Boutique Wines - 2008 Vina Perez Cruz Carménère Reserva Limited Edition - Maipo Valley - (Chile) Reds

Bottle Price: $35.10

Case Price: $421.20

Baked ham, veal, roast lamb, roast duck

Riped red berries aroma and mocha highlights give this wine an original character. In the mouth is a well structured wine with long fnish.

The Vina Perez Cruz winery pay special attention to the biodynamics of their estate, with vines only grown and pruned after careful consideration of their surrounding environment

Boutique Wines - 2007 Donnafugata Nero D avola Sedara - Sicily - (Italy) Reds

Bottle Price: $31.50

Case Price: $378.00

elaborate pasta dishes and red meats

Ruby red with lively garnet reflections, an intense aroma of tobacco and spices. Well balanced flavour of red fruit with a remarkably persistent finish.

With 150 years experience in producing premium wines, Giacomo Rallo and wife Gabriella launched Donnafugata in 1983. With a strong understanding of the expectations of wine drinkers they have been relentless in the pursuit of absolute quality. Their drive and enthusiasm in wine making has seen Donnafugata win 7 Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri Awards.

Boutique Wines - 2006 Magpie Estate The Black Sock Mourvedre - Barossa Valley - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $23.40

Case Price: $280.80

Great with game, red meats, casseroles and winter vegetable dishes

t has a lovely aromatic nose with lots of black cherry, spice, liquorice and some toasty oak. It''s really full and rich on the palate. Black fruits to the fore, it''s pretty approachable for young Mourvèdre!! Juicy with liquorice, black pepper, clove and some oak. Cracking food wine, this has a great future and will drink very well over the next 10 years.

Magpie Estate is a joint venture, which began in 1993, with the English wine merchant Noel Young. Noel who is based in Cambridge, U.K. has a passion for the Rhone varieties. Most of the wines are sold into the English market with smaller parcels kept for Australia.. Noel visits Australia twice per year and tastes the various parcels of wine and agrees on final blends for bottling

Boutique Wines - 2007 Toscar Tempranillo Crianza - Alicante - (Spain) Reds

Bottle Price: $16.20

Case Price: $194.40

Banderillas Tapas, Iberico Jamon, Lamb Tajine.

The nose opens up with plenty of warm climate Tempranillo notes: earthy plums, a touch of dark cherry, light vanilla and cedar notes and a little chocolate. Medium bodied, with ripe, dusty tannins, it’s rounded and goes down easy. More of the same on the palate and reasonable length on the finish

A specialist label from the mighty Salvador Poveda winery, this tempranillo is a crianza and therefore has spent 12 months in oak

Boutique Wines - 2008 Portalington Ridge Pinot Noir - Geelong - (Victoria) Reds

Bottle Price: $16.20

Case Price: $194.40

Roast Duck

Dark ruby red in color, this pure fruited beauty has an aromatic and intense nose of red berries, cherries and summer pudding with some savoury, mocha characters. The palate is vibrant and alive consisting of a sweet ripe fruit driven freshness. These flavours fill the front palate, with more red fruits, mocha and earth characters on the mid palate combining with fine tannins and the mystical pinot character to provide a long soft finish

Bellarine Estate''''s 100 acre property occupies the northern slopes of the hills between Drysdale and Portarlington overlooking Corio Bay. The vineyard is nestled in a valley that is sheltered from harsh winds, yet perfectly positioned to capture the sun''''s rays.

Boutique Wines - 2005 Elio Altaro Barolo La Morro - Piedmont - (Italy) Reds

Bottle Price: $207.00

Case Price: $2,484.00

red meats and aged Piedmont cheeses

The colour is intense ruby-red with garnet reflections. The wine has elegant aromas of red fruits. The taste is warm, showing great elegance and a vivid finish of violets, and with noticeable but soft tannins

Leading figure of the ''new style'' Barolo producers, Elio Altare, supported by his wife and his daughters, produces oenological masterpieces. The wines are an example of how modern technology can be utilized respecting tradition at the same time.

Boutique Wines - 2007 Porcupine Ridge Syrah - Boekenhoutskloof - (South Africa) Reds

Bottle Price: $22.50

Case Price: $270.00

Steak, roast lamb, spicy pizzas

Aromatic spice, with ripe berry fleshiness show from the deep ruby color. Although the palate is generous, an unmistaken elegance adds linearity to this wine. The tannins are integrated and accessible.

Porcupine Ridge is a handcrafted range of wines, celebrated for its uncompromising commitment to quality. The wines carry a distinctive label featuring an original pen and ink of the crested porcupine drawn by leading South Africa wildlife artist, Zakkie Eloff. These crested porcupines inhabit the vineyards of the Boekenhoutskloof homestead.

Boutique Wines - 2006 Sartirano Barbaresco Magno - Piedmont - (Italy) Reds

Bottle Price: $40.50

Case Price: $486.00

pastas with red sauces, roasts

An excellent ‘junior’ Barolo without the price tag. Complex bouquet with hints of violets, dark chocolate, coffee, almonds and pepper in the background. A dry, full bodied red wine with balanced oak and tannins with an intense and harmonious finish.

The Sartrano family has been producing wonderful wine since 1871. They combine traditional skills with modern techniques and equipment to produce consistently accessible wine.

Boutique Wines - 2007 Alamos Malbec - Mendoza - (Argentina) Reds

Bottle Price: $18.00

Case Price: $216.00

BBQ pork ribs, char grilled meats, hard cheeses with bite, calzone, cornish hen

The 2007 Alamos Malbec has a dark, blackish purple color. The nose shows ripe black fruits, black pepper spice and floral notes. The mouthfeel is full yet soft and supple, with black raspberry and currant flavors mingled with notes of sweet spice and a touch of leather. The finish is long and persistent with soft, sweet tannins.

From the vineyard to the winery, the Alamos wines are made to emphasize varietal fruit character. The cool evening temperatures in Catena''s high altitude vineyards allow for prolonged hang time, preserving the fruit''s full spectrum of aromas and flavors. At the winery, the grapes are gently destemmed, fermentation temperatures are carefully controlled and two to four year old barrels are used to age the wines.

Boutique Wines - Non - Vintage Opera Blanc de Blanc - (France) Champagne/Sparkling

Bottle Price: $16.20

Case Price: $194.40

Apertif

The Opera has a lovely robe with golden glints and fine bubbles. It has a fresh and aromatic nose and a nice persistance in the mouth with a fruity finish. THe aromatic blending is evident in the end palate

Opera Vin Mousseux is France''s 3rd best selling sparkling wine, with a wonderful history and refined elegance.

Boutique Wines - 2006 Prestons Peak Syrah Viognier Mourvedre - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Reds

Bottle Price: $28.80

Case Price: $345.60

Seared medallions of venison with Juniper reduction sauce. Cheese platters – blue creamy types

Colour- mid red with a purple edge. Nose- Complex nose – light earth and leather Shiraz, spicy Viognier lift, hint of Mouvedre tar and French oak perfume Palate - Long soft palate with clean berry fruit up front, with nice acid carry to tight clean back palate with hint of liquorice and char.

Boutique Wines - 2007 Marenco Valtignosa Cortese - Piedmont - (Italy) Whites

Bottle Price: $24.30

Case Price: $291.60

excellent like hors d’ouvres, soups,oysters and shellfish

The colour is straw yellow with light green shades. The wine''s scent has notes of fruits and flowers, very delicate and cool. THe taste is soft

Michela, Patrizia and Doretta Marenco, the remarkable sister team, have taken their winery to new heights. While the estate produces some solid barberas and dolcettos, it is best known for its exquisite dessert wines from the white moscato and red brachetto. The new release dry moscato, MuMa is as delightful as its name, which comes from the combination of the names of the grapes, Muscate (which is dialect for moscato) and Marenco.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Boschendal Blanc de Noir - Western Cape - (South Africa) Rose

Bottle Price: $19.80

Case Price: $237.60

Best with smoked foods, quiche, pork and ham, Mexican and Thai food.

A lovely light salmon colour. On the nose the wine displays perfume and ripe fruit flavours, including red cherry and strawberry fruit. This versatile off-dry wine has delicious, elegant flavours and is ready to drink now.

The Boschendal vineyards cover an area of 254 hectares. Geographically they extend for six kilometers along the slopes of the Groot Drakenstein Mountain towards the Dwarsriver, to the slopes of the Simonsberg Mountain. The annual rainfall varies between 1000 - 1250mm of which most is in the period June to September

Boutique Wines - 2007 Galli Estate Tempranillo Grenache Mourvedre - Heathcote - (Victoria) Reds

Bottle Price: $17.10

Case Price: $205.20

Try with spanish tapas

Plum red in colour, this ‘TGM’ is a fruit driven red wine made for drinking over the next few years with full flavoured Mediterranean foods and exuberant company. Brimming with blackberry and raspberry fruit and a touch of spice, it is a wine that is dangerously easy to drink.

Our grapes were crushed and pumped into open fermenters and inoculated with selected yeast strains. Ferments were plunged 3-4 times daily to gently extract colour and flavour. At the end of fermentation, the resulting wine was pressed and transferred to French oak barriques. After one racking during the year, the wine was blended, given a light fining and filtered ready for bottling.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Estio Macabeo - Yecla - (Spain) Whites

Bottle Price: $18.90

Case Price: $226.80

Paella, Tapas.

Golden colour with greenish reflections, open noses with deep citric, white flower and mineral aromas. It is fresh and highly elegant on the palate.

Bodegas La Purísima was founded in 1946 by several farmers who joined forces in order to improve the quality of Yecla wines. Their determination and desire to produce great wines finally led, in 1975, to their receiving the Denomination Origin title. The end of the 1990s was a turning point for the wine producer. Bodegas La Purísima renewed its facilities, remodelling its barrel room, fermentation tanks, etc. In short, the wine cellar changed to adapt to new times and to continue producing maximum quality wines.

Boutique Wines - 2007 Hidden Creek Chardonnay - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Whites

Bottle Price: $20.70

Case Price: $248.40

Excellent with complex lighter foods such as char grilled seafood and white meats

A minimally oaked style, the aroma sports white peach characters. Whilst full flavoured the taste remains crisp and fresh.

Situated in the high altitude hills of Queensland’s Granite Belt (at 980 metres above sea level, about 3 hours drive from Brisbane), Hidden Creek estate has hot summers and bitterly cold winters. This climate together with the arid granite rocky soils draws similar comparisons to inland European regions such as northern Spain, the inland south west of France around Cahors and Gaillac, and the upper Rhone Valley in France

Boutique Wines - 2006 Anima Negra AN2 Callet Montenegro Syrah - Mallorca - (Spain) Reds

Bottle Price: $54.00

Case Price: $324.00

thick slices of Iberian pork with glazed shallots and glazed oxtail with braised endives and cauliflower

Appearance: Deep ruby red. Nose: Aromas of eucalyptus, spices (pepper), leather, mature fruit, resin and cocoa. Mouth: Smooth, balanced, flavoursome, silky, aromatic and fresh. Balsamic and mineral hints and a finish revealing light nuances of fresh vegetables.

Situated to the south-east of Mallorca, AN Negra winery produces its wines on the old country estate of Son Burguera close to the town of Felanitx. The buildings date back to the 13th century and have always incorporated an area for wine making in order to supply wine to local people living on or near the estate. But it wasn''t until phylloxera decimated French vineyards in the 14th century that wine production in Mallorca became an important part of the local economy; by the end of the century Felantix had exported 9 million litres of wine. NB: Case Price is for 6 Bottles

Boutique Wines - 2007 Ballandean White Pearl - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Whites

Bottle Price: $12.15

Case Price: $145.80

A versatile wine including cheese platters or asian cuisine

A sensational floral bouquet with a touch of lychee character. Fruit driven with a sweet and refreshing finish. Gold Medal Winner

Boutique Wines - 2008 Scaffidi Unwooded Chardonnay - Adelaide Hills - (South Australia) Whites

Bottle Price: $14.40

Case Price: $172.80

Enjoy with seafood and white meats.

A cool climate 100 unwooded chardonnay grown in a prime location – Adelaide Hills. The palate has complex fruit characters of white peaches and citrus flavours with a lingering finish. Enjoy with seafood and white meats.

There are approx. 200 acres of Shiraz, Cab Sav, Merlot, Sangiovese, Nebbiolo, Petit Verdot, Temperanillo and Chardonnay, and the Scaffidi Label Wines produced from these grapes have already recieved many accolades and Vince is well respected as the Vigneron and Winemaker. The soil is rich clay over limestone mixed with granite rock. Typically terra rossa soils dominates the region. With an altitude of approximately 200 above sea level the climatic influence in the vineyard is the sea beeze from the Gulf of St. Vincent.

Boutique Wines - 2005 Ballandean Late Harvest Sylvaner - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Dessert Wines

Bottle Price: $17.10

Case Price: $205.20

King Island Cheddar, all sweet desserts

Medium gold in colour with fresh green hues. The bouquet of honey apricots and mandarin invite you towards a marmalade and melon palate. Quince and other assorted tropical fruits provide depth and complexity of palate. The wine is luscious and full but still retains a crisp and clean finish

Boutique Wines - 2005 Deepwoods Block 7 Shiraz - Margaret River - (Western Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $24.30

Case Price: $291.60

Try with any red meats

Deep crimson red in colour with brilliant purple hues, the 2005 Block 7 Shiraz follows on from a string of top class offerings and carries on with aplomb. Loaded with primary fruit aromas of blueberries, blackberries, and violets, the wine has an alluring charm with complex cedar and earthy spice notes adding intrigue. Rich and full on the palate, the wine maintains a delicate balance between elegance and power while fine and tapering acid guide the palate to a long finish. A bed of tightly knit tannins adorn the finish and add savoury bite and length. A wine that will benefit from medium term cellaring. Optimum drinking from 2009–2012.

