Selection
Selection
BACA 2018 Bleachers Rudy’s Vineyard Zinfandel
American Red
Wild game and mushroom are joined by ripe, rich fruit and powerfully built tannins. A crisp, crunchy undercurrent of high-toned red fruit brings brightness, and the finish carries oaky spice. The wine comes from Rudy's Vineyard in Dry Creek Valley and contains fifteen and four-tenths percent alcohol. The fruit is identified as old-vine Zinfandel from Sonoma County.
Mount Edward 2020 Ted Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
Bright red-ruby in colour, with plum, coffee and herb aromas and flavours. Smooth tannins accompany a lively, medium-long finish. Redcurrant, raspberry, liquorice and dark chocolate are also present. The Pinot Noir is grown organically in Central Otago under New Zealand certification, and the bottle carries thirteen and one-half percent alcohol. The overall texture is soft and supple.
Tenuta Casenuove 2018 Chianti Classico Riserva
Italian Red
Deep, brilliant ruby in colour. The bouquet includes violet, red fruit and black fruit, with morello cherry and blueberry. The palate is full, enveloping, elegant and sinuous, with dense, silky tannins and acidity. Selected fruit spends twelve months in cement, large Slavonian-oak casks and new and used barriques, followed by twenty-four months of bottle ageing.
Simonnet-Febvre 2020 Irancy Paradis Pinot Noir
French Red
Intense violet colour accompanies berries and blackberries. Present, melted tannins give the wine power and length, with roundness and firmness in balance. Pinot Noir grows on limestone marl in a south- to southwest-facing amphitheatre protected from northerly winds. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, followed by eighteen months of ageing divided between eighty-five percent stainless steel and fifteen percent oak.
Benton-Lane 2022 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
American Red
Fresh raspberry and sour cherry meet black pepper, cardamom, earth, dried thyme and pennyroyal. The wine is medium-bodied, with a vibrant, textured midpalate, elegant tannins, balanced acidity and a long finish. Each vineyard block was handled separately, with five to seven days of cold soak before fermentation. After gentle pressing, malolactic fermentation took place in French oak, followed by ten months in barrel with nineteen percent new oak.
Domaine Roland Lavantureux 2022 Chablis Vieilles Vignes
French White
Three parcels in Lignorelles, planted with vines roughly fifty to sixty years old, contribute to this Chablis. Forty percent is raised in barrels of mixed sizes, with no new oak. Yellow citrus and honey appear in a deep profile. The wine is cool, direct and energetic, with intensity at the finish and a light creamy accent from barrel ageing.
Gabriëlskloof 2022 Syrah on Shale
South African Red
A single Bokkeveld shale site with high clay content retains water and contributes a riper fruit profile. More than half the crop was destemmed, while the balance remained in clusters. Wild fermentation took place in small open-top fermenters, followed by extended maceration and fourteen months in second- and third-fill French oak. Violets, pepper, blueberry, darker berries and black olive accompany stony texture, powdery tannins and fresh acidity.
Koerner 2022 Parish Vineyard Riesling
Australian White
Parish Vineyard faces south in Watervale, with red clay over slate and vines planted more than a century ago. The fruit is hand-harvested and sorted, then crushed and destemmed before six hours on skins in the press. Natural fermentation uses ten percent ceramic amphora and ninety percent steel. The wine remains on fine lees in stainless steel for nine months and is bottled without fining or filtration.
Tedeschi 2020 Marne 180 Amarone della Valpolicella
Italian Red
Fruit from hillside Valpolicella vineyards is dried for about four months in a controlled environment. Maturation lasts three years in Slavonian oak, followed by at least six months in bottle. Aromatic freshness, substantial structure, balance and good acidity characterize the wine. The designation refers to marl soils and vineyard exposures running from southwest to southeast across a span of 180 degrees.
Domaine de l’Ecu 2017 Ange Pinot Noir
French Red
Pinot Noir is harvested by hand, with half the fruit destemmed. Native fermentation takes place in stainless steel, with pumpovers during the first seven or eight days, followed by pneumatic pressing and twelve months in amphora. Bottling is unfined and unfiltered. Ripe black fruit, blackberry, violet and delicate spice accompany a full-bodied profile that combines power with delicacy.
