{"title":"VIP Offer: A Few Bottles of Serious Pedigree","description":"\u003cp\u003eA small cache of rare wines, they're seldom seen, rarely available in Australia. We’ve been fortunate to secure just a handful of bottles of each. If you’re tempted, please get in touch' availability is extremely limited. This is a pre-arrival offer, the wines will be available for collection\/delivery in April 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHappy reading, and happy drinking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pre-arrival-2022-domaine-emmanuel-rouget-echezeaux-grand-cru-750ml-bottle","title":"2022 Domaine Emmanuel Rouget Echezeaux Grand Cru 750Ml Bottle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--StartFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf0\"\u003e\"Moderate wood influence is present on the equally elegant and pure, if slightly riper, aromas of jasmine tea, red currant and poached plum. The caressing and seductively textured larger-bodied flavors are at once rich and generous while displays fine length on the dusty and youthfully austere finish. This too is excellent and it is also more refined than it usually is.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003e93-95 points - Allen Meadows,  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cf1\"\u003eBurghound\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--EndFragment --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Randall's Fine Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44093280944308,"sku":null,"price":2090.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/RougetEchezeaux.png?v=1764027011"},{"product_id":"2023-sylvie-esmonin-gevrey-chambertin-1er-cru-clos-saint-jacques-750ml-bottle","title":"PRE-ARRIVAL: 2023 Sylvie Esmonin, Gevrey-Chambertin, 1er Cru Clos Saint-Jacques 750ml Bottle","description":"\u003cp\u003eDUE APRIL 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'60% new wood and whole bunches. Black centre with purple rim. This has real quality, a classic Sylvie Clos St-Jacques, with a lively fruit not picked too late, while the stems add a complexifying factor, but there so also a suave quality to the fruit which extends very agreeably through to a long finish. There is enough red fruit in the mix to lighten the black fruit concentration. Enough juiciness through the middle.'\u003cstrong\u003e 94-96 points - Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The 2023 Gevrey-Chambertin Clos Saint-Jacques 1er Cru includes 60% whole bunch and the same level of new oak. I love the aromatics here, which are perhaps more refined and elegant than those of the 2022 last year, with more red fruit and a little more terroir expression coming through. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins, slightly powdery in texture with a patina of oak that will assimilate in time. Yes, this is still more precocious in style than, say, Armand Rousseau or Bruno Clair, yet it remains a quite delicious proposition.'\u003cstrong\u003e 93-95 points- Neal Martin, Vinous\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Randall's Fine Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44137066430644,"sku":null,"price":470.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/Sylvie_Esmonin_Gevrey-Chambertin_1er_Cru_Clos_Saint-Jacques.png?v=1770009115"},{"product_id":"pre-arrival-2023-chateau-de-meursault-meursault-les-perrieres-1er-cru-750ml-bottle-copy","title":"2023 Chateau de Meursault, Meursault Les Perrières 1er Cru 750ml Bottle","description":"\u003cp\u003e'The 2023 Meursault Les Perrières 1er Cru has a fragrant nose with much more mineralité than the Charmes-Dessus, nuanced and introspective at first but gaining intensity in the glass. The palate is well balanced with orange pith and nectarine, cohesive and lightly spiced with good weight on the finish. You can feel this Les Perrières tingling long after it has departed. Very fine.' \u003cstrong\u003e93-95 points - Neal Martin, Vinous\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Randall's Fine Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44240166420660,"sku":null,"price":369.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/Chateau_de_Meursault_Meursault_Les_Perri_res_1er_Cru.png?v=1770011482"},{"product_id":"pre-arrival-2023-hubert-lamy-saint-aubin-1er-cru-derriere-chez-edouard-haute-densite-750ml-bottle-copy","title":"2023 Hubert Lamy, Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Derrière Chez Edouard Haute Densité 750ml Bottle","description":"\u003cp\u003e'The 2023 Saint-Aubin Derrière Chez Edouard Haut Densité ler Cru comes from vines planted at 22,000 per hectare that, Lamy explained, need to extract less water-two times less-from the soil in order to ripen the berries. It has an intense sea caves and oyster shell-scented bouquet that blossoms in the glass. The palate is tensile and driven by its mineral core on the entry, with fine weight and depth and a precise nervous finish that gets the saliva flowing. Superb.' \u003cstrong\u003e94 points - Neal Martin, Vinous\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong an early advocate of high density planting and Poussard pruning, Olivier Lamy’s rigorous attention to detail and vineyard innovation now serve as inspiration for some of the most thoughtful growers across the Côte and around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Randall's Fine Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44240171860148,"sku":null,"price":1450.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/Hubert_Lamy_Saint-Aubin_1er_Cru_Derri_re_Chez_Edouard_Haute_Densit.png?v=1770008474"},{"product_id":"2022-joseph-roty-gevrey-chambertin-750ml-bottle","title":"2022 Joseph Roty,  Gevrey Chambertin 750ml Bottle","description":"\u003cp\u003e'A fairly saturated dark purple. The Roty plots lie in the central axe both sides of the main road. A lovely fruit, strawberries at full ripeness, very typical both of where it comes from and the Roty style. Thee is easily enough fruit to cover the tannins. Very promising.