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A twist of lemon on the finish gives it the final tick.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sittella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014425821494,"sku":"","price":27.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/7545\/1446\/files\/SittellaAvant-GardeCheninBlanc2023.png?v=1695919401"},{"product_id":"sittella-avant-garde-series-albarino-2023","title":"Sittella Avant-Garde Series Albarino 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eLittle wonder this north-western Spanish variety should find a home in the warm environs of the Swan Valley. It's a light and fragrant white wine with a spicy, slightly saline palate. There is nice texture here with that crisp bright acidity adds a lift to the finish. Light apple and pear flavours provide the final piece.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sittella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014425854262,"sku":"","price":33.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/7545\/1446\/files\/SittellaAvant-GardeSeriesAlbarino2023_1.png?v=1695919463"},{"product_id":"sittella-berns-reserve-2021","title":"Sittella Berns Reserve 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eSittella grab the fruit for this blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec and cabernet franc from Wilyabrup in Margaret River. Hugely expressive lift of black fruit on the nose with traces of black olive and liqueur plum. A cut of graphite and minerally seashell adds to the palate complexity. It's a plush and generous wine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sittella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014425919798,"sku":"","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/7545\/1446\/files\/SittellaBernsReserve2021.png?v=1695919577"},{"product_id":"sittella-golden-mile-grenache-2022","title":"Sittella Golden Mile Grenache 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eLove this wine, just love it. Comes from that special part of the Swan Valley where some of the oldest vines in the State reside. This is treated gently with bunch selection, hand picking and sorting with wild yeast fermentation before being bottle unfined and unfiltered. So, you get a direct line of site into these old vines. Pretty with fragrant raspberry and rose petal aromas working with a subtle damp earthiness. Medium weight and thoroughly drinkable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sittella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014425952566,"sku":"","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/7545\/1446\/files\/SittellaGoldenMileGrenache2022.png?v=1695920402"},{"product_id":"sittella-grand-prestige-late-disgorged-blanc-de-blancs-2010","title":"Sittella Grand Prestige Late Disgorged Blanc De Blancs 2010","description":"\u003cp\u003eOkay, so here is something special. Its 100% chardonnay and after bottling spent 12 years on lees before disgorgement. The result is an outstanding example of Australian sparkling wine that would have the French trembling in their riddling racks. Intense aromas of butterscotch and toasty marmalade with a bright fresh lemon citrus lift. The palate is layered and deeply complex but still with so much vibrant life and energy. The crisp fine acid sustains the super long finish.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sittella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014426542390,"sku":"","price":125.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/7545\/1446\/files\/SittellaGrandPrestigeLateDisgorgedBlancDeBlancs2010.png?v=1695920464"},{"product_id":"sittella-grand-vintage-blanc-de-blancs-2017","title":"Sittella Grand Vintage Blanc De Blancs 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003eSuch a sophisticated blanc de blancs style drawn from chardonnay sourced in Pemberton. As always, the wine is aged for a minimum of five years before release. The complexity and autolysis characters are certainly emerging. Aromas of fresh baked bread, brioche and a little citrus create an engaging opening. The palate is complete and very long. 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Super stuff.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sittella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014426607926,"sku":"","price":55.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/7545\/1446\/files\/MarieChristianLugdennovintage.png?v=1695920911"},{"product_id":"sittella-liqueur-verdelho","title":"Sittella Liqueur Verdelho","description":"\u003cp\u003eA glorious statement of Swan Valley fortified wine using verdelho, one of the staple varieties of the region. The wine is aged for many years in old oak allowing it to deepen and concentrate to eventually release a wine of remarkable complexity. Toffee, dried apricot and maple syrup with a caramel richness adding even more depth. Just wonderful.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sittella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014426640694,"sku":"","price":100.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/7545\/1446\/files\/Liquer.png?v=1695921093"},{"product_id":"sittella-museum-silk-2016","title":"Sittella Museum Silk 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Swan Valley white blend that is generally chardonnay, semillon and verdelho regularly surprises wine show judges. This one slots right in for drinking now. The fruit has evolved nicely to develop gently toasty, creamy flavours with that nice lift of citrus adding life. The Swan valley does these wines just so well.