Selection
Selection
Valentina Cubi 2006 Morar Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Italian Red
Intense red-garnet colour accompanies ripe fruit and spice in a full-bodied Amarone. Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella come from rocky hillsides around Fumane and San Pietro in Cariano. Grapes are selected by hand. Fermentation takes place in conical stainless-steel tanks at a controlled temperature with daily pigeage, followed by several months in wooden barrels and further bottle ageing. Alcohol is sixteen percent.
Cesari 2011 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Italian Red
Forest floor, dried dark fruit, cedar and smoke accompany dried black cherry, baked plum, ground pepper and clove. Firm and full-bodied, the red carries solid, fine-grained tannins. Raisined fruit, cherry, vanilla and spice also appear within a warm, velvety profile. The blend is seventy-five percent Corvina, twenty percent Rondinella and five percent Molinara. The finish is persistent.
Au Bon Climat 2021 Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir
American Red
Smoky plum, dark fruit, strawberry and melon accompany a deep ruby colour. The Pinot Noir is supple, fruit-forward and rich. Fruit comes from Bien Nacido, Le Bon Climat, Rancho La Cuna, Kick On and Los Alamos vineyards. It spends ten months in French oak, including ten percent new barrels, and carries 13.5 percent alcohol.
Domaine des Marnes Blanches 2022 Crémant du Jura Réserve
French Sparkling
Fine bubbles accompany fresh apple, lemon and brioche. The Chardonnay has freshness, a chalky texture, saline detail and a persistent finish. Fruit comes from twenty-five-year-old vines rooted in Lias marl and limestone near Sainte-Agnès. The site lies in Jura. Traditional-method production includes thirty months of lees ageing and zero dosage. The cuvée is made entirely from Chardonnay.
LUKE 2018 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
American Red
Blackcurrant, dark cherry, pressed herbs, blackberry preserve, grilled toast and baking spice accompany a broad, dense Cabernet Sauvignon with fine-grained, layered tannins. StoneTree Vineyard supplies the fruit. The blend also includes Malbec, Petit Verdot and Merlot. Fermentation uses stainless-steel bins and barrels; half proceeds spontaneously. Twenty months in second-fill French oak follows. Coffee, dried herb and black cherry add further detail.
De Fermo 2021 Launegild Chardonnay
Italian White
Pear peel, banana, apricot, chamomile, herbs and straw meet a saline note in this Chardonnay. Freshness and smoothness remain in balance. Fruit grows between the Adriatic and Gran Sasso on limestone and clay soils. Soft pressing precedes spontaneous indigenous-yeast fermentation in oak without temperature control, followed by twelve months in tonneau. Straw-yellow colour completes the profile.
Hugh Hamilton 2006 Jekyll & Hyde Shiraz Viognier
Australian Red
Meaty and peppery notes accent raspberry and boysenberry fruit in a full-bodied red. Shiraz provides the main share of the blend, while Viognier accounts for seven percent. The wine has a lush, substantial texture, with vanilla, chocolate and coffee among its flavour details. It comes from McLaren Vale in South Australia and carries 15.5 percent alcohol.
Piero Busso 2023 Langhe Nebbiolo
Italian Red
Ruby colour accompanies fruit and earthy notes in a gently structured Nebbiolo. Most fruit comes from Le Casasse, with a smaller portion from young vines in Gallina. Stainless-steel fermentation is followed by a brief period in wood. The vineyard sources are in Barbaresco, and the wine has lifted fragrance, freshness and a supple mouthfeel. The younger vineyard material has a more open aspect.
Ochota Barrels 2019 The Price of Silence Gamay
Australian Red
Pepper, herbs, violet and florals accompany crunchy fruit, gentle tannins and defined acidity. Black cherry, tea and herbal notes sit within a medium-bodied Gamay with a silky, rounded feel and a long, mouthwatering finish. Fruit comes from a high Piccadilly Valley vineyard on clay over limestone. Half the wine undergoes carbonic maceration, while half uses whole bunches for six days.
La Stoppa 2003 Stoppa Cabernet Sauvignon
Italian Red
Mature fruit and spices accompany a red with soft structure and good acidity. The blend is forty percent Cabernet Sauvignon, forty percent Merlot and twenty percent other Bordeaux varieties. Fermentation uses native yeasts, followed by roughly thirty days of maceration. The wine spends fourteen months in barriques and carries fifteen percent alcohol. Its regional origin is Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy.
