Selection
Selection
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.
Orofino 2012 Home Vineyard Old Vines Riesling
Canadian White
Crisp lime and mineral notes accompany a slightly sweet entry and mouth-watering fruit. The finish is medium-plus in length. The technical figures record 12.5 percent alcohol, nine grams per litre of titratable acidity and twenty grams per litre of residual sugar. This was the first vintage in which the estate bottled its single-vineyard Rieslings separately.
Clos des Centenaires 2023 Grenache Vieilles Vignes
French Red
Cooked raspberry and sour-cherry notes sit with black pepper. The tannins are supple, and roasted hazelnut appears in the finish. The Grenache fruit comes from old vines in Costières de Nîmes. Fermentation takes place in concrete, followed by ageing in used four-hundred-litre oak barrels. The vineyard has rounded Villafranchian stones and lies near the Mediterranean.
Domaine du Couvent 2020 Les Jumelles Bourgogne Pinot Noir
French Red
The two adjacent Pinot Noir vineyard parcels located in Gevrey-Chambertin are named Grands Champs and Prunier. Together they cover one third of a hectare, with each parcel equal in area and similarly planted. Their clay-rich soils are associated with roundness, structure and power. Average production from the two parcels is seven Burgundy barrels per harvest.
Domaine Séguinot-Bordet 2023 Chablis Premier Cru Fourchaume
French White
Mint, quinine, lemon rind and brine appear with a light oak note. The middleweight palate has a stony character, followed by a balanced, clean and dry finish with length and complexity. Honeysuckle, linden and crushed stone also add further detail. The wine is Chardonnay from estate vines in the Fourchaume sector known as L'Homme Mort.
Michele Castellani 2006 Colle Cristi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico
Italian Red
Kirsch and prune sit with aromatic tobacco, leather, graphite and dark-chocolate notes. The tannins are compact, and the finish is long and smoky. Cooked fruit and spice accompany a velvety texture and full body. The process begins with selected harvested grapes, followed by drying, destemming and crushing before a slow fermentation and subsequent cellar maturation.
Domaine Garnier & Fils 2018 Chablis Premier Cru Mont de Milieu
French White
Water-flower fragrances include lily, water lily and arum. The palate is sapid, with a lasting iodine-like finish. Chardonnay from thirty-five-year-old vines is matured in six-hundred-litre French-oak barrels, then blended with thirty percent wine aged in stainless steel. The subsoil contains fossilized oyster shells, and the wine has a white-gold colour. Yellow-fruit and citrus flavours accompany lively freshness and a dense profile.
Domaine de la Pépière 2015 Clos des Briords Muscadet Magnum 1.5 L
French White
Lime, pear, lemon and fresh flowers accompany a mineral profile. Crisp fruit, balance and restraint are also present. The Melon de Bourgogne vines in the Clos des Briords parcel were more than eighty years old at the time of release. Greater old-vine concentration sits within a youthful profile, alongside the same fruit and mineral details.
Clos Sainte Magdeleine 2023 Cassis Blanc
French White
Hazelnut, coffee and pastry notes sit beside a saline accent. The palate is rounded, with salinity and freshness, while light bitterness appears in the finish. The four-variety blend combines Marsanne at forty-five percent, Ugni Blanc at twenty-five percent, Clairette at twenty percent and Bourboulenc at ten percent. Certified-organic farming is used across the estate's vineyards.
Singlefile 2024 Family Reserve Denmark Chardonnay
Australian White
Intense grapefruit and nectarine aromas include citrus blossom and subtle French-oak nuance. Citrus and stone fruit are joined by creaminess and a nutty texture. Fruit from a Denmark vineyard planted in nineteen eighty-six is whole-bunch pressed, with one-third fermented in new oak and the remainder in one-year-old French-oak barriques. Nine months in oak include partial malolactic fermentation and weekly lees stirring for five months.
Produttori del Barbaresco 2020 Pajè Riserva Barbaresco
Italian Red
Ruby red in colour, with fresh red fruit and herbal hints. Complex flavours combine bright fruit, lively acidity and a pleasantly tannic finish. Forest berry, mint, clove and new leather are also present, alongside red cherry, raspberry compote and liquorice. The 7.5-acre vineyard lies on a lower ridge near Asili, where cool wind from the Tanaro River reaches calcium-rich soil.
Veyder-Malberg 2016 Alter.Native Grüner Veltliner
Austrian White
Handpicked fruit comes from terraced parcels at Buschenberg, Hochrain and Weitenberg, where mica schist, gneiss and loess are present. The grapes are completely destemmed, with five percent stems returned for four weeks of skin contact. Spontaneous fermentation is followed by fifteen months in used 300-litre wood. Bottling uses minimal sulphur and coarse filtration, and the dry white carries twelve and one-half percent alcohol.
