2023
2023
Malat 2023 Crazy Creatures Grüner Veltliner
Austrian White
Lemon, white peach, pear and apple meet white pepper, fresh herbs and stone-mineral notes. The palate carries orchard and citrus fruit with fresh acidity and a mineral finish. Grüner Veltliner from several sites grows on loess soils rich in limestone, silty sand and clay. The fruit is harvested by hand, pressed slowly, fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in steel tanks.
Montes Alpha 2023 Chardonnay
Chilean White
Papaya and pineapple define the fruit profile, joined by toasted nuances, vanilla and dried fruit from barrel ageing. The palate balances freshness with generous body and carries a long finish. The Chardonnay was hand-harvested and separated for whole-cluster pressing, destemmed pressing and brief cold maceration. Thirty percent fermented in new oak, and the same proportion aged twelve months in French barrels.
Johannes Zillinger 2023 Velue Weiss
Austrian White
Jasmine, rose, yellow apple, kiwi and herbal notes share the aromatic profile. The palate is juicy, with ripe fruit, fine tannins and vivid acidity, followed by a salty finish. Half Grüner Veltliner is joined by equal quarter portions of Riesling and Gelber Muskateller. Part of the fruit is whole-bunch pressed, while other lots are destemmed or foot-trodden before nine months on lees.
Vinha Paz 2023 Branco Dão DOC
Portuguese White
Encruzado makes up sixty percent of the blend, with thirty percent Malvasia and ten percent Gouveio. Orange blossom, white-fleshed fruit, soft lime and delicate floral notes shape the aroma. The palate is balanced and well structured, combining softness with firm acidity, defined body, fresh minerality and a long finish. The grapes were hand harvested from granite soils.
Parés Baltà 2023 Materia Prima Orange Penedès
Spanish White
Xarel-lo is fermented with about ten percent Gewürztraminer skins. Wild-yeast fermentation takes place in stainless steel, with twice-daily punch-downs and one month of skin contact. The wine receives very little filtration and may show haze or sediment. Mandarin, pomelo, pear, white flowers, spice and pepper accompany a medium body, a sleek mid-palate and a lively finish. The release is classified Organic, Biodynamic, Vegan and Natural.
Valle Martello 2023 Brado Pecorino Colline Teatine IGT
Italian White
Salted herbs, butter and cheese rind meet fresh pineapple and lime. Citrus remains prominent, while peach gives the palate a full, rich feel against abundant acidity. Made entirely from Pecorino, the wine is fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel. Its official profile also records ripe yellow fruit, floral character, freshness, persistence and a mineral note, with thirteen percent alcohol.
Planeta 2023 Rosé Sicilia DOC
Italian Rosé
Pearl-pink colour recalls the inside of an oyster. Pastry notes, currants and Sicilian wild strawberries join plum and pineapple. The palate is smooth, with gently stated acidity. The blend is equal parts Nero d’Avola and Syrah. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, followed by time on the fine lees with weekly stirring. The wine is certified organic and carries SOStain certification.
Albino Rocca 2023 Rosso di Rocca Langhe Nebbiolo
Italian Red
This red blends Nebbiolo with a small amount of Cabernet Franc. Its profile is fragrant and soft, with flavour concentration and fresh character. Fruit comes from a vineyard at Magliano Alfieri, on the left bank of the Tanaro, and from parcels in eastern Barbaresco. The wine sees no wood and is finished at 13.5 percent alcohol.
Black Stallion 2023 North Coast Chardonnay
American White
Orange blossom, lemon curd and toasted almond aromas accompany luscious fruit, toasted bread, caramel and a light butter finish. Grapes come from North Coast vineyards in the Russian River Valley, Mendocino and Napa Valley. Fruit is harvested at night and pressed into fermentation tanks. Portions ferment on French oak, with weekly stirring, and the full blend completes malolactic fermentation. Alcohol is 14.5 percent.
Viña Costeira 2023 Tamborá Godello Ribeiro
Spanish White
Greenish yellow with golden reflections, showing white fruit, apple, pear, floral and botanical notes over a mineral background. The palate is balanced, broad and unctuous, with a glyceric, persistent finish and a herbal aftertaste. Godello is hand harvested in eighteen-kilogram boxes in San Cibrao. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel at eighteen degrees, followed by four to six months on lees and maturation in tank. The sandy, granite-origin soils contain schist.
