2022
2022
Viña Undurraga 2022 Sibaris Carménère Gran Reserva
Chilean Red
Plum and savoury notes lead the profile, followed by lush dark fruit and a spicy, peppery undercurrent. Smoked bay leaf and pipe tobacco add further detail. The tannins are fully dispersed, while sweet fruit balances a final green note. Made from Carménère in Chile's Colchagua Valley, the wine carries fourteen percent alcohol and suits empanadas, beef tacos or other savoury dishes.
Suvla Winery 2022 Kabatepe White
Turkish White
Pale yellow colour shows green reflections, while subtle white-fruit and white-flower aromas lead the profile. The palate is crisp and balanced, with fresh acidity and a fruity, clean finish. The blend combines Semillon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Roussanne, Marsanne and Kınalı Yapıncak from the family vineyard and traditional vineyards of the Gallipoli peninsula. Grapes are harvested in the cool of dawn to preserve their qualities.
Casas del Bosque 2022 Reserva Sauvignon Blanc
Chilean White
Passion fruit, grapefruit, currant and cassis are joined by fig, apple blossom, pineapple, melon and citrus. The palate carries pronounced yet agreeable acidity, good length and a clean, precise finish. The fruit comes from Las Dichas in the western Casablanca Valley. After a short press maceration, free-run juice ferments at controlled temperature, then rests on its lees for several weeks before blending.
Proyecto Garnachas 2022 La Garnacha Salvaje del Moncayo
Spanish Red
Bright cherry-garnet colour accompanies red fruit, wild berries and a vegetal note. Strawberry and raspberry are present in a balanced, fruit-driven profile with sweet tannins and a sweet finish. Made entirely from Garnacha, the fruit is harvested by hand from old vines on the north face of Moncayo. The wine spends five months in French oak barrels and contains 13.9 percent alcohol.
Esencia Rural 2022 Pampaneo Airén
Spanish White
White fruit, floral and herbaceous aromas meet a silky, fresh palate with balanced acidity, light tannins and a slightly bitter finish. Made entirely from Airén, the wine ferments spontaneously with indigenous yeasts after a manual harvest. Skin contact lasts about four months in stainless steel, followed by two months in amphora. It is bottled by gravity without fining, filtration or added sulphites.
Bartier Bros. 2022 Illegal Curve
Canadian Red
Bright raspberry meets dark fruit and firm structure. The blend contains fifty-one percent Cabernet Franc, forty-eight percent Petit Verdot and one percent Pinot Noir, all harvested by hand. Fruit is destemmed and crushed before a twenty-one-day maceration and fermentation in stainless steel. Maturation lasts fourteen months in neutral French barrels, alcohol is 13.9 percent, and production totals 920 cases.
Château Barbebelle 2022 Rouge Fleuri Sans Sulfites Ajoutés
French Red
Raspberry, forest fruit and blackberry accompany an intense purple colour and a round palate. The red wine is made entirely from Caladoc without added sulphites. Caladoc is a crossing of Grenache and Malbec. Production uses mechanical night harvesting, bioprotection and a long maceration. Cellar work includes manual punchdowns and pumpovers, and maturation takes place in stainless steel tanks. Alcohol is fourteen percent.
Telmo Rodríguez 2022 Corriente Rioja
Spanish Red
Wild berries and spice appear with a creamy texture, spicy oak and dusty tannins. Tempranillo, Graciano and Garnacha come from bush vines in Lanciego, where the fruit is harvested by hand. Native-yeast fermentation takes place in concrete. Maturation lasts approximately twelve months in old oak barrels and foudres. The wine is lightly filtered and is suitable for vegan and vegetarian diets.
JoieFarm 2022 Pinot Noir
Canadian Red
Black cherry, gently smoked plum, sweet tobacco and autumn forest appear within a medium, fleshy body and a tight, smoke-edged finish. Fruit comes from Summerland, Naramata and Penticton, with four clones included. Production uses many small fermentation lots, gentle pressing and barrel fermentation. Ageing takes place in several larger wood formats, with new wood used only for puncheons.
Ego Bodegas 2022 El Gorú Jumilla
Spanish Red
Ripe red fruit, vanilla, cinnamon and toasted notes accompany a deep purple-red colour. The palate is fruity, savoury, fleshy and glyceric, with soft, ripe tannins. Monastrell, Syrah and Petit Verdot are fermented and macerated separately for fifteen to twenty days at no more than twenty-eight degrees Celsius. The blend spends four months in American oak barrels.
