Pale white straw, clear and bright in color. Aromas off small rockmelon, ripe lime, green apple cut and rubbed with fresh lemon. There is spice and there is fruit skin; the aromatic exotica is at both once heady and yet balletic. You dance as you drown. The palate is piercing and strident - the acidity and the lush green fruits. A double-pronged attack. Mouth-coating fruit flavours of pear, apple and lemon. Keen acidity sweeps in at the first opportunity making this a white wine that is cutting and clear and long and strong.

Pale, pale-white, pale straw. Aromas are lifted and piercing; slate and sharp honey-suckle. Freshly fallen rain on mountain river pebbles. Lime, limestone, lotus flower, grapefruit. Awakening... Clean and long with zesting acidity - this checks the fine, deep, tense and intense sauvignon blanc fruit core: lime, lemongrass, lantana, gooseberry, fresh lychee, and garden-picked fresh green bean. This hidden fruit depth is also braced by a textural minerality. Pure yet also intriguing

Oak’s almond and baked bread bouquet sneak in, almost undetected. These cooler fruit flavours carry over, adding the cleansing acidity so suited to the palate’s otherwise more giving stone fruit flavours of peach and apricot; other fruits ping, too: mandarin, melon and rockmelon. The oak regime adds just a hint of creaminess, but a mere knife-point in terms of measurement and weight. The texture is welcoming and appealing, balanced in a cautionary way by the stoic acidity.

Oak’s almond and baked bread bouquet sneak in, almost undetected. These cooler fruit flavours carry over, adding the cleansing acidity so suited to the palate’s otherwise more giving stone fruit flavours of peach and apricot; other fruits ping, too: mandarin, melon and rockmelon. The oak regime adds just a hint of creaminess, but a mere knife-point in terms of measurement and weight. The texture is welcoming and appealing, balanced in a cautionary way by the stoic acidity.

White-gold and bright; clear and welcoming. Fruit aromatics of nectarine and apricot kernels and skin. Minerals, mandarin peel, frangipani and fresh lychee straight from the tree; ditto green apples yet to fall from the branch. A swirling perfume that is both enticing yet austere. A front palate of mineral water and freshly fallen rain. The subsequent fruit intensity stretches out an already long palate, with flavours of stone fruit and apple etched by a line of clean and fresh acidity. There’s more mineral and rain water in the finish, where there’s a textural element that provides some breadth, giving dimension to the otherwise acid linearity.

A fruit infused sake made from one year old Junmai Sake and Yuzu Juice from Wakayama - the juice is produced using the entire fruit to allow for a sweet, sour & bitter flavour.

The 'En Vie' Blanc de Noir Sparkling is another impressive release from the highly regarded Helens Hill winery in Victoria's Yarra Valley.

A high quality Yarra Valley sparkling wine at a fantastic price, this is destined to win many fans over the coming months.

A pinot noir that is distinctly Yarra Valley - complex with earthy and gamey textures and flavours.

Everything you want from a great Australian Chardonnay - yellow peach and nectarice and subtle oak with a fresh finish. A wine for lovers of the classical style Chardonnay made properly.

Helen's Hill Estate 'The Smuggler' Reserve Pinot Noir is made entirely from Abel clone - incredible structure, silky tanning and intensity on a long pallet.

Pommard Clone - dark cherry and bramble fruits are complimented with spice and ample structure.

New single clone, single vineyard - details to come!