2015
2015
La Stoppa 2015 Ageno Emilia Bianco IGT
Italian White
Malvasia di Candia Aromatica forms ninety percent of the blend, with Ortrugo and Trebbiano making up the balance. The grapes come from twenty-year-old vines on red clay and silt. Skin maceration lasts four months in stainless steel, and fermentation is spontaneous with indigenous yeasts. Maturation lasts eighteen months in used foudres. The wine is bottled without fining, filtration or added sulphur dioxide.
Maison Philippe Pacalet 2015 Moulin-à-Vent
French Red
Cherry, violet, rose and mineral notes sit within a rich, fresh and structured profile. The Gamay comes from 55-year-old bush vines on southeast-facing granitic soils with manganese and pink coarse sand. Whole bunches ferment with wild yeasts and no sulphites, with daily pigeage for eighteen days. Maturation lasts ten months on the lees in used oak foudres.
Radikon 2015 Ribolla Gialla Venezia Giulia IGT 500 mL
Italian White
Orange blossom, honey, passion fruit and walnut accompany mineral character and light tannins. The wine is dry and fresh, with a long finish. Ribolla Gialla undergoes extended skin contact before thirty-six months in large casks. The bottled wine is unfiltered, unfined and made without added sulphur dioxide. The vines are farmed organically and biodynamically, and the wine is classified as natural.
Borgo Stajnbech 2015 Stajnbech Rosso Trevenezie IGP
Italian Red
Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso and Cabernet Sauvignon grow at Belfiore di Pramaggiore on clay soils. Vinification includes soft pressing, cryomaceration, traditional red fermentation and ten to fourteen days of maceration. The wine matures for fourteen months in French oak. Blackberry, morello cherry, vanilla and spice appear in a dry, full profile, with chocolate, red berries and oak on the finish.
Mastroberardino 2015 Radici Taurasi Riserva DOCG
Italian Red
Cherry, baked raspberry, plum and black berries appear with Mediterranean herbs, clove, brown pepper, tobacco, pencil shavings, liquorice, smoke and balsamic notes. The palate is full and fresh, with ripe, dense tannins and a long finish. Aglianico grows at Montemarano on chalky, clay-rich and stony soils at about 550 metres. The grapes are harvested by hand in early November. The wine matures in oak and bottle.
Hammeken Cellars 2015 Oraculo Ribera del Duero
Spanish Red
Deep ruby colour accompanies black cherry, toasted oak, cigar box, game, tobacco and Asian spice. The palate is dense, layered and succulent, with soft, velvety tannins and a long finish. Tinta del Pais comes from vines eighty to one hundred and fifty years old. Fermentation lasts twenty-five days in cement, and ageing lasts twenty-four months in new 500-litre French-oak barrels. Production totals 7,452 bottles.
Remoissenet 2015 Cotes de Nuits-Villages
French Red
Cherry, raspberry and mint form the aromatic profile. The palate is suave and fine-grained, with black cherry, dark raspberry and spice. Pinot Noir gives red and black berry flavours, fine tannins and a smooth finish. This red Burgundy comes from the Cotes de Nuits-Villages appellation. The flavours are bright and lifted, and alcohol is thirteen 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.
Zenato 2015 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Italian Red
Ripe black raspberry and currant appear with woodsy spice, graphite and smoke. Glazed cherry, dried meat, citrus and roasted herbs are also present. The wine is medium to full bodied, with creamy tannins and linear acidity. A firm bite is also present. It is dry and oaked, with sixteen-and-a-half percent alcohol. Corvina, Rondinella, Croatina and Oseleta form the blend.
Zeni 1870 2015 Amarone della Valpolicella Barriques
Italian Red
Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella are hand selected from hillside vineyards in Valpolicella Classica. The grapes dry for four months before traditional skin fermentation and twenty to twenty-five days of maceration. Maturation lasts twelve to twenty-four months in French oak barriques, followed by a short period in steel. Vanilla, cocoa and spice form the aromatic profile. The palate is full, harmonious and tannic, and alcohol is sixteen percent.
