Selection
Domaine Pellé Morogues Menetou-Salon 2018
$49.99100% Pinot Noir grown on Kimmeridgian marl and limestone. Aged in a combo of 70% wood *Foudres and used 400L barrels) and 30% tank for 12 months.
The terroir of the village of Morogues combined with strict vineyard practices results in a beautiful Pinot that would not be out of place in a tasting of Volnays.
Ortega Ezquerro Don Quentin Rioja Blanca 2018
$39.9980-year-old vines: 90% Viura, 5% Garnacha Blanca, 5% Malvasia
A fruit bouquet dominates the nose tempered with spicy notes of barrique. The palate is rich yet nuanced, with well-balanced acidity.
93 Points – Tim Atkin
Ortega Ezquerro Don Quintin Ortega Rioja 2011
$59.99100-year-old vines: 80% Tempranillo, 20% Garnacha
Deep ruby red. Balsamic aromas tickle the nose, tempered with candied fruit and graphite minerality. The palate displays great intensity, elegant tannins, and a lingering finish.
94 Points – Wine Spectator
Château Rousselle Côtes de Bourg 2018
$36.9975% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Malbec, 2% Cabernet Franc.
A ripe, fleshy style delivers toasty spice and tobacco notes up front, followed by dark cocoa, crushed plum and blackberry fruit flavours. Creamy and concentrated on the palate with alluring dark fruit and a long, velvety finish. A graphite edge cuts underneath, adding length and definition.
Cailleteau Bergeron Blaye Cotes de Bordeaux Prestige 2019
$36.9980% Merlot,10% Cab Sauv, 10% Malbec.
Perfumed and ripe with black fruits and a generous smooth texture. Seductive hints of tannins from the wood aging and the black-plum fruits. Rich and generous.
Chateau Cedre Marcel Malbec 2020
$21.99100% Malbec. Dark red colour. A very fruity nose, both powerful and elegant, it is perfectly round and soft on the palate with great fruit intensity. Enjoy this wine by itself, or pair with cheese, pizzas, grilled meat or pastas.
Chateau Cedre Heritage Cahors 2018
$29.99A pure product of Cahors, made of Malbec complemented by some bunches of Merlot. An intense and fresh nose, with blackcurrant, wild pepper and mint. A smooth and delicious wine that pairs well simple and honest food: some grilled vegetables, a creamy polenta with simmered meat, or matured cheeses.
Aydie Pacherenc du Vic Bihl (500mL)
$49.99A silvery yellow, this wine is perfectly brilliant and clear. Exotic fruits and honeyed notes on the nose, a combination of delicacy and strength. The lively attack on the palate is in complete balance with the rich, fat structure. The finish is a caress of citrus fruits and a long vanilla sweetness, typical of grapes dried on the vine. This sweet wine has enormous potential. To be drunk cold at 8° to 10°C and pairs perfectly with foie gras and cheeses.
This product is 500mL.
Vergers Muscadet Sevre et Maine 2019/20
$27.99Crisp with fresh acidity. Delicious lemon zest with subtle yet delicate flavours of apple, pear, grass and well-balanced minerality. Great with fish, turkey, ham or as an aperitif.
Clos Cibonne Cuvee Tibouren Rouge 2020
$73.99A dark ruby red with a full body and mellow tannins. Thick, sweet and complex on the finish and marked by aromas of spices and black fruits such as blackcurrant and blackberries.
Clos de la Roilette Fleurie Tardive 2018
$49.99“Coudert’s brilliant 2018 Fleurie Cuvée Tardive offers up a deep and incipiently complex bouquet featuring raspberries, mulberries, rose petals, violets and cracked black pepper. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, deep and layered, with an abundance of rich and powdery structuring tannins, ripe but lively acids and a long, lingering finish. While this is built for the long haul—its name alluding to the aging potential of this old-vine cuvée, not to a later harvest—its enveloping profile and perfectly mature phenolics will make it unusually approachable in its youth.” – 95 Points Wine Advocate (2018 Vintage), August 2019
Le Grand Verdus Nature Essentiel 2018
$42.99A delicious Natural bordeaux dominated by intensity and freshness. Lovely garnet color with seductive red and blackberry aroma. The supple and round tannins coat the fruity and smooth notes on the palate.
Joya Tinto 2020
$17.99Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Castelão & Touriga Nacional
A great value red by Casa Santos Lima. With an intense aroma, this wine presents red ripe fruits and cinnamon notes. Well balanced and with smooth tannins, in the mouth it shows a light and long persistency. With wooden notes, it has a complex finish.
