750 mL
750 mL
Giodo 2019 La Quinta Toscana Rosso IGT
Italian Red
Bright ruby colour has brick-red reflections. Barrel spice, cherry, strawberry and clove are present. The palate is fine and substantial, with polished, saline tannins, delicate creaminess and juicy character through the finish. Sangiovese comes from vines seven to twelve years old at 400 metres. Fermentation lasts seven days in stainless steel, with twelve days of skin contact. Ageing includes twelve months in tonneaux and large oak, followed by concrete.
Montes 2020 Wings Carménère Apalta
Chilean Red
Deep red colour has purple undertones. Blackberry and blueberry are joined by bell pepper, black pepper and sweet French-oak notes. The rounded palate is smooth, with a long finish. The blend is eighty-five percent Carménère and fifteen percent Cabernet Franc. Fruit comes from hillside blocks at the Apalta estate in the Colchagua Valley. Ageing lasts sixteen months in French oak, with eighty percent new barrels. Alcohol is fourteen and a half percent.
Manvi 2020 Happiness Toscana Rosso IGT
Italian Red
Dark fruit, ripe black cherry, plum and cassis are joined by vanilla, baking spice and cedar. The palate is full-bodied and velvety, with bright acidity, integrated tannins, dark chocolate, earth and a long finish. Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot make up the blend. The wine is aged for three to four years in oak and bottle, and production is limited to no more than one thousand bottles per vintage.
Cakebread Cellars 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
American Red
Fresh smoky cassis, blackberry and boysenberry appear with cedar, black-tea spice and sweet oak. The palate is concentrated, with black fruit, firm structure and a long savoury finish. The blend is seventy-eight percent Cabernet Sauvignon, sixteen percent Merlot, four percent Cabernet Franc and two percent Malbec. Fermentation took place in stainless steel, followed by twenty months in French oak, thirty-five percent new. Alcohol is 14.2 percent.
Hamilton Russell Vineyards 2023 Chardonnay Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
South African White
Pear and lime appear with a tight mineral character. Bright natural acidity runs through the wine, and the finish is long, dry and mineral. Chardonnay grows on low-vigour, stony, clay-rich soils derived from shale. The wine is fermented entirely in 300-litre French-oak barrels and aged for nine months. Alcohol is 13.22 percent, and production totals 3,848 twelve-bottle cases.
Cordero di Montezemolo 2020 Funtanì Barbera d’Alba Superiore DOC
Italian Red
Dark ruby-red colour has a purple core. Ripe blackberry, black elderberry, blackcurrant and savoury spice form the profile. The palate is full-bodied and juicy, with balance, velvety tannins and a long finish. Barbera comes from an old vineyard near a spring in La Morra. Ageing includes more than one year in wood and a further year in bottle. Alcohol is fourteen and a half percent.
H. Billiot & Fils 2015 Millésime Brut Grand Cru Champagne
French Sparkling
Fine, persistent bubbles accompany brioche, rose blossom, baked apple, red berries and mint. The palate is crisp and fresh, with multilayered fruit and mineral notes in a long aromatic finish. This Grand Cru Brut combines seventy percent Pinot Noir and thirty percent Chardonnay from Ambonnay. Vinification takes place without malolactic fermentation, preserving freshness within the wine's rich profile.
Produttori del Barbaresco 2020 Muncagota Riserva Barbaresco
Italian Red
Floral notes of brushwood, mint and eucalyptus balance body and tannic structure. The wine is entirely Nebbiolo, grown on calcareous limestone in the Muncagota MGA. Fermentation takes place at thirty degrees Celsius with twenty-eight days of skin contact and complete malolactic fermentation. Ageing lasts at least thirty months in twenty-five- to fifty-hectolitre oak barrels. Alcohol is fourteen and a half percent.
Roagna 2019 Langhe Rosso
Italian Red
Fresh fruit, pressed flowers and roses accompany good concentration, balanced acidity and a firm backbone. Young Nebbiolo vines are used. Fermentation takes place in wooden vats with a pied de cuve made from indigenous yeasts and lasts about ten days. Submerged-cap maceration lasts at least two months. Maturation uses neutral oak and concrete tanks for about five years.
Bernabeleva Rompepalos Rancio
Spanish Red
Dried citrus peel, toasted almond, chamomile, wild herbs and layered savoury spice sit alongside freshness and mineral character. This oxidative red is made entirely from Garnacha. Ageing takes place in criaderas and demijohns using an established solera. Alcohol is eighteen percent. The wine comes from San Martín de Valdeiglesias in the Vinos de Madrid area.
