Evans & Tate have assembled components of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from across several vintages, applying a course of extravagant yeast autolysis and lees battonage, enriching the base wines and artfully composing the definitive Margaret River Cuvee Brut. A splendid sparkler with delicate bead and elegant mousse, its creamy fruit character, engaging biscuit complexity and appealing freshness, make Evans & Tate the aperitif of choice to accompany ripe strawberries, canapes or your favourite faire.

True to the meaning of the word essence, a wine that expresses the heart and soul of New Zealand's premiere Pinot Noir growing region of Central Otago. The parched little berries with thick skins grown to the ultra cool ripening mesoclimes are characterised by their intensely concentrated flavours, yielding intense wines with redolent bouquets and mighty tannins.

Grapes for Te Rehua are grown to the elite Barton Vineyard on Huangarua Road Road, from mature vines over twenty years of age. Planted to deep alluvial gravels, for which the Martinborough terraces are renowned, the site supports various clones, all growing in a very sheltered spot. Fermented in barrel, hand plunged and sensibly oaked, one of New Zealand's most compelling constructs of Pinot Noir.

The zenith of new world Pinot Noir, welcome to the Escarpment wonderland, showcasing the prodigious acumen and skill of viticultural maestro Larry McKenna. Vinified from grapes grown to the closely planted Pahi parcel, a pure and delineated expression of a small yet exceptional site. Treated to the labour and love of hand plunged ferments, followed by a long and languid term of age in an artisanal selection of the finest French oak Cuvée. An aromatic plunge into bramble berries, rich florals and earth, ripe, silky texture, incredible length and lingering, technicolour peacock's tail.

From fruit picked off some of the oldest vineyards in Martinborough, an internationally renowned Pinot Noir appellation. Blessed by superior drainage and cool summers, a combination of slightly heavier soils and bespoke clones on own roots, always render a particularly eloquent Pinot Noir, so very articulate of clime and of place. Escarpment excels at formulating single vineyard wines from their small, but excellent, retinue of sites. Like the best wines of Burgundy, these individualistic editions offer marked differences in character and charm.

When the Kirbys and McKennas met for the first time, they quickly realized they shared a great passion for Pinot Noir, the project to develop Escarpment was born. Collectively all four directors bring to Escarpment a world of experience, skill and understanding about the nurture of an exceptional site and the creation of sublime Pinot wines. After twenty one years of viticulture in Martinborough, Larry McKenna defines New Zealand Pinot Noir through an assemblage of exceptional sites growing some of the oldest vines in the region.

Escarpment is a joint venture by Heathcote Estate/ Yabby Lake's dynamic duo, the Messrs Kirby and McKenna. No expense was spared, the pick of Pinot Noir rootstock and clones were established to precious alluvial gravel terraces at the base of Aorangi Ranges. Inspired by the classics of Burgundy, Escarpment expresses the distinctive character of Martinborough's unique terroir. Engaging perfumes, elegant flavours and soft ripe tannins are all hallmarks of the finest Martinborough Pinot Noir.

A fine effervescence, lovely bouquets, deeply flavoursome and very, very chic.

The fruit of choice blocks from two superior vineyards are treated to a regimen of old world techniques, including whole bunch and small batch ferments through the action of wild indigenous yeasts. A redolent Pinot Noir of fragrant red licorice and lifted spice notes, bright blue plum and red fruit flavours, apples and briar over a long velvety palate, dressed in a negligee of smooth velvetine tannins.

The maritime climes of Tasmania's windswept east, feature some of the most fortuitous terroirs in the world of wine. No grape is as eloquent as Pinot Noir in articulating the uniqueness of its provenance, Eddystone Point speaks of natural beauty and a pristine place. Long standing relationships with the finest growers, means access to the most splendid harvests, precious parcels of intensely flavoured berries, to be crafted by the stars of the Hardy winemaking team, passionate artisans with a devotion for the sublime, pastoral endowments of the apple isle.

