Old Bridge Cellars

JamesSuckling.com’s Top 100 Wines of Australia for 2024 highlights the steady evolution of the country’s top offerings, which continue to impress with their elegance, balance and regional character. Six of the 100 come from the OBC family, representing the diverse regions of Margaret River, Heathcote, Hunter Valley and Barossa. #13 Jasper Hill Georgias Paddock Shiraz 2022 #33 Cullen Diana Madeline 2022 #37 Cullen Kevin John Chardonnay 2023 #39 Leeuwin Estate Chardonnay Margaret River Art Series 2021 #45 Brokenwood Wines Graveyard Shiraz 2023 #84 John Duval Annexus Grenache 2023 Congratulations to these wineries for the well-deserved recognition. 👏 https://lnkd.in/gAJfrJz5

🌟Top 100 Wines of 2024 according to Vinous Media LLC. 🌟 Congratulations to John & Tim Duval for this honor - appearing at #66: 2022 John Duval Grenache Annexus Barossa Valley, Australia "A single vineyard over 160 years of age and the outstanding 2022 vintage met the steady winemaking hands of father and son John and Tim Duval to yield a stunning and ethereal Grenache.” – Angus Hughson, Vinous   We are proud to be the exclusive US Importer for John Duval Wines. And yes, we have 2022 Annexus Grenache in market. Contact us for more information.  #recommended #top100 #aussiewine #grenache #wine

'Tis the season for Champagne. 🥂 Thank you to Wine Enthusiast for these new scores & reviews - 90 to 93 points for these wines. Known for producing champagnes with a distinct style, Champagne Collet is celebrated for its finesse, elegance, and rich flavor profiles. Ch Collet wines are made with grapes primarily sourced from Premier and Grand Cru vineyards and aged a minimum of 3 years in their chalk cellars. ⭐ Collet 2016 Brut Millésimé, 93 Points, Wine Enthusiast ⭐ Collet NV Extra Brut Premier Cru, 90 Points, Wine Enthusiast ⭐ Collet NV Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru Brut, 92 Points, Wine Enthusiast ⭐ Collet NV Brut Art Déco Premier Cru, 90 Points, Wine Enthusiast

Happy Merlot Day! Along with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot, Merlot is one of the primary grapes used in Bordeaux wine, and it is the most widely planted grape in the Bordeaux wine regions. This beautiful wine is 100% Merlot, made from vines planted in one south-west facing five-acre block at Clos Cantenac in St. Emilion, Bordeaux. The wine sees 18 months in 100% French oak barrels before bottling. On the palate, its elegance derives from the finessed register of lush fresh berries and brambly flavors, coffee beans, mocha and soft tannins, finishing with a sleek minerality. It is a wine of classic structure and a touch of mystique. #merlotday #merlotme #wine #merlot #redwine #winebusiness #importedwine

The Halliday Wine Companion Top 100 Wineries 2024 celebrates the best wineries in Australia right now. OBC is proud to represent six of them. Cullen Wines and Leeuwin Estate (Margaret River), Jasper Hill (Heathcote) and Yeringberg (Yarra Valley), Penley (Coonawarra) and Brokenwood (Hunter Valley). Cullen Wines (Australia) Pty Ltd, Margaret River, Western Australia Cullen Wine to try: Diana Madeline 2022. 98 points, HWC Yeringberg, Yarra Valley, Victoria Yeringberg Wine to try: Yeringberg 2022. 98 points, HWC Leeuwin Estate, Margaret River, Western Australia Leeuwin Estate wine to try: Art Series Chardonnay 2021, 97 points, HWC Brokenwood Wines, Hunter Valley, New South Wales Brokenwood wine to try: ILR Reserve Semillon 2018, 97 points, HWC Jasper Hill Vineyard, Heathcote, Victoria  Jasper Hill wine to try: Georgia’s Paddock Shiraz, 2022, 96 points, HWC Penley, Coonawarra, South Australia Penley wine to try: Tolmer Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, 96 points, HWC #australianwine #importedwine #winebusiness #top100 #wine

Happy International Champagne Day! We celebrate this global tribute to one of the most iconic and luxurious beverages in the world with a glass of Champagne Collet! 🥂 While many sparkling wines exist, Champagne has a special place in the world of beverages due to its strict regulations and geographic exclusivity. Only sparkling wine produced in the Champagne region using the traditional method can legally be called Champagne. Champagne Collet was founded in 1921 in the heart of Aÿ, a UNESCO World Heritage Site within the Valée de la Marne growing region famous for Pinot Noir and one of Champagne’s 17 Grand Crus. From the beginning, Champagne Collet has identified itself with the Art Deco period that became popular in France after World War I. The creative wave unleashed by the Art Deco style was the perfect accompaniment to the joy and zest for life in the 1920s and remains part of the attraction to Champagne in the present day. Cheers to #InternationalChampagneDay!

Greywackers on Tour! This Friday, Kevin Judd, proprietor/winemaker of Greywacke Vineyards in Marlborough, New Zealand will be presenting his Top 10 wine of 2023 (2022 Sauvignon Blanc/Wine Spectator) to attendees of the New York Wine Experience. Leading up to this special moment of recognition for Greywacke, winemaker Richelle Tyney has been traveling throughout the USA sharing back vintages of Greywacke Wild Sauvignon to members of the trade, highlighting its age-worthiness. Greywacke Wild Sauvignon derives its particular characteristics from a very natural, hands-off style of winemaking that is the result of many years of winemaking experience. To demonstrate that this special genre of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc not only ages well, but in fact benefits from a number of years in the bottle - gaining more complexity and interest with time - Greywacke offered “5 wild years” of Wild Sauvignon, dating back to the 2011 vintage. Thank you to those who joined us for these events in Chicago, Boston and NYC. #winelife #13yearoldsauvignonblanc #ageworthy #wine

Now available: Starting with the 2022 vintage, the Cru Beaujolais wines from Maison l’Envoyé sport a more refined look. Previously packaged with red labels, these wines are now bottled with a premium off-white paper stock with more textural grain. Also, you may notice that the wine name holds stronger emphasis to better call out ENVOYÉ, and this word is in color to increase visibility. The woodblock graphics remain an essential component connoting a hand-made, artisanal wine. Since these wines are primarily available in the USA, the varietal now has a more prominent place on the front label. At $21 SRP, they remain a veritable bargain. #winelife #labelrefresh #importedwine #drinkbojo

We are thrilled to have Chester Osborn from d'Arenberg on US soil after a far-too-long hiatus. He started the week in San Francisco, sharing current and library wines with distributors and buyers, with the next stop in Boston. The 2010 single site Grenache was a crowd favorite, proving the age-ability of these McLaren Vale wines. Next stop – the Big Apple! #roadshow #winemaker #worktravel #sharingwine #sharingstories #oldvines #oldvinegrenache #shiraz

Which wine would you choose for a dinner party? Cocktail hour? Wine Spectator has ideas! 🤔 These two wines are both recommended in a Wine Spectator article (Oct 15 issue) focusing on the perfect wines for any time of day (or night) – Innocent Bystander Yarra Valley Pinot Noir for a Dinner Party 🍽 🍷 and d'Arenberg Stump Jump White for Cocktail Hour. 🍹 A great way to kick off the Labor Day weekend! #winetime #winebusiness #wineoclock https://lnkd.in/gqvtRi2D