Adega Cooperativa de Vidigueira 2022 Vidigueira Premium Tinto
Portuguese Red
Black fruit and ripe tannins define a rich, polished profile. Trincadeira and Alicante Bouschet form the blend, and the wine contains 14 percent alcohol. Grapes are harvested by hand and fermented at controlled temperature. Maturation lasts six months in French and American oak. Red fruit, cocoa and vanilla are also present in the profile. The wine comes from Alentejo in Portugal.
Bodegas Olarra 2022 Cerro Añón Crianza
Spanish Red
Dark cherry colour and fruit aromas sit beside spice, with greater complexity developing over time. The palate has strong structure, a soft, rounded attack and a long aftertaste. The blend is ninety percent Tempranillo. The remaining ten percent consists of Mazuelo and Graciano. Maceration lasts two weeks with daily pump-overs. Ageing continues for fourteen to fifteen months in oak, with regular racking.
Château d’Astros 2022 La Belle Vie Rosé
French Rosé
Peach, melon and citrus form a fresh profile with a rounded palate. Redcurrant and citrus appear in a silky finish. The rosé is made from Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah grown in Provence. Grapes are harvested at night, and cellar work limits added inputs and sulphites. The wine carries organic status, is classified under Côtes de Provence and contains 13 percent alcohol.
Cafaggio 2022 Chianti Classico
Italian Red
Violet, underbrush and baking spice meet red cherry and clove. Orange zest is also present. The palate is smooth, with polished tannins. Made entirely from Sangiovese grown in Panzano’s Conca d’Oro, the wine is fermented under controlled temperatures and completes malolactic fermentation naturally. Twelve months in Slavonian oak are followed by three months in bottle. The wine is organic.
Santa Rita 2022 Medalla Real Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon
Chilean Red
Deep ruby-red colour accompanies blackcurrant, blueberry and cherry, with cigar box, soft cedar and spice. The palate is concentrated, with well-rounded ripe tannins and a long, lingering finish. The blend contains ninety-five percent Cabernet Sauvignon, three percent Syrah and two percent Petit Verdot. The wine contains thirteen point six percent alcohol. The vineyard includes old alluvial terraces at Alto Jahuel in the Maipo Valley.
Rocche Costamagna 2022 Langhe Arneis
Italian White
Straw yellow with green reflections, with white flowers and green apple in the profile. The palate is fresh, savoury and mineral. Made entirely from Arneis, the grapes are gently pressed and statically settled before fermentation at sixteen degrees for about three weeks. The wine then rests on its lees in stainless steel for at least three months and has an expected lifespan of three to six years.
Bosio Family Estate Passato 2022 Roero Arneis
Italian White
Straw-coloured, with floral notes, green apple, melon and an almond undertone. The palate combines ripe pear and citrus over a mineral, stony base, with guava and almond notes on the finish. Made entirely from Arneis, the wine spends six months on its lees. Grapes grow organically on clay-calcareous soils in Roero, and the wine contains thirteen and a half percent alcohol.
Au Coeur des Terroirs 2022 Sauvignon Blanc
French White
A luminous lime-yellow colour accompanies ripe citrus, passion fruit and yellow flowers. The palate is juicy and flavourful, with lively acidity and a balanced expression of fruit. Sauvignon Blanc grows on clay-limestone soils in the Loire Valley. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel at eighteen degrees Celsius. The wine receives lees contact and six months of stainless-steel ageing. The dry profile contains about eleven and a half percent alcohol.
Domaine Martinelle 2022 Dentelles Ventoux
French Red
Ripe black and red fruit appears with garrigue and sweet spice. The style is lighter and refreshing, with acidity. The blend contains seventy percent Mourvèdre, twenty percent Grenache and ten percent Syrah from organically farmed, southeast-facing terraces on clay-limestone soils. Grapes are harvested by hand and the wine matures in concrete vats. The vineyards sit at higher altitude behind the Dentelles de Montmirail.
Barone di Valforte 2022 Valforte Rosé Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC
Italian Rosé
Strawberry and cherry accompany a deep ruby colour with violet reflections. The palate is fresh and gently tart, with a long finish. The wine is made entirely from Montepulciano d'Abruzzo grown at 150 to 350 metres in Contrada Piomba and Colle Sale, on sandy clay-loam soils. Harvest falls from late September into early October. Winemaking uses cold maceration; ageing takes place in steel with cold stabilization.