Founded 1859 when two companies merged their viticultural interests, Duval Leroy are one of the few remaining, exclusively family owned estates, solidly established within the the top tier of Grande Maison du Champagne. Structured, moreishly rich yet elegant and refined, achieving the perfect balance between power and restraint, it draws out flavours of cherry chocolates, raisins and cinnamon, fig and brioche, languidly expressing its effortless grace, on an extended length of melt in the mouth, pink hued vinosity.

The personal favourite of matrons Carol Duval-Leroy and Sandrine Logette-Jardin, women of passion, always in pursuit of excellence in Champagne. An assemblage of the finest parcels, a wine of exceptional finesse and aromatic complexity, a texture like mother of pearl, its luxurious effervescence of exquisitely fine bubbles, infused throughout the course of traditional bottle ferment, to be followed by extended ageing, final disgorgement and liqueur doseage, aided by the darkness, constant temperature and ideal humidity of the Duval-Leroy chalk cellars.

A mostly Pinot Noir cépage from some of the better Crus Montagne de Reims and Cote des Blancs. Duval-Leroy pursue perfection throughout the entire winemaking process. Harvest must be conducted under the best possible conditions and the pressing must be completed immediately upon picking. Headquartered at Vertus, in the heart of La Cote des Blancs, Duval Leroy cultivate two hundred hectares of the most exceptional, Grand and Premier Cru vineyards.

Australia is renowned for being home to some of the world's most beautiful beaches. They are an intrinsic part of the Australian community and lifestyle. Hightide Vineyards have specialised their fruit and have honed their vinification techniques to create wines which are finely attenuated to our idyllic beach and surf oriented Raison d'être. Dunes is fully bottle fermented and has spent time on lees, developing alluring biscuit and strawberry aromas and a lively, fresh, creamy feel to the palate. Perfect for every occasion and celebration.

From the very heart of the greatest Burgundy vineyards, not far from the Route des Grands Crus which drives through the most precious real estate in all France. Parcels of old vine, over seventy years of age and planted to highly favourable clay limestone soils, closely managed to a regimen of rustic agricultural techniques and treated with nothing but fully organic preparations. The sanctity of soil and eloquence of terroir are preserved through a minimalist, old world style of winemaking and extended term in completely new, fine oak barriques.

The wines of Domaine Dugat-Py are the result of an uncompromising endeavour, to achieve the most exquisite harvest from a sacred land and capture the peerless quality of fruit through a timeless, minimalist style of traditional Burgundian vinification. The principles of viticulture as they were practised in centuries past is essential. A horse and plough are employed for any duties which are too demanding for the growers, each vine is treated as an individual and every berry is inspected before introducing to the ferments. A mere hundred dozen are produced.

The vineyards of Vosne-Romanee are inextricably part of the famous intrigues of French history, such was their value in centuries past, that they were traded and fought over by nobility and kings. These elite sites have been subdivided into separate parcels over the generations but the excellence of terroir endures as the source of Pinot Noir without equal, anywhere in the world of wine. Domaine Dugat-Py source fruit from vines seventy or more years of age, to be treated to a traditional Burgundian vinification and eighteen months in the finest new oak barriques.

Vosne-Romanee are the elite of the elite, an opportunity to countenance the most precious soils and eloquent mesoclimes in the world, as expressed and defined by a humbling and uncannily articulate wine. Strict adherence to the timeless principles of healthy, completely natural regimens in viticulture are essential to the ultimate quality of wine. Centuries of viticulture in Burgundy have earned Domaine Dugat-Py the highest respect from devotees and peers alike, Vosne-Romanee Vieilles Vignes represents an entry into one of the world's greatest vineyards.

Just south of Beaune, east of Nantoux and Volnay, the commune of Pommard includes some three hundred hectares of Premiere Cru. The wines of Pommard are best known for their earthy tannins and substantial palates, almost single handedly responsible for the misconception throughout the world of wine that good Burgundy should be a heavier, solidly structured style. La Levriere is five hectares of old Pinot Noir vines, established soon after the second world war, a mere two hundred dozen are made each year.

