LS Merchants Hoi Polloi Orange 2024

Grown in one of our favourite Yarra Valley subregions, Dixons Creek, this is a cool climate-styled Shiraz that’s full of true-to-style dark fruits like violets and dark plums, whilst still being easy-drinking in the Bistro way – just like that inspiring Syrah we loved in the Rhône Valley too long ago.

BISTRO Shiraz 2022

Bright and crunchy with cherry pips, cranberry and drops of boysenberry that shine through along with some trademark Sangiovese dusty tannin, and crispy acidity

Carlotta Sangiovese 2023

LS Merchants Hoi Polloi White Blend 2024

LS Merchants Chilled AF 2024

LS Merchants Fools Gold Pet Nat 2024

Marty’s always been good at picking a partner for a duet. He and La Sirene have joint forces to ferment Roussanne grapes with Champagne yeast from the latter. That means savoury, citrus snaps for the Sour Beer people, some peach skins for Pét Nat peeps, and some very classy fizz and texture that elevates the entire experience. Look out Gotye and Kimbra!

Elmore x La Sirene Sparkling Roussanne 2024

To quote the producer... ‘It’s just the ease of it all.’ Marty’s a modest fella because there’s a lot of consideration and some smart winemaking that’s gone into this Vermentino. Consider his picking brilliant Tabilk fruit, fermenting for 7 days on skins and guiding the juice through carbonic maceration. It all adds up to brilliance and gives the profile a great blend of chamomile, honey and savoury freshness.

Elmore Vermentino 2024

Richness meets cool-climate restraint. To be a good character you need some contradictions, those will give you broad appeal after all. This has that sharp stone fruit and some generous oak spice. Yum.

Tamburlaine Point 65 Chardonnay 2023

Gill Estate Rivah Tempranillo 2021

Ochota Barrels Fugazi Grenache 2024

We sent some of our retail staff to Latta and they came back going on and on about this Grenache which was still in barrel at that point, but wow. It’s all grown up now, and into a thought-provoking, delicious wine that’s full of strawberries, sweet spice and candied fruit.

Latta Presence Grenache Early Release Shays Flat 2023

What-a-Melon might form the basis of some unique and beautiful trade economy for Owen Latta. Fruit is from four growers (he’s one), that farm all over west/central Victoria before the fruit gets whole bunch fermentation and 9 months on lees. The result is a refreshing, delicious rosé that’s full of red fruit, watermelon rinds and impressive joy.

Latta What a Melon Rose 2024

Latta Ex Nihilo Skin Contact Pinot Gris 2024

A light red blend of Sangiovese, Vermentino and other Koerner-grown grapes. It’s light, aromatic and refreshing in that way only a light red can be – with perfumed berries and a sarsaparilla tinge and it really sings with a light chill.

Parco Valley Light Red 2024

Thank you Koerner! Full of lively aromatics and flavour-some boysenberry, grenadine and salted plum skin. It’s a complete no-brainer for any holiday get-together so grab as many as you can carry.

Parco Gamay 2024

Super easy-drinking with white cherry and hints of fuzzy peach skin freshened with darts of tangelo-like acidity. This is summer drinking at it's finest!

Pool Balloon Rose Pet Nat 2024

A touch of blush goes well with a squeeze of strawberry and watermelon and a little spice. There’s red fruit too, so that’s body and shape which is always welcome but things are kept lean with some fresh acidity.

Cloudbreak Nouveau Sparkling NV

Plucked from red soils and fermented mostly destemmed, but all as one ferment. It’s Classic Yarra flightiness and lift right here. That means florals and flavour that have a nice concentration, plus balanced oak and subtle bunchy spice with tannins that build and expand into (and beyond) your second glass.

First Foot Forward Pinot Noir 2023

Each precious vessel gets 800 of litres of YV juice and comes out with a firmer, structural feel which is offset by some subtle grassy notes and enough citrus to keep things crisp. It’s an impressive local side-step for those Loire Valley blanc lovers out there.