Boutique Wines - 2009 Catalyst Flint Chardonnay - Orange - (New South Wales) Whites

Bottle Price: $22.50

Case Price: $270.00

Lighter flavoured dishes

This chardonnay has a lingering dry steely taste and the term ''flint'' sums up the flavour. A modern Australian style, this wine has an understated aroma and dry chalky texture

Catalyst Wines are crafted by Masters of Wine Andrew Corrigan MW and Peter Scudamore Smith MW after prompting in their popular wine appreciation courses.

Boutique Wines - 2009 Amadio Pinot Grigio - Adelaide Hills - (South Australia) Whites

Bottle Price: $19.80

Case Price: $237.60

Best with seafood or soft cheeses

This fresh and lively single vineyard Adelaide Hills Pinot Grigio displays exceptional cool�climate characteristics with Nashi pear and lemon citrus on the nose, that develop into guava, green lime and hints of honey on the palate.

Harvested in single vineyards from the cool�climate and high altitude vineyards of the Adelaide Hills. The cool�climate and rich soils contribute to intense fruit flavours, complexity and length that deliver through to the palate.

Boutique Wines - 2006 Ravens Croft Petit Verdot - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Reds

Bottle Price: $27.00

Case Price: $324.00

Try with game meats, beef, bigger meat dishes

The grapes were hand picked at optimum ripeness (14.2 Be) and quickly crushed. The wine was fermented on skins for 5 days and then pressed out. The wine was transferred straight to oak barrels where malolactic fermentation was carried out. The wine spent a further 8 months in oak. The wine show lovely black cherry characters with soft tannins and great length.

Boutique Wines - 2005 Chateau St Jean Cabernet Sauvignon - Sonoma County - (USA) Reds

Bottle Price: $33.30

Case Price: $199.80

Filet mignon, blue cheese and creamy pasta dishes

Colour is deep red with a dark core. Inviting aromas of blackberry, black tea and wildflowers are abundant on the nose. On the palate the wine is concentrated and structured with sweet, dark berry fruit and elegant, round tannins.

Chateau St Jean is located in Sonoma County, California. Founded in 1973, Chateau St Jean has long been recognized as a leader in vineyard designated wines. Winemaker Margo Van Staaveren usesher nearly 30 years of vineyard and winemaking expertise with Chateau St Jean to highlight the best of each vineyard in the wines. Sonoma County''s coastal climate, soils and complex terrain of small valleys, benchlands and hillsides interact to create prime conditions for growing grapes. This diversity of growing conditions enables several grape varieties to excel in the region, including Cabernet Sauvignon. NB: Case Price is for 6 bottles

Boutique Wines - 2006 Cape Jaffa La Lune Cabernet Sauvignon - Mt Benson - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $37.80

Case Price: $226.80

Try with rare roast beef

With an earthy and quintessential cabernet nose, the aroma comprises hints of blackberry, tobacco leaves and cassis, while the palate is structured and elegant displaying tight, fine tannins. Production is limited to around 250 cases or 10 barriques.

2006 provided ideal conditions for excellent fruit production, delivering low to medium yields, and produced wines displaying warm and well-balanced fruit characters. Minimal intervention was key in the production of this complex, layered style of cabernet. 50 of fermentation was performed in open top concrete tanks while the other 50 was fermented in static tanks before spending 18 months in French barriques. A light egg white fining was performed prior to bottling.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Sierra Cantabria Seleccion Rioja - Rioja - (Spain) Reds

Bottle Price: $26.10

Case Price: $313.20

Cold meats, rice, pastas, legumes, potatoes, white and red roasted or grilled meats.

Color: Ruby red with light violet in the edges of the glass Aroma: Red fruits (raspberries, blackberries) of nice intensity, coffee, toasted notes and vanilla. Mouth: Well structured, balanced tannins-alcohol-acidity, fresh mature fruit in perfect conjunction with the characteristics of aging (spices, toasted coffee and noble wood). The finish leaves a pleasant memory of lightly toasted notes

Sierra Cantabria is a boutique winery specialising in unique wines that reflect their Spanish soils

Boutique Wines - 2005 Murray Street Vineyard Benno Mataro Shiraz - Barossa Valley - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $67.50

Case Price: $405.00

Peppered Sautéed Pork, Roasted Guinea Fowl Keet

The mataro adds something extra to this Barossan Benno Shiraz. It’s give it a beefy, leathery character which combines beautifully with the blackberried, raisiny, spicy carry of the shiraz. Lift, life, balance and substance. Fine-grained tannin. Toasty/salty aftertaste. There’s a real succulence to this wine 93 points. Campbell Mattison Wine Front

Benno was Andrew Seppelt's Great-Great Grandfather, patriarch of his family and a pioneer of grape growing and winemaking on the Western Ridge of the Barossa Valley. NB: Case Price is for Six Bottles

Boutique Wines - 2007 Ventisquero Queulat Carménère - Maipo Valley - (Chile) Reds

Bottle Price: $23.40

Case Price: $280.80

Baked Ham, Osso Bocu, meat tajines, burritos

Deep red cherry, almost black colour, the aroma has intensense blackberries mixed with black pepper, vanilla and soft smoke. On the palate are rich and velvety tannins, concentrated body and long persistence, leaving an afteretaste full of fruit and spice.

Vina Winery is located very close to the ocean’s coast in the Maipo Valley, in the district of San Pedro,with estate vineyards located in Chile’s best winegrowing regions – the Maipo Coast, Casablanca and Colchagua

Boutique Wines - 2007 Capercaillie Cuillin Chardonnay - Hunter Valley - (New South Wales) Whites

Bottle Price: $21.50

Case Price: $258.00

An excellent food wine. Try with marinated chicken

Bottled in mid November, the fruit and oak should meld quite quickly and produce a Chardonnay with richness, minerally acidity and excellent varietal definition over the next 4-5 years. Wine Show Awards – 1 Gold , 2 Silver, 3 Bronze

This is a slightly funkier, modern style than earlier vintages, due to Daniel’s influence and desire to trial new techniques. The 2007 has again been fermented and matured in 225L barriques from a small Burgundian cooperage which produces casks with subtle, complimentary oak sweetness and spice.

Boutique Wines - 2005 Symphony Hill The Danying Shiraz Cabernet - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Reds

Bottle Price: $22.50

Case Price: $270.00

Excellent with hearty beef dishes

This wine is a 50/50 blend of Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon. This wine is a beautiful blend of raspberry and blackberry, exotic spice such as nutmeg and cinnamon balanced with sweet cedar oak. The Shiraz component (50) gives the wine white pepper and spices, whilst the Cabernet provides the rich red and black berry fruits

Boutique Wines - 2007 Summit Estate Marsanne Premium - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Whites

Bottle Price: $14.39

Case Price: $172.69

Roasted Chicken and char grilled seafood

Complex aromas of honey, spice and citrus. The palate is warm with a persistent finish

A group of families with a passion for wines purchased the 20-acre property at Thulimbah just north of Stanthorpe in 1997. The winery is a 50 tonne winery located in South East Queensland''s Granite Belt region. Their philosophy is to produce European still wines and Queensland''s finest red wines.

Boutique Wines - 2009 Molly Morgan Semillon - Hunter Valley - (New South Wales) Whites

Bottle Price: $17.10

Case Price: $205.20

While still young drink with fresh seafood and garden salads.

Bright pale straw; the bouquet is spotlessly clean, the palate tightly focused and long; attractive citrus flavours, then a bright and crisp finish. At the start of a long and prosperous journey. Screwcap. 11 alc. Rating 93. Drink 2020. $20. Date Tasted Dec 09 - James Halliday.

Our humble vineyard began its life with the planting of Semillon in 1963. The block has lived with many names before we settled on the rather boring and unimaginative ''SEM A''. The vineyard was originally planted as 13 acres, however in 2009 we have reduced it down to 5 acres keeping the best ''old vines'' fruit for the future. Learning by bitter experience, Semillon has a real thirst for water during periods of hot weather. Most of the original Semillon block was unirrigated so over the years has suffered terribly during the hot Hunter Valley summers. Not surprisingly the healthiest vines were found in the irrigated sections, so those make up part of the remaining acres, and we have added extra irrigation so all 5 acres receive vital water. The rows are planted following the natural hillside, which lends itself beautifully to a north/south orientation, which gets maximum sunlight exposure to the canopy.

Boutique Wines - 2007 Bodegas Teso La Monja Almirez Tempranillo - Toro - (Spain) Reds

Bottle Price: $54.00

Case Price: $324.00

Chilean Empanadas de Horno, Grilled Black Pudding or French Boudin Noir (Black Blood Sausage)

A full bodied powerful wine with aromas of dark fruits and spice, leathery with fine grain tannins and a savoury finish. This is 100 percent Tempranillo

The Eguren family has been involved in winemaking in Toro since 1870. They continue to use traditional practices instead of modern machinery. Their wines are held as prime examples of the Toro terroir. The Teso La Monja range are their ''elite'' wines considered the best by the Eguren family. NB: Case Price is for Six Bottles

Boutique Wines - 2008 Some Young Punks Passion Has Red Lips Cabernet Shiraz - Seven Hill - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $19.80

Case Price: $237.60

Roast Pork, grilled red meats, hard cheese

Inky ruby. Complex aromas of vivid red and dark berries, pungent herbs and fresh flowers. Round and seductive, with silky raspberry and blackberry preserve flavors braced by nervy minerality. Stains the palate with energetic red berry flavors, with no intrusive tannins to get in the way of the fruit. Immediately appealing and impressive for its clarity, balance and finishing urgency. 90 points

South Australian-based winemakers and friends Colin McBryde, Jennie Gardner and Nic Bourke started their own winery that uses vintage pulp fiction book covers as labels

Boutique Wines - 2004 Robert Channon Reserve Chardonnay - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Whites

Bottle Price: $31.50

Case Price: $378.00

Creamy chicken dishes

Medium green-yellow; attractive, complex barrel ferment aromas; a rich, buttery and nutty oak palate, with lots of ripe stone fruit, trailing away slightly on the finish. 91/100 - James Halliday

Robert Channon Wines is producing some of Australia’s finest Verdelho, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Cabernet Sauvignon from its family-owned winery and vineyard in the Granite Belt district of Queensland. All of our wine is made at our winery from grapes grown in our cool climate vineyard at an elevation of about 950 metre.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Amadio Sangiovese - Adelaide Hills - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $18.90

Case Price: $226.80

A perfect pizza wine.

This Sangiovese is dominated with aromas of cranberries, stewed red plums and raspberries. This fruit driven nose is also complimented with hints of violets and spice. The palate enhances these characteristics with intense earthy flavours that intertwine with soft silky tannins. A lovely medium bodied red that finishes and lingers with rich flavours of wild berries, dark chocolate and tobacco leaf.

Harvested in single vineyards from the cool-climate and high altitude vineyards of the Adelaide Hills. The cool-climate and rich soils contribute to an infusion of intense fruit flavours, complexity and length that deliver through to the palate. This region and sub-climate nurtures each individual vine, and projects the enticing characteristics which results in pure soil, pure environment and pure excellence.

Boutique Wines - 2009 Boireann Shiraz - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Reds

Bottle Price: $28.80

Case Price: $345.60

Wild rabbit and venison

This wine is deep purple in colour, medium-bodied, with spicy fruit, a good full palate and great balance. It has the intensity to live and improve for some time, so can be cellared up to 2017.

Boireann is a small winery on the Granite Belt - Queenslands Premier Wine Region, and is dedicated to producing quality red wines. The vineyard is planted on fine granitic sands at an altitude of 875m. Cool nights during the growing season delay ripening, allowing intense flavours to develop. The vineyard is given hands on care throughout the year and the wine is made in the traditional manner, using open fermentations, basket pressing and barrel ageing before being bottled on site.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Lafon Macon Milly Lamartine Clos Du Four Macon - Bourgogne - (France) Whites

Bottle Price: $58.50

Case Price: $702.00

Baked Veal Chops in Foil Parcels, Game Terrine

Yellow gold. Bright fresh powerful nose. A subtle touch of wood frames impressive flavors of citrus, lemon and green apple. Firm racy finish. elegant and powerful, delicious and refreshing. Outstanding Macon

Considered one of the finest winemakers in France, Dominique Lafon produces coveted white Burgundies from some of the greatest vineyards in the Cote de Beaune. Always hungry for new challenges, he purchased 14 hectares of vines in the Maconnais in 1999. He believes strongly in the potential of the region, but feels that too few vignerons have attempted to realize that potential. Thus, in the very same spirit he runs his renowned Meursault property, Dominique utilizes biodynamic viticulture, intense soil rejuvenation, tight yield control, and rigorous green harvesting to produce some of the most complex, vibrant and impressive wines the region has ever seen.

Boutique Wines - Non - Vintage Salvador Poveda Moscatel - Alicante - (Spain) Dessert Wines

Bottle Price: $19.80

Case Price: $237.60

Desserts, creme brulee

This delicious moscatel is a dark amber colour, with lifted floral and apricots on the nose. On the palate, the moscatel is light, sweet but not sickly with a long smooth and enticing finish

This bodega was founded by Salvador Poveda Corbí in 1919 in Monóver, Alicante. Among the many achievements of this winery, one of the most significant is the role of the founder’s son, Salvador Poveda Luz, in rescuing from virtual oblivion the wine that was synonymous with Alicante from the 16th to the 19th centuries, when it was one of the most celebrated, and expensive, wines in the world, Fondillón.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Bream Creek Riesling VGR - Marion Bay - (Tasmania) Whites

Bottle Price: $24.30

Case Price: $291.60

Despite its luscious palate, this Riesling has a refreshing finish and is ideal with seafood and Asian style cuisine.

VGR denotes “Variable Grams Residual� natural grape sugar, which means they stop the fermentation early to balance a higher natural residual grape sugar with the natural acidity of the wine. This Riesling is produced in a richer and more luscious style with a fresh floral and perfumed nose. The palate is rich and seamless, with lime and citrus flavours. 90/100 James Halliday 2010

Overlooking the breathtaking seascape of Marion Bay and Maria Island in South Eastern Tasmania, Bream Creek is one of the first commercial vineyards planted in Tasmania.

