Description
This excellent value mixed pack features six highly-rated white wines that boast accolades and high acclaim from the Halliday Wine Companion Tasting Team.
This iteration of the pack features a 96-point Gruner Veltliner from the Halliday Winemaker of the Year, Liz Silkman and more. All at a great price with great reviews.
It will be updated regularly with freshly reviewed wines as they drop!
- 2023 Ravensworth Regional Riesling
- 2023 Tahbilk Marsanne
- 2019 De Iuliis Aged Semillon
- 2023 Silkman Gruner Veltliner
- 2023 Corymbia Chenin Blanc
- 2023 Mac Forbes Yarra Valley Chardonnay
2023 Ravensworth Regional Riesling
96 points & Top 100 Wines of 2024
"This is something else and delicious. Heady aromatics wafts of lemon blossom, ginger flower and spices, yet the palate steals the show. Textural, waxy, stony and complex with a silk-line of acidity all the way through. A cracking drink on its own or with food."
- Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)
Those that have ever tasted the exquisite wines from the Clonakilla stable should know that most of them have been touched by the hands of Ravensworth owner/winemaker/butcher/purveyor of smoked meats, Bryan Martin.
The Ravensworth project is a chance for him to captain his own ship. The wines are some of the best value in the country.
This is a scintillating expression of Riesling. Nothing fancy (apart from a small component made in ceramic egg). Just amazing fruit made with a gentle and precise touch. This sits right alongside the best Rieslings in the Canberra region.
The demand for Bryan's wines escalates every year, and with great-value wines like this coming from him so consistently, it's no wonder.
"A cracker of a year sees our favourite regional white filled with beautiful aromatics of citrus, blossom and spice. Nothing appeases a spring thirst like a dewy, chilled glass of riesling on the patio."
- Bryan Martin
2023 Tahbilk Marsanne
For under $20, the 2023 Tahbilk Marsanne delivers outstanding value for one of Australia’s most-loved white wines. This fresh, vibrant Marsanne is a brilliant example of why it’s been a staple on wine shelves for decades, offering pretty serious quality (and cellaring potential) without the hefty price tag.
Tahbilk has been making Marsanne since the 1860s, and today holds the largest single vineyard of this Northern Rhone variety in the world. The 2023 vintage packs in all the hallmarks—zesty lemon, tropical fruit, and a crisp, mineral finish. It’s lively, versatile, and an easy match for everything from seafood to lighter Mediterranean and Asian dishes.
Recently named one of the Top 100 Wines of 2024 by the Halliday Wine Companion, this wine is a real gem for the price. Enjoy it now for its fresh, clean flavours or cellar it to unlock deeper, richer layers in a few years’ time.
Affordable, approachable, and absolutely delicious—it’s hard to go wrong with the 2023 Tahbilk Marsanne.
95 points & Top 100 Wines of 2024
"With extensive flooding and low yields, it is easy to see the 2023 Nagambie Lakes vintage as problematic. Shut your eyes, open your tastebuds, and there is life here and brightness of fruit and energy. Spring blossoms come to mind, the pure scent of honeysuckle and citrus. It's an early bloomer – or so it appears just before release – immediate and attractive right now (late Dec) in lemon sorbet tang, green apple and quince delivered with an emerging texture. Gotta say, I am enjoying it now, but I know what Tahbilk unwooded marsanne is capable of with bottle ageing. Never to be underestimated."
- Jeni Port (Halliday Wine Companion)
2019 De Iuliis Aged Semillon
Since taking the reigns at his family winery, Mike De Iuliis has shaped a modern range of site-specific wines that represent the very best of the Hunter.
Hunter Valley Semillon is one of Australia’s most iconic wine styles, and the 2019 De Iuliis Aged Semillon is an excellent value example of why this wine style continues to captivate. Released after five years of careful cellaring, this wine showcases the magic that time brings to Hunter Semillon.
The 2019 Aged Semillon is sourced from the sandy creek flats of the Garden vineyard. It's a complex wine with delicate citrus notes, a soft, honeyed richness, and a bright acid core. The 2019 vintage produced low yields but exceptional quality, resulting in a wine that is golden and luscious yet still lively and fresh.
This Semillon is perfect to enjoy now, though it promises to evolve beautifully over the next decade.
96 points
"Ready to drink now with an engaging mix of freshness and aged characters. A lovely acid core defines the fruit flavours; however, the overall vibe of the wine is one of softness and delicacy. There are subtle smoky/nutty tones on the nose and palate with moderate length. Further cellaring is not required. Open and enjoy. Fabulous for the price."
- Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)
2023 Silkman Gruner Veltliner
This rare Hunter Valley Grüner from award-winning winemaker Liz Silkman is an absolute steal.
It's textural and fresh and a great alternative variety in a sea of Semillon and Chardonnay in the Hunter Valley.
On the palate, it’s fresh and energetic with super-dry notes of lemon, lime, and green apple. Tight acidity and a mineral undertone lead to a long, saline finish, showcasing the Silkmans' expert touch.
Since their debut in 2013, the Silkmans have focused on producing high-quality, small-batch wines, and this Grüner Veltliner is no exception. Perfect with Pad Thai, or on its own.
96 points & Top 100 Wines of 2024
"This is fabulous. Racy, flavoursome, varietal too. Chalky acidity and the tiniest touch of spice. The palate is compelling, long with perfect harmony; it has weight without overt fruitiness, which is always magic. Lovely citrus line. High class."
- Toni Paterson MW (Halliday Wine Companion)
2023 Corymbia Chenin Blanc
Scintillating Chenin Blanc straight out of the West and the hands of Rob & Genevieve Mann.
The knock on WA Chenin Blanc has always been the lack of character and concentration, but that definitely is not the case here. This is a laser beam of apple, quartz, flint and lime. It twist and turns like a knife through the mouth. This will cellar a dream.
It's a top shelf example of Australian Chenin Blanc. Bravo.
95 points
"This is chenin blanc in ultra-fine form."
- Campbell Mattinson (Halliday Wine Companion)
2023 Mac Forbes Yarra Valley Chardonnay
The Yarra Valley is one of the homes of great Australian Chardonnay. Getting the best out of Chardonnay from this region is definitely an area of expertise for Mac Forbes.
If you like a more linear, modern expression of the variety, walk this way. All of Mac's Chardonnays strike that lovely balance between elegance, finesse, and freshness. They're fine-boned, pure and superb to drink. It's designed to capture the essence of Yarra Valley Chardonnay.
This is quintessential modern Yarra Chardonnay that will mature beautifully over the medium term.
95 points
"Tightly wound but clearly good with its aromas of subtle orchard fruits, yellow flowers and a little struck match. Fills out on the palate, and there's some real density to the fruit. Very well balanced. I like, too, how Mac Forbes' chardonnays are just that little more approachable in their youth these days."
- Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)
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