Selection
Selection
Patatsfontein Wines 2023 Steen Chenin Blanc
South African White
Wet stone, herbs and earth accompany a fine, linear white with focus and texture. The Chenin comes from a 0.6-hectare block on slate soils at 800 metres. It was racked earlier than previous releases and spent ten months on fine lees in used 400- and 500-litre barrels. The finished wine carries 12.5 percent alcohol and is sealed under cork.
Sons of Sugarland 2023 Syrah
South African Red
White pepper, wild herbs, iris, blood orange and black cherry accompany a spicy, elegant red. The palate is supple and relatively light, with fresh red berries and a long, spicy finish. Syrah from the Karibib farm in the Polkadraai Hills undergoes whole-bunch fermentation in concrete. The wine carries 13.5 percent alcohol and has no oak influence.
Achillée 2024 Pinot Noir
French Red
A slightly cloudy, medium-intensity red colour accompanies yeasty aromas, fresh red fruit, cooked plum and cacao. The wine is velvety and delicate, with well-integrated tannins and a long, lightly woody finish. Three quarters of the blend undergoes eight days of maceration and one quarter receives thirty-one days; both portions use whole clusters from gravel and granite sites.
Martin’s Lane 2023 Simes Vineyard Riesling
Canadian White
Apricot fruit sits with lemon and lime acidity in a light-bodied, off-dry Riesling. The finish is crystalline. Fruit comes from a cool, steep, north-facing East Kelowna vineyard on granite-based soils. After hand sorting, the juice receives twenty-four to forty-eight hours of cold maceration, then ferments in stainless steel and ceramic vessels before at least six months on lees.
Cyprien Arlaud 2022 Scritch Bourgogne Chardonnay
French White
A pale yellow colour with silver reflections accompanies white flowers, fresh citrus and a mineral note. The dry white is lively and tense, with freshness and a saline, persistent finish. Chardonnay is the sole variety, and the finished wine carries thirteen percent alcohol. The certified-organic cuvée belongs to a white-wine range vinified in Morey-Saint-Denis from carefully sourced Burgundy fruit.
Martin’s Lane 2022 Naramata Ranch Vineyard Riesling
Canadian White
Floral notes, sea salt, stone, mineral and lemon-lime detail accompany an opulent Riesling with freshness and texture. The own-rooted vines grow over red granite and granite bedrock on the Naramata Bench. After hand sorting, some berries remain whole for pressing without sulphur. Spontaneous fermentation and ageing take place in German oak casks. The finished wine carries 12.4 percent alcohol.
Résonance 2019 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
American Red
Strawberry, cherry, rose, orange peel and liquorice accompany the red wine. The Pinot Noir has lively acidity and fruit notes. Fruit comes from estate and partner vineyards across the Willamette Valley. After meticulous sorting and precise destemming, the wine spends fifteen months in French-oak barrels, thirty percent new, and is bottled at 13.5 percent alcohol.
Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme 2017 Touraine Pinot Noir
French Red
Pinot Noir comes from purchased organically farmed fruit from a single parcel called La Ceverie, on clay and limestone soils. Whole clusters receive a fifteen-day maceration before the wine spends six months in 225-litre barrels. The red is bottled unfined and unfiltered, generally without added sulphur; up to fifteen milligrams per litre may be used at bottling when required.
Stargazer 2024 Tasmania Riesling
Australian White
Orange peel, musk and ginger accompany mandarin pith, grapefruit peel, quince and red apple skin. The Riesling has texture and focused acidity. Fruit comes from vines on their own roots in loam over limestone. Hand-harvested grapes receive brief skin contact before wild fermentation in stainless steel, followed by close to two months on lees with weekly stirring.
Stargazer 2024 Tupelo White Blend
Australian White
Quince, rosewater, pear and spice accompany a delicate, perfumed white. The blend draws on Pinot Gris, Riesling and Gewürztraminer grown in Tasmania's Coal River Valley. A small amount of residual sugar remains, while the finish is dry. Green apple joins the fruit and floral notes. The still wine carries thirteen percent alcohol and uses a screwcap closure.
Résonance 2020 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
American Red
A bright ruby colour accompanies strawberry, raspberry, wild cherry and blackberry, with subtle floral and spice notes. The Pinot Noir has fine tannins and acidity with lasting freshness. The cuvée blends fruit from Willamette Valley vineyards, including the Résonance and Découverte estate sites. It spends thirteen months in French-oak barrels, twenty percent new, and carries 13.5 percent alcohol.
