2023
2023
Mare Magnum Crudo 2023 Organic Nerello Mascalese Rosato
Italian Rosé
Rose and violet aromas accompany red berries. Ripe red berries, pink grapefruit and currant are present on the palate, with fresh citrus and herbal notes. The wine is made entirely from organically grown Nerello Mascalese in Sicily under the Terre Siciliane IGT designation. Grapes are harvested by hand, and fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel.
Barbanera inBianco 2023 Sangiovese Toscana Bianco
Italian White
Clear straw-yellow colour introduces sour cherry, orange blossom, broom and quince. The palate is rich and mineral, with freshness, harmony, a lightly savoury character and a floral finish. Sangiovese is vinified as a white wine, with the fruit soft-pressed before cool fermentation and maturation in stainless steel. The wine contains twelve and a half percent alcohol.
Lorgeril L’Orangeraie 2023 Syrah-Viognier Pays d’Oc
French Red
Deep colour shows cherry highlights. Spice, pepper and black cherry lead the aromas, while the palate is round, with good volume and a flavourful finish. The blend combines eighty-four percent Syrah with sixteen percent Viognier from clay-limestone soils under ocean influence. Fermentation is regulated near twenty-four degrees Celsius, daily tastings determine maceration length, and maturation takes place in stainless steel.
Santa Rita 2023 Medalla Real Gran Reserva Chardonnay
Chilean White
Golden yellow colour carries an amber sheen. Herbs, quince and stewed apple appear in the aromatic profile. The palate is dry, refreshing and saline, with a chalky texture. Made entirely from Chardonnay from the Limarí Valley, the wine spends ten months in oak barrels. Its length remains focused on the fruit flavours, which linger through the finish.
Gérard Bertrand 2023 Le Chouchou
French Red
Ruby colour and ripe red fruit meet floral notes, strawberry, cherry and a touch of spice. The texture is silky, with soft, integrated tannins. It is a light red wine. Grapes are harvested early in the morning. Maceration lasts three to five days, fermentation finishes at twenty degrees Celsius, and ageing takes place for three months in tank.
Domaine Zinck 2023 Pinot Blanc Portrait
French White
Green apple, pear and white flowers form a dry, fresh profile. The palate is supple and balanced, with a light body and a clean finish. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, and the grapes come from plain parcels and are harvested by hand. The wine carries organic and biodynamic classifications. This Pinot Blanc contains 12.5 percent alcohol.
Troupis Winery 2023 Fteri Agiorgitiko
Greek Red
Gooseberry and pomegranate join plum, red fruit, black fruit and spice. The palate is supple, with velvety tannins, balanced acidity and a medium body. Production includes a few days of low-temperature maceration, and the wine has a deep red-purple colour. This dry red is made entirely from Agiorgitiko grown in Nemea at about 640 metres. A light butter-caramel note is also present.
Sage Hayward 2023 Estate Rosé
Canadian Rosé
White flowers, pink grapefruit and fresh apple open the profile. Savoury citrus notes and fresh acidity follow, leading to a delicately balanced finish. The rosé is estate-grown Pinot Noir from Saturna Island. Its vineyard follows organic farming practices, and the vines are rooted in dense sand-and-mudstone soil over clay with ancient marine sediment. The wine contains 11.4 percent alcohol.
Crudo 2023 Organic Nero d’Avola Cabernet Sauvignon
Italian Red
Blackcurrant, cherry and plum sit alongside liquorice and fine oak notes. The red is medium-bodied and dry. Nero d'Avola and Cabernet Sauvignon are fermented separately in stainless steel. Part of the Cabernet matures in oak before the two varieties are blended. Produced in Sicily from organically grown grapes, the wine has a dark red colour.
Poças 2023 Tongue Twister WWW Douro Red
Portuguese Red
Wild fruit, liquorice and cocoa appear in the profile. The palate is silky, and the finish is long and fresh. The blend combines Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz from forty- to sixty-year-old vines on schist soils in Numão, Douro Superior. Grapes are harvested manually and selected in the vineyard. Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel, with twenty percent matured in second-year French oak casks. The wine contains thirteen point six percent alcohol and is suitable for vegan diets.