Bodegas Muga 2019 Reserva Selección Especial Rioja
Spanish Red
Ripe blackberry, bramble, vanilla and clove accompany a medium-bodied Rioja with polished tannins, marked acidity and a long finish. Tempranillo, Grenache and Graciano come from clay-limestone terraces on the slopes of the Montes Obarenes and Sierra Cantabria. Indigenous-yeast fermentation takes place in oak vats. The wine matures for twenty-six months in French-oak barrels, then at least eighteen months in bottle.
Tolaini 2021 Vigna Montebello Sette Chianti Classico Gran Selezione
Italian Red
Cherry fruit, tobacco, leather, liquorice and spice accompany a Sangiovese with tannins, acidity, structure and a long finish. Fruit comes from a north-facing, two-hectare plot in Castelnuovo Berardenga. After selection and destemming, whole berries ferment for forty days in French-oak vessels. The wine matures for twenty-four months in large oak casks and another six months in concrete tanks.
Pascal Jolivet 2024 Sancerre Blanc
French White
White fruit, orchard flowers and subtle smoke accompany a dry, mineral Sauvignon Blanc with elegance, perfume and depth. Fruit comes from chalky caillottes, clay-limestone terres blanches and silex soils in Sancerre. Musts are cold settled without enzymes. Each soil type ferments separately with natural yeast in temperature-controlled stainless-steel vats before blending, slight filtration and seven months of ageing. The finished wine carries 12.5 percent alcohol.
Crystallum 2024 Peter Max Pinot Noir
South African Red
Red cherry, cranberry, rose and lavender accompany a dense, focused Pinot Noir with fine, grippy tannins and fruit weight. Fruit from coastal Hemel-en-Aarde sites and a high-altitude inland vineyard is harvested by hand. Approximately half is destemmed and half remains in whole clusters. Natural fermentation precedes four weeks of maceration, followed by nine months in lightly toasted French-oak barrels. The wine carries fourteen percent alcohol.
WALT 2016 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
American White
Toasted hazelnut, white flowers, lemon verbena and peach appear alongside lemon curd and stone-fruit flavours. The Chardonnay has texture, tension and length, with bâtonnage and ageing on the lees among its production details. Subtle oak and bright minerality accompany ripe grapefruit, lemon tart, preserved kumquat, honeysuckle, beeswax and allspice. Medium body and a long, zesty finish complete the profile.
Singlefile 2023 Single Vineyard Frankland River Shiraz
Australian Red
Blackberry and currant notes sit with subtle spice in a medium-bodied Shiraz marked by dark fruit, savoury detail and silky tannins. Fruit comes from the north-facing Riversdale Vineyard in Frankland River. After picking and sorting, the grapes spend fifteen days in closed fermenters with gentle maceration and minimal pumpovers. The wine matures for eleven months in medium-toast French-oak barriques and carries 14.1 percent alcohol.
La Spinona 2011 Barbaresco Bricco Faset
Italian Red
Black cherry, plum, clove and new-leather notes accompany a dark, powerful red with an open-knit profile. Nebbiolo from the three-hectare Faset vineyard is softly crushed after sorting and destemming. Fermentation lasts twelve to fifteen days after a one-day cold maceration, followed by natural malolactic fermentation. The wine then spends nine months in large Allier and Slavonian-oak casks and twelve months in bottle.
José Zuccardi 2018 Malbec
Argentinian Red
Blackberry, graphite, black pepper and crushed-berry notes accompany a full-bodied red with tight, focused tannins. The blend is ninety-five percent Malbec and five percent Cabernet Sauvignon from Paraje Altamira and Gualtallary in the Uco Valley. Selected clusters ferment with native yeasts in unlined concrete vessels. The wine matures for twenty-four months in 2,500-litre foudres and carries 14.5 percent alcohol.
Domaine Drouhin Oregon 2022 Roserock Pinot Noir
American Red
A rich garnet colour accompanies lavender, violet, cherry pie and home-baked warmth. Cassis, cardamom and marionberry sit with firm tannins and a broad, lingering finish. Pinot Noir comes from thirty-five estate blocks, each handpicked, sorted and fermented separately. The vineyard lies in the Eola-Amity Hills on ancient volcanic soils and carries LIVE certification for sustainable viticulture.