Finca Bacara 2022 3015 Monastrell Jumilla
Spanish Red
Cassis, violet and caramel form the bouquet. The first sip is smooth, with plush tannins supporting blackberry, butterscotch, anisette, rose petal and orange zest through a slightly chewy finish. Monastrell grapes are hand-picked in September from certified-organic vineyards in Jumilla, with winemaking taking place during the second week of October. The wine contains fourteen percent alcohol and is organic and vegan.
Wesbert Winery 2022 Gewürztraminer
Canadian White
This white comes from British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. The winery sits on the Naramata Bench outside Penticton and works with two vineyards. Its minimal-intervention approach is intended to let fruit and each growing season speak for themselves. The property grows several varieties, including Gewürztraminer, and aims for balanced, full-flavoured wines. The site is near the Kettle Valley Rail Trail.
Gérard Bertrand 2022 Grand Terroir Tautavel
French Red
Grenache makes up seventy-five percent of the blend, with fifteen percent Syrah and ten percent Carignan. One third ages in tank; two thirds mature in barrels, including thirty-three percent new oak. Rose petal, liquorice and potpourri notes sit with black cherry. The palate is medium to full-bodied and open-knit, with a light dusting of tannins on the finish.
Orofino 2022 Passion Pit Cabernet Sauvignon
Canadian Red
Made entirely from Cabernet Sauvignon, the wine carries rich dark-fruit flavours and fourteen percent alcohol. It spent twenty months in French and American oak. The vineyard sits on the Cawston Bench in the Similkameen Valley beside a former commercial gravel pit. The site has a sunny slope backed by steep granite cliffs, with angular granite rocks and shallow soils.
Muga 2022 Rosado
Spanish Rosé
Pale rose-pink colour accompanies peach, strawberry and white blossom. The palate has integrated acidity, volume and balanced fruit, followed by a very long finish and an aftertaste of stone fruit and citrus. Garnacha and Viura come from calcareous-clay and ferrous-clay soils. After five hours of light press maceration, fermentation lasts fifteen to twenty days, followed by sixteen weeks on fine lees.
Seven Stones 2022 Pebble Beach Rosé
Canadian Rosé
Made entirely from Pinot Noir, this dry rosé is medium-bodied and unoaked. The wine comes from the Similkameen Valley in British Columbia, Canada, and carries 13.8 percent alcohol. A screwcap closes the bottle. Harvest in Cawston began two weeks later than usual after a slow, cool start to the growing season. The winery's aromatic whites and rosés from that season show bright, mineral-driven profiles with above-average fruit intensity.
Haywire 2022 Pinot Noir
Canadian Red
Morello cherry, raspberry and rhubarb appear with dried thyme, cranberry acidity and savoury spice. The palate is juicy, with fine sticky tannins and texture from concrete. Pinot Noir came from four Okanagan sites in Kelowna, Naramata, Summerland and Oliver. Thirty percent whole clusters underwent native fermentation in concrete and large neutral oak, followed by ten months of rest before bottling without fining or filtration.
Gorgo 2022 San Michelin Custoza
Italian White
Apple, citrus, melon and white flowers appear in a dry, light-bodied profile with present acidity and a delicate mouthfeel. The blend contains forty percent Garganega, thirty-five percent Cortese and twenty-five percent Trebbiano. Grown organically, the wine comes from Veneto's Bianco di Custoza designation. The style is fresh, fruity, savoury and slightly aromatic, with mature fruit, citrus and a soft, full palate.
Nathalie Fauvin 2022 Chénas Cuvée Séléné
French Red
Blackberry, redcurrant, blueberry and floral notes appear with cedar, pepper, laurel and vanilla. The palate is intense and silky. Made entirely from Gamay, the wine comes from Chénas in Beaujolais. Thirty percent receives partial barrel ageing, while stainless-steel tank is also used. The cuvée combines wines selected from three other estate bottlings and was created for the grower's daughter.
Novaripa 2022 Monatic Abruzzo Pecorino
Italian White
Ripe white peach and almond appear with downy lees notes. The brief, plump palate ends with a snappy, sour white-grapefruit finish. Pecorino grows in sand and clay at 200 metres above sea level. The grapes receive six hours of skin contact before pressing into stainless steel, where the wine remains with bâtonnage until bottling. A small amount of residual sugar is present.