M.A. Monticelli 2019 Barolo DOCG
Italian Red
Wild berry, red cherry and raspberry compote meet dried rose petals, forest brush, tobacco, wood and spice. The palate is soft and supple, framed by structured tannins, balanced acidity and finesse. Nebbiolo comes from Bussia, Pugnane and Panerole. Maturation includes twenty-four months in Slavonian oak casks and twelve months in bottle before release. Production totals 140 cases, and alcohol is fourteen percent.
Domaine de Montmain 2023 Les Lapinières Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits Blanc
French White
The colour is luminous, with an aromatic tropical-fruit profile. The attack is direct, and the palate is generous, fruit-driven and fresh. Chardonnay grows on calcareous marl. Grapes are hand harvested at low yields and rigorously sorted before maturation for twelve months in traditional Burgundian barrels, thirty percent of them new. The vineyard was in conversion to organic farming.
Domaine de Montmain 2018 Les Genévrières Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Nuits Rouge
French Red
Deep red colour has violet reflections. Red fruit, underbrush and spice form a deep profile. The palate is powerful, with marked tannins and a persistent, spicy finish. Pinot Noir grows in a one-hectare monopole, and the wine is matured in oak barrels. Marked acidity, balance and aromatic persistence accompany its capacity for ageing. Alcohol is thirteen percent.
Domaine Naudin-Ferrand 2023 Côte-de-Nuits-Villages
French Red
Pinot Noir comes from several east-facing sites around Corgoloin, planted on limestone and clay with vines twenty-five to seventy years old. The grapes are destemmed, given a short cold maceration and fermented on skins for two weeks with occasional pigeage and pump-overs. The wine undergoes barrel élevage and is bottled unfiltered by gravity with a small sulphur addition. The palate is supple, with lively acidity and silky tannins.
Chivite 2021 Colección 125 Gran Vino Blanco
Spanish White
Pale yellow colour has green tones. Ripe white fruit, citrus, acacia flower and bakery notes form an intense, complex aromatic profile. The palate is unctuous, dense and silky, with freshness. Chardonnay was harvested by hand, briefly macerated and pressed at low pressure. Fermentation and twelve months of ageing took place in French oak barrels with the lees in suspension. Alcohol is fourteen percent.
Giovanni Sordo 2016 Barolo
Italian Red
Garnet-red colour shows subtle brick reflections. Dried rose, forest floor, cherry, tar, truffle and spice form the aromatic profile. The palate is full-bodied and structured, with firm, integrated tannins, lively acidity, red fruit, liquorice, leather and earthy tones. The finish is long. This wine is made entirely from Nebbiolo, and the alcohol level is fourteen percent.
Le Piane 2017 Boca
Italian Red
Crushed rose petal, white pepper, cedar and pipe tobacco form the aromatic profile. Minerality and freshness are present. The blend is eighty-five percent Nebbiolo and fifteen percent Vespolina. Fruit comes from thirty- to fifty-year-old vineyards rooted in volcanic porphyry gravel. Fermentation with the skins takes place in open steel and wooden casks. The wine aged four years, was bottled without filtration or fining, and rested for six months.
Domaine Tessier 2021 Bourgogne Blanc Champ Perrier
French White
Lemon, apple and ripe yellow fruit appear with mineral character. The palate is juicy, light, finely textured and focused, with a pure profile from first taste through the finish. Chardonnay comes from vines that are mostly more than forty years old. The wine spent twelve months in barriques, ten percent new, and six months in stainless steel. Alcohol is 12.5 percent.
Aymeric Paillard 2020 Petit Père Saint-Joseph
French Red
Ripe red fruit appears with light spice, camphor and blond tobacco. The palate is fresh, delicate and dense, with integrated tannins and a supple texture. A juicy, sanguine note is present on the finish. The Syrah comes from steep slopes in Ozon and Sarras. Part of the fruit is vinified as whole clusters and part by semi-carbonic maceration. Ageing lasts two winters in used barrels and demi-muids.
Aymeric Paillard 2021 Petit Père Saint-Joseph
French Red
Fresh balance and juicy character sit with depth and complex aromatics. The tannins are fine and integrated, and the texture is supple. Syrah comes from steep slopes in Ozon and Sarras. Part of the fruit is vinified as whole clusters and part by semi-carbonic maceration in small vats and open barrels. Ageing takes place in used barrels and demi-muids over two winters.