Boutique Wines - 2005 Dutschke GHR Shiraz - Barossa Valley - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $25.20

Case Price: $302.40

Fantastc with almost any hearty meals or on its own

The 2005 GHR Shiraz is a ripe full flavoured wine. Big, soft and round with characteristics of plum. Both French and American oak characters compliment the sweet fruit mid palate concentration. The ripe fruit characters

We''ve been blessed by being able to call our little "patch of dirt" here on Gods Hill Road our home. God''s Hill Road is almost 2km long, and runs along a small hill range to the west of Lyndoch Valley. Along this short stretch of dirt road are some wonderful Shiraz vineyards growing on a great collection of soil types. There''s Peter Gilsmore''s Max''s Vineyard on some sandy terrain with scatterings of ironstone; the God''s Hill vineyard of Charlie and Carlos on some wonderful red dirt with patches of sand; Robert and Nanette Staker''s vineyard of Shiraz on Benno Semmler''s old property with again red earth over clay; and Wally Krieg''s vineyard, much of what was planted back in the 1920''s growing on some red dirt over clay and Biscay soils.

Boutique Wines - 2007 Longhop Old Vine Grenache - Adelaide Plains - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $20.70

Case Price: $248.40

Try with a spicy curry

The colour is dense, dark and crimson. The nose is intense and crisp there is loads of latent fruit power here. Wonderful crushed berries jump from the glass surrounded by nutmeg and cinnamon, before intense black berries, super ripe raspberries and plummy fruits take over, I could sniff this thing all day! The palate is all texture being thick and sexy. Its lush, opulent, flamboyant and loaded with fruits, squashed plums, hints of liquorice and those super ripe rasberries again, the oak taking a back seat, absolutely delicious. The wine ends with the taste of bitter cherries that last long after the finish. Terrific stuff, with great potential to build complexity with cellar time. Great effort, and seriously over delivering at the price! - the auswine panel

Boutique Wines - 2008 Marenco Scrapona Moscato D Asti - Piedmont - (Italy) Dessert Wines

Bottle Price: $23.40

Case Price: $280.80

Best with desserts, bread and salami, and zabaglione.

Straw golden yellow, fragrant, delicate, of very ripe fruits of the sweet Moscato grapes.

Michela, Patrizia and Doretta Marenco, the remarkable sister team, have taken their winery to new heights. While the estate produces some solid barberas and dolcettos, it is best known for its exquisite dessert wines from the white moscato and red brachetto.

Boutique Wines - 1998 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill - Champagne - (France) Champagne/Sparkling

Bottle Price: $229.99

Case Price: $689.97

Salmon Gravlax

"Forward aromas of baked apple, almond and toast with a whiff of Sherry. Fresh tarte tatin, ginger and vanilla flavors laced with lively acidity. Lengthy, youthful close shows great aging potential. 96 Points; Wine News

The Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill was created as a tribute to the great man, as he was a close friend of the Pol-Roger family and long time consumer of the champagne. The Cuvée is made in the style he preferred: robust, full-bodied, relatively mature and dominated by Pinot Noir which contributes firmness and backbone complemented by the ethereal elegance of Chardonnay. The Cuvée is composed of the only the finest grapes from the very best vineyards (and only those from within the Champagne area under vine in Sir Winstons day), chosen for declaration in only the best vintage years. NB: Case Price is for 3 bottles. Stored offsite in secure, climate controlled conditions.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Velenosi Lacrima Di Morro - Marche - (Italy) Reds

Bottle Price: $27.90

Case Price: $334.80

Cold cuts, mains with red sauces and white meats

Intense ruby red wine with apparent violet hues. The aroma is of rose petals and Turkish delight. On the palate are intense fruit flavours, such as strawberry and marasca cherry and flowery notes of violets and rosebuds.

"Wine is an art capable of making you dream." It''s this passionate view that drives Ercole Velenosi and his young, dynamic winery to produce some of the best wines from the Marche region. The number of awards won over the years are a testament to his wine making ability.

Boutique Wines - 2005 Tomboy Hill Rebellion Pinot Noir - Ballarat Goldfields (reduced from $34.99) - (Victoria) Reds

Bottle Price: $22.49

Case Price: $269.89

Try with spicy beef or slow cooked lamb

"Excellent hue, still purple-tinged; an aromatic bouquet with spicy/flowery red fruit; lovely balance and mouthfeel, with a perfectly presented array of cherry and plum fruit, silky tannins and discreet oak." 94 Points James Halliday

Tomboy Hill was described by James Halliday as “the most exciting new winery� in his 2006 Companion and has received 5 stars for each of the last 4 years, elevating the winery to 5 Red Stars.

Boutique Wines - 2004 Elio Altare Barolo Arborina - Piedmont - (Italy) Reds

Bottle Price: $243.00

Case Price: $2,916.00

Red meat dishes, aged cheese

The colour is lively ruby red with garnet reflections. On the nose are floral and fruity aromas. The flavour is warm, elegant with mint and liquorice notes in the ending

Elio Altare is one of the leading wine making figures in the Barolo zone. His wines have been awarded 27 Gamberro Rosso Tre Bicchieri Awards. A true innovator and committed to relentless continuous improvement, he has always been at the forefront of Barolo making. He was among the first wine makers in the region to travel to other winemaking areas like Burgundy in an effort to improve his own wine making processes.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Bodegas Aragonesas Coto De Hayas Rosado - Zaragoza - (Spain) Rose

Bottle Price: $18.00

Case Price: $216.00

Balsamic Tomatoes, Sardinillas, Paella

The wine has a very clean and bright strawberry red colouration, with violet and bluish edges. It has medium intensity with the aroma of red fruits. On the palate it is full-tasting and fresh, well-balanced and with a clean and persistent after taste.

The Bodegas Aragonesas vineyards occupy an area of 3,500 hectares, with a height of between 450 and 500 metres and with a formation of small hills facing southeast. This area, is cultivated by wine growers from Magallon and Fuendejalon.

Boutique Wines - 2006 Bungawarra Cabernet Sauvignon - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Reds

Bottle Price: $25.20

Case Price: $302.40

Roast lamb, rich mussels and venison

A rich, intense wine, yet soft and silky. It has been matured in French and American oak and has aromas and flavour of cassis.

Situated near Stanthorpe in the beautiful Ballandean area of Queensland''s Granite Belt, all their wines are grown under solid sustainable agricultural practices in the belief that the best naturally-produced fruit produces the best-flavoured wine.All phases of wine-making at Bungawarra are done on the estate, from fruit production through to bottling. This is a complete boutique winery with many awards to its credit. The name Bungawarra (which means "Granite Rock by Shallow Water") was first used in 1975.

Boutique Wines - 2007 Summit Estate Basket Pressed Petit Verdot - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Reds

Bottle Price: $26.10

Case Price: $313.20

Beef Ribs, Anchovy Pizza

An Inky colour, the bouquet is intense dark fruit; boysenberry and blackcurrant. The palate is blackberries and blueberries with full bodied tannins and natural acidity

A group of families with a passion for wines, purchased the 20-acre property at Thulimbah just north of Stanthorpe in 1997. They chose Queensland’s oldest, cool climate wine region to pursue their vision of not only producing premium wines, but also sharing the wine lifestyle experience with winery visitors. Today the group of enthusiasts that form part of summit family have grown as has the quality of the wine

Boutique Wines - 2007 Frescobaldi Remole - Tuscany - (Italy) Reds

Bottle Price: $23.40

Case Price: $280.80

Mediterranean dishes featuring grains and meat. Cured meats, sausages, boiled meats and BBQ vegetables

Vivacious purple offering a combination of fruit fragrances including cherries, black currants and violets. Tannins are well-balanced by the alcoholic component and the finish is long and satisfying. This is a blend of Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon

With Tuscan roots going back more than 1,000 years, the Frescobaldi family boasts 700 years of winemaking spanning 30 generations. Records reveal Frescobaldi wine was imported by the English Royal Court as early as the 1300s, and international varieties such as Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Merlot were introduced to its Tuscan vineyards in 1855. Now comprising nine separate wineries making it the largest in Tuscany, Frescobaldi''s combination of tradition and innovation has been recognised with eight Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri Awards.

Boutique Wines - 2005 Ravens Croft Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Reds

Bottle Price: $28.80

Case Price: $345.60

Lovely elegant styled Cabernet that will match roast lamb beautifully

Concentrated Berry and Cassis Flavours with new French Oak. Bronze - Winewise Canberra

Boutique Wines - 2007 Pyramids Road Bernies Blend - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Reds

Bottle Price: $30.60

Case Price: $367.20

rib fillet rolled in herbs and porcini mushrooms.

Bernies Blend is dedicated to Bernie, father of Warren the winemaker, whose help and encouragement have assisted greatly in the establishment of Pyramids Road Wines. This three barrel blend is a combination of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Mourvedre and has had a mix of New French and American oak. Intense dark berry flavours combine with subtle toasty oak to create a wine with depth and complexity. Will Cellar well

A passion for fine wines drives all operations at Pyramids Road Wines. Our focus is the production of high quality low volume hand made wines. All wines are hand crafted on the premises. Our 2 hectare vineyard was planted in November 1999 producing our first crop in 2002.Varieties include Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot, Mourvedre, and Verdelho. A 70 year old patch of muscat has been revived and has supplied a fortified to our range. Small scale production means most operations are hands-on -- from pruning, training, picking in the vineyard to basket pressing, bottling and labelling in the winery.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Glazebrook Gewurztraminer - Hawkes Bay - (New Zealand North Island) Whites

Bottle Price: $18.90

Case Price: $226.80

Try matching with Asian inspired flavours or with fish, crayfish or salmon.

Colour: Pale straw with golden hues.Bouquet: Perfumed nose of lychee, white peach and old roses. Heady scents of musk, ginger and cinnamon spices.Palate: A full-bodied, lush palate with flavours of Turkish delight and lychee. Warm spicy finish.

Ngatarawa winery began as the shared vision of two very different families. What the Corban family name is to winemaking, so the Glazebrook family name is to farming. It was the remarkable union of these two families, with their rich heritages of vision, innovation and passion that saw Ngatarawa Wines established in former racing Stables in 1981.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Domaine Du Cassan Les Esclausels - Cotes Du Ventoux - (France) Reds

Bottle Price: $17.10

Case Price: $205.20

Beef Daube, Artichokes Cooked in a Pot, Caramelised Pork, Charcuterie Plate

This is wonderfully juicy and smooth with a lovely core of sweet red fruit and some light notes of provencal herbs and savoury spice.

This Domaine occupies one of the world’s most beautiful vineyard settings in the heart of the Dentelles de Montmirail nature reserve in Provence in the hills above the picturesque medieval village of Gigondas. About 4 kilometres from Gigondas and at 300m altitude, it is a magical spot filled with vineyards, wild herbs, walks, rock climbs and panoramic views. The Domaine was founded in 1970 by Gerard Paillet’s father-in-law who purchased the vineyards and built the cellar. Paillet took over with the 1996 harvest and increased the ripeness of the harvest to turn the wines into richer, more powerful, mineral, flavour-packed expressions of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Bernhard Ott Estate Fass 4 Gruner Veltliner - Feuersbrunn - (Austria) Whites

Bottle Price: $36.00

Case Price: $216.00

Marinated Salmon with Dill

Medium green-yellow. Ripe pear, anise, tobacco, pepper and celery on the nose. Multilayered in texture, with apple and fresh grape flavours along with a touch of grapefruit. A finely chiselled acid structure gives this harmonious, appetizing wine noteworthy finesse. Finishes fruity and long

Weingut Bernhard Ott is a family owned company since 1889. Bernhard is the fourth generation of the Ott family and has been leading the winery since 1995. The vineyards cover about 18ha in Feuersbrunn in the region Wagram in lower Austria. Ninety percent of the vineyard is planted with Gruner Veltliner which is available in different strengths. The Philosophy of Bernhard Ott is important: wine should be true to its nature; his wines are natural and fruity. This is also shown in the vinification: fermentation in stainless steel tanks and bottled with stelvin screw cap closures. NB: Case Price is For Six Bottles

Boutique Wines - 2007 Dutschke Willow Bend Merlot Shiraz Cabernet - Barossa Valley - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $18.00

Case Price: $216.00

Try with a hearty stew

“Superb bright, rich blackberry fruit nicely captured here. There's an earthy nuance too and an impressive ball of flavoursome fine tannin with oak boosting structure through the finish. Balanced, even and lingering, impressive for the vintage. Drink now to 2017. - 91pts� - Wine100, June 2009, Nick Stock

The Shiraz (38%), and Merlot (33%) provide the ripe sweet fruit palate while the Cabernet Sauvignon (29%) gives structure and tannin support. After years in the bottle the older "WillowBend" blends have also shown great complex characters while still maintaining their fresh fruit flavours. WillowBend is typically a very good wine to drink now, but will also benefit further by lying it down for a few years to complex with extra bottle aging.

Boutique Wines - 2007 Domaine Les Pallieres Terrasse Du Diable - Gigondas - (France) Reds

Bottle Price: $69.30

Case Price: $415.80

Braised Lamb Shoulder, Foie Gras with Truffles

Polished and pure, with delicious layers of plum sauce, braised fig and melted licorice that glide through the dense but silky-textured finish. Hints of graphite and incense lurk in the background. Long, with buried minerality. Should age nicely. Grenache, Mourvèdre and Clairette. Drink now through 2015.

The estate takes its name from the lieu-dit of Les Pallières. Most of its vines, and the cellar and residential buildings, have been there for well over a century. But the single, 333-acre plot that forms the estate overlaps some way into neighbouring lieux-dits such as Thomas, Poncet, Terrasse du Diable and Pas de Vège: these all back onto the northern end of the Dentelles de Montmirail cliffs, face northwest and are very similar in composition. NB: Case Price is for Six Bottles

Boutique Wines - 2004 Domaine Du Meteore Les Leonides - Faugeres - (France) Reds

Bottle Price: $17.10

Case Price: $102.60

Best with rustic beef stew, saddle of lamb catalane-style or a simple dish of spicy sausages.

