A beautiful bouquet of sage and boysenberry capture the fruit expression from this Flinders site. The chalkiness and mineral edge balance the fruit depth and harmonise the velvety tea- like tannins that cover the palate and delight as this wine opens up and evolves.

Vintake...

The 2018 vintage was a big contrast to the 2017 vintage; in fact, it was very similar to 2016. The 2018 vintage began with heavier than normal winter rains and cooler temperatures which delayed budburst but warmer spring weather resulted in perfect conditions for flowering leading to very good fruit set and promising high yields. Grapes matured with optimum sugar, flavour and tannin development resulting in high quality parcels from all sites. It was our third earliest harvest, leading to our shortest ever hang time.

Winemaking...

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Ten Minutes by Tractor “Blanc de Blanc” Zero Dosage 2011 (Museum Release)

$600.00

Winery: Ten Minutes by Tractor

Region: Mornington Peninsula - Victoria

Winemaker: Richard McIntyre, Jeremy Magyar & Martin Spedding

Varietal(s): 100% Chardonnay

The apple, pear and grapefruit of Mornington Peninsula chardonnay is brushed with the biscuity complexity of old French oak fermentation followed by 4 years on lees in bottle. Notes of struck flint reduction accent a tense style, charged with the taut acidity of the cool 2011 season.

1. Hong Kong Island, Kowloon & New Territories (excluded outlying islands):

We offer FREE delivery (single location only) for purchases over HK$1,200.

For orders under HK$1,200, a delivery charge of HK$150 shall apply.

2. South Lantau:

We offer FREE delivery (single location only) for purchases over HK$2,500.

For orders under HK$2,500, a delivery charge of HK$300 shall apply.

The delivery service is available Tuesday & Wednesday.

3. Discovery Bay:

We offer FREE delivery (single location only) for purchases over HK$3,500.

For orders under HK$3,500, a delivery charge of HK$500 shall apply.

The delivery service is available on Thursday only.

Delivery service will be suspended when typhoon signal No.8 or above or a black rain warning is hoisted. In this event, customers will be contacted to re-schedule the delivery time.

We reserve the right to charge an additional delivery fee if the recipient is not available to accept the delivery at the given delivery time and delivery needs to be rescheduled.

It is the responsibility of the customer to notify Oz Terroirs immediately of any change to their delivery address or contact details.

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Ten Minutes by Tractor “McCutcheon” Chardonnay 2017

$590.00

Winery: Ten Minutes by Tractor

Region: Mornington Peninsula - Victoria

Winemaker: Imogen Dillon & Martin Spedding

Varietal(s): 100% Chardonnay

As with the other 2017 Ten Minutes by Tractor Chardonnay releases, this is the most refined McCutcheon in living memory, even despite the vineyard tendency for more robust wines. Marzipan and matchstick funk over a palate that is so concentrated and offsets the subtle citrussy acid perfectly. The achingly low yields have delivered so little of this wine, and it’s a shame – it’s probably the most satisfying of all the single vineyard Chardonnay releases to drink now.

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Following an average rainfall and relatively warm winter, it was again the spring weather leading up to flowering which caused issues. October was our third wettest on record (96mm v 62mm average) and November saw our second coldest maximum and minimum temperatures (19.3° v 20.9°, 9.6° v 10.9°), consequently the budburst interval (budburst-flowering) was our longest ever – 87 days v an average of 75 days – and flowering was our latest ever (5 December v our 21 November average). In the end, due to the excellent February and March, hang time (budburst- harvest) was average – 205 days v an average of 204 days – and harvest date was close to average – 1 April v an average of 29 March. Yields are down because of the problems around flowering but summer and early autumn saw long, slow ripening – perfect for our Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Grapes hand-harvested in late March, whole bunch pressed and the unsettled juice fermented by indigenous yeasts in 15% new 228 litre French oak barrels. A 10 month aging in barrel with no bâtonnage to keep wines fresher and more taut. Natural partial (74%) malolactic fermentation before bottling unfined and filtered.

