2019
2019
MicroBio Wines 2019 Ruf y Ann Rufete
Spanish Red
$63.99
Wild raspberry, olive, earth, cumin and floral notes appear in a delicate profile. Acidity is pronounced, while the tannins are sweet and delicate. The finish is long and floral. Rufete comes from a vineyard planted in nineteen fifty-one at Miranda del Castañar, with decomposed granite and a slate outcrop. The wine carries 13.3 percent alcohol and the vineyard is farmed biodynamically.
Donkiesbaai 2019 Suiderkruis Piekenierskloof Red
South African Red
$64.99
Cinsault accounts for forty-nine percent of the blend, Grenache Noir forty-two percent and Syrah nine percent. The varieties mature separately for twelve months in seasoned 500-litre French oak barrels. Cranberry, watermelon, blueberry and cinnamon are present, with delicate tannins, earth and new leather. The finish carries cranberry and redcurrant. Alcohol is 12.96 percent, and the wine comes from Piekenierskloof.
Clos du Tue-Boeuf 2019 Qvevri Sauvignon Blanc
French White
$64.99
Sauvignon Blanc is vinified in large Georgian earthenware qvevri. The dry white is classified as Vin de France and carries 13.7 percent alcohol. The estate’s vines grow on clay and flint over Blois chalk, on south- and southeast-facing slopes above the Beuvron. Harvest is by hand, no oenological inputs are used during vinification, and any sulphite addition at bottling is very small.
Château Ormes de Pez 2019 Saint-Estèphe
French Red
$63.99
Purplish garnet colour accompanies fresh blackberry and blackcurrant. The texture is velvety, with well-rounded tannins and toasted notes from barrel maturation. The blend is fifty percent Merlot, forty percent Cabernet Sauvignon, seven percent Cabernet Franc and three percent Petit Verdot. Fruit was hand picked and sorted in the vineyard. Maturation lasted sixteen months in French oak, including forty-five percent new wood.
Broc Cellars 2019 Pétillant Valdiguié
American Sparkling
$64.99
Light red colour accompanies berry, plum and rose-petal aromas. The body is light and crisp, with assertive carbonation. Valdiguié comes from Ricetti Vineyard in Mendocino, from roughly sixty-year-old vines. Grapes are foot pressed, fermented to eighteen grams of residual sugar, chilled for two weeks, then bottled. The wine rests on its side for eleven months and is released without dosage.
Oremus 2019 Mandolás Tokaji Furmint
Hungarian White
$65.99
Medium yellow-green colour with silver reflections accompanies quince, lime blossom, apple peel, marzipan and herbal notes. White apple, pear and a salty mineral echo meet a lively, balanced structure and a lemony-salty finish. This dry white Furmint is gently pressed, fermented in new wood for eight to twelve days and aged in traditional 136-litre barrels.
Cota 45 2019 UBE Miraflores
Spanish White
$65.99
Flower aromas, very ripe white fruit and fresh yeast accompany a clean, balanced and saline profile. Palomino Fino comes from eight plots in Miraflores Alta and Baja with three types of albariza soil: lentejuelas, lustrillos and tosca cerrada. Fermentation takes place in Sherry butts, followed by eight months in selected butts; flor is present during the final two months.
Clos des Vignes du Maynes Julien Guillot 2019 Mâcon-Villages Blanc
French White
$68.99
Chardonnay comes from vineyards in Chardonnay, Montbellet and Viré-Clessé, where weathered loam lies over limestone. Grapes are hand harvested and selected, then slowly pressed and settled for six to eighteen hours. Fermentation begins with indigenous yeasts in tank without sulphur. The wine spends twelve months on the lees, receives small sulphur additions during racking and after filtration, and is bottled after light filtration.
Domaine Chevrot 2019 Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Blanc
French White
$68.99
Pear, apple and lemon appear with white flower, almond, fennel and stony mineral notes. The palate is fresh and medium-bodied, with citrus, orchard fruit, acidity and a saline finish. Chardonnay comes from four vineyards on sand, clay and gravel. The grapes are hand harvested, gently pressed, naturally fermented, aged mostly in older oak, then matured further in steel.
