc Roussillon, South of France.  The vineyard has been cultivated in organic farming since 1991.  The estate spreads over 340 hectares, encircled by hills at the foot of the Alaric mountains. These calcareous and red marl hills create a natural shelter offering protection from weather changes.  Incidentally, the name Pech Latt comes from this particular environment: Pech means "top of a hill” and Latt, from the Latin Latum, which means "large”.  The first vines, planted by the monks from the Lagrasse Abbey that was founded by Charlemagne, can be traced back to 784.  We've chosen their AOC Corbières blanc (a delightful marsanne) and rouge (a blend of Grenache, Carignan, Syrah and Mouvedre) to complement our list.  Ask one of our consultants if you'd like to have a look.
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Organic Côtes du Rhone

1/2/2015

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In our attempts to expand our French offering, we have managed to tie down an agreement with an exceptional producer of organic wines from the Côtes du Rhone.  The Domaine la Lyre is a beautiful Domaine of 45 hectares located in Pouzilhac, a charming village near Uzès and the Pont du Gard in the South of France. The entire Domaine is cultivated in organic farming and produces natural Côtes du Rhône wines, with the utmost respect for traditions and authenticity.  The Domaine is bathed by sunlight all year long thanks to the Mediterranean climate of the region and also benefits from a nice freshness brought by the nearby Massif Central Mountains.  The vineyard is located on hillsides at an ideal altitude of around 250 meters. The terroir of the Domaine is mainly limestone clay, the soils also contains many stones. This is a typical Côtes du Rhône terroir and produces a blanc and a rouge which we now include in our updated portfolio.  Ask one of our consultants, or contact us for more information.

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We have moved!

27/10/2014

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WOODS WINES HAS MOVED
PLEASE NOTE NEW OFFICE PHONE NUMBER
03 9329 1908


Please note that our office contact details have changed.  All mobile phone contacts and email addresses remain unchanged, but our office phone number and street address are new.  Please be sure to amend your records.

Our new office details are as follows:
Woods Wines Pty Ltd
63 Melrose Street,
North Melbourne, Victoria 3051
Ph. 03 9329 1908

Orders can always be placed on our office number, 24/7, even when unattended.  Simply state your name and business name, then list your order as usual.

Orders can also be placed directly with your consultant or emailed to
info @ woodswines.com.au or topwines @ bigpond.net.au
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2013 vintage Whispering Angel arrives

16/6/2014

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After a short break withour any Whispering Angel on hand, the new, 2013 vintage has finally landed and will start shipping to our customers this week.
    As usual, winemaker Patrick Léon and owner Sacha Lichine have done an extraordinary job to produce another beautifully crafted rosé which has already started gaining accolades in Europe, where it was released to the arrival of their Spring.
    We've updated our website with the new vintage, so if you're after a tasting note and some comments by the European press, click on the tasting note link on the Chateau D'Esclans page, or right here!

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Hillcrest  sold out

12/5/2014

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Hillcrest estate from the Yarra Valley, only recently moved onto their 2012 vintage which, as with most of the Yarra Valley, was quite small.  So small, in fact, that the vintage is already completely sold out - as are stocks of the earlier vintages we list.  The next couple of vintages are also going to be in very tight supply due to vintage conditions in the valley, but we will advise availability both here and in our portfolio listing as soon as the new wines come on line.  Meanwhile, if you don't have a copy of our Autumn list, feel free to contact any of our consultants, or drop us a line at head office. . .
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That was fast!

5/5/2014

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The first couple of months with Louis Max have been fantastic.  Incredibly, we must announce that we have sold out of several wines already! The Mâcon Villages, Mercurey les Rochelles and Chablis Saint Jean are still in stock, but we have no more of the Fleurie Beaujolais, the Viré Clessé or Pouilly Fuisse.  Of course we have more on the way, plus new vintages
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