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2022, 750 ML, Agency Wines, Alkina, Barossa Valley, Dry, From HK$1000 to HK$1499, Red Wine, Shiraz, StillAlkina Polygon No. 1 Shiraz, Barossa Valley
Vintage 2022
750 MLHK$1,498.00Score: DCT97
An intense focus on specific geologies that run through Alkina’s Greenock Vineyard has resulted in micro-areas defined as polygons, which are vinified separately in concrete vessels. This expression comes…
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2023, 750 ML, Agency Wines, Alkina, Barossa Valley, Dry, From HK$1000 to HK$1499, Red Wine, Shiraz, Still
Alkina Polygon No. 1 Shiraz, Barossa Valley
Vintage 2023
750 MLHK$1,498.00Score: DCT98
Serious old-vine Shiraz doesn’t have to be weighed down by bulk – and Alkina has a sprightly championship contender here, showing tight, lean muscle but also a suppleness that…
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2022, 750 ML, Agency Wines, Alkina, Barossa Valley, Dry, From HK$1000 to HK$1499, Grenache, Red Wine, StillAlkina Polygon No. 3 Grenache, Barossa Valley
Vintage 2022
750 MLHK$1,498.00Score: JH97
Grenache sourced from the limestone and schist soils of Polygon No. 3 on Alkina’s Greenock estate; 70% whole bunches, raised in unlined concrete tulip and egg. We’re seeing the…
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2023, 750 ML, Agency Wines, Alkina, Barossa Valley, Dry, From HK$1000 to HK$1499, Grenache, Red Wine, Still
Alkina Polygon No. 3 Grenache, Barossa Valley
Vintage 2023
750 MLHK$1,498.00Score: WA96
The 2023 Polygon 3 Grenache is grown on a patch (0.27 hectares) of chalky white limestone. The mother rock is schist, devoid of clay (i.e., no iron); only 5%…
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2022, 750 ML, Agency Wines, Alkina, Barossa Valley, Dry, From HK$1000 to HK$1499, Grenache, Red Wine, StillAlkina Polygon No. 5 Grenache, Barossa Valley
Vintage 2022
750 MLHK$1,498.00Score: WA97
As you step up the Polygons, you seem to step up in intensity of flavor. Here, the 2022 Ex Libris Polygon 5 Grenache is not only deeper in color…
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2023, 750 ML, Agency Wines, Alkina, Barossa Valley, Dry, From HK$1000 to HK$1499, Grenache, Red Wine, Still
Alkina Polygon No. 5 Grenache, Barossa Valley
Vintage 2023
750 MLHK$1,498.00Score: WA96
The 2023 Polygon 5 Grenache is from the same vineyard block as the Polygon 3 Grenache (grown on a pocket of limestone), so it really highlights the distinction between…
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750 ML, Domaine Tortochot, Red Wine, Dry, Still, Burgundy, Pinot Noir, 2020, Agency Wines, From HK$1000 to HK$1499Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru, Domaine Tortochot
Vintage 2020
750 MLHK$1,148.00Score: BH93
A brooding and much more reserved nose grudgingly gives up its aromas of both red and dark currant, the sauvage and freshly turned earth, all of which is trimmed…
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750 ML, Domaine Violot-Guillemard, Red Wine, Dry, Still, Burgundy, Pinot Noir, 2020, Agency Wines, From HK$1000 to HK$1499Corton Grand Cru Clos du Roi, Domaine Violot Guillemard
Vintage 2020
750 MLHK$1,358.00Score: BH91-94
This is also overtly floral-suffused with its array of lavender, rose petal and violet nuances adding touches of elegance to the cool red and dark pinot fruit scents that…
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3 L, White Wine, Dry, Sparkling, France, Champagne, Chardonnay, Non Vintage (NV), Pierre Gimonnet et Fils, Agency Wines, From HK$1000 to HK$1499Cuis 1er Cru Brut, Pierre Gimonnet & Fils
Vintage NV
3 LHK$1,388.00Score: JH94
In these days of sharply rising prices, this family-run house offers great value thanks to its magnificent chardonnay vineyards. This is Gimmonet’s entry-point wine, the bouquet of white flowers/apple… -
1.50 L, 750 ML, Ribera del Duero, Tinto Fino (Tempranillo), Viña Pedrosa, Red Wine, Dry, Still, 2019, High-Scoring Wines, Agency Wines, From HK$1000 to HK$1499Gran Reserva, Viña Pedrosa – 45 Aniversario
Vintage 2019
1.5 LHK$1,198.00Score: WA94
The 2019 Viña Pedrosa Gran Reserva is a textbook example of the category and the house style, with a more developed nose and polished palate. It was produced with…
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1.50 L, Ribera del Duero, Tinto Fino (Tempranillo), Viña Pedrosa, Wine Gift, Red Wine, Dry, Still, 2016, High-Scoring Wines, Agency Wines, From HK$1000 to HK$1499
Gran Reserva, Viña Pedrosa (gift box)
Vintage 2016
1.5 LHK$1,098.00Score: WA95
They are one of the few still using the Gran Reserva designation, and the 2016 Viña Pedrosa Gran Reserva shows textbook aromas of truffles and forest floor, earthy and…
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1.50 L, 2023, Domaine Latour-Giraud, White Wine, Dry, Still, Burgundy, Chardonnay, Agency Wines, From HK$1000 to HK$1499Meursault Cuvee Charles Maxime, Domaine Latour-Giraud
Vintage 2023
1.5 LHK$1,180.00Score: BH89
(from the Domaine founders of Charles Giraud and Maxime Latour – the fruit derives from multiple lieux-dits that include Les Corbins, Le Cromin, Les Chevalières, Les Crotots, Les Vireuils,…