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sittella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014426706230,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/7545\/1446\/files\/SittellaMuseumSilk2016.png?v=1695921187"},{"product_id":"sittella-the-arsenal-buckshot-ridge-2022","title":"Sittella The Arsenal Buckshot Ridge 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eReally interesting wine, this. There are three clones of cabernet sauvignon and a new clone of cabernet franc plus different clones of malbec with a little merlot. This is a very young wine, but it is looking very good. It’s structured and poised with the 25% new oak an important contribution. Lots of minerally blackcurrant fruit with a trace of oyster shell. It’s not overripe so is looking very good. 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A complex house style that is really impressive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sittella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49397424292150,"sku":"","price":34.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/7545\/1446\/files\/cuveeblanc.jpg?v=1720431016"},{"product_id":"sittella-louis-jack-berns-blanc-de-blancs-2019","title":"Sittella Louis Jack Berns Blanc De Blancs 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is chardonnay from Pemberton off gravelly soils that prove ideal for delivering a more restrained sparkling wine friendly fruit which in this case is a mix of Dijon clones. This vintage is so precise and steely with tremendous power and palate intensity. It gets 4 years on lees and 10% new oak. The cheeky aim is to make it in the Taittinger style. 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Terrific wine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sittella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49397473247542,"sku":"","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/7545\/1446\/files\/Azaleeeloisebernsrose2019.jpg?v=1720431710"},{"product_id":"sittella-avant-garde-rose-2023","title":"Sittella Avant-Garde Rose 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eA most interesting sparkling wine in the edgier Avant-Garde approach from Sittella. This comes from Pemberton and was aged in older oak for 10 months. It’s a small volume make and it’s looking pretty good. The aim is to achieve a form of Bollinger Grande Annee style texture which comes from the oxidative ageing on lees and after 10 months it’s tiraged. A different style of wine of tremendous promise. Aiming to capture both vineyard and regional dried fig characters. 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It’s the type of thing you get from the best champagnes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sittella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49440315441462,"sku":"","price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/7545\/1446\/files\/MCLNoVintage.jpg?v=1727663067"},{"product_id":"sittella-avant-garde-chenin-blanc-2024","title":"Sittella Avant-Garde Chenin Blanc 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eA chenin blanc that captures much of the Swan Valley and why this region is so good for this variety. It’s a slightly more restrained version than previously showing less obvious fruit though the lemon rind and lightly tropical notes on the nose are immediately appealing. The palate is more flinty and fine with a pure persistence. 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This was a very good vintage, and the fruit quality is showing in what is one of the best yet under this label.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sittella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52619921686838,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/7545\/1446\/files\/MCL.jpg?v=1754816511"},{"product_id":"sittella-grand-vintage-azelee-eloise-berns-rose-2018","title":"Sittella Grand Vintage Azelee Eloise Berns rosé 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere's a lovely, brilliant pink colour to open, and then the nose reveals subtle red fruit, cherry, and raspberry notes that merge seamlessly with more bready autolysis characters. The palate is deeply flavoursome and intense, with both structure and finesse. The extra time in the bottle has allowed this to pick up further layers of complexity and richness while retaining that fine, controlled brightness and energy through to a long finish.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sittella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52620116918582,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/7545\/1446\/files\/Azaleeeloisebernsrose.png?v=1754816489"},{"product_id":"sittella-folklore-verdelho-2025","title":"Sittella verdelho 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a more controlled and refined expression of the verdelho from the Swan Valley. The aromas have a floral, light stone fruit, and citrus edge. The palate is soft, yet with a fine, lively acidity that carries through to the finish. 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This is an exciting development for Sittella, and a beautiful expression of this variety.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sittella","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52620378439990,"sku":null,"price":33.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/7545\/1446\/files\/albarinoNV.jpg?v=1754816444"},{"product_id":"sittella-avant-garde-chenin-blanc-2025","title":"Sittella Avant Garde chenin blanc 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt was a very good season for chenin blanc in the Swan Valley, and this one is living, vibrant proof. It's not the big fruit bomb that you often get, but instead, there is a highly flavoursome, controlled, linear expression of the variety with subtle, understated stone fruits and florals, with a fine citrus edge, and even a little lemon pith complexity. It's slightly deceptive as it builds on the palate and drives through to its long finish. 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