Nothing means so much to the proprietors of Dugat-Py as healthy vines, clean soil and natural fermentation. They retain some of the finest blocks in all Burgundy, the further pursuit of excellence in winemaking has established a reputation without peer. An accessible introduction into the world of Dugat-Py, fashioned from parcels of hand sorted grapes, picked off biodynamically farmed vines up to seventy years of age, treated to a minimalist old world style of vinification and eighteen months of age in a selection of the finest new oak barriques.

The Climats of Pommard are at the centre of Cote de Beaune, near the very heart of the greater Burgundy region. Domaine Dugat-Py retain a single parcel of old vines at Pommard, seventy years of age and planted to propitious limestone clay soils which yield one of the most precious harvests in the entire commune. The winemaking at Domaine Dugat-Py is faithfully old world in style, crafted to a timeless regimen of bucolic techniques, followed by eighteen months in an extravagant selection of the finest Burgundian oak barriques, almost exclusively new.

Everything made by Dugat-Py originates from estate vineyards, elite parcels across the most precious precincts of La Bourgogne, hand tended by dedicated growers who employ traditional practices of holistic agriculture. Their love of the vine is matched only by their devotion to the sanctity of soil and reverence for mother earth. The coddled block of La Levriere lies at the periphery of Pommard Appellation Contrôlée, old vines up to seventy years or more, it yields an elegant wine supported by big boned tannins and exquisite concentration of fruit.

From fruit picked off five hectares of old vines, established soon after VE Day in 1945. La Levriere is at the very southeast of the ancient commune at Pommard, planted to auspicious limestone clays and managed to holistic, environmentally sustainable land management techniques. The proprietors of Domaine Dugat-Py are descended from a long lineage of vignerons, passionate about the culture of the vine and dedicated to the most meticulous, minimalist vinification techniques, they are revered as much by the most conversant cognoscente as they are by their very peers.

Route des Grands Crus represents the ultimate pilgrimmage for all cohorts of great red wine. It passes through four kilometres of Gevrey Chambertin, on either side can be found an archive of the most illustrious historical vineyards. The invaluable Lieux-dits of Grand Cru Mazoyeres Chambertin are at the very beginning of the trek, on the right side of the Route as you enter from the south. There are only a few growers here but Domaine Dugat-Py remains first amongst equals, powerful and silken textured yet refined, only a few hundred bottles are made.

Less than eighty dozen Dugat-Py Mazoyeres Chambertin are made each year, the block of vine is small and the standards of viticulture are without peer. There are a handful of gifted vignerons who work the Dugat-Py circuit of vineyards, a total ten hectares of elite viticulture, dispersed throughout the most superior quarters in Gevrey Chambertin. The remarkable success of Domaine Dugat-Py is a result of the most meticulous attention to detail, an exclusively biodynamic management of vineyards, followed by an uncompromising standard of excellence in the elevage.

There are many appellations within the greater Commune of Gevrey Chambertin, only the most superior are worthy of the moniker Grand Cru. They all converge in the lower southeast of the town, planted to a gently sloped Shangrila of highly felicitious pebbly clay, alluvial soils, strewn with the shell remains of ancient sea life. The terrains here were recognized as far back as the first century BC, the first quarter of Burgundy ever to be established for viticulture. Dugat-Py treat their precious vines to old world farming techniques which have remained unchanged for centuries.

The remarkably favourable mesoclimes of Gevrey Chambertin were known to the Romans over two millennia ago. They established the first vineyards in Burgundy here during the first century BC. The Dugat family can trace a history of local vitculture since the seventeenth century. One of the most eminent names in the Commune, they treat their fruit to a traditional Burgundian regimen of whole bunch ferments in old fashioned open vats, followed by an extended term of age in completely new oak, under the ancient cellars of the nearby Abbaye L'Aumônerie.

From one of the world's greatest vineyards, the precious Climats of Mazis Chambertin sit right next door to the illustrious and historical Clos de Beze. The highly treasured parcel of Domaine Dugat-Py is somewhat younger, its vines average some seventy years of age and yield less than a hundred dozen bottles each year. Husbanded to the full complement of old world biodynamic farming techniques, a high proportion of whole bunch inclusion and open ferments infuses the intimate charm of a venerated terroir into the finished wine.