Champagne Voirin-Jumel 2015 Millésime Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs
French Sparkling
Chardonnay comes exclusively from Grand Cru vineyards on the lower slopes of the Côte des Blancs, where chalk is prominent. The wine is made from a single harvest year and does not undergo malolactic fermentation. Lees maturation lasts for at least eight years. The style is Brut. The vineyards connect the villages of Cramant, Avize and Oger.
Tenet Wines 2015 GSM Columbia Valley
American Red
Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre form a forty-three, thirty-five and twenty-two percent blend. Red and black raspberry, plum, herb and spice appear in the profile. Lively fruit flavours and a lingering finish are also present. The wine is red, dry and full-bodied, with blackberry, smoked herbs and liquorice also present. The texture is mouth-filling. Alcohol is fifteen-and-a-half percent.
Champagne Gardet 2015 130 Anniversary Millésime Extra-Brut
French Sparkling
Golden-yellow colour and fine bubbles accompany pear, quince, white peach, jasmine, acacia, sugared almond and roasted hazelnut. The profile is fresh, creamy and full, with lemon, brioche, mineral and citrus-zest notes. The blend is seventy percent Pinot Noir and thirty percent Chardonnay. Bottle ageing on the lees lasted more than eight years, and dosage is four grams per litre.
Veuve Clicquot 2015 Vintage Brut Champagne
French Sparkling
Bright yellow colour accompanies tension, verticality, minerality and energy. Toast, roasted coffee bean and praline appear with orange, grapefruit, lemon peel, biscuit, brioche, marmalade, dried apricot, date, roasted almond, hazelnut and honey. The blend is fifty percent Pinot Noir, thirty percent Chardonnay and twenty percent Meunier. Ten percent of the wines were produced in oak casks, and dosage is six grams per litre.
Château Langoa Barton 2015 Saint-Julien
French Red
Intense colour accompanies a bouquet of red fruit, undergrowth and tobacco. The texture is fleshy and tight, with spice, tannins, a silky palate and a long, tense finish. The blend is fifty-four percent Cabernet Sauvignon, thirty-eight percent Merlot and eight percent Cabernet Franc. Harvesting is entirely by hand. Alcoholic fermentation lasts seven to ten days, maceration about three weeks, and oak maturation sixteen to eighteen months.
Palmer & Co 2015 Grands Terroirs Brut Champagne
French Sparkling
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier form a 50/38/12 blend drawn from Grand Cru and Premier Cru vineyards across the Montagne de Reims. Orange blossom, acacia and yellow fruit accompany fried pineapple and tonka bean. The profile is fresh, with citrus, brioche and dried-fruit notes. The wine has a creamy texture and a persistent finish, and dosage is seven grams per litre.
Pol Roger 2015 Blanc de Blancs Vintage Champagne
French Sparkling
Chardonnay from Oiry, Chouilly, Cramant, Avize, Oger and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger is settled twice and fermented slowly below eighteen degrees in stainless steel. Six years of cellar ageing and hand riddling are part of production. Pale gold with green tints and fine bubbles, the wine offers lemon zest, pastry, mocha, cocoa, confectionery, fresh butter, hazelnut liqueur, toast and tangy freshness.
Avennia 2015 Justine Columbia Valley Red Blend
American Red
Black raspberry, black cherry, liquorice, cocoa, fresh herbs and crushed rock accompany savoury umami, sage, lavender and rosemary. The blend is fifty-five percent Grenache, thirty-two percent Mourvèdre and thirteen percent Syrah. Native-yeast fermentation includes fifteen percent whole clusters. Maturation lasts sixteen months in neutral French oak, and the wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered. Velvety tannins accompany a juicy fruit core and mouthwatering acidity.
Domaine du Closel 2015 Les Caillardières Savennières
French White
Bright light-gold colour accompanies a slight oak note, vanilla, sweet spices, ripe peach, apricot, sweet citrus and beeswax. The palate is dense and fresh, with intense stone fruit, bright acidity, stony detail and a long, persistent finish. Chenin Blanc comes from Savennières. The estate was already farmed organically and added biodynamic methods from this vintage onward.
