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2012, 750 ML, Australia, Dry, From HK$200 to HK$500, High-Scoring Wines, Marsanne, Other Wines, Still, Tahbilk, White Wine1927 Vines Marsanne, Tahbilk
Vintage 2012
750 MLHK$238.00Score: JH97
Pale straw-green; perfectly balanced in every respect; honeysuckle and citrus engage like lovers on the bouquet and palate alike. Is even more youthful than semillon or riesling held back…
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2006, 750 ML, Australia, Dry, From HK$500 to HK$999, Greenock Creek, Other Wines, Red Wine, Still, Syrah / ShirazAlice’s Shiraz, Greenock Creek, Barossa Valley
Vintage 2006
750 MLHK$558.00Score: WA91+
The 2006 Shiraz Alices is more dense and saturated than the Seven Acre cuvee. It exhibits a brooding nose of smoke, lavender, damp earth, game, and blueberry. Firm and…
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2022, 750 ML, Agency Wines, Alkina, Barossa Valley, Dry, From HK$200 to HK$500, Grenache, Mataro, Red Wine, Shiraz, StillAlkina Old Quarter Grenache Shiraz Mataro, Barossa Valley
Vintage 2022
750 MLHK$418.00Score: WA95
While the purist in me prefers single-varietal wines, the pleasure seeker (the drinker) loves a blend. Here, in the 2022 Old Quarter GSM, the confluence of varieties creates a…
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2023, 750 ML, Agency Wines, Alkina, Barossa Valley, Dry, From HK$200 to HK$500, Grenache, Mataro, Red Wine, Shiraz, Still
Alkina Old Quarter Grenache Shiraz Mataro, Barossa Valley
Vintage 2023
750 MLHK$418.00Score: JS96
So perfumed and pretty, with dark aromas of blackberry compote, boysenberries, mulberry bush, fresh figs, graphite and spices. The palate is plush, with a rounded mouthfeel and fine-tuned tannins…
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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$1,180.00Score: 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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1.50 L, 2022, Agency Wines, Alkina, Barossa Valley, Dry, From HK$2000 to HK$2499, Red Wine, Shiraz, Still
Alkina Polygon No. 1 Shiraz, Barossa Valley
Vintage 2022
1.5 LHK$2,360.00Score: 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$1,180.00Score: 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$1,180.00Score: 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$1,180.00Score: 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$1,180.00Score: 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$1,180.00Score: 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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2006, 750 ML, Australia, Dry, From HK$200 to HK$500, Greenock Creek, Other Wines, Red Wine, Still, Syrah / ShirazApricot Block Shiraz, Greenock Creek, Barossa Valley
Vintage 2006
750 MLHK$398.00Score: WA91+
The 2006 Shiraz Apricot Block is also closed down and tannic. Its aromatics are reticent and the structure dominates the fruit at the moment. Whether it will come into…