The Dugat family have been growing grapes and making wine in Gevrey-Chambertin since the days of the Three Musketeers. Domaine Dugat-Py now own and operate five hectares of the finest Climat in the entire commune. Vieilles Vignes is a bottling of hand sorted Pinot Noir grapes, picked off biorganically managed vines up to fifty years of age, treated to a traditional ferment and eighteen months maturation in completely new oak barriques.

Many of the world's greatest vineyards are situated along either bank of Route des Grands Crus which runs through the heart of Burgundy. Gevrey-Chambertin is one of the most celebrated appellations in the region, it is steeped in history, the eponymous Chateau was occupied as early as the ninth century by Benedictine monks who grew grapes and made wine. Chambertin was Napoleon's favourite tipple and he always brought barrels along with him on campaign. Vieilles Vignes represents the entry level into Domaine Dugat-Py.

The wines of Dugat-Py are made exclusively from estate grown fruit, all of it is picked off closely husbanded vines which are managed throughout the year to traditional, holistic regimens of biodynamic viticulture. There is no wine that's more natural or environmentally friendly. Vieilles Vignes are an accessible introduction into the regal growths of Gevrey-Chambertin, albeit from precious old vines up to fifty years of age. The wines of Dugat-Py are renowned for their sublime elegance, crafted with as little intervention as possible to allow the fruit to speak for itself.

The Dugat family enjoy a peerless reputation for viticulture in Gevrey-Chambertin which dates back to the seventeenth century. A relatively new label in its own right, the prestige of their marque is the result of an uncompromising pursuit of excellence, good old fashioned viticulture and attention to detail from veraison to the final bottling. Vieilles Vignes is picked off an inventory of younger estate blocks, albeit up to fifty or more years of age, treated to a minimalist vinification and extended term of maturation in an indulgement of the finest new oak casks.

The finest in Appellation Gevrey Chambertin Controlee, from pacels of exclusively estate grown fruit, hand picked off an inventory of old vines up to fifty years of age, managed to the complete regimen of biodynamic principles, after a return to the timeless old world techniques in agriculture. Domaine Dugat-Py share a long history and proud tradition with the wines of Gevrey-Chambertin, proprietors of ancient blocks which have been husbanded by the Dugat family for centuries.

The Climat de Les Evocelles is planted to a steep and auspicious, southeast facing slope at the very northwest of Gevrey Chambertin. The vines of Domaine Dugat-Py were established here not long after the second world war, grown to a splendid mix of silty, calcareous clays, they are husbanded to naturally biodynamic viticultural techniques which have remained unchanged for generations. A vivid wine of intense purple fruit flavours, raspberry liqueur characters and mineral spice, supported by the luxury of eighteen months in completely new French oak.

The wines of Gevrey Chambertin are amongst the most prestigious in the world, highly sought for centuries by the most powerful statesmen and profligate capitalists. Even the ancient Celts, Romans and Greeks, all exploited the natural endowments of the region for winegrowing. The proprietors of Dugat-Py share a long history of viticulture with the commune, generations of the Dugat family have tilled the auspicious soils and tended the propitious vines, their estate owned blocks are amongst the most superior parcels on the Cote de Nuits.

Immediately recognizable as a winegrowers paradise, Gevrey Chambertin was the first part of Burgundy to be established to viticulture in the first century BC. The profound intensity and remarkable elegance which characterize the wines of Gevrey Chambertin have made them the favourite of poets and conquerors alike. Sixty five years young, the precious block of estate grown vines at Les Evocelles yields one of the finest harvests in the commune, to be traditionally vinified and aged under the medieval cellars of Abbaye de Aumanerie.

One of the most astute constructs in Appellation Gevrey Chambertin Controlee, from fruit grown to a superior estate parcel, hand picked off vines up to seventy years of age, planted to propitious clay limestone soils along the southeast facing hillside at the very northwest of the commune. Husbanded to completely organic, sustainably biodynamic agricultural techniques, the finished wine is treated to eighteen months maturation in an extravagant selection of exclusively new French oak barriques. A mere one or two hundred are produced each vintage.