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e91-94 points - Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin Village offers up attractive aromas of raspberries, cherries and licorice, followed by a medium-bodied succulent and fine-boned palate. This is quite suave and put-together out of the gates, so it should offer a broad drinking window. Tasting with affable 11-generation vigneron Pierre-Jean Roty—who took the helm at this discrete family-owned domaine following his brother's untimely passing in 2015—is an annual pleasure that I always eagerly anticipate. This year, we looked at the 2022s from bottle, a more dense and structured vintage than the 2021s, and one that's clearly built for the cellar. Roty fans will be familiar with the approach at this address: assiduously but only shallowly cultivated soils, a high proportion of old vines, minimal use of chemical treatments, destemmed grapes fermented in concrete tanks and élevage in generous percentages of toasty new oak for 15-16 months.' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e90 points - William Kelley, Wine Advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Randall's Fine Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44240180412596,"sku":null,"price":184.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/2022_Joseph_Roty_Charmes_Chambertin_Grand_Cru_Tres_Vieilles_Vignes.png?v=1770009682"},{"product_id":"2022-joseph-roty-charmes-chambertin-grand-cru-tres-vieilles-vignes-750ml-bottle-1","title":"2022 Joseph Roty, Charmes Chambertin Grand Cru Tres Vieilles Vignes 750ml Bottle","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Three plots, all with ancient vines. Pretty dark in its purple colour. A suggestion of succulence on the nose and an explosion of dense fruit on the palate. This has so much to give and it is already giving it, despite the extraction, the tannins and its youth. Several times more concentration in the mouth than either of the others with an extraordinary depth of finish.' \u003cstrong\u003e96-99 points - Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2022 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru Très Vieilles Vignes is terrific, unwinding in the glass with notes of cherries and dark berries mingled with notions of licorice, violets, rose petals and spices. Full-bodied, deep and layered, it's concentrated and multidimensional, with the most body and incipient complexity of any wine in the range, concluding with a long, expansive finish. Tasting with affable 11-generation vigneron Pierre-Jean Roty—who took the helm at this discrete family-owned domaine following his brother's untimely passing in 2015—is an annual pleasure that I always eagerly anticipate. This year, we looked at the 2022s from bottle, a more dense and structured vintage than the 2021s, and one that's clearly built for the cellar. Roty fans will be familiar with the approach at this address: assiduously but only shallowly cultivated soils, a high proportion of old vines, minimal use of chemical treatments, destemmed grapes fermented in concrete tanks and élevage in generous percentages of toasty new oak for 15-16 months' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97 points - William Kelly, Wine Advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2022 Charmes-Chambertin Très Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru clearly has the most intense bouquet, with hints of black cherry, briar, boysenberry and blood orange. The palate is structured and powerful. The new oak (100%) is a little more evident compared to Roty's other Grand Crus, and at the moment, this defines the dark chocolate-tinged finish. Patience will certainly be required.' \u003cstrong\u003e95 points - Neal Martin, Vinous\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: from a .16 ha holding of 3 parcels in Charmes proper of vines planted in 1885 that have never been pulled up though Roty points out that those that have died over the years have been replanted. Moderate oak and a hint of menthol influence is present on the attractively fresh and exuberantly spicy nose of dark raspberry liqueur, sauvage and earth scents. As is almost always the case, there is good muscle and excellent punch to the lightly mineral-inflected large-bodied flavors that possess focused power on the tightly wound and overtly structured finish where the wood influence reflected by the nose reappears. This is often the class of the Roty range though in 2022 the Griotte will give it a run for its money though time will of course be the ultimate arbiter.' \u003cstrong\u003e94 points - Allen Meadows, Burghound\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Randall's Fine Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44240180445364,"sku":null,"price":1110.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/2022_Joseph_Roty_Charmes_Chambertin_Grand_Cru_Tres_Vieilles_Vignes.png?v=1770009682"},{"product_id":"2022-joseph-roty-gevrey-chambertin-champs-chenys-750ml","title":"2022 Joseph Roty Gevrey Chambertin Champs Chenys 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eDUE APRIL 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin Champs-Chenys has a tightly wound nose with black cherry, blueberry and floral scents—aromatics that will require time in bottle. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, but quite a sturdy, structured finish as more red fruit joins the fray. This is quite a mercurial wine, one that keeps you engaged, which is always a good sign.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e91 points - Neal Martin, Vinous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Randall's Fine Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44241390862516,"sku":null,"price":199.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/Joseph_Roty_Gevrey_Chambertin_Champs_Chenys.png?v=1770086268"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/collections\/A_Small_Collection_of_Rare_Wines_f913b1c1-8850-45b8-8581-97f181bdaba9.png?v=1770086409","url":"https:\/\/randalls.net.au\/collections\/vip-offer-a-few-bottles-of-serious-pedigree\/premier-cru.oembed","provider":"Randall's Fine Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}