A mixed pack of wines selected for their impressive awards. Incredible value at under $55 a bottle. It doesn’t get any better value than this. 6 beautiful wines, 5 reds and 1 white, from the Land Down Under. Buy Singapore' most awarded wines under $55 a bottle today.

1 x Arimia Estate Mourvedre 2014 ~ Margaret River, Western Australia

90/100 - James Halliday

Organic

James Halliday "A savoury, medium-bodied wine with red and black cherry fruits .."

Great Wine "The perfumed nose follows through to the palate which is fruit driven and opulent. Mourvedre is normally gnarly but Arimia have made a smoother style similar in flavour to a good Cotes Du Rhone but without the garrigue. Classy! Arimia makes the only single varietal Mourvedre’s in the region. They are championing new varietals for the region such as Zinfandel, Grenache, Shiraz Viognier, Petit Verdot and Verdelho."

Arimia is an award-winning organic vineyard, farm and wine producer located in the famous Margaret River region of Western Australia. The Arimia vineyard has been farmed organically since July 2016 and the winery practices a low intervention, organic method of winemaking. The vineyard is managed and the wines made by acclaimed winemaker and viticulturist Dan Stocker. Arimia has one of Margaret River's most welcoming cellar doors and boutique accommodation.

1 x Les Centenaires Grenache, Syrah Mourvedre (GSM) Red 2018 - Southern Rhône, France

89/100 – Wine Enthusiast
88/100 – Jeb Dunnuck (2017 vintage)

Wine Enthusiast "Crisp blackberry and cherry notes sing in this delightfully quaffable red. It's full-bodied and briskly concentrated but zesty and thirst-quenching. The finish is tightened by a firm grip of tannins. Ready now, the wine should hold through 2024" (2018 Vintage)

Jeb Dunnuck "... this blend of 40% Syrah, 30% Cinsault, 20% Grenache and the balance Carigan offers a savoury, peppery, garrigue-laced profile as well as loads of black cherry fruits, medium body, a certain earthiness and a charming,fleshy, forward style." (2017 vintage)

Clos des Centenaires was founded Luc Baudet of Chateau Mas-Neuf fame, and Californian wine industry veteran, Jack Edwards who both share a passion for artisan wines and the terroir of France’s Southern Rhone.

Clos des Centenaires is a historic vineyard situated in Costieres de Nimes, close to the Mediterranean Sea. The vineyard boasts 70-year-old Grenache vines which are deeply rooted in the pebble stones overlooking the picturesque lakes of Petite Camargue. The vineyard also features Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Verdot, and Cinsault, and is known for producing unique, high-end, elegant wines of excellent value.

The vineyard soils are cultivated amongst natural grassland using shallow tillage methods and special attention is paid to the revitalization of vines (using annually prepared biodynamic compost). Inputs are limited to organically approved natural products.

1 x Corymbia Tempranillo Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon 2016 - Swan Valley, Australia

95/100 Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)
92/100 Wine Advocate

Mike Bernie (The Wine Front) "It is pitch-perfect, medium weight, highly perfumed, and shaped with beautifully ripe tannins. It’s delicious, but there is also a sense of detail and interest. The wine offers layers of red and blue fruits in perfume and palate, underpinned by savouriness."

Joe Czerwinski (Wine Advocate) "...it's a fruit-forward, mouthwatering bowl of mixed berries, including hints of blueberry, mulberry and raspberry. Yet while this medium to the full-bodied effort is open and soft, it's not unstructured, showing a core of resilient, ripe tannins and a long, juicy finish."

The Winemaker "A beautifully expressive aroma of Satsuma plums, black olives, rosewater and with a hint of aniseed. The wine tastes fresh and lively of pomegranate, cocoa, maraschino cherries and is complimented by Tempranillo’s characteristic coal dust tannin structure."

Gourmet Traveller Wine "The wines under the Corymbia label have been outstanding."

