2022
2022
Achaval Ferrer 2022 Mendoza Malbec
Argentinian Red
$44.99
Dark cherry, strawberry, spiced plum and violet appear with a peppery, reductive edge. The wine’s palate is medium- to full-bodied, with tight, fine-grained tannins and a fresh, fruit-led finish. Fruit comes from Luján, the Uco Valley and eastern Mendoza. One quarter remains in concrete, while the rest spends eight months in neutral, seasoned oak barrels.
Vigneti Tardis 2022 Mercoledì Fiano Paestum Bianco
Italian White
$44.99
Fiano grown on alluvial and clay soils is destemmed and macerated overnight. The juice is then pressed into stainless steel for fermentation and élevage. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered, with just over thirty parts per million of sulphur dioxide. The vines are in Campania, and the wine is classified as Paestum Bianco. The project began as a collaboration between a local grower and a British sommelier.
Sage Hills 2022 Pinot Noir
Canadian Red
$44.99
Ripe red and black cherry accompany earthy complexity, a round silky body and soft tannins. The estate Pinot Noir is certified Organic and was harvested by hand. Thirty percent of the fruit remained as whole clusters, while seventy percent was destemmed as whole berries. Maceration lasted twelve days, followed by twenty-four months on lees in neutral oak. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered, with ten parts per million of sulphur dioxide added beforehand.
Artakama 2022 Syrah
Canadian Red
$44.99
White and black peppercorn mingle with violet liqueur and candied violet petals in this Okanagan Valley Syrah. The tannins are low and creamy, while the wine is full and juicy. Its profile suits beef, lamb, game, poultry, veal, pasta and mature hard cheeses. Serve the wine at room temperature; decanting is also recommended before service.
Villota 2022 Selvanevada Blanco Rioja
Spanish White
$44.99
Anjou pear, cantaloupe and fennel pollen accompany guava, apricot, cocoa butter, orange blossom and aniseed. The palate is bright, medium-bodied and creamy, with fresh white fruit, green apple, stone and sage. Viura makes up ninety-one percent of the blend, joined by Tempranillo Blanco and Garnacha Blanca. The Viura is aged in French oak, while the other varieties are aged in stainless steel, before a lemon-curd finish.
Catherine & Pierre Breton 2022 Bourgueil Trinch!
French Red
$49.99
Raspberry aromas meet a tender attack and a finish marked by grape-skin texture. Cabernet Franc comes from gravel soils and vines around thirty years old. The grapes are harvested by hand, gently destemmed and cold-macerated in stainless steel. Daily pumpovers are used, and maturation lasts ten months in concrete. The Cabernet Franc vineyard is certified biodynamic.
Rennersistas 2022 Waiting for Tom Weiss
Austrian White
$56.99
Cloudy yellow-green with silver reflections, this organic white combines fine herbal spice, candied orange zest, ripe yellow peach, pear, dark minerality, honey and a nutty touch. The body is medium, with pleasant acidity and subtle balsamic character. Chardonnay and Weißburgunder form the blend. The wine is vegan and made with low sulphur, while maturation is mostly in large-format oak with some barriques.
Colombera & Garella 2022 Melascone
Italian Red
$45.99
The blend contains sixty-five percent Nebbiolo, twenty percent Croatina and fifteen percent Vespolina. Strawberry, saline character and a mineral edge are present. The fruit comes from young vines in Bramaterra and Lessona vineyards outside the Costa della Sesia appellation. Melascone is a local dialect term for Nebbiolo, and the wine was previously called Costa della Sesia.
Colombera & Garella 2022 Vispavola
Italian Red
$47.99
Made entirely from Vespolina, this deeply coloured red has an aromatic, spicy profile. The grapes are hand-harvested and fermented with ambient yeasts. Maturation lasts about one year in stainless steel, and the bottles are cellared for several months before release. The fruit comes from two parcels in Masserano at roughly 350 metres with southwest and southeast exposures.
Geographic Wines 2022 Landcraft Alvarinho
Portuguese White
$45.99
Made entirely from Alvarinho grown on granitic and alluvial soils, the grapes are hand-harvested. Winemaking includes twelve hours of pre-fermentative maceration and spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts at controlled temperature. Ageing lasts eight months on full lees with periodic bâtonnage. Floral and citrus notes accompany a hint of dried fruit, with acidity, freshness and a persistent finish.