Jean-Claude Ramonet 2019 Bourgogne Aligoté
French White
$69.99
Pale straw in colour, this Aligoté offers spicy aromas with lime, vanilla and white fruit. Apple and lemon accompany pure fruit on a bone-dry palate, with focused minerality, a fleshy middle and bright acidity. Saline notes are also present. The structure is sharp and lively, with substance and balance, and the wine contains twelve and a half percent alcohol.
Jean-Claude Ramonet 2019 Bouzeron Aligoté
French White
$119.99
Fresh and bright Aligoté aromas and spice accompany rich, dense and sweet flavours. The palate is mouthwatering, with a hint of vanilla, a silky texture and a light-bodied frame. Natural acidity balances the density and weight of the warm growing season. Stony and saline notes recall a clean oyster shell, and subtle spice appears on the tightly woven finish.
Maison en Belles Lies 2019 L’Étrange Vin de France
French Red
$71.99
Morello cherry, marzipan, black pepper, tamarind and allspice are present. Dark fruit and developed aromatics accompany precise acidity and soft tannins. Gamay à petits grains accounts for sixty percent of the blend, Pinot Noir twenty-five percent and Muscat Chardonnay fifteen percent. Grapes are farmed biodynamically, and the red wine is bottled without fining, filtration or added sulphur.
Escoda-Sanahuja 2019 Mas del Gaio
Spanish White
$71.99
Light and fragrant, the skin-contact white is tightly woven, firm and concentrated. Tropical fruit and salinity are present, with a long finish. Parellada forms half of the blend, joined by Grenache Blanc and Macabeu from old vines. After eight days of skin contact, fermentation takes place in amphora. The wine remains in amphora for eight months before moving to old oak.
Quinta da Falorca 2019 Encruzado Reserva Dão
Portuguese White
$72.99
Dry and structured, the palate is balanced and has a big, lingering finish. Most of the wine matures in stainless steel, while eleven percent spends two months in new French oak. Encruzado is accompanied by a small amount of Malvasia from vines interspersed in the field. The mouthfeel coats the palate, while the structure lifts the fruit. Alcohol is thirteen percent.
Le Coste 2019 Pinotto
Italian Red
$73.99
Black fruit, earthy notes and spice accompany a delicate, light palate with marked acidity. Pinot Noir and a small proportion of Syrah come from two young plots on volcanic soils at about four hundred and seventy metres. Whole bunches undergo carbonic maceration for one month in old barrels with indigenous yeasts. The wine then spends twelve months on fine lees in oak vats.
Mixtura 2019 Blanco Vino de España
Spanish White
$74.99
Treixadura from the Avia Valley accounts for fifty-five percent of the blend, with forty-five percent Albariño from Valeixe and Melgaço. Yellow apple, citrus, fresh herbs and white flowers define the profile. The palate has good acidity, and the finish is long, savoury and intense. The grapes grow in granitic soils with varying amounts of decomposed sand. Alcohol is thirteen and a half percent.
Las Moradas de San Martín 2019 Senda Garnacha 1.5 L
Spanish Red
$84.99
Old bush vines grow on granitic, sandy-loam soils. The grapes are harvested by hand and sorted on a table. Fermentation uses indigenous yeasts, and maturation lasts ten months in five-hundred-litre French oak. The wine is bottled without fining or filtration. Cherry colour accompanies floral notes, plum, scrubland and mineral character. The profile is fresh, lively and aromatic, with a long finish.
Manvi 2019 Ojas Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva
Italian Red
$77.99
Prugnolo Gentile is selected and harvested by hand. Production includes destemming, gentle pressing and natural fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel between twenty-five and twenty-eight degrees, with several weeks of maceration. Maturation includes twenty-four months in French oak and one year in bottle. Myrrh, Damask rose, linden honey and ginger are present. The palate is clear and fresh.
Ampeleia 2019 Cabernet Franc Toscana IGT
Italian Red
$79.99
Black cherry and dark mulberry appear with sandalwood, vetiver, black pepper, allspice, thyme and black cardamom. Firm, tactile tannins accompany a long, cool finish. Cabernet Franc grows on clay, stone and limestone soils at Roccatederighi. The wine ferments spontaneously with fifteen percent whole clusters and spends two to three weeks on the skins. It matures for six months in concrete, six months in wood and two years in bottle.