The proprietors of Dugat-Py are native to the commune of Gevrey Chambertin, the family of M Dugat have been practising viticulture here since the beginning of the seventeenth century. Fernand Dugat established a new generation of vines immediately after the second world war, they are now fully mature and represent the most superior examples of viticulture within the greater commune of Gevrey Chambertin. The splendid vintages of Les Evocelles are highly prized and excruciatingly rare, a mere one or two hundred dozen are produced each year.

Offering an amazing level of elegance and finesse, supported by the weight of fruit expected from the more stellar Crus of Burgundy, Coeur du Roy is the fruit of an uncompromising pursuit in viticulture and vinification. Dugat-Py are recognized by their peers as the shrewdest and most enlightened Domaines along the Cote d'Or. Up to a hundred years of age, the cosseted vines which contribute fruit for Coeur du Roy yield a remarkable wine of extraordinary intensity and irresistible charm, stately elegance and resplendent bucolic grace.

Grown to the finest bespoke terroirs and crafted to meticulous standards of winemaking, the epics of Dugat-Py are even more remarkable for their term of maturation under the ancient Abbey Aulmnerie of St Benign. Nothing about the wines of Domaine Dugat-Py is less than breathtaking, their stewardship of local vineyards dates back to ancient times. Coeur du Roy 2010 is an intensely concentrated wine, picked off parcels of Gevrey Chambertin Villages vineyard and treated to a minimalist, old world style of ferments, before an extravagant maturation in new French oak.

The spoiled vines of Domaine Dugat-Py can trace their provenance to the most superior sites in La Bourgogne, direct descendants of plantings which have sired the most celebrated wines ever made. Respect for the land and a low intervention approach to winemaking are all that's required to achieve the finest vintages. Received annually by the most resounding critical acclaim from the international press, Coeur Du Roy Tres Vieilles affords every enthusiast an opportunity to experience the great Climat de Gevrey Chambertin.

Bernard Dugat-Py made the conversion to pure and uncompromising biodynamic viticulture in 2003, he has since been rewarded with vintages of the most highly sought wines. The key to success was a return to the farming practices of yore, a meticulous micro management of the soils and the vine. A pristine and holistic approach to farming captures the virtue of terroir in the grapes and retains the essence of Gevrey Chambertin in the bottle, a remarkable intensity of exquisite fruit characters, as underpinned by the stylish, saline marine minerality of the land.

The families of Dugat-Py can trace a history of tending vineyards in Gevrey Chambertin since the 1600s. Even the younger plantings of Coeur Du Roy are up to a century of age, devotedly managed to the soundest principles of biodynamic agriculture. Fruit is all hand picked, meticulously sorted and vinfied in traditional, open cement vats, followed by eighteen months maturation in the finest new oak. Since establishment in 1994, the wines of Domaine Dugat-Py have enjoyed a meteoric rise to status as the most desirable young marques along the Cote d'Or.

Petite Chapelle is a next door neighbour of the illustrious Chapelle Chambertin, three hectares of vine planted to a unique mesoclime, a little further down the slope than its eminent siblings. The tiny parcel of Domaine Dugat-Py is managed to old fashioned biodynamic principles of farming, vines are now fifty years of age and yield a limited harvest of the most exquisite Pinot Noir. The wines of Petite Chapelle are known for their suppleness and finesse, silken in texture and enchantingly perfumed, they articulate a remarkable measure of elegance and grace.

Petite Chapelle lies towards the very southern part of Gevrey, a mere hundred metres from the Route des Grands Crus, right next door to the great Climats of Chambertin. Soils are deep and the vines are envigorated by a windy microclime which encourages the excellent ripening of fruit. Dugat-Py have taken an extra measure to match the optimal terroirs with a completely natural discipline in agriculture, fully organic without the addition of artificial fertilzers or pesticide. The land returns the favour with a hundred or so dozen of the most precious wine.