2019
2019
Titular 2019 Dão Tinto
Portuguese Red
$34.99
Manual harvesting is followed by fermentation in vat. The red blend brings together Touriga Nacional, Alfrocheiro, Jaen and Tinta Roriz. Its colour is youthful, balanced and bright, with red-fruit aromas and tannins in the profile. The wine comes from Portugal’s Dão designation and carries thirteen percent alcohol. Manuel Vieira is the named winemaker for the cuvée.
Incipit 2019 D’Or et de Pierres
French Red
$36.99
Made from Gamay, this red wine comes from Beaujolais. The grower established his project in the Pierres Dorées area south of the region. The small vineyard is worked without mechanized equipment, and a grelinette is used around the vines. Its parcels include sand, clay-limestone and golden-stone soils. Harvesting is done by hand in small crates, while pressing, bottling, corking, labelling and waxing are also completed manually.
Incipit 2019 La Grelinette Fûtée
French Red
$36.99
Black fruit and spice appear with sour cherry and dried fig. The palate is rustic, pure and balanced, with fresh acidity and firmness in the finish. Made from Gamay, the wine comes from Beaujolais. The grower began the project near Theizé. Vineyard work avoids motorized machinery, using a grelinette around the vines, and the grapes are harvested by hand in small crates.
Moon Curser 2019 Border Vines
Canadian Red
$33.99
Black cherry, cinnamon, blackberry and sweet tobacco appear with lavender, violet and a subtle blueberry-pie note. The palate is mouth-filling, with naturally balanced acidity, structured yet approachable tannins and toasty oak. The blend contains sixty-nine percent Cabernet Sauvignon, fifteen percent Malbec, ten percent Petit Verdot, three percent Carménère and three percent Cabernet Franc. Fruit came from Osoyoos East Bench vineyards, and thirty-one percent of the French oak was new. The wine is vegan.
Telmo Rodríguez 2019 Gaba do Xil Mencía
Spanish Red
$36.99
Red fruit appears with floral notes, herbs and sweet spice. Fine-grained tannins and acidity accompany depth, persistence and fluidity. Forest floor, bay leaf and nettle add further herbal character, while earth and cherry appear on the finish. The wine remained completely unoaked before bottling. It comes from Valdeorras and uses Mencía as its stated grape.
The Hatch 2019 Screaming Frenzy Meritage
Canadian Red
$32.99
Green bell pepper, leather and stewed cherry appear in the aromas, while strawberry, fresh herbs and dark fruit define the flavours. The blend is 38 percent Merlot, 34 percent Cabernet Franc and 28 percent Cabernet Sauvignon. Fruit comes from the Mama D vineyard in Oliver and the Monarch vineyard in Osoyoos. Winemaking uses entirely neutral oak.
Louis M. Martini 2019 Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon
American Red
$32.99
Dried flowers and cherries accompany blackcurrant, plum, roasted tobacco leaf and vanilla. The medium-bodied palate has round, creamy tannins. Cabernet Sauvignon is blended with Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petite Sirah. The wine spends sixteen months in French and American oak and carries 14 percent alcohol. Cocoa, pepper, mint, thyme, earth and violet are also present in the profile.
Borgo Paglianetto 2019 Ergon Verdicchio di Matelica DOC
Italian White
$32.99
Nutty, savoury aromas include green almond and chalk. The palate is energetic and mineral-driven, with brisk acidity, saline grip and a lingering stony finish. Verdicchio from the Pagliano vineyard is fermented with indigenous yeasts. The twenty-year-old site lies at an average altitude of 350 metres on clay-calcareous soils. The wine is organic, carries 13 percent alcohol and is classified as Verdicchio di Matelica DOC.
Zenato 2019 Alanera Rosso Veronese IGT
Italian Red
$35.99
Ruby colour accompanies fresh and dried cherries, prunes, sweet spice, coffee and tobacco. The wine is full-bodied, with velvety tannins, vibrant acidity and a long finish. Half of the fruit is partially dried for several months. Corvina, Rondinella and Corvinone are the identified grapes in the blend, accompanied by a further portion described as local varieties.