58% Tempranillo, 30% Malbec and 12% Cabernet Sauvignon

Gourmet Traveller Wine "Corymbia is one of the most exciting wine projects to emerge from Western Australia in a decade. The combination of a distinguished winemaking family, the reinvention of a much-maligned wine region, the unlocking of the potential of a mature vineyard and a general sense of creativity, have all contributed to a strong currency.

Corymbia is the newish project of Rob and Genevieve Mann. The Mann family, of course, are generational wine producers in WA, with a history of iconic wines and vineyards. Rob, formerly working with Hardys, Cape Mentelle and Newton Vineyard in Napa Valley, has returned home and made a mark.

The family vineyard in Swan Valley is dry grown and organically farmed. While winemaking draws on the Manns’ suite of expertise and diversity of influences, it has been pared back for Corymbia, letting the fruit and character of the wines take the spotlight.

That Swan Valley has been put on a pedestal is wonderful, and a celebration of older vineyards, unique soil profile and a general sense of generational endeavor is exciting for the region. There’s an undercurrent of winemakers amplifying the region’s potential, but arguably Corymbia is the current totem."

Huon Hooke "The Mann family are winemaking royalty in Western Australia."

Corymbia is a new winery launched by one of the founding families of Western Australian wine. The Manns have grown grapes and made wine in the Swan Valley, Western Australia's oldest wine-growing region for over a century. Corymbia wines are critically acclaimed, organically-farmed, single-vineyard wines. Founder, Rob Mann is considered one of Australia's best contemporary winemakers. He was the senior winemaker at Hardy’s Tintara, and Cape Mentelle, where during his ten-year tenure the winery was twice awarded 'Australia's Producer of the Year' and Rob 'Australian Winemaker of the Year'. Prior to founding Corymbia he was Senior Winemaker at LVMH’s Newton Vineyard in the Napa Valley.

1 x Le Clos Devoluet-Durand Pouilly-Fuissé 2020 - Burgundy, France

90/100 James Suckling (2019 vintage)
92/100 Vinous (2018 vintage)
90-91/100 James Suckling (2017 vintage)
91/100 James Suckling (2016 vintage)
Bronze - Robert Parker (2016 vintage)
Bronze - Robert Parker (2015 vintage)
90/100 VertdeVin (2015 vintage)

Commended, Decanter Asia Wine Awards 2015 (2014 vintage)

James Suckling "Aromas of hawthorn, dried apple, mango and flint. Some custard, too. It’s full-bodied with crisp acidity. Creamy and straightforward. Drink now." (2019 vintage)

James Suckling "A fruity and juicy white with sliced apples and lemons. Some orange peel, too. Medium body with a mineral and crushed-stone character. Drink on release." (2017 vintage)

James Suckling "This is dense and rich with sliced cooked apples and cream. Hints of hot stones. Solid and delicious. Full body. Shows the ripeness in the grapes in this vintage. Drink now." (2016 vintage)

Robert Parker "A floral, confectionary bouquet introduces the 2016 Pouilly-Fuissé Les Verchères Le Clos Devoluet-Durand, a full-bodied, fat wine that's borderline overripe in profile." (2016 vintage)

Robert Parker "The 2015 Pouilly-Fuissé Le Clos Devoluet-Durand has a rich and honeyed, almost petrolly bouquet that does not really articulate the region but is clean and with reasonable delineation. The palate is viscous and honeyed on the entry with low acidity, becoming more and more simple toward the finish that leaves you wanting more." (2015 vintage)

The Drunken Cyclist “a solid effort. Pear and a bit of lemon … the palate is a bit round, but also tart, with mostly citrus fruit, and a lengthy finish. Very Good to Excellent.”