A vibrant cherry-red in colour. Aromas of dried red fruits and roasted coffee. On the palate, fresh yet full-bodied with further flavours of red berries and dried herbs. The finish is full and lengthy with excellent acidity and firm minerality making this a very harmonious wine. ''Les Leonides'' is a blend of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre and Carignan

Domaine du Meteore is situated at Cabrerolles in the appellation of Faugeres and is run by Genevieve Libes and Ginette Coste. The domaine is so named due to the presence of a 10,000 year-old meteor crater situated in an area of the vineyard where the vines grow particularly well NB: Case price is for six bottles

Boutique Wines - 2008 The Story Rices Vineyard Shiraz - Grampians - (Victoria) Reds

Bottle Price: $39.60

Case Price: $475.20

Steak au poivre

It’s fragrant and perfumed with juicy mixed berry fruits, spice and delightful cocoa and vanilla oak. Smooth and mouth-filling with abundant sweet fruit, spice and sumptuous suede-like tannins. The acidity is fresh, but unobtrusive, just enough to pull in the waist of all that fleshy ripe fruit, but discreetly. Pulsating length, closing with spice, and a firm, but ripely stalky aftertaste. Superb.

Rory Lane is the proprietor of the Story Wines, a small urban winery in Melbourne, Australia. The Story makes Grampians Shiraz and little parcels of other novelties when they feel the conditions are right. The aim is to bring the winemaking experience to the city, where people can see, learn and enjoy it, rather than having to travel hours to get to it.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Vinrock Shiraz - McLaren Vale - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $14.40

Case Price: $172.80

roasted red meats, hearty casseroles and fine cheeses.

Lifted spice and aniseed aromas are accompanied by decadent plum and dark chocolate flavours on the palate. Silky tannins provide length and structure.

Vinrock wines are made from the family owned Luca Vineyard. They produce only fine red wines from their 30 hectares located within the famous McLaren Vale Region of South Australia. They aim for low yields and high quality with sustainable viticultural practices. Their wines are proudly regional and distinctly varietal. Recent recognition includes James Halliday rating Their 2007 Shiraz at 94 points and 5 Stars in his latest ‘Wine Companion’ and our 2008 Grenache won a Trophy and Gold Medal at the McLaren Vale Wine show.

Boutique Wines - Non - Vintage Loredan Gaspirini Prosecco - Volpago Del Montello - (Italy) Champagne/Sparkling

Bottle Price: $27.00

Case Price: $324.00

Perfect apertif, white fish

A very fine wine with great structure and concentration, and an unexpected long final taste.

Boutique Wines - 2009 Wood Park Wild's Gully Classic Dry Red No Added Preservative - King Valley - (Victoria) Reds

Bottle Price: $14.40

Case Price: $172.80

Char grilled atlantic salmon

The colour is a bright crimson red. On the nose the wine exudes aromas of dark berries and mint. On the palate the wine features cherries, blackcurrant and licorice.This is a blend of 60 percent Shiraz and 40 percent Merlot.

This wine is directed at wine lovers who are sensitive or intolerant to sulphur added to most wines. As this wine does not have any preservatives added it is highly recommended to consume within 12- 18 months of vintage. It is also highly recommended to keep this wine stored in the refrigerator until needed.

Boutique Wines - 2005 Pio Cesare Barolo - Piedmont - (Italy) Reds

Bottle Price: $157.70

Case Price: $1,890.00

red meats and aged piedmont cheeses

Intense glossy garnet, with orange reflections. The aroma is ethereal, with hints of violets, blackberry jam, licorice and cloves. The flavour is dry and austere, with a lingering hint of almonds.

The Pio Cesare estate enjoys a long family tradition dating back to 1881. Throughout the generations the wines have been made to the same exacting family standards producing consistently excellent wines. Current owner Pio Boffa has inherited a history of commitment to quality and enhanced it further with the introduction of some modern techniques, like using barriques as well as botti in different proportions for his Barolos and Barbarescos, including the much awarded Barolo "Ornato" and Barbaresco "Il Bricco". Indeed, all Pio Cesare wines, including its Barberas and Dolcettos, are benchmark examples of their appellations. Winner of 8 Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri Awards

Boutique Wines - 2009 Mayer Bloody Hill Chardonnay - Yarra Valley - (Victoria) Whites

Bottle Price: $31.50

Case Price: $378.00

Chicken and wild mushroom risotto

here’s a touch of the trademark Mayer funk (of course) and a good punch of grapefruity, almost passionfruit, flavour with some tasteful spicy oak. It’s fresh and light with a distinct spiciness and a good tight dry finish. Nice bit of sulphidey mineral character here too. 91 Points - Gary Walsh Wine Front

Timo Mayer is a small producer of hand crafted, single vineyard wines. They believe that wines are made in the vineyard and therefore try to interfere as little as possible. The red wines are unfined and unfiltered to show the true expression of the land. Their aim is to make wines with a point of difference, or in Timo''s words... Bring back the funk!!

Boutique Wines - 2007 Zenato Valpolicella Classico Superiore - Veneto - (Italy) Reds

Bottle Price: $33.30

Case Price: $399.60

pasta, roasts and medium cheeses

Offers a distinctive floral-fruity scent with vanilla notes and an intriguing, complex flavour. This wine is eighty percent Corvina and twenty percent Rondinella

Cherishing a ''frank and simple'' approach to life, Zenato is committed to producing affordable wine of exceptional quality. With a passion for the land and a dedication to vigorous research, innovation and quality improvement, Sergio Zenato strives to eclipse past results, crafting wines that have become known for their quality and consistency. Winner of 5 Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri Awards

Boutique Wines - 2008 Ngeringa JE Syrah - Adelaide Hills - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $26.10

Case Price: $313.20

Beef Ragout

There's Schwetchen plums in this wine and with a waft of cedar and white pepper, the flavours persist and roll on the palate. Grainy tannins at front, plush and softening to the back. Medium bodied, neatly structured and satisfying

A new vineyard in an ancient place with a powerful philosophy entwining them.... Situated below the Mount Barker summit in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia, Ngeringa is tended by the overlooking mystique of the rocks that are the Mount Barker and the traditional lores that surround them. Nourished through the simplicity of biodynamic farming practices

Boutique Wines - 2007 Whitehaven Pinot Gris - (New Zealand South Island) Whites

Bottle Price: $21.60

Case Price: $259.20

Our 2007 Pinot Gris is made to be enjoyed best with food. We recommend dishes featuring smoked salmon, mushrooms, poultry or light game. Pasta dishes also should be a good match.

Colour / Appearance: Mid straw-gold. Aroma / Bouquet: An aroma of bottled quince and pears, with a touch of ripe citrus peel. Palate: The 2007 Pinot Gris is full-flavoured, medium-bodied with a mouth filling texture, attractive acid length and a dry finish. The pear, quince and citrus peel flavours lend a lovely appeal and elegance to the wine. Cellaring: We believe after cellaring for a year or more the Pinot Gris will gain texture and complexity to augment the varietal characters exhibited by the wine now. However, the wine is already in good balance, and can be enjoyed immediately.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Wine By Farr Farr Rising Pinot Noir - Geelong - (Victoria) Reds

Bottle Price: $37.00

Case Price: $444.00

Roast DUck with Porcini Mushrooms

A robust wine. Luscious fruit on the nose leading on to savoury layered finish. A wine full of burgundian and gamey characters. A deceptively long finish.

The By Farr vineyards have plantings of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Shiraz and Viognier (all varieties are a mixture of clones and rootstocks). The aspect of the vineyard is north/northeast and undulating. The soil is volcanic loam over limestone and in some sites the limestone dominates the loam. They are well drained and of low fertility. They compare well with the best sites for pinot noir and chardonnay anywhere in the world.

Boutique Wines - 2009 Quattro Mano Duende - Barossa Valley - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $18.00

Case Price: $216.00

Chocolate and Walnut Crepes, Unsweetened or Bitter Chocolate Fondant Cake, Pithiviers

Garnet red with purple hues. With only 8 months maturation, the 2009 Duende is a “joven� style wine displaying vibrant, fleshy red – berried fruits including pomegranate, sour cherries and raspberries. Anise, licorice, turkish delight and some delicate hints of dusty, spicy oak complete the mix. The palate is beautifully balanced showing all of the aromatics seen on the bouquet along with dark chocolate, cocoa and spice. Supple, super-fine savoury tannins flesh out the palate providing structure and framework for the powerful fruit. This is a Portuguese styled blend of Touriga nacionale, Tinta amarella and Tinta cao

Quattro Mano is a new wine collaboration between good friends Philippe Morin, Tony Carapetis and Chris Taylor, each of whom brings a wealth of winemaking experience to this new adventure.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Domaine Leflaive Macon Verze - Bourgogne - (France) Whites

Bottle Price: $49.50

Case Price: $594.00

Beaufort (French Cows Cheese from Savoie Region), Bouillabaisse, Calamari with Leek Fondue, Langoustines or Norway Lobster or Scampi Fritters

A very fresh and bright nose of green fruit, white flower and citrus nuances leads to cool, refreshing and vibrant middle weight flavors blessed with a light mineral streak on good detail and punch on the solidly long finish.

There have been Leflaives in the region since 1580, but the first traces of Domaine Leflaive emerged when Claude Leflaive came to live in the domaine’s present buildings in 1717. At that time they had some 5 hectares of vines. The domaine itself was created by Anne-Claude’s grandfather Joseph, who came to Burgundy in 1905 after the failure of an unsuccessful business venture, and an adventurous life which included a period in Indochina, and being one of the engineers who built the first French submarine.

Boutique Wines - 2007 Amadio Rosso Quattro - Adelaide Hills - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $14.40

Case Price: $172.80

Serve with anti pasto

This exceptional blend of Sangiovese, Merlot, Barbera and Nebbiolo delivers through a lifted fragrance of dark cherry, red berries and anise with hints of vanilla on the nose. This follows through to an array of mulberry, blackberry and dark forest fruits on the palate. These varietal flavours fuse together on the palate with hints of herbaceous characters and a combination of soft powdery tannins and fresh clean acid complete this medium bodied red.

Harvested in single vineyards from the cool-climate and high altitude vineyards of the Adelaide Hills. The cool-climate and rich soils contribute to intense fruit flavours, complexity and length.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Toombullup North Arneis - King Valley - (New South Wales) Whites

Bottle Price: $14.40

Case Price: $172.80

Blue Spanner Crab cakes, Oven Baked Fish

Arneis is an italian vairety that originates from Piedmont in Northern Italy. This wine has aromas of pear, almond and marzipan. The palate is medium bodied with a lingering acid.

Toombullup North Winery is located at Myrrhee, within the King Valley Wine Region of Australia. They are a relatively new winery that are specialising in Italian styles

Boutique Wines - Non - Vintage Bodegas Delgado Zuleta La Goya Manzanilla Sherry - Sanlúcar de Barrameda - (Spain) Fortifieds

Bottle Price: $15.75

Case Price: $94.50

Sushi, spicy snacks, smoked fish, Jamon

The colour is bright pale gold. On the nose thre is complex, creamy almond notes, refined and delicate. The palate is all freshness with a nutty tang and balanced finish. The average age of each wine is beteen 6 and 8 years

Bodegas Delgado Zuleta is the oldest family run winery in the Sherry district that is making Manzanilla

Boutique Wines - 2008 La Curio The Nubile Grenache Shiraz - McLaren Vale - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $24.30

Case Price: $291.60

Anchovy pizza, BBQ ribs, Braised Rabbit

Strawberries, plum and hints of raspberry lift on the nose, supported by oak spice of cinnamon and vanilla. The generous palate delivers more raspberry and plum, layered with savoury notes of bitter chocolate and coffee. Drink now to 2012; 360 cases produced

The fruit for the wines was sourced from a range of premium McLaren Vale vineyards. Many of these vineyards are extremely low yielding, are minimally irrigated, and produce fruit with an abundance of varietal character. Some of the parcels of fruit have been sourced from local bush vines which are approximately eighty years of age.The concept behind the logo of “La Curio Wines� is the image of a unique pair of Harry Houdini’s manacles. Houdini often used this figure of eight handcuffs to perplex and challenge his competitors, the original now being held in the Houdini collection of a Mr. Sid Radner.

Boutique Wines - 2004 Clos Montirius Vacqueyas - Rhone - (France) Reds

Bottle Price: $38.70

Case Price: $232.20

It pairs well with game, such as squab or venison, but can be enjoyed on its own or with a hard cheese.

Light ruby color. Powerful, pungent aromas of jammy blackberry, boysenberry and plum tinged by tobacco and espresso. Very sweet in the mouth, with a concentrated dark berry flavor that expands as the wine opens in the glass. Finishes inky, rich and long. Very impressive.

Montirius is a certified organic and biodynamic winery run by Christine and Eric Saurel. Whilst the winery has been in the family for five generations, it has only been truly organic and biodynamic since 1980. Max Saurel, Eric''s father had a "premonition" about the negative effects of using chemical fertiliser on the land, and he stopped their application. NB: Case Price is for six bottles

Boutique Wines - 2004 Fontanafredda Barolo Nebbiolo - Barolo - (Italy) Reds

Bottle Price: $95.40

Case Price: $1,144.80

best served with red meat dishes and medium or mature cheeses.

Garnet-red with ruby highlights, this wine offers a dry but soft, full bodied, well balanced flavour

Founded in the late 1800s by Emmanuele Guerreri, son of King Victor Emmanuel II, the Fontanafredda estate has undergone something of an image evolution in recent years, completely restyling the bottles and revolutionising production. The estate comprises about 100 hectares of hilly terrain at Serralunga d''Alba, Barolo and Diano d''Alba and rents an array of others throughout Piedmont. The combined grapes from all these sources go to produce the estate''s magnificent range of wines.