Le Ragose 2008 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Italian Red
Intense, brilliant ruby colour has a light garnet rim. Ripe dark berries, underbrush and cooking spices appear with raisin, star anise and tobacco. The palate is concentrated and rich, with firm, refined tannins. Corvina, Rondinella and Corvinone Veronese form the blend. Stainless steel and large wooden casks were used for maturation. The wine comes from Veneto, Italy.
Bussìa Soprana 2012 Barolo
Italian Red
Nebbiolo comes from about 2.5 hectares of vineyards in the Bussia Soprana area, on tuff and sand. The vines average fifteen to thirty years old and are trained to Guyot. Grapes are harvested in October. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel at twenty-eight to thirty-two degrees Celsius with selected yeasts, and maceration lasts fifteen days. Maturation lasts twenty-four months in thirty-quintal French oak casks. Alcohol is fourteen percent.
Tenuta Mazzolino 2022 Noir Pinot Nero dell’Oltrepò Pavese
Italian Red
Deep, bright ruby colour has a garnet edge. Raspberry, pomegranate, tree bark, earth and white pepper develop into curry spice and tart red cherry. Roasted red berries appear with earthy and floral notes. The palate has silky texture, supple tannins, juicy acidity and concentrated fruit. Pinot Nero comes from the Regina vineyard, with clay-loam topsoil, sand veins and chalky bedrock. Maturation lasts twelve months in 228-litre pièces.
Casanova di Neri 2020 Giovanni Neri Rosso di Montalcino
Italian Red
Bright red colour accompanies strawberry, sour cherry and other red berries. The palate is graceful and balanced, with young tannins, acidity and silkiness. Sangiovese comes mainly from a Sesta-area vineyard with vines nearly fifty years old. Grapes are harvested by hand in September, fermented spontaneously without added yeast and macerated for eighteen days in temperature-controlled oak vats. Maturation lasts fifteen months in tonneaux.
CheckMate 2021 Silent Bishop Merlot
Canadian Red
Red currant, raspberry, coffee, tobacco and floral notes join black fruit, mocha and dark chocolate. The wine is fresh and lively, with fine-grained tannins and a lengthy finish. Merlot comes from the cooler western benches of the South Okanagan. Wild fermentation is followed by twenty months in French oak. The palate also carries black cherry, blackcurrant and balanced acidity.
Baron de Montfaucon 2020 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
French Red
Old Grenache accounts for ninety-two percent of this parcel wine from the southern slopes of the La Crau plateau, where rolled stones cover the ground. Blackberry and stewed blueberry sit with sweet oak spice. Ripe fruit has a rounded texture, fine tannins and a long finish with liquorice. Maturation in barrel lasts eighteen months, and production totalled 8,500 bottles.
Domaine Guiberteau 2022 Saumur Blanc Le Bourg
French White
Lemon, almond and apple flavours appear with chilli spice and salty notes. The white is light bodied and firmly poised. Chenin Blanc comes from a one-hectare plot in Brézé, below Clos des Carmes, on sandy-clay soil over soft tuffeau limestone. Vines were planted in the 1940s. Whole bunches are pressed, fermented naturally and matured for twelve months in used barrels.
Masi 2012 Costasera Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Italian Red
Very dark ruby colour is joined by baked fruit, plum and cherry. Fruity flavours include coffee and cocoa, with a balanced palate. Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara form the blend. The grapes rest on bamboo racks during the winter for partial natural dehydration, concentrating colour, aromas and flavours. Alcohol is fifteen percent. The wine is made in the Valpolicella Classica area of Veneto.
Fairview Cellars 2011 The Bear Okanagan Valley
Canadian Red
Medium ruby-purple colour accompanies ripe cherry and liquorice. The wine is dry, with medium-plus acidity and full, ripe tannins. Cherry, plum, cassis, spice and tobacco appear, with a long finish. Cabernet Sauvignon leads the blend, joined by Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot. Mint, blackcurrant and spicy cherry are also present. Production totalled three hundred cases.
Kaesler 2005 The Bogan Shiraz Barossa Valley
Australian Red
Inky violet colour accompanies crème de mûre, blueberry, vanilla, rose, clove and cinnamon. Dark berry and cherry flavours sit with vanillin oak and supple tannins. Fruit came from vines aged twenty-five to 105 years. The palate is full-bodied, powerful and textured. The wine matured in new and one-year-old American oak. Alcohol is sixteen percent, and the finish is bright.