Domaine de l’Agramante 2019 Ciaülà Côtes du Rhône
French Red
$34.99
Fresh cherry and strawberry appear with spice and flowers. Juicy red fruit, bright acidity, fine tannins and a rounded texture are also present. The finish is fruity. Grenache, Syrah and Counoise come from two parcels in Sabran. The grapes are destemmed, and maturation lasts five to six months in stainless steel. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Bogle 2019 Old Vine Zinfandel
American Red
$34.99
Juniper, black pepper and nutmeg accompany cranberry, raspberry, red fruit, marionberry pie and baking spice. The mouthfeel is bold, and the finish is long and refined. Zinfandel comes from head-trained, dry-farmed vines between sixty and eighty years old, which produce small, concentrated grape clusters. The wine matures for ten months in two-year-old American oak and carries fourteen-and-a-half percent alcohol.
Montemelino 2019 Ciliegio Rosato
Italian Rosé
$34.99
Fresh fruit and pleasant acidity define a balanced rosato. Ciliegiolo is the sole variety. The grapes are lightly direct-pressed before temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel. The vineyard lies about 250 metres above sea level on clay soil with a south-easterly exposure and spurred-cordon training. Harvesting is done by hand in September, with yields capped at five thousand kilograms per hectare.
Château Fleur Haut Gaussens 2019 Bordeaux Supérieur
French Red
$38.99
Blackberry and cherry meet wooden tones in an expressive profile. The palate is silky, with a fine body and balanced, integrated tannins. Merlot accounts for eighty-five percent, while Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec each account for five percent. The red spends six months in French oak and is bottled at fourteen percent alcohol. Its clay-and-limestone vineyard is exposed to the south.
Vignerons de Buxy 2019 Buissonnier Montagny
French White
$36.99
Made from Chardonnay in the village appellation of Montagny, this Burgundy is ripe, balanced and harmonious. Its fruit comes from selected parcels chosen to express the identity of the appellation. Across the producer’s Côte Chalonnaise range, Montagny is associated with mineral character and Chardonnay with richness. The wine is a still white expression within this range.
Coolshanagh 2019 Chardonnay
Canadian White
$38.99
Asian pear, nutmeg, caramel, orange zest and roasted almond appear with popcorn, wet stone and ripe fruit. Whole clusters from four vineyard blocks were pressed separately, then fermented in stainless steel, concrete tulips and new French oak puncheons. After nine months on gross lees, the final blend was bottled without fining. The texture is rich and complex, and alcohol is 13.5 percent.
Pedro Parra y Familia 2019 Vinista País
Chilean Red
$36.99
Rose hip, iris, wild strawberry, pomegranate, cherry and raspberry appear with bay leaf, leather, smoke and earth. Natural acidity, fine tannins and a saline mineral texture are also present. The wine is made entirely from País grown on dry-farmed, century-old vines rooted in basalt and granite. Half the fruit was fermented as whole bunches in concrete with native yeast.
Domaine Drouhin Oregon 2019 Dundee Hills Pinot Noir 375 mL
American Red
$37.99
Lavender, wild berry and peppercorn appear with cherry, raspberry, black tea and stony mineral notes. The texture is velvety, and the finish is long and vibrant with floral perfume and spicy accents. Pinot Noir comes from the Dundee Hills in Oregon. The growing season included a cool spring, a warm summer and a cooler September, with harvest beginning late that month.
Esencia Rural 2019 Pampaneo Ancestral
Spanish Sparkling
$41.99
Airén is finished in bottle by the ancestral method, creating fine, playful bubbles. Pineapple, pear and sweetgrass join fresh-fruit and herbal notes. The profile is fresh, fruity, crisp and light, with volatile acidity adding further freshness. The wine contains eleven percent alcohol. The release is identified as an organic and biodynamically farmed sparkling wine from La Mancha.
Graham’s 2019 Late Bottled Vintage Port
Portuguese Fortified
$37.99
Blackcurrant and blackberry meet dried mint, eucalyptus, liquorice and rock rose. The profile also includes black fruit, cocoa, black plum and white pepper. Touriga Franca and Touriga Nacional lead the blend, with smaller portions of Sousão, Alicante Bouschet, Tinta Amarela and Tinta Barroca. It matured for five years in large oak barrels. Dark chocolate or firm cheeses are suitable companions.
Meinklang 2019 Blaufränkisch
Austrian Red
$39.99
Blueberry, blackcurrant, leather and tobacco meet juicy fruit, a lightly taut texture and a gently bitter edge. Violets and plums add floral and dark-fruit detail. Blaufränkisch spends about nine days on the skins with manual punch-downs, then ages on fine lees in large used barrels and stainless steel. The dry red is biodynamically farmed in Burgenland and carries 12 percent alcohol.
