Premier Winery Bass Phillip's founder and winemaker Phillip Jones brought in two of his own bottles, after generously decanting them prior to coming into studio, including:

2010 Bass Phillip Premium Pinot Noir

2015 Bass Phillip 'Issan' Pinot Noir

The reason for his choices is to show the difference between the two vineyard sites even though they are only 15kms apart!

In this Part 2 of our Phillip Jones interview we speak:

• The peculiar way Phillip knew what bunches of grapes were going to be the best of the bunch
• How not all corks are created equal
• The reason why only 300-400 bottle of the Bass Phillip 'Reserve' wine is made each vintage 🍇

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Bass Phillip's success isn't by luck! Phillip Jones it's creator and winemaker for 50 years speaks about his relentless study of rain charts and patterns, Burgundy soils and the unlikely Frenchman who told him to pull up his vines AND WAS RIGHT!

In this candid interview nothing is off limits including:

• The unfortunate turn of events after the sale of Bass Phillip
• Fiery beginnings for the 'Issan' Pinot Noir
• The viticulture that goes into the only Pinot Noir rated "Exceptional" by Langton's

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Almost IMPOSSIBLE to buy - Nikau Farm's Pinot Noir is making waves overseas after being spotted by 'Vue De Monde' Executive Chef Hugh Allen at Noma Restaurant in Denmark.

After luckily scoring 2 bottles of their wine before it sold out in less than 30 minutes Got Somme hosts Master Sommelier Carlos Santos and wine enthusiast Angus O'Loughlin taste these bottles in one of their first EVER reviews!

Wine:

2020 Nikau ‘Home Block’ Pinot Noir

2018 Nikau ‘Tolone’ White 

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Master Sommelier Carlos Santos and Wine enthusiast Angus O'Loughlin were lucky to be presented with an incredible selection of Bindi Wines from owner and winemaker Michael Dhillon.

Tasting something brand new and as the name suggest an "accident" to a 10 year old Pinot from their revered 'Kaye' vines it was an amazing showcase of this wonderful Victorian winery.

Wines we tasted:

• 2022 'Accidental Red'
• 2019 Darshan Pinot Noir
• 2010 Kaye Pinot Noir

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Kicking off our new format of interviewing the people responsible for a Master Sommeliers favourite wines. First up it's Michael Dhillon from 'Bindi' Wines.

In this episode we discuss:

• The history of the agriculture and land that Bindi
• Carlos reveals a CRAZY story about how their wines became Heston Blumenthal's favourite
• The growth of Bindi wines branching out into Dhillon Wines
• Processes for creating unique and identifiable winemaking
• What Michael drinks in his own home

About Bindi:

‘Bindi’, 50 kilometres north-west of Melbourne in the Macedon Ranges, is the family property of the Dhillon family. Their vineyard and winemaking philosophy is to seek balance and purity in the expression of our various individual vineyard sites and this philosophy is applied to farming and conservation at ‘Bindi’; the preservation of the natural harmony.

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"Holy S***"

Surprising a Master Sommelier with his FAVOURITE wine! 4 different vintages 🤯🍷

Master Sommelier Carlos Santos has been talking about Wendouree Winery in Clare Valley, South Australia on nearly every episode of Got Somme to date. So when we got the chance to surprise him with a flight of 4 different vintages and varietals from the brand he said "NO F***ING WAY".

The Wendouree vineyards were established in 1893, and its distinctive, high-quality wines are known to have an indefinite shelf life despite their little production. They have grown to be somewhat of an Australian cult favourite among savvy wine drinkers. The only way to get them when they go on sale is via the mailing list, which is still one of the most difficult to join in Australia.

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A small sip of what's to come in 2023 🍷

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We recorded this episode towards the end of last year but felt it didn't match the seriousness of the podcast trying to find the best value bottle of wine under $30.

To celebrate upcoming Season 2 of the podcast we thought we would share this as a bonus because Carlos' reaction was so good to finding out the trick we had played on him 🤣

If you thought the podcast was funny make sure you check it out on YouTube here to see the reaction of a Master Sommelier drinking wine from a bladder.

Season 2 trailer dropping 27th January with the podcast returning early February 

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Master Sommelier Carlos Santos with a budget of $100 picked out:

Charles Heidsieck NV Champagne

"Using reserve wine that has been aged for years this Champagne has some similar notes of Krug" - Carlos

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Merry Xmas Got Somme Family!

It seemed fitting with the big day so close that we would have a Xmas Special where Master Sommelier Carlos Santos walks around the bottle store with $100 and picks the wine he thinks will match well with Turkey.

Carlos also rates this as one of Australia's finest producers making exceptional, consistent wine and our tasting doesn't disappoint.

Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss next week when Carlos picks his choice of French Champagne for NYE on a budget $$

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