Selection
Selection
Burrowing Owl 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon
Canadian Red
$59.99
An intense nose presents ripe cassis and blueberry with graphite, iron, dried oregano, dried black olive and floral violet. The palate is dry and full-bodied, with firm ripe tannins and high acidity. Blackberry, paprika, espresso, mint and dark chocolate are also present. Deep ruby colour and a structured profile accompany these fruit and savoury elements.
L.N. Mattei Cap Corse Grande Réserve Quinquina Blanc
French Fortified
$58.99
Floral notes characterize the fortified wine base. Muscat and Vermentinu are used, and all sweetness comes from grape must used for the mistelle. Citrus and cedrat appear on the nose and palate, with quinine bitterness in a fresh, zesty profile. The red counterpart is drier. The blend contains seventeen percent alcohol and no added colour, and it is made in Corsica.
Kopke 10 Year Old Tawny Port
Portuguese Fortified
$58.99
Golden colour and an amber rim accompany spice, dried fruit, wood and honey. The palate is smooth and round, with intense dried-fruit flavours. Wines from different harvests mature for varied periods in oak casks before blending, and their average age defines the ten-year designation. Traditional Douro grapes grow on schist-sandstone soils, with granite in places and vineyards reaching elevations of up to 600 metres.
L.N. Mattei Cap Corse Grande Réserve Quinquina Rouge
French Fortified
$61.99
Floral notes open this bittersweet aperitif, followed by cocoa, quinine and a long, spicy finish. Muscat and Vermentinu form the fortified wine base, and all sweetness comes from grape must used for the mistelle. The blend contains seventeen percent alcohol and no added colour. It is made in Corsica, where the two grape varieties are native to the Cap Corse region.
Château Lamery 2019 Sémillant Vin de France
French White
$58.99
Fruit, light oxidative notes, acidity and extraction shape this dry Sémillon. Grapes are harvested by hand from old vines and fermented in small concrete vats without added sulphur. The wine spends nine months on its lees in old oak, without topping, racking, fining or filtration, then four months in concrete for blending. The vineyard is farmed organically and biodynamically, and the wine is classified as natural.
Luigi Righetti 2021 Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Italian Red
$62.99
Baked plum, toasted oak, baking spice, prune, vanilla, mocha, black cherry, milk chocolate, rum raisin and cinnamon appear with smooth tannins and a rich, smooth finish. Corvina makes up eighty percent of the blend, with ten percent Rondinella and ten percent Molinara. The wine contains fifteen percent alcohol and receives oak maturation. The full-bodied style is dry.
Cuvelier Los Andes 2008 Colección
Argentinian Red
$59.99
Blackberry, fruitcake and liquorice appear in a dense, smooth profile with concentrated black fruit, firm structure, acidity, substantial tannins and grip. The blend is sixty percent Malbec, fifteen percent Merlot, fifteen percent Cabernet Sauvignon, five percent Syrah and five percent Petit Verdot. Fermentation lasts seven to ten days in stainless steel, with twenty to thirty days of maceration, full malolactic fermentation and twelve months in French oak.
I Mandorli 2013 Vigna alla Sughera Toscana IGT
Italian Red
$61.99
Transparent red colour accompanies a slender Sangiovese profile with delicate fruit and a soft finish. The Vigna alla Sughera parcel faces northeast on a medium slope at Belvedere di Suvereto and has clay-silt soil. Its two component parcels are vinified separately. Maturation comprises eight months in large wood, eight months in cement and twelve months in bottle, while vineyard work follows biodynamic practice.
Bressia 2020 Lágrima Canela
Argentinian White
$59.99
Apple, citrus, vanilla and caramel appear with oak, a creamy texture and a grippy, rounded middle palate. The blend is seventy percent Chardonnay and thirty percent Sémillon from Mendoza’s Uco Valley. Fermentation takes place in French oak, followed by eight to ten months of barrel maturation. Waxed lemon, saffron, beeswax, baking spice and toast are joined by fresh acidity and a tangy finish.
Pépin Crémant d’Alsace Extra Brut NV
French Sparkling
$59.99
Pale straw colour and persistent bubbles accompany chalk, almond, marzipan, lemon and toasted brioche. The palate is taut and creamy, with green apple, lemon and mineral notes. The blend is thirty-five percent Auxerrois, thirty percent Pinot Gris, twenty-five percent Pinot Blanc and ten percent Chardonnay. Grapes come from clay-limestone soils. This Extra Brut spends eighteen months on lees in stainless steel.