Boutique Wines - 2007 Picardy Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc - Pemberton - (Western Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $26.10

Case Price: $313.20

Rich red meats

Bright colour; amost attractive and fragrant wine with fresh cassis notes giving a juicy cast of the palate, supported by fine tannins and quality French oak. Drink 2025. 94 POINTS - James Halliday Australian Wine Companion

Picardy is one of Australia''''s leading premium wine producers, established in 1993 in the Pemberton region of Western Australia. Picardy is a boutique vineyard and winery producing Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Shiraz and Merlot/Cabernet varieties. All wines bearing the Picardy label are made entirely from fruit grown on the Picardy vineyard, and are vintaged and bottled by the Pannell Family in their own winery at Picardy.

Boutique Wines - Non - Vintage Porto Niepoort Ruby - Norte - (Portugal) Fortifieds

Bottle Price: $31.50

Case Price: $189.00

Ready to drink now after a meal on its own or with soft cheeses.

Dark red in colour with a fresh vibrant aroma of dark fruits which follows through on the palate along with an almost mineral character, a youthful wine with good extract and great balance, offering superb "drinkability".

Franciscus Marius van der Niepoort born in 1813 in Hilversum in Holland started the family business when he moved to Portugal. Since then, successive Niepoort generations has been directly involved in the continuation of their family tradition. They carefully craft their ports with dedication and skill. NB: Case price is for six bottles

Boutique Wines - 2007 Wooing Tree Sandstorm Reserve Pinot Noir - Central Otago - (New Zealand South Island) Reds

Bottle Price: $108.00

Case Price: $648.00

Roast Duck with swiss mushrooms

Especially low yielding ripe hand picked fruit, gentle winemaking and extended maturation in French oak have resulted in a complex and powerful wine. It has aromas of ripe cherries and plums, a rich and silky smooth palate and a long spicy finish.

Cromwell’s Wooing Tree, is a family owned single vineyard site, located in the heart of Central Otago, the wine region fast becoming known for its top quality Pinot Noir. For many thousands of years Cromwell has been subjected to sandstorms during strong NW winds. Wind blown sands form Cromwell’s unique habitat as one of the only inland sand dunes in New Zealand. NB: Case Price is for Six Bottles

Boutique Wines - 2008 Vinrock Grenache - McLaren Vale - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $14.40

Case Price: $172.80

wood fired pizza, classic aussie bbq, tomato based pasta dishes. Big fruit and soft tannins mean it can handle spicy Asian cuisine without offending.

A lively fruit focus of red berries and rhubarb flavours harmoniously integrate with rippling spice, fine tannins and a savoury complexity.

Vinrock wines are made from the family owned Luca Vineyard. They produce only fine red wines from their 30 hectares located within the famous McLaren Vale Region of South Australia. They aim for low yields and high quality with sustainable viticultural practices. Their wines are proudly regional and distinctly varietal. Recent recognition includes James Halliday rating Their 2007 Shiraz at 94 points and 5 Stars in his latest ‘Wine Companion’ and Their 2008 Grenache won a Trophy and Gold Medal at the McLaren Vale Wine show.

Boutique Wines - Non - Vintage Dutschke The Tokay - Barossa Valley - (South Australia) Fortifieds

Bottle Price: $22.50

Case Price: $135.00

Desserts, cake and coffee

The Tokay is a blend of 100 Barossa Valley Tokay (Muscadelle) with the richness and lusciousness you would expect from only Rutherglen Tokay. In blending this wine, I have chased up some older material from a couple of winemaking mates here in the Barossa, to blend with our fresh and luscious younger Tokay. This also allows me to have a collection of older material tucked away for the future. Some of this precious older material goes back to 1988. The Tokay shows plenty of caramel, toffee and nutty like characters and has a sweet, rich, luscious palate, finishing round and a touch dry from the oak tannin and warm alcohol.

Boutique Wines - 2009 Fraser Gallop Chardonnay - Margaret River - (Western Australia) Whites

Bottle Price: $25.20

Case Price: $302.40

Chicken Fricassee with Sage, Fresh Asparagus with Mousseline Sauce

Vibrant light straw in colour.The nose is dominated by more complex and savoury aromas of lanolin, sour dough and spice notes supported by hints of lemon curd and dried orange peel.Initially the palate has a distinct waxy creamy texture with flavours of custard apple, almond milk and honeysuckle. The mid palate shows some nuttiness with a wet slate and a flinty texture, which follows through to a citrusy acid finish. Will age gracefully over the next 5 to 10 years.

Fraser Gallop Estate produces single vineyard premium wines which reflect the climate and the soils of the upper Wilyabrup region of Margaret River, Western Australia. The individuality of the Estate comes through in the wines

Boutique Wines - 2010 Dutschke Cab Mac Shiraz - Barossa Valley - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $18.00

Case Price: $216.00

Andouillette with Shallots, Auge Valley Style Chicken Stew

“In the early and mid eighties a boom in Beaujolais imports, prompted development of many Australian lookalikes, notably the late Stephen Hickinbotham''s Cab Mac – a name play on the French "maceration carbonique" winemaking technique. In this wine, Wayne Dutschke applies the technique to shiraz from old Barossa vines with mouth-watering results. The aroma''s pure, ripe and fragrant and the palate opulent, juicy, slurpy and soft. Dutschke played a part in the original Cab Mac and salutes it by resurrecting the original label.� - Chris Shanahan, August 2010

Wayne Dutschke is an ultra premium wine maker from the Barossa Valley. Recently awarded Barossa wine maker of the year, Wayne Dutschke is going from strength to strength

Boutique Wines - 2007 Frogmore Creek Iced Riesling - Tasmania - (Tasmania) Dessert Wines

Bottle Price: $26.10

Case Price: $313.20

Fantastic on its own

Orange zest, lemon blossom and thick raisiny scents transcend into luscious, sweet stone fruit and ripe apple flavours. The finish lingers indefinitely, nourished by characteristic cool climate mineral acid. The highly acclaimed Frogmore Creek range is the pinnacle of our efforts; the ultimate combination in matching fitting varieties to true cool climate viticulture, following through with master winemaking. The aromatic iced wines are crafted through freeze concentrating freshly pressed grape juice, intensifying flavour, sugar and acid.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Torzi Matthews Frost Dodger Riesling - Eden Valley - (South Australia) Whites

Bottle Price: $16.20

Case Price: $194.40

Pork Belly, Blue spanner crab, refreshing salads

Spice and apple blossom aromas; very attractive flavour and mouthfeel, with apple, lime juice and tropical fruit.

Torzi Matthews, a food and winemaking partnership between Domenic Torzi and Tracy Matthews have passion and the firm conviction of appreciating the value of heritage tradition in the crafting of their wines and extra virgin olive oils. In 1996 Tracy and Domenic stumbled across a small, frost-pocketed hollow in the beautiful Mt McKenzie, Eden Valley and fell in love with the area for its remoteness and its diverse thin soils.

Boutique Wines - 2007 Castellani Chianti Superiore - Tuscany - (Italy) Reds

Bottle Price: $23.40

Case Price: $280.80

Great with steaks, roasts and Fillet Mignon.

Smooth and balanced showing plenty of cherry, leather and cedar flavours

Exporters of wine since 1903, the Castellani family have founded their high quality wines on the belief that the'' quality of the wine starts in the vineyard''. For the past 25 years, the family has worked hard to refine the soil types and microclimates that enhance their ''great Tuscan vines'', investing in research and new technologies to ensure the Castellani name continues to be associated with ''memorable wines''.

Boutique Wines - 2005 Kanonkop Cabernet Sauvignon - Stellenbosch - (South Africa) Reds

Bottle Price: $53.10

Case Price: $637.20

Red meat dishes.

Rich and full-bodied, this stunning Cabernet flaunts intense flavors of dark berry, black cherry, mocha and spice accented by smoky, gamy notes. South Africa’s equivalent of a “First Growth,� this cellar-worthy gem was one of a handful of wines to receive the coveted 5 Star rating in the 2008 edition of Platter’s South African Wine Guide.

Kanonkop means "Cannon Hill" and derived from the days when cannons were fired to signal the arrival of dutch trade ships into Cape Town Harbour. Kanonkop is a fourth generation family estate, which was originally purchased by JW Sauer, a cabinet member in the parliament of the Union of South Africa. His son Paul Oliver Sauer, also a cabinet minister, took over the reins from his father and in 1968 was joined by Springbok rugby great Jan “Boland� Coetzee.

Boutique Wines - 2006 Stellenrust JJ Picalot - Stellenbosch - (South Africa) Reds

Bottle Price: $35.10

Case Price: $421.20

This Picalot will complement North Indian Curries or other spicy dishes well; the Pinotage evident enough to balance strong food flavours.

This wine offers has quite a funky character – milky spice, rich plum with cedar and tobacco space. Long finish of succulent ripe fruit. 42% Pinotage 31% Cabernet Sauvignon 27% Merlot 2008 IWSC - Silver Medal 2008 Veritas Awards - Silver Medal

The JJ Handmade wines range forms part of a special boutique range of wines under the Stellenrust estate label, with the focus on making wines in the age-old French methods with no machinery involved in production – hence the name ‘handmade wine’.

Boutique Wines - 2009 Goats do Roam Classic White - Paarl - (South Africa) Whites

Bottle Price: $17.10

Case Price: $205.20

Cream Cheese souffle, Creamy chicken dishes

Rich aromas of peach and pear with floral fragrance and citrus. Mouthfeel has richness, and fruit flavours follow through from the nose with honeysuckle on the finish. This is a blend of Viognier, Grenache Blanc and Roussane

One afternoon, at harvest time, Charles Beck of Goats Do Roam''s mischievous son Jason and his friend Justin let the goats out of their tower and sent them for a walkabout amongst the vines. As in the legend of the Yemeni goat herder – whose roaming flock first discovered the joys of coffee beans, their goats picked out the best and tastiest fruit – their choice serves as their inspiration for this wine.

Boutique Wines - 2004 Klein Constantia Vin De Constance - Constantia - (South Africa) Dessert Wines

Bottle Price: $121.50

Case Price: $1,458.00

Perfect on its own or with almond biscotti.

This legendary wine has an impressive history. Favoured by Frederick the Great, demanded by Napoleon Bonaparte, loved by Charles Dickens and craved by King Louis Phillipe of France. Jane Austen even recommended it as a cure for a broken heart. Made on Muscat de Frontignan raisins, it exudes a bright golden in colour with fresh green tinges. The richly aromatic nose displays candied orange peel, sundried peaches and whiffs of sandalwood. The palate is full and viscous with waves of white peach and pear flavours, restrained acidity and fine, nutty finish. This is the dessert wine served in Heaven.

The verdant Constantia valley, home to Klein Constantia Estate, is the oldest, most enduring vineyard region in the Cape, first producing wine in 1689.As part of the original vineyard that in the 18th century produced "Constantia", prized throughout Europe by the leaders and aristocracy of the time, Klein Constantia has helped to reclaim its former glory by initiating the revival of this famous wine.

Boutique Wines - 2007 Mac Forbes Woori Yallock Pinot Noir - Yarra Valley - (Victoria) Reds

Bottle Price: $58.50

Case Price: $702.00

Roast chicken with rosemary salt

Colour : Medium red. Nose : Bright and complex with depth of red to dark fruits pushing through an earthy mushroom and herbal thread.Palate : Finely structured pinot in the most classic sense. Plum and cherry display a pretty lifted range of flavours complimented with depth and length. Long, complex and generous without fatness or baked fruit. While the wine holds it''s line, it is the weight and texture that surreptitiously builds into a formidable wine for now and the future.

Mac Forbes isn''t afraid to push the boundaries of cool climate viticulture and winemaking. Eight small vineyards (Yarra Valley and Strathbogie Ranges) are hand tended with the focus being plant and soil health. This respect for soil, vine and environment continues in the winery where fruit balance, purity and minimal inputs are considered paramount in allowing for maximum vineyard expression. Winemaking is old fashioned and thoughtful with each parcel of fruit handled separately.

Boutique Wines - 2009 Murdoch Hill Sauvignon Blanc - Adelaide Hills - (South Australia) Whites

Bottle Price: $17.10

Case Price: $205.20

Smoked Chicken Breast Salad

It is a clear and pristine wine with bright acidity carrying all the attributes of the Hills’ style. Zesty stone fruits and gooseberry carrying through the palate to a clean, crisp mineral finish.

The Downer Family have farmed their property ''Erinka'' since 1939, reaping benefits of fertile soils of the Onkaparinga Valley in the heart of the Adelaide Hills. The farm has operated as a beef cattle property for the last sixty years.Charlie and Julie Downer established Murdoch Hill in 1998. The twenty one hectare vineyard is situated in undulating hills where cool climate predominates and produces magnificent fruit. Murdoch Hill is the highest point in the surrounding district, standing 516 metres above sea level.

Boutique Wines - 2007 Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe Telegramme - Chateauneuf Du Pape - (France) Reds

Bottle Price: $72.00

Case Price: $432.00

Filet Mignon, 30 Day old Lamb

Vivid red. Assertive aromas of wild strawberry, raspberry, fresh lavender and minerals; there''s a pinot-like vibrancy here that I like. Brisk and sharply defined, offering tangy red berry flavors, silky texture and good mineral snap. The finish is gently sweet and impressively pure.

One of the legends of Chateauneuf du Pape is the great property of Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe. Robert Parker says "This venerable estate, long run by the Brunier family, is a consistent source for fabulous wines." The domaine spreads over 170 acres on the Plateau de la Crau, covered with the rocky soil that makes Chateauneuf famous.

Boutique Wines - 2006 Rochford Pinot Noir - Macedon Ranges - (Victoria) Reds

Bottle Price: $28.80

Case Price: $345.60

Lovely with grilled salmon

This wine is mid plum in colour. The nose shows dark cherry fruit combined with spice and mocha oak. The palate and full flavoured and shows good varietal definition, which is enhanced with spicy oak characters. The grape and oak tannins add power to the palate that will ensure medium term cellaring. The wine finishes with a good persistence of flavour and good acidity.