Ovorra 2023 Reserva Casablanca Valley Pinot Noir
Chilean Red
Delicate ruby in colour, with violet flashes. Raspberry, black tea and spice appear in the profile. The palate is silky and medium-bodied, with soft vanilla and juicy red berries. Made entirely from Pinot Noir, the wine comes from Chile's Casablanca Valley. Its coastal site is windswept, and the range's Pinot Noir combines wild berries with layered complexity.
Coli 2023 Chianti Classico
Italian Red
Bright ruby in colour, with an intense, complex profile of persistent red fruit, violet and spice. The palate is dry, soft and full-bodied, with freshness, minerality, gentle tannins and a balanced finish. The blend is eighty percent Sangiovese, ten percent Merlot and ten percent Colorino. Produced in the Chianti Classico area of Tuscany, the wine contains twelve and a half percent alcohol.
Alpha Estate 2023 Malagouzia Single Vineyard Turtles
Greek White
Pale yellow in colour, the profile includes lemon peel, bitter orange, pineapple, lime zest, fresh oregano and orange blossom. The palate has good volume, pleasant acidity and a long finish. This dry white is made entirely from Malagouzia. Controlled alcoholic fermentation takes place in stainless-steel tanks, and the wine remains on its lees for two months with regular stirring. The wine contains thirteen percent alcohol.
Whispering Horse 2023 Les Galets
Canadian White
Peach, roasted hazelnut and honeysuckle form the aromatics. The palate is crisp and dry, with toast, stone fruit and a long saline finish. The wine is made entirely from L'Acadie grown on a half-acre parcel planted in twenty twelve over an ancient riverbed. It matures for four months in French oak. The estate is family-run in Yarrow, within British Columbia's Fraser Valley.
Three Sisters Winery 2023 Riesling
Canadian White
Lemon and green apple appear in an intense, dry profile. The wine is fresh, clean and zippy. Dried citrus peel and a hint of petrol are also present. Riesling comes from Naramata Bench in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. Serve it cool with oysters, Thai curry or appetizers; the dry citrus and apple character suits each of those pairings.
Lapostolle 2023 Cuvée Alexandre Carménère
Chilean Red
Blackberry, cassis and lemony oak meet a tannic palate and black-fruit flavours. The blend contains eighty-five percent Carménère and fifteen percent Syrah, all from the Apalta vineyard. Fruit was harvested by hand. Wild yeasts carried fermentation in stainless-steel tanks and wooden vats, with four to five weeks on skins. Maturation lasted thirteen months in French oak, including twenty-nine percent new barrels.
Famille Lieubeau 2023 Pinot Noir
French Red
Blackcurrant, raspberry, violet, ripe red fruit and vanilla sit in a fresh profile with a long finish. The Pinot Noir grows on schist in the Loire and carries twelve percent alcohol. Vinification includes two weeks of maceration in temperature-controlled stainless steel with regular cap work. A portion matures in oak, while the balance remains in tank before bottling.
Rivera 2023 Scariazzo Fiano Puglia IGT
Italian White
Drawn butter and yellow plum meet warm spice, stone fruit and citrus. White flowers appear alongside a full, mineral profile with good acidity. Made entirely from Fiano grown in Puglia, the wine carries thirteen-and-a-half percent alcohol. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, with a small portion handled in new barrels. The palate is dry and rounded.
Château La Salargue 2023 Bordeaux Supérieur
French Red
Deep ruby colour accompanies very ripe fruit. The palate is fleshy, structured and balanced. The vines grow on clay-silt soils over gravel on the left bank of the Dordogne at Moulon. The cuvée comes from a one-hectare parcel within a sixty-five-hectare property, with vines averaging thirty-five years. Maturation takes place for twelve months in concrete tanks.
Chaberton Estate Winery 2023 Barrel Aged Chardonnay
Canadian White
Jasmine, underripe pineapple and honeyed stone fruit sit with integrated oak and crisp acidity. The Chardonnay comes from the Okanagan Valley and carries fourteen percent alcohol. It is lightly oaked, with ten months of ageing, and the wine is vegan. Citrus, popcorn and toasted brioche also appear alongside vanilla and coconut. The style is dry.
