It is a cause for celebration when we can secure a parcel of Shaw+Smith on the market and offered them at stunning discounts!

Many wine lovers will be very familiar with Shaw+Smith. Established by Martin Shaw and Michael Hill Smith MW, this winery has been at the forefront of Australia's Adelaide Hills wine scene, producing some of the most exquisite and elegant expressions of Chardonnay in the country. Argued to be a "benchmark for Adelaide Hills" by James Halliday, few do it better than Shaw + Smith, with many of their best releases often being compared to the wines of Burgundy's Côte de Beaune.

Always an irresistible value star, Shaw + Smith's M3 Chardonnay 2021 has done it again with a mega 97pts from Wine Halliday Companion and an incredibly humble price tag of just HK$1,395 / S$231 per case IB! With this unmatched price to score ratio, we have little doubt that this has become the most venerable white in Australia. A beautifully executed Chardonnay that delivers enticing notes of toasted baguette, lime zest, Asian pear, and fresh pineapple, this wine "wields its magic" with every sip.

The rest of Shaw + Smith's range is equally noteworthy. The Lenswood Vineyard Chardonnay 2020, representing a noticeably cooler site in Adelaide Hills at an altitude of 500m, consistently delivers some of the most chiselled, compelling, and fine-boned Chardonnays. Outperforming many 1er Cru Burgundies year after year, the 2020 vintage received a score of 97pts from James Suckling, who praised its "wonderful mineral freshness" and "near-perfect balance." (JS)

Completing the trio selection with a red wine, the Shaw + Smith Shiraz 2020 is a rare cool-climate red bursting with immense "vinous characters." This red wine offers "fab energy and drive" and impresses with its notes of spice, blue and black fruits, as well as a touch of peppery lift and bitter herbal savouriness, all beautifully balanced by supple tannins.