Casa Santos Lima Galodoro Vinho Tinto 3 L
Portuguese Red
$59.99
Dense ruby colour accompanies ripe red and black fruit, spice and liquorice. The palate is smooth and fruity, with good body, concentrated juicy red-fruit flavours and a balanced finish. The blend includes Castelão, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional and Cabernet Sauvignon, and typically spends three to four months in oak barrels. This dry Lisboa red is presented in a three-litre bag-in-box format.
Château de Rhodes 2022 Mauzac Ondenc Gaillac
French White
$59.99
White flowers, white-fleshed fruit and a gentle spice note appear in a fresh, taut dry white, with salinity and tension on the finish. Mauzac and Ondenc are grown organically within Gaillac. Native yeasts are used across the estate, with fermentation carried out in temperature-controlled concrete vats. Additions are kept low, fining is used only when needed, and filtration is generally limited to one pass before bottling.
Château Domeyne 2018 Saint-Estèphe
French Red
$63.99
Deep colour accompanies red and black fruit, spice, a creamy texture and velvety tannins. The vineyard is planted to sixty percent Merlot and forty percent Cabernet Sauvignon on deep gravel and tertiary clay over a limestone terrace. Grapes are harvested by hand and rigorously sorted. Temperature-controlled vinification is followed by barrel maturation using thirty percent new oak, and the wine has a fresh, full-bodied profile with plum and liquorice.
Domaine Achillée Alsace Macéré 2022/2023
French White
$59.99
Moderate orange-yellow colour and natural turbidity accompany citrus, lemon, blood orange, peach, white pepper and conifer sap. The palate has present acidity, a slight spritz, fine tannins, bitter orange, nutmeg, cedar and a saline finish. Pinot Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris and Sylvaner are grown on mainly sandy-gravel soils. One third undergoes about five days of whole-cluster maceration; two thirds are direct pressed, then aged in stainless steel without filtration.
Zisola 2010 Doppiozeta Noto Rosso DOC
Italian Red
$59.99
The wine is deep ruby in colour, with dark fruit, coffee, tobacco and spice, while smooth tannins accompany layered flavour. The blend is sixty-five percent Nero d’Avola, twenty-five percent Syrah and ten percent Cabernet Franc. Bush-trained vines grow at 130 metres on calcareous soils with southeast exposure. The grapes are gently pressed and macerated for about two weeks, then fermented at 28–30°C and matured for sixteen months in barriques.
Bella 2020 King Family Farms Reserve Chardonnay Sparkling
Canadian Sparkling
$59.99
Bright lemon, lemon peel and river stone run through a crisp, dry palate, with lingering citrus and smoked stone on the finish. Chardonnay from King Vineyards was picked over two days, with most of the fruit resting overnight on its skins. Whole clusters were pressed before native fermentation. A Champagne-yeast tirage initiated secondary fermentation, followed by five months on lees, hand riddling and disgorgement.
Il Roccolo di Monticelli 2019 Di Rado Bianco
Italian White
$59.99
Golden colour carries citrus aromas, a light yeasty note, fine bitters and gentle astringency. Garganega and Trebbiano di Soave come from old vines established in the nineteen-seventies on a limestone hill with exposed rock. The grapes are harvested by hand and fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts. Extended skin maceration is followed by nine months in stainless steel and at least two years in bottle, without filtration or added sulphur.
Domaine des Carlines 2020 La Vouivre Côtes du Jura
French White
$59.99
Meyer lemon, apple cider and yellow pear appear with candied ginger and spiced walnut. Ripe white fruit, fine spice, salted almond and light oxidative notes are also present. The palate is dense and mineral, with richness and a long finish. The blend is seventy percent Chardonnay and thirty percent Savagnin, naturally fermented and matured in used 225-litre Burgundy barrels, with a small portion raised under flor.
Christian Tschida 2022 Birdscape Pink Maceration
Austrian Rosé
$59.99
Cherry, violet and hibiscus-tea flavours are driven by orange-peel acidity, with a caressing yet tactile texture. Blaufränkisch and Pinot Noir receive brief skin contact through a pink-maceration method, producing a dark-pink style between rosé and light red. The grapes ferment spontaneously in large oak, and the wine is bottled without sulphur, fining or filtration. It contains 12% alcohol.
Halarà 2021 Rosato Terre Siciliane IGT
Italian Rosé
$59.99
Bright, intense rosé colour accompanies small red fruits, blood orange and citrus notes. The palate is fresh, dry and savoury. Parpato and Catarratto come from two hectares of north-facing vineyards in Contrada Abbadessa near Marsala, with clay and limestone soils. Fermentation occurs spontaneously with indigenous yeasts. Six Italian winegrowers created the project after restoring an old vineyard, and the wine contains 11.5% alcohol.