Patatsfontein Wines 2023 Steen Chenin Blanc
South African White
Wet stone, herbs and earth accompany a fine, linear white with focus and texture. The Chenin comes from a 0.6-hectare block on slate soils at 800 metres. It was racked earlier than previous releases and spent ten months on fine lees in used 400- and 500-litre barrels. The finished wine carries 12.5 percent alcohol and is sealed under cork.
Sons of Sugarland 2023 Syrah
South African Red
White pepper, wild herbs, iris, blood orange and black cherry accompany a spicy, elegant red. The palate is supple and relatively light, with fresh red berries and a long, spicy finish. Syrah from the Karibib farm in the Polkadraai Hills undergoes whole-bunch fermentation in concrete. The wine carries 13.5 percent alcohol and has no oak influence.
Achillée 2024 Pinot Noir
French Red
A slightly cloudy, medium-intensity red colour accompanies yeasty aromas, fresh red fruit, cooked plum and cacao. The wine is velvety and delicate, with well-integrated tannins and a long, lightly woody finish. Three quarters of the blend undergoes eight days of maceration and one quarter receives thirty-one days; both portions use whole clusters from gravel and granite sites.
Martin’s Lane 2023 Simes Vineyard Riesling
Canadian White
Apricot fruit sits with lemon and lime acidity in a light-bodied, off-dry Riesling. The finish is crystalline. Fruit comes from a cool, steep, north-facing East Kelowna vineyard on granite-based soils. After hand sorting, the juice receives twenty-four to forty-eight hours of cold maceration, then ferments in stainless steel and ceramic vessels before at least six months on lees.
Cyprien Arlaud 2022 Scritch Bourgogne Chardonnay
French White
A pale yellow colour with silver reflections accompanies white flowers, fresh citrus and a mineral note. The dry white is lively and tense, with freshness and a saline, persistent finish. Chardonnay is the sole variety, and the finished wine carries thirteen percent alcohol. The certified-organic cuvée belongs to a white-wine range vinified in Morey-Saint-Denis from carefully sourced Burgundy fruit.
Martin’s Lane 2022 Naramata Ranch Vineyard Riesling
Canadian White
Floral notes, sea salt, stone, mineral and lemon-lime detail accompany an opulent Riesling with freshness and texture. The own-rooted vines grow over red granite and granite bedrock on the Naramata Bench. After hand sorting, some berries remain whole for pressing without sulphur. Spontaneous fermentation and ageing take place in German oak casks. The finished wine carries 12.4 percent alcohol.
Résonance 2019 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
American Red
Strawberry, cherry, rose, orange peel and liquorice accompany the red wine. The Pinot Noir has lively acidity and fruit notes. Fruit comes from estate and partner vineyards across the Willamette Valley. After meticulous sorting and precise destemming, the wine spends fifteen months in French-oak barrels, thirty percent new, and is bottled at 13.5 percent alcohol.
Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme 2017 Touraine Pinot Noir
French Red
Pinot Noir comes from purchased organically farmed fruit from a single parcel called La Ceverie, on clay and limestone soils. Whole clusters receive a fifteen-day maceration before the wine spends six months in 225-litre barrels. The red is bottled unfined and unfiltered, generally without added sulphur; up to fifteen milligrams per litre may be used at bottling when required.
Stargazer 2024 Tasmania Riesling
Australian White
Orange peel, musk and ginger accompany mandarin pith, grapefruit peel, quince and red apple skin. The Riesling has texture and focused acidity. Fruit comes from vines on their own roots in loam over limestone. Hand-harvested grapes receive brief skin contact before wild fermentation in stainless steel, followed by close to two months on lees with weekly stirring.
Stargazer 2024 Tupelo White Blend
Australian White
Quince, rosewater, pear and spice accompany a delicate, perfumed white. The blend draws on Pinot Gris, Riesling and Gewürztraminer grown in Tasmania's Coal River Valley. A small amount of residual sugar remains, while the finish is dry. Green apple joins the fruit and floral notes. The still wine carries thirteen percent alcohol and uses a screwcap closure.
Résonance 2020 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
American Red
A bright ruby colour accompanies strawberry, raspberry, wild cherry and blackberry, with subtle floral and spice notes. The Pinot Noir has fine tannins and acidity with lasting freshness. The cuvée blends fruit from Willamette Valley vineyards, including the Résonance and Découverte estate sites. It spends thirteen months in French-oak barrels, twenty percent new, and carries 13.5 percent alcohol.