The early part of the 2005/2006 growing season was warm to hot but this changed quickly in mid March to being very cool and showery. This weather persisted for the balance of the ripening period. The resulted was extended ripening with good flavour development but slightly lower acidy than normal. The fruit was hand picked between the 1st and 24th April.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Delamere Pinot Noir - Pipers Brook - (Tasmania) Reds

Bottle Price: $38.70

Case Price: $464.40

Chicken Tajine, Cods with Endives

Fermented in open top fermenters, matured in Burgundian coopered French oak. Ripe red berry fruits, spicey undertones. Taut structure with a generous mouthfeel resulting from gentle handling and time on lees. Will reward careful cellaring for up to 10 years.

Delamere is one of the original vineyards planted in the Pipers Brook region. The fertile soils on the property had previously lent themselves to the successful establishment of a wonderfully diverse fruit orchard and market garden. It was the pioneering vision of Richard and Dallas Richardson that in 1981 saw the more elevated areas of the property planted out to the classic cool climate cultivars of pinot noir and chardonnay. Over the last 25 years Delamere has forged a reputation as one of Tasmania’s premium wine producers of both table and sparkling wines.

Boutique Wines - 2006 Labyrinth Bien Nacido Pinot Noir - Santa Maria Valley - (USA) Reds

Bottle Price: $55.80

Case Price: $669.60

Braised Grouse with Grapes, Cod with Endives, Duck with Cherry Sauce

This wine has a balance of weight intensity, power and extraordinary concentration, the result of reduced yield and smaller berry size. Typical of the style, the Labyrinth Bien Nacido 2007 maintains the bright red fruit flavours, refreshing acid and low alcohol. The palate is velvety with hints of red liquorice, red cherry and cranberry finishing with firm, fine grained tannins

Ariki Hill is running a unique wine business, the name labyrinth being well chosen. While it is a Pinot Noir-only specialist, one is produced in the southern hemisphere (from the Yarra Valley) and one from the northern hemisphere (Santa Barbara, California) each year. Moreover, the wines come from individual vineyards, the Bien Nacido Vineyard having the deserved reputation as one of the best sources of pinot noir in California. - James Halliday; Australian Wine Companion 2005

Boutique Wines - 2007 Envoy Riesling - Marlborough - (New Zealand South Island) Whites

Bottle Price: $34.20

Case Price: $410.40

Duck with Orange sauce, Blue cheese, Chicken tarragon

The colour is Pale Green. The bouquet reminds of Lime, honeysuckle and riverstones. On the palate crisp acid is delicately balanced with sweetness and ripe fruit tannins to give a lingering, mouthwatering finish. Tight and youthful on release, expect good cellaring potential.

Spy Valley Wines is situated on the sunny southern side of Marlborough's Wairau Valley, nestled on the terraces of the Omaka river are the vineyards of Johnson Estate.Bryan and Jan Johnson established the first of their 380 acres of estate vineyards in 1993. Pioneers in what was then a Marlborough sub region, the Lower Waihopai development continued with fruit being grown and sold to other wine companies. The brand name SPY VALLEY is derived from the presence of a satellite communications monitoring station (spy base) nearby, part of the Echelon Global Network.

Boutique Wines - Non - Vintage Louis Bouillot Perle de Vigne - Burgandy - (France) Champagne/Sparkling

Bottle Price: $25.20

Case Price: $302.40

Perfect aperitif

Varietal(s): Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Gamay, and Aligoté from Burgundy. Palate: This blend of Pinot Noir, Gamay, Chardonnay, and Aligoté, brings the best of both worlds to this Crémant de Bourgogne. A solid gold robe is coupled with a slightly yeasty nose revealing light aromas of toast and fresh pear. The brilliant dry, acidic finish has a rich texture with enticing flavors of baked granny smith apples reminiscent of an apple crisp. You can''t come any closer to true Champagne flavors at this price.

Winemaking: First, we use a pneumatic press to crush the grapes. Next, the wine undergoes alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel tanks and then is put in bottles to form its bubbles through the méthode traditionnelle. It is aged for 24 months, far past the legal requirement of 9 months, to ensure that the lees impart the maximum aromas and finesse to our wine.

Boutique Wines - 2009 Wood Park Wild's Gully Classic Dry White No Added Preservative - King Valley - (Victoria) Whites

Bottle Price: $14.40

Case Price: $172.80

Poached Atlantic Salmon with Dill

Pale straw green in colour, the bouquet is citrus, pears and nutmeg / cinnamon. On the palate the wine is predominantly Citrus, Guava and Nectarines. This is a blend of 60 percent Verdelho and 40 percent Semillon. This very special wine has no added preservatives.

This wine is directed at wine lovers who are sensitive or intolerant to sulphur added to most wines. As this wine does not have any preservatives added it is highly recommended to consume within 12-18 months of vintage. It is also highly recommended to keep this wine stored in the refrigerator until needed.

Boutique Wines - 2005 Robert Channon Cabernet Sauvignon - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Reds

Bottle Price: $18.00

Case Price: $216.00

Veal Saltimbocca

It has a bouquet of blackcurrants and berry fruits and an intense palate showing blackberry and cassis with a touch of cedar from the oak and firm tanins.

Robert Channon Wines is producing some of Australia’s finest Verdelho, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Cabernet Sauvignon from its family-owned winery and vineyard in the Granite Belt district of Queensland. All of Their wine is made at Their winery from grapes grown in our cool climate vineyard at an elevation of about 950 metres.

Boutique Wines - 2006 Raventos i Blanc L Hereu Reserva Brut Cava - Penedes - (Spain) Champagne/Sparkling

Bottle Price: $32.40

Case Price: $388.80

Perfect apertif

The wine is bright and lively with fruity aromas of lemon and green apple and more complex notes of fresh baked bread. The palate is well structured with tiny bubbles that dance across the palate. This cava is a blend of Parellada, Macabeo and Xarel-lo,

The Raventos family has been making wines since 1497. The 18th generation continues with their winemaking tradition. Their estate has a typical Mediterranean climate with hot dry summers and cold winters

Boutique Wines - 2009 Boireann La Cima Barbera - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Reds

Bottle Price: $28.80

Case Price: $345.60

Italian food

This deeply coloured wine has a spicy nose and lovely rounded palate with savoury characters and just a hint of sweet cherry fruit. The tannins are very fine, and the wine is drinking well now, but will cellar up to 2013.

Boireann is a small winery on the Granite Belt - Queenslands Premier Wine Region, and is dedicated to producing quality red wines. The vineyard is planted on fine granitic sands at an altitude of 875m. Cool nights during the growing season delay ripening, allowing intense flavours to develop. The vineyard is given hands on care throughout the year and the wine is made in the traditional manner, using open fermentations, basket pressing and barrel ageing before being bottled on site.

Boutique Wines - 2006 Groom Bush Block Zinfandel - Barossa Valley - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $35.55

Case Price: $426.60

Hearty pastas, roasted red meats, hard cheeses with bite

An utterly distinctive bouquet of raspberries, spiced plum, cake and spice; terrific lift, life and thrust to the finish. Groom''s Californian experience shines through. 94/100 - James Halliday

Marschall Groom Cellars is a very small family winery situated in the famous Barossa Valley region of South Australia. The winery produces three varietals, Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz and Zinfandel

Boutique Wines - 2008 Heritage Estate Sauvignon Blanc Semillon - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Whites

Bottle Price: $16.65

Case Price: $199.80

Seafood dishes, fruit platters

The lively acids and generous fruit flavours in this wine give it appeal to a diverse range of palates. A mix of herbaceous and tropical fruit flavours mixed with the citrus touch of the Semillon

Heritage Estate Wines at Cottonvale began in 1992 when Bryce and Paddy Kassulke lovingly restored the old Cottonvale cold stores (circa 1933) and planted Chardonnay, Merlot, Shiraz and Cabernet directly across the road. The well established vineyard now also has Verdelho and Savignin varieties, and our Ballandean vineyard comprises many varieties, such as Shiraz, Rousanne, Marsanne

Boutique Wines - Non - Vintage Parigot Cremant de Bourgogne Blanc de Blanc - Burgundy - (France) Champagne/Sparkling

Bottle Price: $34.20

Case Price: $410.40

Perfect apertif, chilled seafood

It opens with indistinct fruitiness, possibly apple and lemon sherbet with a little complex smoky sulphide and a round of cream biscuits. It has a big creamy foamy mouthfeel with lots of bubbles that’s both dry and charming, light, fresh and rather fluffy. It’s wheaty and delicious

Parigot is one of the finest houses in Burgundy to make Cremants, or sparkling wine. Their family owned winery is affectionately known as the '' The Sparkling wine that great Burgundy winemakers drink'' It is the true expression of Burgundy terroir in a sparkling wine.

Boutique Wines - 2003 Clos Les Fites Crianza - La Perla De Priorat - (Spain) Reds

Bottle Price: $48.60

Case Price: $291.60

Crusty jamon pizza. Catalan Stew

Deep garnet red in colour. Fruity on the nose, with a great combination of red and black fruits, caramel and cacao touches and hints of toastiness from the ageing process. In the mouth it is intense and powerful, with notes of fruit and wood perfectly blended. Voluptuous, wide and glyceric with a very persistent and pleasant ending

This characteristic Priorat red wine is made from 5 to 30 year old vineyards of Grenache, Carignan and Cabernet Sauvignon. Produced in the domain "el Mas dels Frares". Created by the Carthusian Order in the XIII century, the territory of el Mas dels Frares is delimted by Fites (conic columns of rough hewn stone). Historically known as La Perla Del Priorat, the property currently belongs to the Family of Count Pirenne who has revived the tradition and prestige of the past.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Frogmore Creek FGR Riesling- Tasmania - (Tasmania) Whites

Bottle Price: $22.05

Case Price: $264.60

Lovely with barbequed Tasmanian salmon.

The highly acclaimed Frogmore Creek range is the pinnacle of our efforts; the ultimate combination in matching fitting varieties to true cool climate viticulture, following through with master winemaking. FGR refers to Forty Grams Residual sugar, the usual amount of grape sugars remaining after ferment. The wine is made in the German Kabinett halbtrocken style; low alcohol, sweet fruit and refreshing acidity. Tasting : Fragrant lemon blossom creates the theme, flavours of citrus sherbet and fairy-floss balance with the cool climate acid structure. Awards: Best White of Show, Best Sweet Wine and Top Gold, 2008 Tasmanian Wine Show; Highly Commended, 2007 Sydney International Wine Competition; Bronze Medal, 2007 Tasmanian Wine Show

Boutique Wines - 2007 Hidden Creek Shiraz Viognier - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Reds

Bottle Price: $19.80

Case Price: $237.60

Slow cooked lamb dishes and veal

A deep crimson colour, perfumed rich raspberry aroma and rich full rounded taste

Situated in the high altitude hills of Queensland’s Granite Belt (at 980 metres above sea level, about 3 hours drive from Brisbane), Hidden Creek estate has hot summers and bitterly cold winters. This climate together with the arid granite rocky soils draws similar comparisons to inland European regions such as northern Spain, the inland south west of France around Cahors and Gaillac, and the upper Rhone Valley in France.

Boutique Wines - 2007 Vina Perez Cruz Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon - Maipo Valley - (Chile) Reds

Bottle Price: $24.30

Case Price: $291.60

Grilled beef, roast beef.

Deep burgundy red, with aromas of ripe red berries and spices, highlighted by touches of dried fruit and vanilla. A very well structured wine with mature tanins and a smooth finish.

The winery is located in the Maipo Alto region. It has a Mediterranean climate with piedmont stony soils.

Boutique Wines - Non - Vintage Delamere Sparkling Rose - Pipers Brook - (Tasmania) Champagne/Sparkling

Bottle Price: $24.30

Case Price: $291.60

Mushroom Risotto, Raspberry Clafoutis

Strawberry and musk aromas. Boasting unctuous red berry flavours and earthy, mushroom characters. A fine structure with firm savoury tannins and crisp natural acid.

Delamere is one of the original vineyards planted in the Pipers Brook region. The fertile soils on the property had previously lent themselves to the successful establishment of a wonderfully diverse fruit orchard and market garden. It was the pioneering vision of Richard and Dallas Richardson that in 1981 saw the more elevated areas of the property planted out to the classic cool climate cultivars of pinot noir and chardonnay. Over the last 25 years Delamere has forged a reputation as one of Tasmania’s premium wine producers of both table and sparkling wines.

Boutique Wines - 2003 Peel Estate Cabernet Sauvignon - Peel - (Western Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $28.80

Case Price: $345.60

Char grilled medium to rare fillet steak

Aroma: This is a magic Cabernet nose: ripe mulberry fruit with some leafy hints, but no trace of greenness. Quite classic. Palate:The palate weight is lighter than you expect. The flavours are quite subtle,showing restrained Cabernet berry fruits and gentle oak influences. Fresh acidity makes the finish bright, held up by fine chalky tannins. A very good example of Peel Cabernet destined to develop classic Bordeaux characters as this line does in lighter years. The wine has a long way to go, even though it’s delicious now.

Peel Estate prides itself on growing premium quality fruit and 2003 vintage was no different. Fruit was crushed immediately after hand picking in late March. Open fermentation on the skins for at least 5 days occurs before pressing, for best development of colour and tannin. For 18 months, half of this wine was matured in new French Oak barrels and the other half in 2nd use French Oak barrels. Before bottling less than 5 of Peel Estate’s premium Shiraz and Touriga was blended with the Cabernet to help create the lovely balance of fruit flavours and complexity that we’ve achieved in this wine.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Balbas Barrica Tempranillo - Ribera Del Duero - (Spain) Reds

Bottle Price: $23.40

Case Price: $280.80

Wild boar, empanadas, deep fried green olives

The colour is bright clean dark, medium red. On the nose is fresh fruit, hints of spices and vanilla oak. The flavours are youthful, balanced, forest fruits and pleasant tannins.

Balbas winery in La Horra was founded in 1777, the same year that work started on the first underground wine cavern marking over 200 years of tradition and four generations dedicated to the noble art of winemaking in the Ribera Del Duero.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Bellarine Estate James Paddock Chardonnay - Geelong - (Victoria) Whites

Bottle Price: $25.20

Case Price: $302.40

Roast Shellfish, particularly lobster and moreton bay bugs

Light honeycomb, almond and stonefruit on a rich and glossy palate - attractive oak lends a little spiciness. There’s a bit of flinty grip and a spicy grapefruit tinged finish but overall it’s a bigger style of wine, but one that’s balanced and pleasingly drinkable.