Domaine Amélie & Charles Sparr 2022 Pensée Pinot Blanc
French White
$46.99
Yellow stone fruit appears in a completely dry profile with freshness, modest roundness, floral and citrus notes, bright acidity and subtle minerality. Pinot Blanc provides the full composition. The grapes are picked in small crates, and the wine matures for twelve months on fine lees in stainless steel. Residual sugar measures 0.6 grams per litre, and organic farming is used.
Rigour & Whimsy 2022 The Beast Orange Wine
Canadian White
$46.99
The cellar nickname followed this bottling to its final label, a first for the winery. During active-ferment checks, it was traditionally tasted last because its intensity made later samples difficult to assess. This organic orange wine comes from the Okanagan Valley. Maturation in neutral French oak lasts more than two years, and the wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Rocco di Carpeneto 2022 Lilàn Rosato
Italian Rosé
$46.99
This still rosé is light and fruity, made entirely from Dolcetto. The vineyard is cropped below fifty quintals per hectare. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel with the skins of unfermented white grapes. Maturation lasts at least twelve months in stainless steel or large used barrels. The cuvée name is a nineteenth-century Carpeneto dialect term for a childhood nickname of the grape. The wine is produced organically, and alcohol is thirteen and a half percent.
Prieler 2022 Ried Seeberg Pinot Blanc
Austrian White
$48.99
Light golden yellow with silver reflections, the wine shows yellow pear, white pear, mango and meadow herbs. Fresh acidity and lime appear in a dry, tightly meshed profile. The wine is made entirely from Pinot Blanc and matured for six months in steel. The vineyard is in Burgenland, and the wine is certified organic and approved for vegan and vegetarian diets.
Sigurd 2022 Red Blend
Australian Red
$46.99
Dark plum, raspberry, blueberry and tender dark fruit meet forest-floor character and cinnamon. The palate is fresh and savoury, with crisp fruit, soft tannins and bright acidity. The blend brings together Syrah, Grenache, Carignan, Mourvèdre and Lagrein. Indigenous yeasts and carbonic maceration are used, and the wine is made with minimal intervention and very little added sulphur.
Kewin Descombes 2022 Cuvée Kéké Beaujolais
French Red
$46.99
Fresh red fruit appears with cherry, raspberry, peony and pink pepper. The wine is light-bodied and dry, with lively acidity, soft tannins and a delicate texture. Gamay provides the full composition, and the wine is made without oak. Blackcurrant, strawberry, rhubarb and white pepper add further detail, while slate-like freshness accompanies the juicy fruit. Alcohol is twelve and a half percent.
Domaine des Tourelles 2022 Vieilles Vignes Merweh & Obeidi
Lebanese White
$46.99
Pale gold in colour, the wine has aromas of white peach, chamomile and flint. Quince, pear and citrus peel appear with dried herbs, honey and almond. The finish is long and savoury, with nuttiness and mineral lift. Merweh and Obeidi are cold-fermented separately with wild yeasts. The components are blended and stored briefly in stainless steel. Alcohol is eleven percent.
Marchisio Family Organic Estate 2022 Mungalat Langhe Nebbiolo
Italian Red
$46.99
Intense ruby in colour, this Nebbiolo shows wild cherry, juicy plum, mature fruit, flowers, resinous herbs and mineral notes. The palate has bright acidity, balanced tannins and persistent fruit. Vines are fifteen to twenty-five years old and grow in sandy, calcareous marl. Production includes a short maceration, native fermentation and up to one year of maturation in large oak barrels. Alcohol is fourteen percent.
St Francis 2022 Sonoma County Chardonnay
American White
$46.99
Green apple, juicy pear and melon appear with a background note of marzipan. The wine is refreshing and medium-bodied, with bright acidity, a silky texture and a smooth, mineral finish. Grapes come from estate vineyards in Sonoma Valley and Russian River Valley, along with selected growers in Carneros and Alexander Valley. They are picked at night or early morning, whole-cluster pressed and fermented in separate lots. Ageing lasts six months in French oak, including twenty percent new barrels.
Castello Di Bolgheri 2022 Flocco Toscana IGT
Italian Red
$46.99
Fresh red and blue fruit appears with a savoury undertone. The texture is silky, with moderate tannins and a touch of dryness. Sangiovese makes up eighty percent of the blend, with ten percent each Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Fermentation lasts fourteen to eighteen days in concrete tanks. The wine then spends twelve months in 500-litre barrels.
