'Classic Wines' Pack ~ June 2025
A mix of well-known and much-loved classics, but like, really REALLY good.
This month's Classic Wines 3-Pack includes:
1. 2022 Stoke Wines ‘Guroo’ Sue Bell KI Chardonnay
Chardonnay | Kangaroo Island, SA | Sue Bell | Stoke Wines
A Chardonnay with big coastal vibes. Kangaroo Island (KI) fruit handpicked from Bay of Shoals vineyard, it’s tight and lemony, with a chalky line of acidity, hints of struck match and oyster shell, and a wonderful creamy lees texture to round it out. Wild, untamed, it captures the island’s windswept, raw nature. Made as part of ‘The Guroo Project’, where guest winemakers from the ‘mainland’ interpret the unique terroir of KI.
2. 2022 Moorooduc Estate Pinot Noir
Pinot Noir | Mornington Peninsula, VIC | Kate McIntyre, MW | Moorooduc Estate
Hold up, this is superior Pinot Noir. Bright red cherry and pomegranate, backed by interwoven layers of spice (cardamom, clove, star anise) and that classic Mornington Peninsula earthiness (rose petals, undergrowth, the forest floor after rain). The palate is medium-bodied with a fine acid line that gives it a bit of length. Fermented with a portion of whole bunches and aged in French oak (mostly older), it’s structured whilst remaining supple and restrained. Match it with something hearty this Winter - lamb tagine perhaps? Taste the whole line-up on Thursday 26th June, as we welcome winemaker and Master of Wine, Kat McIntyre to Famelia for the evening!
3. 2024 Samantha May Syrah
Syrah | Orange, NSW | Samantha May. | Samantha May Wines
Harvested from the Carrington Vineyard in Orange, this frisky Syrah grows at 850m elevation. That’s cool-climate territory that boasts some lovely lifted aromatics and a lively structure. Sam included 25% whole bunch in the ferment to dial up the spice and stemmy energy, and it shows: there’s white pepper, dark cherry, and brooding brambly fruit from start to finish. Fermented with native yeasts, basket pressed, and matured in French oak before resting in stainless, the final wine is fine-boned and juicy, with a lick of cranberry acidity and some savoury dried herbs and olive for balance. 2024 was Samantha’s first time working with Carrington Vineyard fruit, and it’s a knockout.