M.A. Monticelli 2022 Roero Arneis DOCG
Italian White
$59.99
Made from Arneis in Roero, this is a dry white from Piedmont. The project works with the Franco Conterno family at Cascina Sciulun in Bussia di Monforte d’Alba. Vineyards used by the winery lie between 250 and 400 metres, with clay, sand and silt soils and south to south-west exposure. Native fermentations combine modern equipment with traditional cellar practices.
Jean-Claude Lapalu 2022 Brouilly Vieilles Vignes
French Red
$63.99
Plum compote, darker fruit and black cherry appear in a compact profile with firm tannins, integrated acidity and fruit through the finish. Gamay comes from old vines on granite soils. The grapes are harvested by hand and vinified as whole clusters through carbonic maceration for about two weeks. Pressing lasts about twenty-four hours. Malolactic fermentation, blending and maturation in stainless steel are also part of the cellar work.
Troupis 2022 Nemea Agiorgitiko
Greek Red
$59.99
Red-purple colour accompanies cherry and pomegranate fragrances. The palate has lively acidity, velvety tannins and a long fruity aftertaste. Made entirely from Agiorgitiko, the wine comes from gravelly, high-altitude vineyards near Mount Kyllini at about 720 metres. The grapes macerate for fifteen days in concrete and mature for twelve months in used large oak barrels. The wine is bottled without filtration.
Innocenti 2024 Rosso di Montalcino DOC
Italian Red
$59.99
Red fruit, cherry, spice and a light balsamic note form the profile. The palate is fresh, with integrated tannins and persistence. Made entirely from Sangiovese, the wine carries the Rosso di Montalcino DOC designation. The estate grows eight hectares of vines on hills at about 350 metres and cultivates them with attention to the surrounding ecosystem.
Gál Tibor 2024 Egri Kadarka
Hungarian Red
$59.99
Redcurrant, raspberry, cherry and strawberry form the fruit profile. Fresh acidity and light tannins accompany a dry red style. Kadarka comes from the Síkhegy and Pajados vineyards in Eger, where volcanic rhyolite-tuff soil is present. The grapes were harvested by hand, macerated for fifteen days in temperature-controlled stainless steel and fermented spontaneously. The wine spends six months in stainless steel and is bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Inama 2023 Vigneti di Foscarino Soave Classico
Italian White
$62.99
Intense straw-yellow colour shows flint reflections. Slightly smoky notes sit with sage, myrtle and tangerine, while the palate is juicy, dry and smooth. Yellow field flowers, spring blossom, wet flint, lemon-drop candy, graphite and bitter almond are also present. Garganega from Soave Classico was fermented and aged in oak for six months, developing structure and volume.
S.A. Prüm 2016 Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Spätlese
German White
$59.99
Grapefruit, white and yellow peach, earthy spices, herbs and lemony whipped cream form the aromatic profile. The palate is delicately creamy, while the finish is long and feather-light, with whipped cream, passion fruit and melon. Ripe fruit, peach, apricot, mineral character and balance are also present. Measured acidity is 7.6 grams per litre. The wine contains 7.5% alcohol.
Champagne de Venoge Cordon Bleu Brut Select NV 375 mL
French Sparkling
$59.99
White stone fruit, bright lemon and spice appear in a crisp-textured profile. Freshness and a soft, open aftertaste are also present. The non-vintage blend uses Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, and the half-bottle holds 375 millilitres. Bottle ageing lasts at least three years on the lees. A light, fragrant character, roundness, balance and a subtle, complex finish are also present.
Domaine Chapel 2017 Juliénas Côte de Bessay
French Red
$59.99
Red cherry and spice sit within a supple, fresh and bright profile. The wine is juicy and light in style, with crunchy red fruit and integrated tannins. Gamay comes from the four-hectare Côte de Bessay plot at the edge of Juliénas, where blue stones and granite are present. A low-extraction, carbonic approach is used in the cellar.
Mark Haisma 2015 Saint-Romain Chardonnay
French White
$76.99
Fine citrus, white peach and spice form a detailed, fresh profile with grip. Faint oak, layers and weight accompany acidity that builds slowly and a growing mineral dimension in the long finish. Two Saint-Romain vineyards were combined in this ripe year to preserve freshness. The wine is made entirely from Chardonnay and has a straw-yellow colour.