Agostina Pieri 2017 Brunello di Montalcino
Italian Red
Clusters are selected by hand in the vineyard and again on sorting tables in the cellar. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel, followed by twenty-two days of maceration. The wine spends twenty-four months in wood, divided between 600-litre demi-muids and larger French-oak casks, then six months in stainless steel and eighteen months in bottle. The blend is entirely Sangiovese from two south-facing vineyards.
Ailm Estate 2021 Blanc de Blanc Sparkling Wine
Canadian Sparkling
Lively bubbles accompany yellow apple, brioche and subtle salinity in a bright Chardonnay sparkling wine. The grapes come from Westpoint Vineyard in the Okanagan Valley and were harvested in the first week of September after a hot growing season. Malolactic fermentation was completed, the wine spent twenty-eight months on its lees, and the final dosage was 6.5 grams per litre.
Chanterêves 2022 Bourgogne Blanc
French White
White peach, apple and citrus form the flavour profile of this Chardonnay. The certified-Organic white is made in Burgundy with older barrels and carries twelve and a half percent alcohol. The domaine's white wines ferment spontaneously with indigenous yeasts, spend twelve months in used oak barrels ranging from 228 to 600 litres, and continue in stainless steel without filtration or fining.
Domaine Pinson 2015 Chablis Premier Cru Vaillons
French White
The estate's 0.20-hectare left-bank parcel sits at the top of the slope in Les Chatains. Its soils are less Kimmeridgian and more Portlandian. Vinification takes place in tank and maturation in old barrels. The white wine is fruity, round and charming. Oak is used for density and micro-oxidation rather than wood flavour, and the estate harvests all of its vineyards by hand.
St. Amant 2022 Marian’s Vineyard Reserve Zinfandel
American Red
Bright, acid-driven red fruit appears with soft tea-like tannins and baking spice from used oak. Earthiness and a leaf-to-stem character sit alongside whole-cluster fermentation. The wine is fermented with native yeast and finished without new oak. The vineyard was planted more than a century ago and is farmed by Mohr-Fry Ranches under LODI RULES certification in Lodi, California.
Domaine Fumey-Chatelain 2023 Arbois Chardonnay
French White
Yellow fruit, white flowers and anise appear in a mineral, fresh and elegant profile. The vines grow on clay and limestone, with plantings from the nineteen-fifties and the twenty-tens. The wine is made entirely from Chardonnay. Fermentation is spontaneous with native yeasts in barrels, while maturation lasts twelve months in barrel. This white wine comes from the Jura region of France.
Painted Rock 2022 Malbec Skaha Bench
Canadian Red
Floral notes and purple fruit accompany blue and dark fruit with a savoury note. The palate is dense and rich, with black cherry, red cherry, blueberry and mocha. The acidity is lifted and the finish has a mineral character. Made entirely from Malbec, the dry red comes from Skaha Bench in the Okanagan Valley and carries fourteen and eight-tenths percent alcohol.
Dr. Edge 2022 North Pinot Noir Tasmania
Australian Red
Dark cherry, wild strawberry and raspberry meet dried citrus rind, red flowers, spice and amaro herbs. Flint, charcoal, graphite, shiitake broth and light game add savoury detail. The tannins have a powdered-granite character, with mineral energy in the wine. Pinot Noir from northern Tasmania carries twelve and a half percent alcohol and uses a screw-cap closure.
Emandare 2023 Estate Pinot Noir
Canadian Red
About two acres of Pinot Noir occupy the middle of a south-facing terraced slope near Somenos Lake and Mount Prevost. The dry-farmed vineyard is kept to roughly two and a half tons per acre. Clones 667 and 777 each make up forty percent, with fifteen percent clone 115 and five percent clone 114. Fermentations use ambient yeasts.
O’Rourke Family Estate 2020 Chardonnay
Canadian White
Crisp, refreshing apple and citrus appear with a little vanilla. White peach and melon accompany restrained toasted oak. The wine is midweight, textured, savoury and elegant, with fresh pastry, stony minerality and sage on the finish. Made entirely from Chardonnay, it comes from the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia. The lightly oaked wine carries thirteen and a half percent alcohol.