Kir-Yianni 2023 Malagousia Single Block Bara
Greek White
Lemon-green in colour, with orange blossom, jasmine, white peach, pear and quince. Crispness meets a rich mouthfeel and a long finish. Malagousia comes from Block 11 at Samaropetra, on a ten-percent northwest-facing slope at 720 metres. The grapes are hand harvested, selected, given skin contact and fermented in stainless steel, with gentle lees stirring during the final six months.
Rigour & Whimsy 2023 Bite of the Dragon Riesling
Canadian White
Certified-organic Riesling comes from the Sekhon family vineyard in Osoyoos, British Columbia. Whole clusters are direct pressed, and the juice settles before being racked to older barrels. Fermentation and ageing take place on full solids, after which the wine returns to stainless steel for bottling. The finished white wine contains 12.5 percent alcohol by volume.
Viña Marty 2023 Goutte d’Argent Pinot Noir
Chilean Red
Fresh red cherry, strawberry, cassis and blueberry meet rose, granite and leather. The palate is fresh, light and mineral, with juicy fruit, fine tannins and a persistent finish. Pinot Noir comes from the Leyda Valley. Fermentation uses Japanese sake yeast at low temperature in stainless steel, followed by thirty days on the lees with weekly stirring. The wine is sustainably farmed.
Tantalus 2023 Old Vines Riesling
Canadian White
Broken stone, wild herbs, earthy grass and eraser notes meet lime leaf, lime pith, green apple, verbena and pear. The palate is medium-bodied, with nervy acidity and a brisk, grippy finish. Riesling comes from an established two-acre block on deep silty soil. The fruit is sustainably farmed, cropped low and cellared for two years before release.
Niepoort 2023 Nat’Cool Bairrada Tinto 1 L
Portuguese Red
Made entirely from Baga, the wine brings together red cherry, strawberry, savoury herbs and mineral notes in a fresh, bright profile. The grapes grow on limestone soils under organic and biodynamic farming. They are destemmed, fermented carbonically and matured for ten months in stainless steel. Minimal sulfur is added at bottling, and the wine carries eleven percent alcohol with a silky texture and slight spritz.
Laughing Stock 2023 Blind Trust Red
Canadian Red
Blackberry, dark cherry and baking spice accompany a ripe, rich aroma, while soft tannins shape the medium-bodied palate. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Malbec, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot form the blend. Fruit is hand picked, with clusters and berries sorted. Fermentation uses stainless-steel and French-oak vessels, followed by extended maceration and fifteen months of maturation in French oak.
Catherine & Pierre Breton 2023 Grolleau
French Red
Made from Grolleau, this red comes from the Loire and carries 10.4 percent alcohol. The estate’s vineyards are certified biodynamic and receive organic care without chemical treatments. Harvest is by hand. Fermentation uses indigenous yeasts, sulphur is kept to a minimum, and the wines are bottled without filtration. The release is classified as Vin de Pays du Val de Loire.
Vignobles Lassagne 2023 Le Repaire Lussac-Saint-Émilion
French Red
Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot are used in equal proportions. The red has tangy freshness, pure fruit and creamy, fine, velvety tannins on a medium-bodied palate. Maturation takes place in concrete vats, and alcohol is thirteen and a half percent. The family property dates to nineteen fifty-two and covers forty-eight hectares across Bordeaux, Lussac-Saint-Émilion and Lalande-de-Pomerol.
Cantina Gaffino 2023 Il Buon Bastardo Cabernet Sauvignon
Italian Red
Cabernet Sauvignon grows on volcanic clay soils at a density of 6,300 vines per hectare. Harvest falls in the final third of September. Cold pre-fermentation maceration lasts twelve hours at ten degrees Celsius, followed by twenty-four days on the skins. Maturation includes six months in barriques and a further six months in bottle. The profile is balanced and includes tannins.
Campi Valerio 2023 Fannia Falanghina del Molise
Italian White
Falanghina comes from a one-hectare vineyard in Monteroduni, planted at 560 metres on mainly clay soil. Harvest takes place in mid-September, followed by alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel. Orange blossom and yellow-fleshed fruit appear with freshness, balance and pronounced minerality. The wine is dry and carries a medium finish, with field flowers, pear and white pepper also present.
