The Traveller - August 2025 - Mixed

Welcome to your tasting experience.

Mendel Sémillon '23

Scotchman’s Hill Chardonnay '20

Anima Chenin Blanc '21

The Bohan Dillon '19

Longboard Pinot Noir '22

Clunia Malbec '20

Discover wine’s possibilities

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."

– Oscar Wilde

We’re told time and again what to taste, how to taste, bad taste, good taste, rich taste, poor taste. Empires have been built telling people the rules of good taste.The secret? It’s a sham.

Good taste is what tastes good.

The greatest waste in life is not discovering what fills it – what makes you sing.This month’s selection challenges you to define your own rules for taste: what your palate craves, and what it can leave behind.

Mendel Wines

Mendel Sémillon '23

The Sielecki family work with Roberto de la Mota, a highly respected Argentine winemaker, to produce single-vineyard wines that express the unique characteristics of the high altitude sandy terroir.

Serve with decadent grilled lobster tails or your favourite fish and chips.

Expect tropical fruits, herbs, a hint of smoke and an elegant softness.

Mendel Sémillon '23 details

Year 2023
Bottle Size 750mL
Type White
Winery Mendel Wines
Grapes Sémillon
Country Argentina
Region Mendoza
Allergens Contains Sulfites

Scotchman's Hill

Scotchman’s Hill Chardonnay '20

The Scotchmans Hill estate was purchased in the 1970’s, driven by the Browne family’s affection for the Bellarine Peninsula.

Serve with a lobster bisque risotto, chicken in cream sauce, or pomme frites with aioli.

Expect nectarine and grapefruit mellowed out by a nutty creaminess.

Scotchman’s Hill Chardonnay '20 details

Year 2020
Bottle Size 750mL
Type White
Winery Scotchman's Hill
Grapes Chardonnay
Country Australia
Region Geelong
Allergens Contains Sulfites

Avondale Wine

Anima Chenin Blanc '21

South African winery Avondale’s motto, ‘Terra Est Vita’ translates to ‘Soil is Life,’ reflecting their sustainable and organic farming methods, with a focus on biodynamic principles.

Serve with your classic fish pie, or a New York style bagel and lox (one could argue you can’t find a bagel worth eating outside the Big Apple, but I believe in you).

Expect winter melon, sophisticated tropical notes and subdued woodiness.

Anima Chenin Blanc '21 details

Year 2021
Bottle Size 750mL
Type White
Winery Avondale Wine
Grapes Chenin Blanc
Country South-africa
Region Western Cape
Allergens Contains Sulfites

Hirsch Vineyards

The Bohan Dillon '19

David Hirsch founded Hirsch Vineyards, known for meticulous farming and winemaking practices, emphasizing the unique terroir of the Sonoma Coast. Minimal intervention winemaking is a hallmark of Hirsch, emphasizing the natural expression of their site. .

Serve with lean meat in a creamy sauce like rabbit, chestnut and mushroom pappardelle, chili, or a creamy blue cheese.

Expect fresh red cherries, wild berries, and earth.

The Bohan Dillon '19 details

Year 2019
Bottle Size 750mL
Type Red
Winery Hirsch Vineyards
Grapes Hirsch, Hellenthal, Heintz
Country Usa
Region Sonoma Coast
Allergens Contains Sulfites

Longboard

Longboard Pinot Noir '22

Longboard was born from the imagination of Oded Shakked, a true Californian surfer-turned-winemaker, who firmly believes that terroir includes not just the land, but the people and communities that inhabit it.

Serve with Serve with lean meat in a creamy sauce like rabbit, chestnut and mushroom pappardelle, chili, or a creamy blue cheese.

Expect lively cherry and blackberry with subtle white pepper and acidity.

Longboard Pinot Noir '22 details

Year 2022
Bottle Size 750mL
Type Red
Winery Longboard
Grapes Pinto Noir
Country Usa
Region California
Allergens Contains Sulfites

Bodegas Clunia

Clunia Malbec '20

Planted in the forgotten hills of Burgos, Clunia’s vineyards sit on over 2,000 years of wine growing history, dating back to the Romans.

Serve with a showstopper filet mignon, blue cheese platter, beef empanadas.

Expect black and red berries, spices with hints of toast and caramel.

Clunia Malbec '20 details

Year 2020
Bottle Size 750mL
Type Red
Winery Bodegas Clunia
Grapes Malbec
Country Spain
Region Castilla & León
Allergens Contains Sulfites