Cantina Valpolicella Negrar 2015 Montigoli Amarone della Valpolicella
Italian Red
An intense, dense ruby colour accompanies Amarena cherry and lightly smoked notes. The wine is powerful, with broad tannins and candied fig detail. Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella form the blend, and the finished red carries 15.5 percent alcohol. The broader cuvée profile includes black-fruit compote, sour cherry, vanilla, tobacco, liquorice and spice, with structured, velvety tannins and a long finish.
Guerrieri Rizzardi 2012 3 Cru Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Italian Red
Ripe fruit and sweet spice sit with a compote-like character. The dry red is full and rich, with a round texture, balanced oak and freshness. Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Barbera comprise the blend, with Rondinella accounting for ten percent. The wine carries sixteen percent alcohol and is sealed under cork. It comes from Veneto's Valpolicella Classico zone.
Spottswoode 2018 Sauvignon Blanc
American White
Lemon tart, key lime pie and orange blossom sit with acacia honey, baking bread, fresh grapefruit and crushed stone. The medium-bodied white has intense citrus and mineral notes, freshness, a silken texture and a long, perfumed finish. Fruit is sourced from Napa and Sonoma counties, and fermentation uses a combination of oak, stainless steel, amphora and concrete or ceramic vessels.
Jean-Philippe Fichet 2021 Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Blanc
French White
Lemon, green apple, apricot, white flowers and crushed rock accompany orchard and citrus fruit on a mineral profile. The Chardonnay has roundness, energy, acidity and texture, with bitter lemon among the citrus details. Fruit comes from parcels in Nantoux and Auxey-Duresses. The wine spends twelve months in older oak without new barrels, while the vineyard soils contain clay and limestone.
Domaine de la Bégude 2019 L’Irréductible Bandol Rosé
French Rosé
An intense colour accompanies generous aromatic notes and fresh liveliness. The rosé comes from forty-year-old vines on ferruginous sandstone soils. Hand-picked berries are sorted, macerated for several hours and slowly pressed, then fermented with indigenous yeasts. Two months on fine lees with regular bâtonnage complete the cellar work, and the vineyards are farmed under certified organic status.
Domaine Zind-Humbrecht 2020 Roche Calcaire Pinot Gris
French White
Citrus, peach, nectarine and quince sit with toasted and earthy notes. The wine has a delicate profile, moderate weight and crisp acidity, especially at the finish. Hand-harvested Pinot Gris spends twelve months on its lees. The dry style is certified organic and biodynamic, and the fruit comes from limestone-rich vineyards around Gueberschwihr and Wintzenheim in Alsace.
Nicolis 2009 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Italian Red
Ripe black cherry, spiced plum, blue flowers, baking spice and new leather accompany blackberry, crushed black raspberry, raisin, liquorice and dark chocolate. Firm tannins have a velvety texture, and the finished wine carries fifteen percent alcohol. This Veneto red wine is made as the estate's regular Classico Amarone bottling, separate from its Ambrosan Amarone release.
Rennersistas 2022 Pin-Oh! Noir
Austrian Red
A light berry colour accompanies ripe, juicy fruit. The Pinot Noir is silky and light, with hibiscus tea, violet, fresh raspberry, tea tannins and light sweet spice. Fruit comes from biodynamically farmed vines in Burgenland, and the wine carries certified organic status. The dry red contains twelve percent alcohol and is sealed under natural cork.
MMAD Vineyard 2021 Blewitt Springs Chenin Blanc
Australian White
Citrus peel, cumquat, wet stone, hessian and sea spray accompany a long profile with crisp acidity. One third of the hand-picked fruit is whole-bunch pressed to old French-oak puncheons. The remaining grapes receive skin contact and ferment in concrete before transfer to puncheons. The vineyard was planted in nineteen thirty-nine on Maslin sands with ironstone pebbles, and the finished wine carries 12.5 percent alcohol.
Wine Art Estate 2018 Idisma Drios Xi Xinomavro
Greek Red
A deep ruby colour accompanies ripe raspberry, plum, briny black olive and sun-dried tomato. Cherry, strawberry, dried cranberry, sour-cherry jam, vanilla, cinnamon, pepper, tea and forest-floor notes add further detail. The wine is full-bodied, with acidity, robust ripe tannins and a very long finish. It spends twelve months in French oak, half of which is new, and carries 14.5 percent alcohol.