Cave de Lugny 2023 L’Aurore Bourgogne Pinot Noir
French Red
Pinot Noir comes mainly from vineyards in Saint-Gengoux-de-Scissé and Cruzille. The vines average thirty years old on shallow limestone soils and south to southeast-facing slopes. Mechanical harvest is followed by a short maceration, alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel and wooden vats, and complete malolactic fermentation. Raspberry, blackcurrant and spice appear with red fruit, liquorice and a fresh, soft finish.
Luc Baudet 2023 Sur le Pont Viognier Pays d’Oc
French White
Apricot and pear appear with a hint of honeysuckle and a mineral finish. The wine is made entirely from Viognier under the Pays d’Oc designation in Languedoc. Vineyard parcels are selected along the Rhône for their exposure, and the vines are tended with respect for nature. The winemaker’s earlier experience included whisky distilling, olive oil and cheese.
Domaine Artema 2023 Gamay Village
Canadian Red
Pale ruby colour accompanies smoky tones, green herbs, baked cherry and dried lavender. The palate is lean, with tart acidity, a modest finish and a touch of astringency. The ferment includes eighty-five percent destemmed fruit and fifteen percent whole clusters, and it takes place in stainless steel. Maturation lasts six months, with eighty-one percent in neutral French oak and nineteen percent in stainless steel.
Lunessence 2023 Estate Single Vineyard Chardonnay
Canadian White
Chardonnay from the Summerland Bench estate is foot trodden, wild fermented and aged for five months in French oak. Complete malolactic fermentation is used, and the texture is creamy. Honey, vanilla and red apple appear in a perfumed profile. The estate vineyard is farmed organically and sustainably in Summerland within the Okanagan Valley. Alcohol is thirteen and a half percent.
Finca Decero 2023 Mini Ediciones Petit Verdot
Argentinian Red
Petit Verdot from the Remolinos Vineyard in Agrelo carries Middle Eastern spice, blueberry, herbs, cassis and blackberry. The palate is dense, with forceful acidity and a warm finish. This highly limited parcel shows the variety in pure form, from vines originally planted to enrich the estate's icon blend. The red wine has 14.5% alcohol and comes in a 750-millilitre bottle.
Domaine Duseigneur 2023 Sakura
French Red
Deep purple colour introduces black and red fruit, cherry, pepper, sweet spice, floral and herbal notes. The palate is round, velvety and fruit-forward, with a fresh, juicy character. A lightly bitter finish carries vegetal and dark-fruit nuances. This Vin de France red was produced as a low-sulphur natural wine and carries organic and biodynamic classifications.
Guado al Melo 2023 Bacco in Toscana Rosso
Italian Red
Fruity and spicy aromas accompany freshness and balance. The blend combines Sangiovese and Syrah. The vines grow in deep alluvial soils of sand, sandy clay and variable pebbles, under a Mediterranean climate moderated by Tyrrhenian winds. Each homogeneous micro-parcel is harvested and worked separately. Ageing includes about three months on fine lees in used wood, one month in steel and about four months in bottle.
Corryton Burge 2023 Barossa Shiraz
Australian Red
Red cherry, plum and ripe raspberry appear with milk chocolate, vanilla, cola and woody spice. The palate carries fruit and chocolate flavours, soft integrated tannins and a rounded feel. Fruit comes from estate and grower vineyards across southern and central Barossa. Half the wine matured in oak for fourteen months, predominantly American barrels with about twenty percent French oak.
Vignoble de la Jarnoterie 2023 Préludise Rosé Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil
French Rosé
Bright and crisp, this dry rosé brings red-currant freshness, pepper and acidity. It is made entirely from Cabernet Franc grown on sand over clay in the Loire Valley. The wine is produced by the saignée method and fermented in stainless steel. The vineyards are farmed sustainably under HEV3, and the bottling closes with natural cork.
August Kesseler 2023 The Daily August Riesling
German White
Apple, lemon, lime and pear meet wet stone and flint. The palate is bright and fresh, with citrus and orchard fruit, vibrant acidity, a light frame and a mineral finish. Riesling from estate vineyards in Eltville and Erbach grows on sandy loess loam. Parcels are vinified separately in stainless steel and blended before bottling. The dry wine contains eleven-and-a-half percent alcohol.