Greenock Creek Roennfeldt Shiraz
$289.99
The Roennfeldt Road vineyards produce wines that are the biggest of the big guns in Greenock Creek's impressive arsenal. The Shiraz vines here were planted back in the early 1900s. After harvesting the grapes are basket pressed and maturation takes place over 36 months in American oak, with further ageing in the bottle before release.
Mas Blanch I Jove Sao Abrivat
$33.99
Mas Blanche I Jove is a small family owned organic winery located in a growing region not far from Barcelona. This is an awesome modern red blend (40% Tempranillo, 35% Black Grenache and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon) for the wine geeks in the crowd. Intense cherry red colours. A well blended aroma of mature red fruits with highlights of spices (vanilla, cinnamon, a touch of black pepper, etc) A Kensington Wine Market exclusive, too.
Tedeschi Monte Olmi
$134.99
Monte Olmi is the name of the vineyard, located in Pedemonte di Valpolicella, the heart of the Classic Valpolicella zone. Grown on ancient terraces to ensure water removal in case of abundant rainfall, it is one of the crown jewels of the Tedeschi line. Notes of cherry, raspberry and red currant combined with a hint of Slavonia oak. The taste is elegant and robust. Best consumed within 15-20 years of the vintage date.
Steele Chardonnay
$32.99
This flagship California Cuvee Chardonnay really shows off Jed Steele's wizardry in blending. Seven properties are sourced for the Steele Chardonnay: Santa Ynez Valley, Bien Nacido, Goodchild Vineyard as well as vineyards in Carneros and Sonoma. The resulting wine is rich, complex and impeccably balanced.
Steele resides just of Clear Lake in the Lake County District, northwest of Sacramento and just south of the Mendocino National Forest.
Ortega Ezquerro Tudelilla Crianza
$24.99
Ortega Ezquerros is a family-run production based in Rioja, Spain. Starting in 1896 as a small collection of vines, Ortega Ezquerro continuously adapts and grows with the ever-changing wine environment, whilst maintaining their traditions and beliefs. A classic style of Rioja Crianza, with notes of red fruits (cranberry, raspberry, strawberry), with a touch of vanilla and earth. Enjoy with any of your favourite dishes.
Glaetzer Bishop Shiraz
$39.99
Glaetzer Bishop is a true expression of Barossa Shiraz that is elegantly structured with a long finish. Exceptional old vine fruit was sourced from the famed Ebenezer sub-district at the northern tip of the Barossa Valley. Vine age 35—120 years old. On the nose there are hints of cut plum, dried spice and dark chocolate. On the palate, you can expect mid-palate freshness with flavours of blackcurrant and mocha. Finely tuned tannins provide structure and length.
Bishop is the family name of Colin's wife' Judith. Fittingly the sign of Venus, a symbol which has come to represent women and feminine energy, is the centrepiece of the Bishop label.
In mythology, the symbol meant the Roman goddess Venus or her Greek equivalent Aphrodite. But the sign has also been linked back to ancient Egypt – a nod to Bishop’s link to Amon-Ra and Anaperenna.
Nikka Coffey Malt 45%
$94.99
Note: Nikka's own website notes that this bottle does not meet the criteria to be called a Japanese Whisky. The good news is that might mean it also contains Ben Nevis Single Malt, as the Ben Nevis Distillery is also owned by Nikka.
It is unusual to see single malt whisky distilled in a column (AKA continuous or Coffey) still, but here you have it and the result is superb. Formerly exclusive to KWM in Alberta, this is one hell of an interesting dram, soft, layered and very complex.
The sugar yield of malted barley compared with corn and wheat is not favourable, especially when you take the cost of malting and corn subsidies into account. So the Nikka Whisky Co. must have some other designs than simply creating bulk whisky by running barley through their Coffey stills.
Domaine La Colliere Esprit D'argiles
$64.99
A KWM exclusice and always a winner with lovers of Rhone reds. Cuvée Esprit d’Argiles is sourced from vineyards planted on clay limestone and blue clay. This blend of Grenache and Syrah mixes the richness typical of the blue clay soil with the freshness of grapes grown on lighter clay limestone soils. Located in Rasteau, Domaine La Colliere is run by the talented Georges Perrot. Robert Parker has this to say about this value driven Rhone: "Made from 80% Grenache and brought up all in concrete, the 2014 Rasteau Esprit d'Argiles is a beautiful Rasteau that offers the classic dark fruits, scorched earth, pepper and roasted herb aromas and flavors of these steep, south-facing hillside parcels. Possessing terrific minerality, medium-bodied richness and a supple finish, drink it over the coming 5-7 years". 89 points.
Daftmill 2010 Winter Batch Release
$189.99
This 2010 vintage Daftmill was bottled at 46% in the Winter of 2023, after maturing 12 years in ex-Bourbon Barrels. 87.68pts Whiskybase Exclusive to KWM in Canada.
Producer Description
"The barley variety Publican was grown in the 43ac field and was harvested by John and Sandy on the 28th & 29th August 2009. It was then dried and stored on the farm to be malted in Alloa during the summer of 2010. The whisky that went into this bottling came from twenty-five first fill ex bourbon barrels, which were filled in November and December 2010. Then stored in our dunnage warehouse until bottling in 2023."