Casa Santos Lima ‘Bons Ventos’ 2019
$19.99Very aromatic with notes of ripe black and red fruits. The palate opens with fruit and persists onwards to concentrated red fruit flavours, well-balanced oak notes and a nice pronounced acidity. The fresh yet fine tannins take over at the finish, where flavours of spice and liquorice dominate.
Mulderbosch Chenin Blanc ‘Steen Op Hout’ 2021
$25.99Appearance is delightfully fresh, showing pale straw-green hues. The nose has initial savoury, herbal aromatics leading to subtle stone fruit and delicate citrus blossom notes. There is a distinct white peach character, as well as a fine, very pleasing oak presence. It shows sensational freshness, and creates a long lasting finish that literally meanders for minutes after each delicious sip.
Reverdito Barbera D’alba ‘Butti’ 2019
$39.99Intense ruby red colour, fruity bouquet with notes of black cherry and plum. Full and generous on the palate.
Reverdito Langhe Nascetta 2016
$38.99A rich floral bouquet with notes of yellow apple, white peach and grapefruit. Rich and persistent on the palate with good acidity and freshness.
Tinel Blondelet ‘Buffatte’ Pouilly Fume 2020
$52.99A superb vintage that has wonderful concentration and backbone, with floral and mineral aromatic complexity, lemon zest, smoke and crushed chalk and glorious mouth filling depth. Fine balance and great finesse, with a capacity to develop. Drink this beauty over the next several years.
Rivolta Coda Di Volpe Sannio Taburno 2017
$37.9993 pts – “Peach, apricot and minerals on the deep, complex nose. Then rich, dense and tactile, with flavors similar to the aromas on the long, ripe, stony finish. Another smashingly good Coda di Volpe wine by La Rivolta, an estate that has a real knack for this variety and a long history of making outstanding wines with it.”
– Ian d’Agata (Vinous)
Vialla Chianti Superiore ‘Casa Conforto’ 2019
$44.9992 Points, Wine Enthusiast:
“Earthy and savory, this enjoyable red opens with aromas suggesting underbrush, camphor and wild herbs. Showing the same earthy finesse as the nose, the palate is polished and tangy, doling out crushed raspberry, blood orange, star anise and truffle. Lithe tannins and bright acidity keep it fresh, taut and balanced.” – 92/100, Wine Enthusiast
Lugny Cremant de Bourgogne Rosé
$33.99Clear and bright pink with enticing floral aromas backed by notes of ripe plums, licorice and fresh strawberry. Fresh and fruity on the palate with intense flavors of red berries. Balanced and refreshing with a fine mousse.
Fatalone Primitivo Riserva 2017
$51.99This wonderfully balanced and mature, authentic primitivo boasts great intensity of tobacco spice, sweet blackberries, chewy tannins and gentle oak underpinned by energetic acidity rarely seen in wines from this part of the world.
In the 7th Edition of the the World Atlas of Wine (Jancis Robinson & Hugh Johnson) Fatalone’s Primitivo Riserva is listed as one of the top 4 wines from Southern Italy and the most notable winery of the DOC Gioia del Colle.
Lavau Envyfol GSM Pays d’Oc 2020
$21.9945% Grenache, 40% Syrah and 15% Mourvèdre.
Delicious ripe fruits on the nose accent the full-bodied mouth. The supple tannins provides a quintessential “GSM” character. A delicious pick for any time of the year!
Ch. de Hureau Saumur-Champigny Tuffe 2019
$41.99An utterly charming Saumur-Champigny that comes from a selection of vines planted on limestone tuffe soils. Ripe, juicy and bursting with velvety redcurrant and bramble fruit, gentle acidity on the palate and notes of sweet earth, smoke and cherry towards the finish.
Sacchetto Prosecco Brut
$27.99Fresh citrus with hints of honey and white flowers on the nose. The flavour is fresh and clean, with ripe citrus, lemon and green apple. The finish is light, refreshing and deliciously crisp.
Antonio Scala Ciro Classico
$34.99A superb single-vineyard Ciró Rosso made from 100% Gaglioppo grown in sandy clay soils, fermented in stainless steel and aged in concrete for a year. It has an enticing nose of red fruits, orange peel, scrub-brush, baking spices, and a deeper, cherry kirsch sweetness.
Antonio Scala Ciro Blanco 2021
$33.99100% Greco, from a 2 hectare vineyard located in Cirò (Crotone district). Spicy, fresh aromas of peach, quince and honeysuckle hold much allure. The palate is white spice, salty, fresh and focused. This is an irresistible example of the native Greco grape.
“I think greco bianco (unrelated to Campania’s greco di Tufo) is potentially one of Italy’s best native grape varieties.” – Ian d’Agata