Peter and Lizette Kenny of Bellarine Estate established their 12 ha vineyard in 1995 on the black basalt hills of the Bellarine Peninsula, just off the main Geelong-Portarlington Road. The main focus is on the Geelong area''s strengths, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, but also they also grow Shiraz, Viognier, Riesling and Merlot and an unusual Sauvignon Blanc that tends to have a hint of banana (it tastes a lot better than it sounds).

Boutique Wines - 2006 Yering Station Carr C Block Single Vineyard Shiraz Viognier - Yarra Valley - (Victoria) Reds

Bottle Price: $43.20

Case Price: $518.40

Porcini Pizza, Peppered Pork, Pate,

Colour: Vibrant purple red. Nose: Liquorice, violets and blueberries lead on the nose along with fine cedary oak.Palate: The palate displays firm, ripe tannins hints of mocha oak and dark fruits leading into a powerful finish. Drink till 2021

Victoria''s first vineyard, Yering Station, is located in the ''heart'' of the Yarra Valley only one hours drive from Melbourne. As a family-owned winery, Yering Station has been recognised for its commitment to excellence, recently being inducted into the Australian Tourism Awards ''Hall of Fame'' for Best Tourism Winery, 2005. Yering Station is renowned for producing award-winning wines of world-class quality and distinction. Now led by Winemaker Willy Lunn, Yering Station was honoured with the prestigious `Winemaker of the Year’ at the International Wine and Spirit Competition in London, 2004.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Longhop Shiraz - Adelaide Plains - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $17.10

Case Price: $205.20

Try with any barbequed meats

Inky purple. Fresh raspberry and blueberry on the nose, with sexy vanillin oak and baking spices adding complexity. Explosive blue and dark berry flavors are strikingly deep and sweet, with no obvious tannins and zero herbal character to distract from the fruit. Not a complex wine but utterly delicious, with a gently spicy finish featuring persistent red and dark berry flavors.

Boutique Wines - 2004 The Islander Bark Hut Road Cabernet Shiraz Viognier - Kangaroo Island - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $36.00

Case Price: $432.00

Venison Shanks with kipflers

The colour is a deep, sanguine, blood red. On the nose is chocolate, liquorice, spice, pepper, apricot and slight menthol. Complex and subtle; the ripe berry fruit flavours marry well with spice and vanilla from oak. The palate is all about soft texture, round, medium body; flows through the mouth until the fine tannins come to a sharp edge.Nice acidity, firm structure with sweet tannins. Oak flavours combine with spices and vanilla on the back palate.

In 1997 Famed Bordeaux winemaker Jacques Lurton and his wife Francoise visited Kangaroo Island on their honeymoon. THey fell in love with its natural beauty and Jacques recognised its viticultural potential. When Jacques made the decision to establish his own Australian vineyard and winery, the choice was simple. Jacques returned to the island with his good friend David Paxton, a respected vigneron from McLaren Vale, in order to establish his label. The Islander was born.

Boutique Wines - Non - Vintage Stephen John Sparkling Blanc de Blanc - Clare Valley - (South Australia) Champagne/Sparkling

Bottle Price: $16.20

Case Price: $194.40

Perfect as an aperitif.

Medium straw colour. Excellent mousse and fine bead. The nose shows fresh creamy fruit, whilst the palate is delicate with balanced acid/sweetness. An aperitif style displaying elegant structure balanced acid and lovely soft integrated flavours.

Our Blanc de Blanc, as the name implies, is a sparkling white made from white grapes. A blend of Chardonnay and Semillon from selected vineyards and picked early in the season to capture the freshness and elegance. 5 STAR WINERY RATING JAMES HALLIDAY WINERY COMPENDIUM 2008 EDITION

Boutique Wines - 2007 Frescobaldi Castello Di Pomino Bianco - Tuscany - (Italy) Whites

Bottle Price: $29.70

Case Price: $356.40

seafood pasta

Straw yellow colour with greenish reflections offering surprising floral fragrances accompanied with aromas of pear and apple creating pleasant and harmonious flavours.

With Tuscan roots going back more than 1,000 years, the Frescobaldi family boasts 700 years of winemaking spanning 30 generations. Records reveal Frescobaldi wine was imported by the English Royal Court as early as the 1300s, and international varieties such as Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, and Merlot were introduced to its Tuscan vineyards in 1855. Now comprising nine separate wineries making it the largest in Tuscany, Frescobaldi''s combination of tradition and innovation has been recognised with eight Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri Awards.

Boutique Wines - 2008 KT and Falcon 5452 Shiraz Grenache Tempranillo - Clare Valley - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $22.50

Case Price: $270.00

Spicy Kangaroo sausages, chorizo risotto

Gentle hand plunging of the individual Shiraz, Grenache and Tempranillo ferments and minimal working has produced a wine with spicy fruit concentration and supple velvet tannins.

Wines by KT are small, lovingly cared for parcels of fruit that utilize traditional techniques in their creation. They are passionate about the township of Watervale 5452 and are working with dry grown vineyards in the area. With gentle care from grapegrower to winemaker, working with both organic and biodynamic principles, it’s their intention to produce wines with drinkability and personality.

Boutique Wines - 2006 Poonawatta ''''The 1880'''' Shiraz - Barossa Valley - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $85.00

Case Price: $486.00

Try with savoury red meat dishes

Poonawatta Estate The 1880 Shiraz is an elegant, full bodied wine, exhibiting luscious fruit characters, lovely soft tannins, is incredibly smooth and has an intensity and finish one would expect from a vineyard with a century plus heritage.

Now more than 125 years old, this small vineyard of weathered wines produces premium fruit with an exceptional heritage, resulting in some of the most exclusive wines available

Boutique Wines - 2007 Rex Hill Pinot Noir - Willamette Valley - (USA) Reds

Bottle Price: $51.30

Case Price: $615.60

Braised Pork, Roast Duck with mushrooms. Wild Boar

The nose evokes plums, framboise syrup, dried cherries, tamari sauce and campfire smoke. The readily-apparent tannins are consistent with moderate extraction and balanced by the pretty aromatics and a hint of peat and irish moss. Great focus and unapologetic purity.

All Rex Hill Vineyard wines show excellent fruit purity and fine balance. The Pinot Noirs show distinct terroir characters, demonstrating particular soil and climactic conditions in the vineyard, through a single vineyard range and multi-layered complexity at reserve level.

Boutique Wines - 2007 Domaine Faiveley Pinot Noir - Burgundy - (France) Reds

Bottle Price: $30.60

Case Price: $183.60

This Bourgogne is so well-balanced it can be enjoyed at present, but it could also be cellared for several years. Serve with red meats, pork and creamy cheeses.

Deep ruby color; pleasant aromas of fruit (cherries, currants, raspberries) and wood. Ripe, mouth-coating tannins, due in part to aging in oak barrels, in part to the maturity of the grapes.

Founded in 1825, Bourgognes Faiveley has been handed down from father to son for over 175 years. As the sixth generation to take the reins, François Faiveley manages, with equal amounts passion and competence, the largest family domaine in Burgundy. Methodically reconstructing vineyards fractured by French inheritance laws, Bourgognes Faiveley today owns more appellations in their entirety (monopoles) than any other domaine in Burgundy. NB: Case price is for six bottles

Boutique Wines - 2006 Kanonkop Paul Sauer - Stellenbosch - (South Africa) Reds

Bottle Price: $62.10

Case Price: $745.20

Rich meat dishes

Full bodied, deep ruby in colour, a classic style with cassis, blackcurrant and redberry flavours. A classic Bordeaux blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot

Kanonkop means "Cannon Hill" and derived from the days when cannons were fired to signal the arrival of dutch trade ships into Cape Town Harbour. Kanonkop is a fourth generation family estate, which was originally purchased by JW Sauer, a cabinet member in the parliament of the Union of South Africa. His son Paul Oliver Sauer, also a cabinet minister, took over the reins from his father and in 1968 was joined by Springbok rugby great Jan “Boland� Coetzee.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Tobin Kate Sauvignon Blanc - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Whites

Bottle Price: $25.20

Case Price: $302.40

Grilled chicken, lemon infused grilled fish, char grilled prawns, Pasta alle vongole

Sensual aromas of gooseberry and citrus with a hint of lychees. The palate delivers intense sweet herbal flavours of cut grass and asparagus, balanced with a zippy lemon twist layered upon a lingering minerally finish. BRONZE Medal Queensland Wine Awards

At Tobin Wines they talk about growing the wine rather than making the wine. Their philosophy is based on the fact that superb fruit quality makes for outstanding wine therefore they have minimal interference in the wine making process. Their production is limited to between 100 to 150 cases of each varietal every year. Tobin Wine took great pain to select a site for our vineyard with north facing slope, granitic free draining soils in Ballandean, the heart of the Granite Belt. The best part of the last decade has been spent guiding the vines to maturity and ability to produce premium fruit quality.

Boutique Wines - 2000 Mascarello Barolo Monprivato - La Morra - (Italy) Reds

Bottle Price: $225.00

Case Price: $2,700.00

Red meats in general, game, mature cheeses.

the colour is garnet red with orange-coloured highlights; the bouquet is complex, very fruity, elegant, intense, spicy, with flowery sensations. On the palate the wine has excellent body with power and stuffing, demanding, masculine, long and full. This is one for the cellar, with the expected cellar life up to 25 years

The members of the Giuseppe Mascarello family have been growing wines for more than a century and a half, first as farmers running the Manescotto estate in the village of La Morra for the marchesa Giulia Colbert Faletti di Barolo, and then on their own property since the late 1800s.

Boutique Wines - 2007 Telmo Rodriguez Basa Blanco - Rueda - (Spain) Whites

Bottle Price: $22.50

Case Price: $270.00

white meats, salads

Sour granny smith apple, zesty lime/citrus, and a slightly grassy/vegetal element mark the flavor of this wine, which has a gush of tart acidity and a crystal clean finish. Actually the finish is reminiscent of Gatorade gum: limey citrus flavor with a chalky, thirst quenching tartness. Alcohol is mild, hardly noticeable, yet the wine has surprising body for a light white.

Basa Rueda’s winemaker is Telmo Rodriguez, considered by many wine experts to be Spain’s up-and-coming enologist. A few things make him special, notably his dedication to preserving the terroir in wines and believing that winemaking begins in the vineyard. As a result, he chooses indigenous grapes from old vines that produce extremely low yields. He’s also a proponent of biodynamic methods; in other words, using natural / organic products in growing vines. Biodynamism leads to wines that achieve a pure, true expression of their place of origin.

Boutique Wines - 2005 Harewood Estate Denmark Chardonnay - Denmark - (Western Australia) Whites

Bottle Price: $22.50

Case Price: $270.00

Light creamy dishes such as avocado salads and prawns

A complex, perfumed nose of citrus and fresh nectarines balanced by spicy French oak and a richer savoury character. The use of free-run juice has produced an impressively elegant palate, achieving a perfect balance between fruit flavour, texture and length. Initial flavours of grapefruit lead to a more savoury mid palate that finishes with lingering citrus acidity balanced by vanillin French oak. The use of Screw Cap technology will allow this wine to be cellared, with confidence, for up to 5 years. "94/100" .. James Halliday

This estate grown Chardonnay is handpicked and whole bunch pressed resulting in the most pristine, high quality juice. The juice is barrel fermented in a mixture of new and second-use French oak barriques. A small proportion of the barrels are lees stirred weekly, and allowed to undergo the secondary malolactic fermentation, introducing a savoury and textural complexity to the final wine. Five Red Stars "Outstanding winery…..exemplary quality …" James Halliday.

Boutique Wines - 2007 Joseph Cattin Gewurtztraminer - Alsace - (France) Whites

Bottle Price: $30.60

Case Price: $367.20

Chinese cuisine, smoked cheeses, salt and pepper calimari

The wine is a wonderful rich and colour colour. On the nose are complex and exotic aromas, asian spices, lychee, mango and roses. On the palate, the wine is exotic, aromatic, spicy with an ending roundness.

The estate of Joseph Cattin is based in the heart of the Alsace vineyards at Voegtlinshoffen. The family has been involved in winemaking in Alsace for three centuries

Boutique Wines - 2006 Boekenhoutskloof Cabernet Sauvignon - Franschhoek - (South Africa) Reds

Bottle Price: $94.50

Case Price: $1,134.00

Roast beef, pork knuckle

The classic claret-like cassis, cedar and blackcurrant profile is typical of the 2005 Boekenhoutskloof Cabernet Sauvignon. With a richness of the mid-palate and layers of textural depth, which are bound together by complex tannins adding a level of austerity to the wine. The structure and firm acidity suggest this wine has at least a decade of ageing potential.

The name "Boekenhoutskloof" comes from the Cape beech, or Kaapse boekenhout, a tree indigenous to Franschhoek and once used by the Cape Dutch for furniture making. It is pronounced, not easily, bok-un-hoatscloof. The winery''s white-washed, Dutch-style farmhouse, dated 1771, once stood in an orchard; pears still plump up in the trees around it.

Boutique Wines - 2007 Boekenhoutskloof The Chocolate Block - Franschhoek - (South Africa) Reds

Bottle Price: $79.20

Case Price: $475.20

Springbok Jerkey, Cattleman's Cutlet with mushrooms.

Fresh berry flavours and a fine white pepper ness add a spicy profile to the nose. This is a wine of elegance and linearity. The palate seems almost seamless with the soft approachable tannins rounding off the mouth feel. Maximum ageing potential of 8 years. This is a blend of Syrah (55 percent); Grenache noir (20 percent); Cabernet Sauvignon (16 percent); Cinsault (5 percent) and Viognier (4 percent)

The name "Boekenhoutskloof" comes from the Cape beech, or Kaapse boekenhout, a tree indigenous to Franschhoek and once used by the Cape Dutch for furniture making. It is pronounced, not easily, bok-un-hoatscloof. The winery's white-washed, Dutch-style farmhouse, dated 1771, once stood in an orchard; pears still plump up in the trees around it. NB: Case Price is for Six Bottles

Boutique Wines - 2009 Bress Pinot Noir - Macedon Ranges - (Victoria) Reds

Bottle Price: $19.80

Case Price: $237.60

Try with duck, seared salmon or tuna.

