Pra Soave Otto
$36.99
The best wines grown near the little town of Soave, just east of Verona, are some of Italy’s most interesting: vivid, fresh, flavorful, and capable of aging in the bottle. They are made of indigenous grape varieties grown in volcanic soils (this last being very rare in northern Italy). There are very few producers, however, at this peak of quality; Graziano Prà is one of them. He makes a range of Soaves, from the Otto, a brisk, distinctive wine that is a great introduction to the appellation, to the Staforte, Monte Grande and Colle Sant’Antonio bottlings, all different and distinctive. Graziano Prà is one of Italy’s best white wine producers.
Leclerc Briant Rose Champagne
$143.99
The Leclerc Briant house is known for its know-how and its commitment to the environment, cultivating its grapes according to the principles of biodynamics.
Dosed only at 4 gr / L for 2016 wines disgorged in 2019, the majority of black grapes show a fruity nose of apples, quinces and follow notes of biscuits and mocha, dense palate on pear and lemon, the vinification under boils brings volume.his champagne offers a luminous and fluid robe. On the palate, it offers great freshness, lemony acidity and intense iodized purity, all in a perfect balance between vinosity. Versatile, Leclerc-Briant Réserve Brut champagne can be enjoyed as an aperitif or with fusion food dishes based on pork, lamb or Comté.
Boann Madeira Cask Irish Whiskey
$97.99
Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey initially matured in ex-Bourbon before finishing in Madeira casks. 47%
Producer Description
"Initially, matured in ex-Bourbon Barrels from the famed Brown Forman of Kentucky and made from American Oak 200ltr (Quercus Alba) with a heavy charring. We filled these casks with a mixed mash bill Single Pot Still distillate which included malted barley, unmalted barley, oats and rye. All of these grains are Irish and grown locally.
"In collaboration with the famous Madeira house, Justino’s, we sourced some of their finest vintage Madeira casks of Tinta Negro (1998 & 2000), Boal (1999) and Sercial (1999, 2000 & 2006) Madeira Colheita wine single varietals. We were able to access these casks from a friendship that has flourished from a previous special collaboration. The wines have been fortified and undergone the canteiro process where the wine is barrel aged with naturally high temperatures in the barrel storage room, replicating the sea voyage maritime aging of the past on Portugal galleons of the medieval ages.
"All casks were formally 350ltr Cognac casks made from (Quercus Robur) French Oak. These Madeira wines ranged from Sweet to Medium to Dry, offering a wide depth and breadth of the terroir of the volcanic island of Madeira.
"The label design of this expression talks about water which is a vital ingredient when making whiskey. This is also a nod to the flowing waters of the Boyne River as well as the North Atlantic Ocean surrounding the Madeira Islands."
Boann PX Cask Irish Whiskey
$97.99
From the Distillery;
"47% ABV. Non-Chill Filtered. Natural Colour
Boann Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey – PX Cask
A New Dawn….
Initially, matured in Oloroso Sherry Hogsheads from Bodegas Garvey’s of Jerez da la Frontera, Spain. These 250ltr American Oak (Quercus Alba) hogsheads were chosen alongside George Espie (RIP ex Master of Wood from The Macallan) and Ventura Nunez from the famed Vasyma Cooperage in Jerez.
We filled these casks with a mixed mash bill Single Pot Still distillate which included malted barley, unmalted barley, oats and rye. All of these grains are Irish and grown locally.
We then sourced the most amazing PX casks we have ever come across. These PX Butts 500ltr+ were discovered by our partner cooperage in Andalusia, R.L. Rodriguez, and hail from the Mediterranean climes of Malaga. They had been in a vintage PX Solera system for over 60 years and were thick to the bone with gorgeous PX syrupy wine.
A portion of these casks are made exclusively from Chestnut, which is a very rare variety of wood to mature whiskey in Ireland. Our friends across the water in Scotland can only mature their spirit in oak casks.
We then finished our wonderful Oloroso Sherry matured Single Pot Still in these rare vintage PX Solera Casks.
Harmonising the Oloroso Sherry hogsheads maturation with the rich Spanish PX Butts has created something truly special and decadent.
The label design of this expression talks about the wood and the grain of the cask. As we have used very rare and special 60yo Chestnut PX Solera Butts for this whiskey."
Boann Marsala Cask Irish Whiskey
$97.99
From the Distillery
"Initially matured in ex-Bourbon Barrels from the famed Brown Forman of Kentucky and made from American Oak 200ltr (Quercus Alba) with a heavy charring.
We filled these casks with a mixed mash bill Single Pot Still distillate which included malted barley, unmalted barley, oats and rye. All of these grains are Irish and grown locally.
In collaboration with the famous Marsala house, Cantine de Vinci, we sourced a selection of Superiore and Fine Marsala Butts made from (Quercus Petraea) French oak.
We filled these beautiful casks with our bourbon matured Single Pot Still which has a real American Oak backbone of vanilla and honey and then layered on top are the characteristics of the French Oak spice and juicy citrus notes from the Marsala wine.
The label design is representing the Irish local barley that we use in our mash bills. There is also a reference to the cornflower which is also the colour of the text on the label.
47% ALC/VOL"
Tri Carragh Glen Garioch 14 Year
$181.99
Magellan Fruit Defendur Rouge Box 3L
$59.99
The name comes from a very old plot of Cinsault which at the time was a grape variety a little despised:their neighboring winemakers advised them to tear it out. But they had a crush on the wines she produced, with incomparable finesse and fruit. The name Fruit Defended fits perfectly with this wine by the intense expression of fruit but it also means for us the defense of this grape variety then endangered.
Magellan Fruit Defendu Blanc Box 3L
$59.99
A white blend of columbard, grenache blanc and muscat. It'r crisp and fresh, and stays that way due to the3 litre bag-in-box format.
Chateau Pichon Comtesse Lalande
$539.99
This second growth Bordeaux regularity rivals the first-growth wines, earning it the "super second' moniker. In 2022 it was the wine of the vinatge, scoring a perfect 100m points in numerous publications, the Wine Advocate review is below.