1. Hong Kong Island, Kowloon & New Territories (excluded outlying islands):

We offer FREE delivery (single location only) for purchases over HK$1,200.

For orders under HK$1,200, a delivery charge of HK$150 shall apply.

2. South Lantau:

We offer FREE delivery (single location only) for purchases over HK$2,500.

For orders under HK$2,500, a delivery charge of HK$300 shall apply.

The delivery service is available Tuesday & Wednesday.

3. Discovery Bay:

We offer FREE delivery (single location only) for purchases over HK$3,500.

For orders under HK$3,500, a delivery charge of HK$500 shall apply.

The delivery service is available on Thursday only.

Delivery service will be suspended when typhoon signal No.8 or above or a black rain warning is hoisted. In this event, customers will be contacted to re-schedule the delivery time.

We reserve the right to charge an additional delivery fee if the recipient is not available to accept the delivery at the given delivery time and delivery needs to be rescheduled.

It is the responsibility of the customer to notify Oz Terroirs immediately of any change to their delivery address or contact details.

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Ten Minutes by Tractor “Wallis” Chardonnay 2011 (Museum Release)

$1,200.00

Winery: Ten Minutes by Tractor

Region: Mornington Peninsula - Victoria

Winemaker: Richard McIntyre, Jeremy Magyar & Martin Spedding

Varietal(s): 100% Chardonnay

The Wallis vineyard typically affords the most delicate expression of Chardonnay in the Ten Minutes by Tractor portfolio, so in a cool year like 2011, the question becomes: how far will growing conditions push the site’s natural style? The answer is: excitingly far. The 2011 Wallis retains all the finesse for which this label is known, but the vintage’s extraordinary nature has produced an almost archetypal wine. The aroma presents a collection of notes primarily in the upper registers. Foremost amongst them is a sense of minerality, part powder and part perfume, that recalls fine fragrance. This is a first spray of your favourite summer eau de toilette, invigorating and complex, so precisely layered it seems designed that way. Alongside, there’s the smell of white flowers, delicate spice and, finally, hits of the citrus fruit that finds its full expression on the palate.

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After a decade of warm and dry conditions the 2011 vintage broke the drought with over 600 mm of rain during the growing season versus an average of 350mm, the cool and wet conditions resulted in our latest harvest on record (16 April v 2 April average). Yields were reduced but those grapes that were picked were of good quality – great natural acidity and lovely flavours in our Chardonnay with the Pinot Noir benefitting from the long cool ripening (second longest veraison interval, 68 days v 57 day average).

The grapes were hand-harvested through the third week of April, whole bunch pressed and the unsettled juice was transferred to 25% new French oak barriques. Fermentation by indigenous yeasts preceded a partial (45%) malolactic fermentation in spring and regular stirring of lees was carried out over a 9 month barrel maturation. Bottled unfined after filtration.

1. Hong Kong Island, Kowloon & New Territories (excluded outlying islands):

We offer FREE delivery (single location only) for purchases over HK$1,200.

For orders under HK$1,200, a delivery charge of HK$150 shall apply.

2. South Lantau:

We offer FREE delivery (single location only) for purchases over HK$2,500.

For orders under HK$2,500, a delivery charge of HK$300 shall apply.

The delivery service is available Tuesday & Wednesday.

3. Discovery Bay:

We offer FREE delivery (single location only) for purchases over HK$3,500.

For orders under HK$3,500, a delivery charge of HK$500 shall apply.

The delivery service is available on Thursday only.

Delivery service will be suspended when typhoon signal No.8 or above or a black rain warning is hoisted. In this event, customers will be contacted to re-schedule the delivery time.

We reserve the right to charge an additional delivery fee if the recipient is not available to accept the delivery at the given delivery time and delivery needs to be rescheduled.

It is the responsibility of the customer to notify Oz Terroirs immediately of any change to their delivery address or contact details.