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2019 Coriole Piquepoul,
McLaren Vale, $28
Oysters! Quick! Bring me some
freshly-shucked oysters! Bone-
dry, super-crisp and crunchy, this
fresh young white is made from
piquepoul, a grape originally
from the Languedoc in the south
of France near the coast, where
it’s the locals’ seafood wine
of choice. coriole.com
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2019 Grosset Polish Hill
Riesling, Clare Valley, $61
You could either drink this
incredible riesling now and revel
in its extraordinary concentration
of lime and lemongrass flavours,
or you could give a bottle (or six)
as a Christmas present to the
wine lover in your life to stash
away in their cellar. Or you could
do both... grosset.com.au
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2019 Galafrey Reserve
Riesling, Mount Barker, $25
This riesling is amazing value.
Made from low-yielding, dry-
grown, 40-year-old vines, it’s
bursting with scintillating citrus
aromatics, like popping pearls
of finger lime on your tongue.
It’s a yum-cha wine: sensational
with steamed prawn and ginger
dumplings. galafreywines.com.au
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2018 Sutton Grange
Fiano, Bendigo, $50
Fiano, originally from the hills
of Campania, has found a happy
new home in many regions of
Australia, including the hills south
of Bendigo. Wild-fermented in
old oak and a concrete egg,
this is a wonderfully rich, mouth-
filling, textural expression of
the grape. suttongrange.com.au
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2017 André Bonhomme
Vielles Vignes, Viré
Clessé, $55
This is absolutely ravishing
old-vine white burgundy at an
extremely attractive price. Enticing
perfume of pretty white flowers,
golden chardonnay grape juice
on the tongue, a line of fine,
mineral acidity. Did someone say
lobster? Oh, yes please, what a
fabulous idea. cellarhand.com.au
Refreshing hits, from left: Riedel O Series Riesling/Zinfandel tumbler, Waterford London Double Old Fashioned
tumbler & L’Atelier du Vin corkscrew, all from Peter’s of Kensington. All other props stylist’s own. Stockists p176.
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