VertdeVin "The nose is fresh, aromatic, racy and quite intense. It reveals notes of fresh white fruits and fresh wild flowers associated with slight touches of fresh litchi/exotic fruits/eucalyptus as well as slight touches of leather/spices. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, racy and offers a beautiful freshness, minerality, fat, a slight acid frame as well as unctuosity. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of ripe/crushed white fruits (pear, brugnon/vine peach), fresh wild flowers and slight hints of fresh citrus associated with a subtle hint of eucalyptus, toasted oak, spices as well as a subtle hint of nutmeg/leather. Good length. " (2015 Vintage)

Dame Wine "Exotic fruit such as green mango, papaya and citrus flower with a thrilling amount of tension from mouth-watering acidity and a lime zest finish." (2017 vintage)

Decanter "Fresh, easy and pure, with melon-y aromas and gently peach, pear and apple flavours." (2014 vintage)

100% Chardonnay

This wine is produced by Les Vins Georges Duboeuf which is one of the largest wine producers in France founded by the late Georges Duboeuf who was affectionately known as 'le roi du Beaujolais' (the king of Beaujolais) or sometimes pape du Beaujolais (Pope of Beaujolais). Les Vins Georges Duboeuf produces a staggering 3 million cases of wine annually. The company is most well-known for its popularization and production of Beaujolais wines. In 2018 Georges’ passed control of his company to his son Franck Duboeuf, who is considered to be one of the key specialists in Beaujolais, its terroir and its wine, and has shifted production to focus more on Beaujolais Nouveau.

Pouilly-Fuissé is the appellation for the finest white wines of southern Burgundy's Maconnais district. There is no Premier Cru system within the appellation, so quality is indicated through the reputations of producers and their vineyards.

1 x Larry Cherubino Laissez Faire Syrah 2016 ~ Western Australia, Australia

95/100 Campbell Mattinson (Halliday)
95/100 Erin Larkin (Halliday) (2019 vintage)
95/100 James Halliday (2018 vintage)
16.5/20 Jancis Robinson (2018 vintage)
92/100 Toni Paterson (2017 vintage)
94/100 James Halliday (2015 vintage)

James Halliday 5 Red Star Winery

Campbell Mattinson (Halliday) "More restrained than you might expect but it maintains a slinky smoothness and the finish sheets long. Peppercorn, black cherry and black pepper with sweet herb/mint notes and a woodsy undergrowth character. There's a ground coffee note here too but a particularly earthen version of it. Everything here suggests that this wine will develop beautifully over the medium term and beyond."

The Winemaker " A bouquet of earth, black cherries and spices with subtle mineral/s;ate quality, oak providing support. Red flowery fruits flavours dominate, with subtle slate like minerality. All framed by a light structure and fine tannis."

Erin Larkin (Halliday) "A blend of 4 clones (470, 174, 877 + Waldron) from the Riversdale vineyard. Hand-picked fruit, matured in oak for 10 months. Minimal additions. Very pretty nose, laced with red berries, star anise, szechuan peppercorn and red licorice. The palate follows suit and is silky, layered and dense! So remarkably dense. Weightless too, though ... quite a brilliant wine." (2019 vintage)

James Halliday "Estate-grown (Riversdale Vineyard), hand-picked and sorted, matured for 10 months in French oak. This is high quality shiraz fruit handled with attention to detail. It is fragrant and juicy, long and very well balanced. Texture and structure in a medium-bodied guise, and a cornucopia of black fruits." (2018 vintage)

Toni Paterson "Mulberry fruit and liquid dark chocolate. Gorgeous, fleshy cherry fruit on the mid-palate with an appealing earthy nuance. There is a flutter of spice running through the wine. Impressive depth" (2017 vintage)

Larry Cherubino has had a distinguished winemaking career, first at Hardys Tintara, then Houghton, and thereafter as consultant/Flying Winemaker in Australia, NZ, South Africa, the US and Italy. All wines Cherubino produces are single region wines. The runaway success of the business has seen the accumulation of 120ha of vineyards, the appointment of additional winemakers, and Larry's own appointment as Director of Winemaking for Robert Oatley Vineyards.