Seguin-Manuel 2015 Savigny-lès-Beaune Vieilles Vignes
French Red
Deep ruby colour accompanies ripe red fruit, blackcurrant and liquorice. The wine combines aromatic purity with silky, rounded tannins and a generous texture. Fruit from three Savigny-lès-Beaune parcels more than fifty years old is harvested by hand, fermented in wooden vats for sixteen days and matured in oak barrels for twelve months. Pinot Noir provides the sole grape variety.
Gut Oggau 2015 Josephine
Austrian Red
Wild berries, earth and peppery spice sit alongside blackberry and cassis, while a further spice note is also present. Roesler and Blaufrankisch each account for half of the blend. Vinification takes place in barrel, followed by eight months of oak ageing. Based in Burgenland, the small-production estate farms biodynamically and was founded early in the twenty-first century.
Duckhorn 2015 Napa Valley Chardonnay
American White
Nectarine, vanilla and cream accompany pear, peach, chai and wildflowers. The Chardonnay has a bright entry and a rich, silky texture, with delicate French-oak detail and a long mineral finish. Fermentation uses French oak, with lees stirring. Cooperage is ninety percent French oak and ten percent stainless steel, followed by ten months of barrel ageing. Alcohol is 14.1 percent.
Bethel Heights Vineyard 2015 Estate Chardonnay
American White
White peach, spiced apple and baking bread meet shaved almond and allspice. The medium-bodied Chardonnay is fresh and expressive, with a core of stone fruit, toasted flavours and a pleasantly oily texture. Bright acidity and barrel toast are present alongside a sleek, supple texture. Fruit comes from the estate in Oregon's Willamette Valley, within the Eola-Amity Hills.
Cantina Valpolicella Negrar 2015 Montigoli Amarone della Valpolicella
Italian Red
An intense, dense ruby colour accompanies Amarena cherry and lightly smoked notes. The wine is powerful, with broad tannins and candied fig detail. Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella form the blend, and the finished red carries 15.5 percent alcohol. The broader cuvée profile includes black-fruit compote, sour cherry, vanilla, tobacco, liquorice and spice, with structured, velvety tannins and a long finish.
Domaine de la Pépière 2015 Clos des Briords Muscadet Magnum 1.5 L
French White
Lime, pear, lemon and fresh flowers accompany a mineral profile. Crisp fruit, balance and restraint are also present. The Melon de Bourgogne vines in the Clos des Briords parcel were more than eighty years old at the time of release. Greater old-vine concentration sits within a youthful profile, alongside the same fruit and mineral details.
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.
Casisano 2015 Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Italian Red
Dark ruby colour accompanies red berries, forest fruit, peach and strawberry preserve. The palate is juicy and clear, with fine fruit, pointed tannins and a harmonious, lightly salty finish. Made entirely from Sangiovese Grosso in Tuscany, the wine ferments in wooden vats under controlled temperature. The estate vineyards sit at 480 metres on hills southeast of Montalcino.
Orlando Abrigo 2015 Barbaresco Riserva Rongalio
Italian Red
Ruby colour accompanies violets, plum, cherry, cinnamon, pepper, liquorice, balsamic notes and mint. The dry wine is balanced, dense, velvety, elegant and harmonious, with a persistent finish. Made entirely from Nebbiolo in Piedmont, the Riserva comes from old vines in the Meruzzano vineyard and matures for twenty to twenty-two months in large Slavonian oak vats.
Perticaia 2015 Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG
Italian Red
Blackberry, plum and black cherry appear with dried violet, blueberry, tobacco, cocoa, juniper, cinnamon, leather, liquorice, undergrowth, vanilla and menthol. Made entirely from Sagrantino, this Umbrian red has an intense ruby colour with garnet hues. The wine is full and persistent, with silky, balanced tannin and marked acidity. It matures twenty-four months in oak, then three months in steel and twelve months in bottle.
Montalto 2015 Merricks Block Pinot Noir
Australian Red
A hyper-fragrant bouquet brings fruit and forest notes. Earth, smoke, pickled cherry, clove-studded ham and autumn leaves accompany demerara and mocha oak. The Pinot Noir also shows rosewater, sappy cherry, char, youthful acidity, roast orange and grilled nuts. Made from the MV6 clone on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula, it has red fruit, plum, acidity and oak, with a long finish.