Michael Gindl 2019 Little Buteo Grüner Veltliner
Austrian White
$44.99
Citrus, grass and minerality accompany texture and a tightly woven structure. Grüner Veltliner comes from loam, loess and sandstone soils. Half the fruit is directly pressed, while the remainder receives four to eight hours of skin contact. Spontaneous fermentation and six months of maturation take place in stainless steel before unfined, unfiltered bottling without added sulphur.
Clot de l’Origine 2019 Soif de Plaisir
French Red
$43.99
Floral notes and minerality characterize this dry red. Carignan comes from Estagel, while Syrah comes from Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes, with schist and schist-marl soils. The wine can be served cool with grilled dishes, salads or pizza, or at cellar temperature with beef and stew. It is also suited to the aperitif. The producer suggests drinking it within five to eight years.
Achaval Ferrer 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Mendoza
Argentinian Red
$39.99
Black and red fruit lead a sharp, direct profile with subtle mineral nuances and juicy texture. Raspberry jam and cocoa powder join prune, cherry, cinnamon and a chocolate finish. Sweet red chilli, tobacco, blackberry, cassis and savoury orange peel add further detail. The palate is medium to full bodied, with broad, dense and chewy tannins, while freshness is also present.
Pedro Parra y Familia 2019 Pencopolitano
Chilean Red
$44.99
Grapes from forty-five- to one-hundred-and-twenty-year-old vines include Cinsault, Carignan, Malbec, Syrah, Carmenere and Pais, drawn from Southern Chile’s Itata and Maule regions at two hundred fifty to three hundred fifty metres. Red granite, sandy and quartz soils underpin the sites. Each component is fermented with native yeast in stainless steel and cement before blending. Pitch, black raspberry, thorns and earthy character meet tight minerality, with cassis grip on the finish.
Daydreamer 2019 Amelia Syrah Viognier
Canadian Red
$42.99
Syrah and Viognier are co-fermented in a ninety-ten blend from mature vines on decomposed granite at the Naramata Bench. The west-facing site is farmed without systemic pesticides or herbicides. Primary fermentation takes place in small open-top vats, followed by basket pressing and eleven months in French oak barriques. Bottling occurs below fifty parts per million total sulphur, with 13.5 percent alcohol, pH 3.95 and 6.2 grams per litre total acidity.
Ancient Peaks 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Paso Robles
American Red
$49.99
Blueberry, plum and toasted oak meet graphite and black olive. A plump, juicy texture carries blackcurrant and fresh red berries, with roast coffee, anise, tobacco and mineral notes. Sleek acidity and smooth tannins shape the finish. Blackberry, black pepper, crushed rock, herbs, soy and peppercorn add a savoury dimension. The fruit comes from Santa Margarita Ranch in Paso Robles, and the wine is SIP Certified.
D. Marioni 2019 Bordo Red
American Red
$39.99
Fruit and ripe plum appear with vegetal notes in this bold California red. Merlot and Malbec are blended with Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. Fruit comes from the Yorkville Highlands in Mendocino County. The grapes are destemmed and fermented in open-top vessels with manual punch-downs. The wine is pressed to neutral barrels, aged for ten months and racked once. Alcohol is fourteen percent.
Franz Strohmeier 2019 TLZ Rot No. 10
Austrian Red
$39.99
Ripe small red fruit and blueberry meet smoky character. The palate is smooth and delicate, with fine tannins. Fruit comes from twenty-eight-year-old vines rooted in gneiss and rocky soils. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, with five weeks of skin contact before pressing. The wine matures for twenty months in wooden barrels and is bottled without added sulphur.
Domaine Wilfried 2019 L’Affable Côtes du Rhône
French Red
$39.99
The blend brings together Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache Noir and Syrah. Grapes at the estate are harvested by hand and sorted, while fermentation uses native yeasts without oenological additions. Maturation takes place mainly in concrete vats. Depending on the release and cuvée, a light sulphur addition may follow malolactic fermentation or precede bottling. The vineyards are organically certified.
Ursa Major 2019 Entropy Is Comforting Syrah
Canadian Red
$39.99
Syrah from Sage Brush Vineyard on the Black Sage Bench is blended with five percent Cabernet Franc. Wild fermentation is used, and the wine is bottled without fining or filtration. Fresh red and black fruit appear alongside subtle spice and dried herbs. The vineyard lies in the Okanagan Valley, and the release was produced in a small lot.