Weingut Beurer 2022 Kieselsandstein Riesling
German White
Spice and mineral notes accompany red apple, lime and grapefruit. Firm acidity and phenolic grip sit over a supple base, with density, depth and a tactile mineral finish. The dry Riesling is made from hand-harvested fruit, undergoes spontaneous fermentation and is bottled unfiltered. Organic and biodynamic farming is certified by Demeter, while the finished wine carries 12.5 percent alcohol.
Pascal Jolivet 2024 Blanc Fumé Pouilly-Fumé Sauvignon Blanc
French White
This dry, medium-bodied Sauvignon Blanc is fruity, complex, mineral and rich. The vineyard blend comprises fifty percent limestone, thirty percent flint and twenty percent clay-limestone from Tracy-sur-Loire and Boisgibault. Grapes are sorted when the harvest arrives, and the cellar uses gravity during winemaking. The finished wine carries 12.5 percent alcohol, and the house describes its approach as entirely natural vinification.
Tesselaarsdal 2022 Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge Pinot Noir
South African Red
Subtle red-cherry and raspberry notes sit with clove and baking spice. Fruit comes from unirrigated vines at La Vierge in the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge. The wine spends nine and a half months in 228-litre French-oak barrels, divided among first-, second-, third- and fourth-fill wood. The finished analysis lists 12.99 percent alcohol, 5.2 grams per litre of acid, a pH of 3.51 and 1.9 grams per litre of residual sugar.
Schloss Gobelsburg 2022 Ried Gaisberg 1ÖTW Riesling Kamptal DAC
Austrian White
Deep spice sits with delicate exotic fruit and passionfruit. The wine is juicy and textured, with clear fruit, earthy spice and mineral length. Riesling terraces occupy slaty paragneiss, amphibolite and mica, and some belong to the estate's oldest vineyards. The dry white carries 13.5 percent alcohol. Its single-vineyard site extends across Kammern, Zöbing and Strass on the eastern edge of the Gföhler gneiss plate.
Château de Béru 2017 Montserre Chablis
French White
A deep, creamy nose sits above a round, juicy profile with freshness, salinity and considerable length. The elevated parcel contains fossilized limestone and Kimmeridgian rock. Seventy-five percent of the wine is raised in barrel, with the remainder in tank, and the bottling is made without added sulphur. The Chardonnay vineyards are farmed organically and biodynamically, and the finished wine is unfined and unfiltered.
Pascal Clément 2021 Bourgogne Chardonnay
French White
Flowers and heather honey sit with a creamy, buttery sensation, nuts, spices and white stone fruit. Chardonnay grapes are pressed as whole bunches, and the wine spends ten months in oak barrels that have been used between one and three times. The finished wine carries 12.7 percent alcohol in a cork-finished bottle. The family's Burgundy roots date to the mid-twentieth century, while its winemaking experience spans more than twenty years.
Chaberton 2024 Red 4 L Box
Canadian Red
Cherry and spice aromas include vanilla. This dry red is smooth on the palate, with flavours of cherry, plum and sweet spice. The current house blend uses British Columbia grapes sourced from the Okanagan and Similkameen valleys, with Merlot, Chancellor and Gamay Noir forming the largest portions. Vegan-friendly production, thirteen percent alcohol and zero grams per litre of residual sugar are also specified.
Chaberton 2024 Cascadia White 4 L Box
Canadian White
Zesty citrus aromas accompany a refreshing dry white with a crisp, clean finish. The blend draws on grapes grown across the Pacific Northwest Cascadia region, including Washington State and British Columbia. The current house specification lists Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris and several additional aromatic varieties. Vegan-friendly production, 12.8 percent alcohol, seven grams per litre of residual sugar and 6.9 grams per litre of total acidity are also specified.
Alzinger 2024 Ried Mühlpoint Grüner Veltliner Federspiel
Austrian White
Pale chartreuse-yellow with silver reflections accompanies meadow herbs, yellow apple, mango, blossom honey and candied orange zest. The palate is juicy, with ripe mango and a salty finish. Vines grow on gneiss near the upper part of the site, while deeper clay layers appear lower down. The wine comes from the Mühlpoint vineyard in Austria's Wachau.