Colour: Youthful, vibrant and deep garnet with a very slight cloudiness. This is due to the fact that the wine has not been filtered. This adds to the richness and flavour of the wine. Aroma: The wine offers a complex array of fruit aromas of plum, cherry and forest floor. The oak aromas are of char and spice. Palate: This Pinot Noir has fruit flavours of plum, cherry and forest floor. The oak characters are integrated into the wine and add a savoury richness. Whilst enjoyable now, this wine will reward careful cellaring for up to 3 years. Please enjoy this traditionally made hand crafted wine.

At Bress we use Biodynamic farming practices, Biodynamic farming was developed in the mid 1920's by Rudolph Steiner and advocates the non use of synthetic herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers. Rather than using these products, composting and mulching are used on the farm to build up soil organic matter, which improves soil moisture retention. Natural biodynamic "preparations" 500 through to 508 are used to improve soil vitality and plant health.

Boutique Wines - 2007 Hidden Creek Tempranillo - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Reds

Bottle Price: $20.70

Case Price: $248.40

Excellent food wine, matching with traditional hearty foods to spicy ''tapas'' style meals.

Deep aromas of black cherry and plum are followed by a silky taste with firm dry tannins that suggests a style somewhere between a pinot noir and a merlot

Situated in the high altitude hills of Queensland’s Granite Belt (at 980 metres above sea level, about 3 hours drive from Brisbane), Hidden Creek estate has hot summers and bitterly cold winters. This climate together with the arid granite rocky soils draws similar comparisons to inland European regions such as northern Spain, the inland south west of France around Cahors and Gaillac, and the upper Rhone Valley in France.

Boutique Wines - Non - Vintage Chrismont La Zona Prosecco - King Valley - (Victoria) Champagne/Sparkling

Bottle Price: $21.60

Case Price: $259.20

great aperatif and is also an ideal accompaniment to seafood particularly oysters, scallops, and crab.

Pale straw-coloured with green hues this Prosecco has a nose of citrus, melon, green apple, almonds and honey. The front palate bursts open with dry, delicately flavoured bubbles. A crisp but not overly acid palate supports the bubbles through to the finish. Drink young and fresh.

"Chrismont is a long-established King Valley producer owned by Arnie and Jo Pizzini. They focus on a full range of Italian varieties, winemaker Warren Proft teasing out the best features of these sometimes difficult varieties. The wines are all made from the 80 hectares of estate vineyards, and the current releases are of high quality and full of interest" - James Halliday.

Boutique Wines - 2009 Hidden Creek Pink Moscato - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Dessert Wines

Bottle Price: $13.50

Case Price: $162.00

Post meal fare, fresh fruit platters and frozen granitas

An attractive light pink colour and fresh, vibrant sweet grape aroma is followed by a soft fruity fresh taste that is ideal as post meal palate freshener.

Situated in the high altitude hills of Queensland’s Granite Belt (at 980 metres above sea level, about 3 hours drive from Brisbane), Hidden Creek has hot summers and bitterly cold winters. This climate together with the arid granite rocky soils draws similar comparisons to inland European regions such as northern Spain, the inland south west of France around Cahors and Gaillac, and the upper Rhone Valley in France.

Boutique Wines - 2005 Quinta Vale Do Maria Vintage Porto - Douro - (Portugal) Fortifieds

Bottle Price: $117.00

Case Price: $702.00

Blue cheese,

A smooth, exotic nose of plum, dark cherry, star anise, rosella, cinnamon, clove and nutmeg with a hint of spirit in the background. The palate is open with Class A, Export Quality tannins, providing a luxurious mouth feel. Some mild sweetness and some acid to back it all up. Warm blackcurrant, plum and cherry fruit with cola and more star anise. Very minerally. The finish is very generous and leaves the taste of Christmas cake spices and plum pudding in the mouth.

Quinta Vale Do Maria is a single vineyard which has been in family hands for well over a century. The vineyards are situated in the Rio Torte valley with a south facing position in the heart of the Douro region. All Ports coming from this over 40 year olf vineyard are traditionally trodden by foot. NB: Case price is for six bottles.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Tamellini Soave - Costeggiola - (Italy) Whites

Bottle Price: $31.50

Case Price: $378.00

Creamy pasta

Straw yellow, an intense, fragrant, flowery and fruity scent and a fine, quite fresh, slightly tasty flavour with an almond note in the ending. Best served as an aperitif or with delicate pasta dishes.

The estate has an old family tradition and assumed its present aspect when the work with Marc de Grazia Selections started. It is owned by Gaetano and Pio Francesco Tamellini. Only the indigenous varietal Garganega is grown from which Soave DOC, the single vineyard Soave "Le Bine de Costiola" and Recioto DOCG "Vigna Marogna" are produced

Boutique Wines - 2008 Tobin Isabella Semillon - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Whites

Bottle Price: $25.20

Case Price: $302.40

Grilled fish, foods with creamy sauces such as pasta

Lifted perfumed aromas of honeysuckle and jasmine, with a delightful herbal twist and a splash of citrus. The palate delivers exceptional flavours of lemon and tropical fruit, all encased with beautifully balanced zesty acid to finish. BRONZE Medal Aust. Small Winemakers Show

At Tobin Wines they talk about growing the wine rather than making the wine. Their philosophy is based on the fact that superb fruit quality makes for outstanding wine therefore they have minimal interference in the wine making process. Their production is limited to between 100 to 150 cases of each varietal every year. Tobin Wine took great pain to select a site for our vineyard with north facing slope, granitic free draining soils in Ballandean, the heart of the Granite Belt. The best part of the last decade has been spent guiding the vines to maturity and ability to produce premium fruit quality.

Boutique Wines - 2009 Preveli Semillon Sauvignon Blanc - Margaret River - (Western Australia) Whites

Bottle Price: $17.10

Case Price: $205.20

Try with seafood or chicken salads

A pleasant dry and gradual summer allowed these two varieties to ripen at a gentle pace, developing pristine aromatics and lovely natural acidity. With lychees, grapefruit and sherbet on the nose, the palate contrasts refreshing herbaceous, slate like characters with a persistent lime cordial length. SILVER - Australian Small Wine Makers Show 2008

Established in 1995 by the Home family, Preveli Wines is a small producer of super premium wines from the Margaret River region.

Boutique Wines - 2005 Robert Channon Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Reds

Bottle Price: $26.55

Case Price: $318.60

Traditional roast lamb

The character of the granite soils has come through into this Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged in French oak for a year, the wine has fine cassis and blackcurrant flavours with balanced tannins.

Robert Channon Wines is producing some of Australia’s finest Verdelho, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Cabernet Sauvignon from its family-owned winery and vineyard in the Granite Belt district of Queensland. All of our wine is made at our winery from grapes grown in our cool climate vineyard at an elevation of about 950 metres.

Boutique Wines - 2005 Mount Trio Cabernet Merlot - Great Southern - (Western Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $14.85

Case Price: $175.00

With its abundance of fruit characters, this wine is very approachable now and would be well matched with any lamb or beef dish.

This wine has loads of sweet berry fruit aromas; boysenberries and blackberries with some plum fruit characters as well. Lovely ripe fruit aromas with some sweet oak characters and no hint of leafiness. The sweet blackberry fruit flavours are complemented by the attractive tannins, giving the wine good length and depth. The wine is well balanced with good structure. It also has the structure to handle some bottle age and should continue to drink well until 2010.

The warm dry summers and cool wet winters provide ideal conditions for viticulture and allow Gavin to keep a natural balance in the vineyard – natural balanced vine growth with no chemical intervention. The soils are low in fertility resulting in low yielding vines (less than 3T/acre) with small berried fruit of great flavour and colour

Boutique Wines - 2007 Leopards Leap Pinotage Shiraz - Western Cape - (South Africa) Reds

Bottle Price: $16.65

Case Price: $199.80

An ideal companion with oxtail, roast pork or hearty stews, as well as liver, quiche or cold meats.

Soft and medium-bodied, this wine reflects the distinctive characteristics of both varietals in the blend. Plum and mullberry flavours are supported by vanilla undertones while the character is spicy and peppery, with a firm tannin structure.

Leopards Leap is located in the picturesque town of Franschoek, situated in the heart of South Africa's winelands, located in the Western Cape province which is bordered by the Atlantic and Indian oceans. The Cape winelands enjoy a Mediterranean climate with cool wet winters and dry summers. The winelands boast diverse terroir ranging from semi-desert to rugged mountain with multi-directional slopes

Boutique Wines - 2008 Spinifex Indigene - Barossa Valley - (South Australia) Reds

Bottle Price: $49.50

Case Price: $594.00

Fillet Migon

It’s a pearler. It tastes minerally and funky at first but given air, it’s a wash with delicious flavours of cedarwood, cloves, dark cherries, five-spice and probably a good many other things. It’s complex, smooth, and persistent. It has out-and-out sex appeal too. It’s very easy to review, because it’s very obviously excellent. 94 Points. Campbell Mattison - Wine Front March 2010

"...We started Spinifex in 2001 with the opportunity to source some great old vine Mataro growing in deep white drift-sand on the Barossa Valleys’ Western Ridge. Our focus is on making regional wines from the traditional Mediterranean grape varieties that have been grown successfully in Australia for over 150 years - Shiraz, Mataro, Grenache, Cinsault, Carignan, Ugni Blanc, Grenache Gris, Marsanne and Semillon."

Boutique Wines - 2007 Domenico Clerico Dolcetto - Visadi - (Italy) Reds

Bottle Price: $33.30

Case Price: $399.60

red meat, pasta, medium aged cheese

Warm, velvety, fresh, slight tannin and a long finish

This small estate is renowned for its sexy and highly sought after Barolos but also produces impressive Barbera and juicy Dolcetto. Owner Domenico Clerico is one of the key proponents of the modernist movement in the winemaking process of Barolo, creating more round, fruity wines. He believes that the grape, rather than the production processes, is the key to quality wine and passionately advocates the importance of the land in wine-making. This explains his concentration on single-vineyard wines as they allow the character of the land to shine. Winner of 20 Gambero Rosso Tre Bicchieri Awards

Boutique Wines - 2007 Giaconda Chardonnay - Beechworth - (Victoria) Whites

Bottle Price: $120.00

Case Price: $648.00

Food match to come

Tasting notes to come...

"In the last two decades or so since Rick Kinzbrunner purchased a block of land and planted vines in Beechworth (in Northern Victoria), Giaconda Chardonnay has possibly become Australia''s greatest modern wine." Philip Rich The Australian Financial Review Magazine - December 2002

Boutique Wines - 2007 Symphony Hill Pinot Gris - Granite Belt - (Queensland) Whites

Bottle Price: $27.00

Case Price: $324.00

Try with crab

Lovely hues of gold and bronze precede aroma of pear juice and stone fruit with mineral overtones. The palate has delightful flavours of melon and citrus, enhanced with seamless crisp acid on the finish.

Boutique Wines - Non - Vintage Alfred Gratien Brut Classique - Champagne - (France) Champagne/Sparkling

Bottle Price: $72.00

Case Price: $864.00

White meats, especially chicken

The colour is Light-gold and the wine has a fine, long lasting mousse. It has a bouquet of citrus fruits, mangos, peaches and apricots. On the palate there is a wonderful balance of aromatic strength and the freshness of exotic fruits. It''s a refined blend dominated by fruity Pinot Meunier combined with the elegance of Chardonnay.

Champagnes from Alfred Gratien have a lengthy tradition and, disregarding the mass-produced ethos and fashions of modern times, still remain true to that tradition today. The cellar master, Nicolas Jaeger, makes it his business to ensure that things stay that way. Following in the footsteps of his father and his forefathers, he represents the fourth generation to preserve the uniqueness of their champagnes.

Boutique Wines - 2009 Kilikanoon Morts Block Riesling - Clare Valley - (South Australia) Whites

Bottle Price: $18.00

Case Price: $216.00

refrshing salads, pork loin

Distinctively Watervale, yet its quite light considering the propensity to power of many of its kin from this vintage. Light yellow colour with a talc and lime juice nose, the palate is restrained and typically Watervale limey

Winemaker Kevin Mitchell purchased the Kilikanoon property in the heart of South Australia's picturesque Clare Valley in 1997 with a vision of creating his own brand. The first Kilikanoon branded wines were from the 1997 vintage and released in 1998. The wines were Shiraz (soon to become the Oracle, Mort's Block Riesling, Prodigal Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon, with all the grapes coming from the 2 vineyards owned by Kevin and his father Mort.

Boutique Wines - 2008 Wooing Tree Pinot Noir - Central Otago - (New Zealand South Island) Reds

Bottle Price: $45.00

Case Price: $540.00

Roast Duck or spatchcock

Ripe hand picked fruit, gentle winemaking and maturation in French oak have resulted in a complex and powerful wine, with aromas of ripe cherries, raspberries and Black Doris plums, a rich and silky smooth palate with fine grainy tannins to match the fruit. Excellent value, drinking fantastically well now and will develop and cellar for several years.

Trophy Hong Kong International Wine Challenge 2009 , Best Pinot Noir. Trophy Hong Kong International Wine Challenge 2009 , Best New World Pinot Noir Gold Medal, Air New Zealand Awards 2009, Gold Medal, International Wines and Spirits Competition, London 2009. Gold Medal, Hong Kong International Wines and Spirits Competition 2009. Gold Medal, New Zealand International Wine Show 2009. Gold Medal, Royal Easter Show 2009. Gold Medal, Hong Kong International Wine Challenge 2009. Gold Medal, San Francisco International Wine Competition 2009. Gold Medal, Liqourland Top 100, 2009.