1 x McHenry Hohnen Hazel's Vineyard GSM 2019 ~ Margaret River, Western Australia

97/100 Halliday Wine Companion, Erin Larkin
Bronze - The Real Review, Huon Hooke
94/100 Halliday Wine Companion, Campbell Mattinson (2018 vintage)
92/100 The Real Review, Ralph Kyte-Powell (2018 vintage)
91/100 James Suckling (2018 vintage)
90/100 The Real Review, Huon Hooke (2018 vintage)

5 Star Winery - James Halliday

“Halliday Wine Companion - Australian Winery of the Year 2022 & 2023 - Shortlisted. Ranked Top 8”.

Halliday Wine Companion, Erin Larkin "Firm, structuring tannins pervade every aspect of the experience and the oak serves to hold it altogether in an unseen way. This is delicious and serious. Brilliant winemaking and craftsmanship. What a pleasure."

The Real Review, Huon Hooke " Very deep, dark, bright purple colour, the bouquet raw and concentrated, a trifle callow, with raw power and plenty of astringency. A massive wine that is raw, unready and very firm to finish. It demands more time. And hearty food."

Halliday Wine Companion, Campbell Mattinson "Savoury to its back teeth, but well fruited and textured, not to mention lengthy. It's a nutty, buoyant, boysenberried shiraz with personality galore but with succulence and softness." (2018 vintage)

The Real Review, Ralph Kyte-Powell "Margaret River’s claim to red wine fame rests very much on its world-class cabernet sauvignons. Shiraz is a lesser light but can be very impressive too. Grenache and mataro are regional rarities, as are three-way blends of the two with shiraz, so this wine shines a light on the possibilities. It’s a very savoury drop, dramatically at odds with the voluptuous grenache-dominant styles of South Australia. It opens with lots of spice and herbal, undergrowthy scents, red berry fruit woven through. The palate is quite sinewy and structured, more about texture than ripe flavour. A tight core of fruit carries through it with a drying, grainy tannic edge behind it. A wine that should develop well in the bottle" (2018 vintage)

James Suckling "There’s a really fragrant kick here with notes of fresh, strawberry and raspberry purée and attractive, spicy lift. Medium body and a smooth, juicy palate that flows in soft, easygoing mode." (2018 vintage)

The Real Review, Huon Hooke "Youthful, deep red/purple colour. The aromas are fresh and primal, with raw berry and spice aromas with herbal bunchy, stemmy overtones. The wine is taut and lean, wiry and firm in the mouth, with complex bunchy perfumes on the nose, but the palate is really quite firm and needs time or hearty food. It surely has potential. " (2018 vintage)

The Winemaker "warm spring with a full water table ensured good flowering and crop set. Summer was moderate with a large rain event mid vintage ensuring wines were never stressed. Picking dates were consistent with recent averages." (2016 Vintage)

70% Grenache, 26% Syrah, 4% Mataro

Founded by one of the pioneers of the Margaret River winemaking region, David Hohnen, and his brother in law, Murray McHenry, an accomplished fine wine retailer. Both have been making wine in Margaret River since the early 1970s. McHenry Hohnen vineyards are 100% biodynamic. Their three unique vineyards (Burnside, Calgardup and Hazel’s) produce wines that are a reflection of the land. McHenry Hohnen focus on crafting site expressive wines and are known for producing some of the region's best wines.

"McHenry Hohnen is tucked away off Bussell Highway to the south of Margaret River. The wines have bound from strength, a comment never truer than under the stewardship of winemaker Jacopo (Japo). Under his leadership, the wines have been catapulted into a new realm of quality. The chardonnays particularly exemplify that hard-to-achieve balance of pleasurable on release, and capable of graceful ageing. The move towards organics and sustainable farming has had a positive impact on the quality of the wines, and it is a delight to witness so much diversity in the vineyards - from experimental clones and new plantings, to sheep, chickens, olives and vegetables. McHenry Hohnen is an estate on the move - divert your eyes at your peril - EL."