{"title":"Producer in Focus | Bicknell FC","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #ff0400; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003eWeekly Super Special: Mosel Magic from Willi Schaefer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003eRare dry wines from Grossen Lagen sites!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003eOn hand now for immediate dispatch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003eNo one makes more classic and traditional Mosel than Christoph and Andrea Schaefer. When you see the steep sites of Graach (Dromprobst and Himmelreich) just near the cellar and taste the wines from the traditional old 1000lt barrels, you get a sense of the greatness and timelessness that this small estate exudes. Cheers, Randall\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e'…The (2021) wines show great purity, finesse, but also \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway;\"\u003ehuge presence and energy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, and really show the best of the Mosel can offer, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway;\"\u003ewith lightness yet immense complexity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. They are all at least great, even for both village wines… In a word: Bravo!“ -\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway;\"\u003e Mosel Fine Wines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e2021 Riesling Mosel Graacher Trocken\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e$78 | Offer: $59\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\"Saline and crystalline on the palate, with intense, elegant and tangy fruit, this is a promising dry riesling whose grapes predominantly come from the Himmelreich, but in this year, there are also some Domprobst.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e91 Pts. - Stephan Reinhardt, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eThe Wine Advocate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e2022 Riesling Mosel Graacher Trocken\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e$78 | Offer: $59\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\"... once again uniquely delicately elegant, deep, juicy and lasting rieslings.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e93 Pts. - Stephan Reinhardt, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eThe Wine Advocate\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003eProducer in Focus: Dave Bicknell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003eThe Guy Roulot of Gladysdale.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003eDavid Bicknell needs no introduction to winelovers as maker of the remarkable Oakridge 864 wines. They won him the GT Wine - Winemaker of the Year award, and praise from afar for these famous high quality and his \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway;\"\u003every \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eage-worthy chardonnays.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"background: white;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eBicknell FC is the family winemaking project of David Bicknell and Nicky Harris, and the Applecross site is one of Yarra's best,\u003c\/span\u003e situated at the top of the hill in \"grand cru\" Gladysdale. There is 1 Ha of chardonnay and 1.5 Ha of pinot noir planted in 1988. The chardonnay here is one of Australia's most age-worthy, and both wines are amongst Yarra's finest. Dave's chardonnays start life  tightly wound with a serious inner core of power and a steely, classy chassis, but they full of fruit and complexity. The more you think about them, the more you look, the longer you keep them, the more reward you get. Don't overlook the reds; the pinots offer real class and depth, beyond their fame; the Cabernet is a classic too. These are amazing bargains at these special prices. Give this guru a break. Please try some. Cheers, Randall. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; background: white;\"\u003e2025 Bicknell FC Applecross Pinot Noir \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-color=\"rgb(255, 255, 255)\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Raleway; color: #ff0400; letter-spacing: .75pt; background: white;\"\u003eOffer: $65 | $58 in 6-Packs \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\"A light, bright crimson. A pure-fruited nose with its perfumed aromas of raspberry, redcurrant and some subtle, whole-bunch-derived spice and dried flowers. Fills out ever so nicely on the energetic palate, which has a little more stuffing than the '24 without sacrificing that lightness of touch that pervades David Bicknell's pinots. Superfine, very persistent tannins round out a beautifully put-together wine that can be enjoyed now and that will continue to evolve over the next five to seven years at least.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway;\"\u003e96+Pts. - Philip Rich,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway;\"\u003e Halliday Wine Companion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; background: white;\"\u003e2025 Bicknell FC Applecross Chardonnay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-color=\"rgb(255, 255, 255)\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Raleway; color: #ff0400; letter-spacing: .75pt; background: white;\"\u003eOffer: $65 | $58 in 6-Packs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\"Barrel fermented and matured in older French puncheons. Bright green gold. Pure fruited and complex, with aromas of white nectarine and apple blossom, together with a gentle waft of sea spray. There's a gentle fleshiness on the palate matched by the wine's precise, perfectly integrated acidity. Beautifully balanced from beginning to end; a seamless wine to drink now and over the next four to six years.\"\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e96+Pts. - Philip Rich, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eHalliday Wine Companion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; background: white;\"\u003e2025 Bicknell FC Close-Planted Pinot Noir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-color=\"rgb(255, 255, 255)\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Raleway; color: #ff0400; letter-spacing: .75pt; background: white;\"\u003eOffer: $89 | $79 in 6-Packs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\"100% destemmed and matured in a mixture of seasoned barriques, hogsheads and puncheons. Exceptionally fragrant, with aromas of wild strawberry, perfectly ripe red cherry, floral notes and alpine herbs such as wild thyme and gentian. Concentrated and finely detailed, the tannins are almost hidden by the wine's plush, beautifully fruited and energetic palate. Finishes long and satisfying. As good as this is now, those that still have a bottle or two in their cellar 10 or so years from now will be well rewarded.\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway;\"\u003e98+Pts - Philip Rich,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway;\"\u003e Halliday Wine Companion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; background: white;\"\u003e2025 Bicknell FC Lance Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-color=\"rgb(255, 255, 255)\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Raleway; color: #ff0400; letter-spacing: .75pt; background: white;\"\u003eOffer: $79 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: 'Lucida Sans',sans-serif; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Raleway; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; color: #1d1d1d; letter-spacing: .75pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\"From the Lance vineyard in St. Andrews and off a block planted in 1976. 100% whole berries and matured in older barriques. 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