Enrico Serafino 2019 Picotener Langhe Nebbiolo
Italian Red
Bright red colour with violet shades accompanies rose, violet, cherry, plum and fine spice. The wine is fine, velvety and fresh, ranging from medium-bodied to structured, with delicate tannins and a long, persistent mineral finish. Made entirely from Nebbiolo, it ferments in temperature-controlled stainless steel with an eighteen-day maceration. Maturation lasts twelve months in medium-sized oak barrels and wooden vats.
Lou Dumont 2023 Bourgogne Blanc
French White
Lemon zest, ripe pear, white peach, white blossom, hazelnut and crushed limestone accompany crisp citrus and subtle creaminess. Bright acidity and a saline finish add further detail. Made entirely from Chardonnay, the wine ferments with indigenous yeasts and matures on fine lees, mainly in older French oak. Sulphur additions are minimal, and the wine is made without bâtonnage.
Peter Veyder-Malberg 2021 Wösendorfer Ried Hochrain Grüner Veltliner
Austrian White
Yellow orchard fruit, ginger, white pepper and almond skin accompany mineral notes. The Grüner Veltliner is full-bodied and concentrated, with acidity, dry character and length. Hochrain lies on deep loess. Maturation lasts six months in old 1,500-litre barrels. The wine comes from Wachau, Austria, carries twelve and a half percent alcohol and is made entirely from Grüner Veltliner.
Matthieu Barret 2022 Pas Calé Pinot Noir
French Red
Fresh rose and violet accompany smoked bacon, cocoa, mint, blueberry and clove. The red wine is structured, rich and elongated, with young tannins. Pinot Noir comes from thirty-five-year-old vines rooted in Jurassic clay-limestone. Grapes are hand-harvested, then undergo whole-cluster carbonic maceration and a three-week maceration. The wine matures for eight months in glass vessels and is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Cascina Penna-Currado 2022 Langhe Nebbiolo Bricco Lago
Italian Red
Deep garnet colour accompanies raspberry, cherry, wild strawberry, rose and violet. Crisp red fruit and citrus appear with soft, enveloping tannins. Spice, sweet flowers, chalky texture and a light sanguine detail are also present. The medium-bodied wine is fresh, with ripe tannins. Whole berries make up thirty to forty percent of fermentation, and maturation takes place in cask.
Lingua Franca 2021 Avni Pinot Noir
American Red
Subtle, mouth-filling and rich, with red cherry, black cherry, tea, rose petal, savoury and mineral nuances and a round, plummy texture. More than seventy percent of the Pinot Noir comes from the estate, with the remainder from Eola-Amity Hills vineyards. Grapes are hand-harvested and fermented spontaneously with eighteen percent whole clusters before twelve months in French oak and four months in tank.
Silenus 2018 Chardonnay Oak Knoll District
American White
Light, bright and crisp, the white wine shows caramel, vanilla brioche and a touch of salty oak. Citrus freshness appears with hints of flint and matchstick. The Chardonnay is sourced from both Red Hen Vineyard and from Linda Vista Vineyard in Napa's Oak Knoll District. It comes from Napa, California and carries thirteen percent alcohol.
Suvla 2021 Reserve Syrah
Turkish Red
Ripe black fruit and herbal undertones are joined by soft, ripe tannins. American oak nuances join a fruit structure, with medium length and a short finish. The red wine is dry, made entirely from Syrah and carries fourteen and a half percent alcohol. It comes from Thrace-Marmara in Turkey and uses a natural cork closure.
Massolino 2021 Barolo DOCG
Italian Red
Pure, juicy cherry appears with mineral, tobacco, wild herb, red cherry, cassis, spice, smoke, liquorice, dried ginger, rusty nail and blood orange. Dense, refined tannins accompany a firm structure. The Nebbiolo comes from Serralunga d'Alba with a small portion from Castiglione Falletto. Red berry, clove, rose petal, white pepper, star anise and orange zest add further detail.
POE 2016 Manchester Ridge Vineyard Chardonnay
American White
Preserved lemon, orange blossom, white grapefruit and struck flint accompany saline minerality. Honeyed texture, mineral zest, integrated oak and mouth-watering persistence add further detail. Apple, fresh pineapple, nutmeg, vanilla and a musky floral note are also present. The full-bodied Chardonnay carries bright acidity, focus and grip, with thirteen percent alcohol and a long, poised finish.