Poppyshake 2023 Sparkling Red
Canadian Sparkling
Cabernet Libre and Cayuga form a sparkling red with 10.1 percent alcohol. Raspberry, black pepper and blood orange appear in the profile. The wine comes from Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and is associated with Salt Spring Island. It belongs to Kathleen Sinclair’s personal project; she is a natural wine and cider maker whose earlier work included Bella Wines.
Domaine de L’Agramante 2023 M’Arricriu Côtes du Rhône
French Red
Red cherry, wild strawberry and plum meet dried herbs, liquorice, black pepper and violets. The medium-bodied palate is bright and vibrant, with red and black fruit, fresh acidity, fine tannins and a lightly rustic character. The blend combines Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Counoise from sandy and silty terraces near Sabran. Grapes are hand harvested, fully destemmed, fermented and matured in tank.
Luis Pato 2023 Vinhas Velhas Branco
Portuguese White
Elegant fruit aromas appear with soft acidity, freshness and breadth. The blend contains fifty percent Bical, twenty-five percent Cercial and twenty-five percent Sercialinho. Hand-picked grapes grow in sandy soils. Juice from suction pressing matures in stainless steel. The name Vinhas Velhas refers to old vines. This dry, medium-bodied white comes from Portugal's Beiras region and carries 12.5 percent alcohol.
Solvero 2023 Rosé
Canadian Rosé
Medium fluorescent pink colour accompanies bright red cherry, strawberry and watermelon. The bone-dry palate is zesty and concentrated, with a creamy texture and cranberry acidity. Pinot Noir from Garnet Valley received three hours of skin contact. The crop yielded two tons per acre. The wine comes from Summerland Bench in the Okanagan Valley, with freshness throughout and a hint of smoke in the finish.
Château du Coing de Saint-Fiacre 2023 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie
French White
Light gold colour accompanies green apple and white peach aromas. Citrus fruit, white flowers and apricot appear on a full-bodied palate with crisp acidity and gentle minerality. Time on the lees adds textural richness. Melon de Bourgogne grows on south-facing slopes where the Sèvre and Maine rivers meet, over gneiss and schist soils. The fruit comes from fifty hectares of Guyot-trained vines.
Kaiken 2023 Ultra Chardonnay
Argentinian White
Golden-yellow colour with old-gold highlights accompanies pear, quince, lime and pink grapefruit. Saline mineral character appears with toast, hazelnut, vanilla, nutmeg, smoke, honey and dried flowers. The palate is broad and full-bodied, with a silky, creamy texture, vibrant acidity, brioche and a long mineral finish. Made entirely from Chardonnay, the wine carries 14.5 percent alcohol.
Manos Negras 2023 Malbec
Argentinian Red
Dark cherries, violets and floral notes form a medium-bodied profile. The wine is made entirely from Malbec grown in the southern Uco Valley, where soils combine sand, silt, stones and limestone. The grapes are destemmed and ferment for ten days in stainless steel at no more than 27 degrees Celsius. Six months in used French oak are part of the cellar work. Vibrant acidity and a soft texture are present.
Tiberio 2023 Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo
Italian Rosé
Deep, sparkling red-pink colour accompanies small red berries, pomegranate and red cherry. Bright fruit and acidity are balanced in a clean, crisp profile with a floral finish. Made entirely from Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, the fruit comes from estate vineyards in Cugnoli. It is hand-harvested, destemmed and fermented from free-run juice in temperature-controlled stainless steel with indigenous yeasts. Malolactic fermentation is avoided, and the wine ages in bottle.
Cantine Losito 2023 Falanghina Puglia IGP
Italian White
Golden yellow colour accompanies pear, apricot, hay and honey. Bread-crust aromas appear after ageing on the lees, alongside an elegant, complex palate. Made from Falanghina grown in Terre del Gargano, this certified-organic Puglia IGP white ferments for thirty days at 16 degrees Celsius and spends six months on its lees before bottling. Alcohol is 13 percent.
Element[AL] 2023 Pinot Grigio
American White
Orange blossom, honey and melon define this California white. The blend contains ninety-one percent Pinot Grigio and nine percent Albariño and ferments in stainless steel. Alcohol is listed at 11.5 percent. The wine comes in an aluminum bottle that is shatterproof, infinitely recyclable and eighty percent lighter than glass. Its lined interior is designed not to alter the wine's flavour.