Arnot-Roberts 2019 North Coast Trousseau
American Red
$79.99
Dried cherry, orange peel, spice, cedar and rose petal appear in a pale-coloured red with depth. The fruit comes mostly from Luchsinger Vineyard, together with two barrels from Bartolomei Vineyard. The sites are harvested and fermented separately without destemming. Whole clusters are used, and the wines mature separately in neutral French oak and stainless steel. Fine tannins and bright acidity accompany strawberry and earth.
Domaine Rebourgeon-Mure 2019 Volnay
French Red
$81.99
Pinot Noir comes from two parcels, Les Pluchots and Les Lurets, at 245 metres on clay-limestone soil with south and southeast exposure. The wine has pulpy fruit, volume and a silky texture. Grapes are harvested by hand and fully destemmed. Maturation lasts fourteen to eighteen months, partly in new oak. The domaine works its soils mechanically without herbicide, and the village parcel blend draws on plantings established across several decades.
Azienda Agricola Tinessa 2019 Ognostro Rosso
Italian Red
$82.99
Dark berry fruit appears with spice, cinchona bark, Mediterranean herbs and undergrowth. The palate has freshness and integrated tannins. Aglianico is the sole grape, grown in Campania. The vineyard covers one and a half hectares at 400 metres. The wine contains fourteen and a half percent alcohol and matures in concrete and amphora. Production totals 1,500 bottles.
Concha y Toro 2019 Gravas del Maipo Cabernet Sauvignon Puente Alto
Chilean Red
$102.99
Deep red colour is accompanied by fresh red-fruit and spice aromas. The palate has intensity and depth, with fine, velvety tannins. The blend is eighty-six percent Cabernet Sauvignon, ten percent Cabernet Franc and four percent Merlot. Grapes come from the Puente Alto Vineyard at 650 metres, where soils are rocky, alluvial, deep and poor in nutrients. Fermentation lasts eight days in stainless steel, followed by ten days of post-fermentation maceration and fourteen months in French oak.
Giodo 2019 La Quinta Toscana Rosso IGT
Italian Red
$102.99
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.
Roagna 2019 Langhe Rosso
Italian Red
$104.99
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.
M.A. Monticelli 2019 Barolo DOCG
Italian Red
$104.99
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.
Ampeleia 2019 Kepos Toscana Rosso 1.5 L
Italian Red
$109.99
Spicy, herbaceous aromas and a balsamic lift are present. The mouthfeel is lush and soft. Alicante Nero, Mourvèdre and Carignano come from three separate vineyards; all are harvested on the same day and co-fermented. Skin maceration lasts fifteen days, and ageing lasts ten months in concrete tanks. The wine is certified organic and comes from grapes grown biodynamically in Tuscany.
Yalumba 2019 The Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon
Australian Red
$112.99
Deep crimson and plum tones accompany violet, ozone and exotic spice. The palate has poise and tension, with blackcurrant jubes, mulberry, bitter chocolate and defined tannins. The finish shows sweet dark fruit. Cabernet Sauvignon grows in Coonawarra’s red sandy loam over limestone. The vineyard blocks were planted in the mid-nineteen-nineties. Maturation lasts eighteen months in French and Hungarian oak, using new and older barrels.
Le Cinciole 2019 Aluigi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione
Italian Red
$112.99
Clear ruby colour shows a brightening rim. Blackberry, ripe plum, liquorice and pepper are present. The palate has sturdy tannins, delicate acidity and dark, ink-like notes on a long finish. Sangiovese grows in the Campo ai Peri vineyard at 440 metres. Fermentation is spontaneous in cement, followed by twenty-four months in large oak and twelve months in cement.
CheckMate Artisanal Winery 2019 Knight’s Challenge Chardonnay
Canadian White
$114.99
Sagebrush, floral spice, cold tea and lychee are present, with subtle fruit and lifted oak. The palate is vibrant and textural, with honey, lime, mineral, sea salt, herbs and fruit. Chardonnay comes from Sunset Vineyard on the Black Sage Bench. The vines grow in gravelly sand on a southwest-facing slope. The wine matures for sixteen months in French oak, forty-seven percent new.