Birch Block Vineyard 2022 Single Vineyard Pinot Noir
Canadian Red
$47.99
Winemaking uses whole clusters, native fermentation and neutral French oak. The wine is bottled without fining or filtration. Leather saddle, pipe tobacco and vanilla pod appear with wild sagebrush, toasted spices, crunchy cherry and dried rose petal. The wine has soft, velvety tannins, zippy acidity, low alcohol and length. The estate vineyard is farmed organically without chemical pesticides, fertilizers or herbicides.
Le Coste 2022 Rosso Lazio
Italian Red
$68.99
Mostly Grechetto Rosso, a local Sangiovese clone, is joined by small amounts of Ciliegiolo, Colorino, Canaiolo and Vaiano. The grapes come from biodynamically cultivated volcanic soils in Lazio. Hand harvesting is followed by destemming, ten days on the skins and fermentation with indigenous yeasts in barrels. The wine then ages for one year in old Slavonian oak before bottling without filtration, fining or added sulphites.
Fort Berens 2022 Reserve Cabernet Franc British Columbia
Canadian Red
$54.99
Cedar, dark cherry and black raspberry appear with sweet spice, sarsaparilla, dill, smoke and savoury rusticity. The wine has a smooth, medium-plus palate, bold character and a shorter finish. Partial whole clusters were used, fermentation occurred with native yeasts, and maturation lasted fourteen months in wood. Made from Cabernet Franc, the wine carries the British Columbia VQA designation.
La Frenz 2022 Reserve Chardonnay
Canadian White
$48.99
Light lemon in colour, this Chardonnay presents light stone-fruit aromas. It is dry and medium-plus bodied, with a smooth, thicker mouthfeel and a buttery texture. Tropical fruit, butterscotch and sweet spices are also present. Fruit comes from the Naramata Bench in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. It can develop in bottle for up to five years under the winery’s cellaring guidance.
Doudet-Naudin 2022 Bourgogne Chardonnay
French White
$48.99
Pale, brilliant gold in colour, this Chardonnay shows ripe fruit, quince, broom and rennet apple, with white peach, bergamot, exotic fruit and a light citrus presence. Clay and chalky marls underlie the regional Bourgogne vineyards. Grapes are harvested by hand, pressed pneumatically and vinified at controlled temperatures. The must settles in stainless-steel vats, and maturation continues in stainless steel for eight months.
Rust Wine Co. 2022 South Rock Vineyard Zinfandel
Canadian Red
$49.99
Blackberry and pepper shape a bold, jammy profile with smooth texture. The Zinfandel comes from South Rock Vineyard on the Golden Mile Bench in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. This historic twelve-acre site lies at the southern tip of the bench on a gentle east-facing slope, where morning sun and afternoon mountain shade mark the vineyard setting.
Laurent Saillard 2022 En Famille
French Red
$48.99
Côt and a small portion of Pinot Noir form this Loire red blend. Blueberry and rose appear in a pure, supple profile with a compelling fragrance. The colour is dark without corresponding weight, and the wine contains 11.5 percent alcohol. Côt, another name for Malbec, is the principal grape in the blend, with Pinot Noir used in a smaller amount.
Fattoria San Giusto a Rentennano 2022 Chianti Classico
Italian Red
$61.99
Bright red cherry, red plum, mint, cedar, tobacco, game, liquorice and rose petal shape a mid-weight profile. Acidity is bright, and the wine is fresh and concentrated. The blend is ninety-five percent Sangiovese and five percent Canaiolo. Oak ageing lasts eleven months, while analysis records 14.5 percent alcohol, less than one gram per litre of sugar and 5.35 grams per litre of acidity.
Weingut Beurer 2022 Spätburgunder Trocken
German Red
$49.99
Dry in style, the wine matures in used barriques. Alcohol is 12.5 percent, with 5.9 grams per litre of acidity and 2 grams per litre of residual sugar. It carries organic certification under DE-ÖKO-006 and is sealed with a screw cap. Classified as Schwäbischer Landwein, it comes from Württemberg and sits within the VDP.Gutswein tier.
Comtesse de Malet Roquefort 2022 Bordeaux Rouge
French Red
$49.99
Ripe red fruit and subtle spice accompany a supple palate, fine tannins and freshness. The blend is ninety percent Merlot and ten percent Cabernet Franc. Grapes are selected rigorously, with most sourced from family properties. The vines grow in sandy clay soils. The wine honours Countess Isabeau, the first Malet Roquefort owner of Château La Gaffelière in 1705.