The Dealer Dinner Party Pack
- Mixed
- Various
This year, Our Wine Dealer team decided to put their heads together to bring you the Dinner Party Pack - a special selection of wines that will cover all your bases when it comes to entertaining this silly season. From your celebratory Champagne to kick start the evening, to your after dinner sticky wine and a bunch of our favourite whites and reds to keep everyone topped up in the meantime, you’ll find it all in this fun little box of goodness!
Each pack contains ONE bottle of each of the following wines:
Sparkling
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- Champagne
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- Champagne
- Champagne
- Champagne
A few words about the wine from Wine Dealer, Tane: Pierre Bertrand is a small family-owned ‘grower producer’, which means that (unlike many of the big Champagne brands) the grapes used were selected and handpicked from their very own vineyards. This means that the utmost attention and care is given to every step of the process, from vine to bottle. This outstanding Premier Cru Champagne is complex, textural, impeccably balanced, and bloody delicious (and if that doesn’t tick all your boxes, then I’m sorry to say, but you’ve got too many boxes). It’s no wonder the judges on the Decanter tasting panel gave it an astounding 98 Points, making it one of the highest-rated wines of the year... phenomenal! (or, as the French say: phénoménal!)
White
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- Chardonnay
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- Mendoza
- Chardonnay
- Mendoza
A few words about the wine from Wine Dealer, Jordan: How great would it be to have Argentina’s 2019 Winemaker of the year at your next dinner party? Well we have the next best thing! The El Enemigo Chardonnay 2019 was carefully created by “The Master of Chardonnay” Alejandro Vigil and after tasting this, you’ll know how he got that nickname. A perfectly balanced array of flavours, from zesty lemon, toastiness and honeyed almonds. Trust me, if you need to impress the mother-in-law who you think secretly has it out for you? Pop this in front of her and by the first sip, she’ll be your biggest fan!
White
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- Sauvignon Blanc
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- Loire Valley
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Loire Valley
A few words about the wine from Wine Dealer, Angelo: If you are new to the style, Sancerre is an appellation in the eastern part of the Loire Valley in France that specialises in Sauvignon Blanc, and Pascal Jolivet makes some of the most classic examples of it from the region. This complex vino absolutely blew me away at a recent tasting! The nose is exotic and inviting, leading to a light yet powerful, textural, and complex palette with gorgeous acidity and a racy minerally finish. When you’re drinking this wine, remember to tap your toes and say out loud, “Mofo, I have a feeling we’re not in Marlborough anymore”. That’s right Toto - this is Sancerre.
Red
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- Cabernet Blend
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- Frankland River
- Cabernet Blend
- Frankland River
A few words about the wine from Wine Dealer, Dave: Frankland River, one of the most beautiful sub-regions of Great Southern, is home to some of WA’s finest reds. This blend of Cabernet, Merlot and Cabernet Franc is a wonderful expression of the land, with fruit hailing from some of the oldest vineyards in the region. This was my stand out drop from a recent Wine Dealer tasting! On the nose I got dark chocolate, blackberries, black pepper, dried sage and fennel. The palate is equally complex, with rich dark fruit and chocolate on dried herbs layered over remarkably robust tannins and fresh acidity. Perfect to pair with red meats at dinner!
Red
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- Pinot Noir
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- Mornington Peninsula
- Pinot Noir
- Mornington Peninsula
A few words about the wine from Wine Dealer, Charlotte: This is quintessential Mornington Pinot Noir. Sourced from three prime vineyards along the Peninsula and made by one of my all time favourite wine makers of the Peninsula, Andrew Santarossa. On the nose you’ll be drawn in with pomegranate, bramble, cherry, baking spike. On the palate you can expect a medium bodied, crunchy, delicate pinot noir full of bright cherry and cranberry. I typically find that this one shows it’s best colours with a bit of time in the bottle (6-12months) if you can wait. Or just a nice healthy decant if you want to get stuck into it now. Pour a glass and have a platter of your favourite hard cheeses, you won’t regret it!
Dessert/Fortified
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- Sweet
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- Bordeaux
- Sweet
- Bordeaux
A few words about the wine from Wine Dealer, Nicci: As Cher once said: If I could Sauternes back time…. I would make crème brûlée, I would buy a wheel of blue cheese, And you’d stay. For dessert at least! What a sweet and succulent way to top off an epic meal. This Bordeaux sticky is like diving gracefully into a beehive where all the bees are angels with halos made of lime marmalade. Divine!