Giuseppe Mascarello 2020 Bricco Mirasole Dolcetto d’Alba
Italian Red
Deep ruby-red tends toward violet. The profile is winey, strong, fruity and varietal, with a very dry, typically bitterish taste and an intense, elegant, well-balanced character. Fruit comes from a vineyard in Castiglione Falletto. Selected, thinned estate fruit undergoes traditional floating-cap fermentation at controlled temperature, followed by stabilization in an inert tank without oak. Bottling occurs one year after harvest.
Trefethen 2016 Estate Pinot Noir
American Red
Forest floor, dark cherry, raspberry and strawberry appear in the aromas. The palate is velvety and carries truffle, mushroom and baking-spice flavours. Fruit comes from Oak Knoll District in Napa Valley, and the bottle carries thirteen and six-tenths percent alcohol. The winery recommends leaner meats, poultry or sausage, with coriander, rosemary, thyme, tarragon, cinnamon or allspice.
BACA 2018 Bleachers Rudy’s Vineyard Zinfandel
American Red
Wild game and mushroom are joined by ripe, rich fruit and powerfully built tannins. A crisp, crunchy undercurrent of high-toned red fruit brings brightness, and the finish carries oaky spice. The wine comes from Rudy's Vineyard in Dry Creek Valley and contains fifteen and four-tenths percent alcohol. The fruit is identified as old-vine Zinfandel from Sonoma County.
Mount Edward 2020 Ted Pinot Noir
New Zealand Red
Bright red-ruby in colour, with plum, coffee and herb aromas and flavours. Smooth tannins accompany a lively, medium-long finish. Redcurrant, raspberry, liquorice and dark chocolate are also present. The Pinot Noir is grown organically in Central Otago under New Zealand certification, and the bottle carries thirteen and one-half percent alcohol. The overall texture is soft and supple.
Tenuta Casenuove 2018 Chianti Classico Riserva
Italian Red
Deep, brilliant ruby in colour. The bouquet includes violet, red fruit and black fruit, with morello cherry and blueberry. The palate is full, enveloping, elegant and sinuous, with dense, silky tannins and acidity. Selected fruit spends twelve months in cement, large Slavonian-oak casks and new and used barriques, followed by twenty-four months of bottle ageing.
Simonnet-Febvre 2020 Irancy Paradis Pinot Noir
French Red
Intense violet colour accompanies berries and blackberries. Present, melted tannins give the wine power and length, with roundness and firmness in balance. Pinot Noir grows on limestone marl in a south- to southwest-facing amphitheatre protected from northerly winds. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, followed by eighteen months of ageing divided between eighty-five percent stainless steel and fifteen percent oak.
Benton-Lane 2022 Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
American Red
Fresh raspberry and sour cherry meet black pepper, cardamom, earth, dried thyme and pennyroyal. The wine is medium-bodied, with a vibrant, textured midpalate, elegant tannins, balanced acidity and a long finish. Each vineyard block was handled separately, with five to seven days of cold soak before fermentation. After gentle pressing, malolactic fermentation took place in French oak, followed by ten months in barrel with nineteen percent new oak.
Domaine Roland Lavantureux 2022 Chablis Vieilles Vignes
French White
Three parcels in Lignorelles, planted with vines roughly fifty to sixty years old, contribute to this Chablis. Forty percent is raised in barrels of mixed sizes, with no new oak. Yellow citrus and honey appear in a deep profile. The wine is cool, direct and energetic, with intensity at the finish and a light creamy accent from barrel ageing.
Gabriëlskloof 2022 Syrah on Shale
South African Red
A single Bokkeveld shale site with high clay content retains water and contributes a riper fruit profile. More than half the crop was destemmed, while the balance remained in clusters. Wild fermentation took place in small open-top fermenters, followed by extended maceration and fourteen months in second- and third-fill French oak. Violets, pepper, blueberry, darker berries and black olive accompany stony texture, powdery tannins and fresh acidity.
Koerner 2022 Parish Vineyard Riesling
Australian White
Parish Vineyard faces south in Watervale, with red clay over slate and vines planted more than a century ago. The fruit is hand-harvested and sorted, then crushed and destemmed before six hours on skins in the press. Natural fermentation uses ten percent ceramic amphora and ninety percent steel. The wine remains on fine lees in stainless steel for nine months and is bottled without fining or filtration.
Tedeschi 2020 Marne 180 Amarone della Valpolicella
Italian Red
Fruit from hillside Valpolicella vineyards is dried for about four months in a controlled environment. Maturation lasts three years in Slavonian oak, followed by at least six months in bottle. Aromatic freshness, substantial structure, balance and good acidity characterize the wine. The designation refers to marl soils and vineyard exposures running from southwest to southeast across a span of 180 degrees.