Fonseca LBV Port
$36.99
Established in 1822 The Fonseca Guimaraens house style is one of richness and warmth, with a lush fruit intensity and a structure of both dimension and finesse. Late Bottled Vintage wines are aged in cask for between four to six years before bottling. They are wines from a stated vintage, but produced every year, unlike Vintage Port which is produced only in "declared" vintage years.
Radford Dale Pinot Noir
$54.99
An organic estate in Elgin, around 40 miles southeast of Cape Town. Elgin is a very different climate to Stellenbosch, where the rest of their wines are made, a particularly critical factor for organic farming. ‘Our biggest challenge is mother nature. Living on a knife edge in a high-rainfall, cool climate region such as Elgin is not good for the nerves.’ says Alex Dale. ‘It would have been safer to farm organically in warmer areas, such as the Swartland or even Stellenbosch. But for the style of wines we like – more refined, fresh and balanced – Elgin is where we want to be, so the risks are far higher. The next biggest challenge is financial, as your production and your financial viability is constantly threatened by weather incidents, throughout the year. We also do a lot of work manually, especially in our high-density vines, so the tougher the conditions meteorologically, the more manual labour involved in the vineyards.’
Stags Leap Napa Cabernet
$63.99
90+ points from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate for the 2013 vintage! The review: ""The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa (86% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Malbec, Petite Sirah and Petit Verdot) was aged 20 months in French oak, of which 37% was new. This is a structured, tannic, rather austere style of wine that mimics a fine Bordeaux. It is deep ruby/purple and offers notes of graphite, black and red currants, licorice and tobacco leaf. It is medium-bodied, structured, and best cellared for several years and drunk over the following 15 years."
Carlos Reynolds Red
$30.99
Color: Carmim Aroma: fresh, full of black fruit. Taste: good concentration, both elegant and silky. Fresh mature fruit, and focused on plum and black cherry. The soft tannins provide excellent balance to the wine. Good length in elegant finish.
We recommend consuming a glass with an everyday meal at home. It is a natural and healthy product that should be drunk as part of an enjoyable daily meal. Relatively young and fresh ages well in which case it should be decanted. To be served at 16 /18 ºC
Felsina Chianti Classico Berardenga DOCG
$50.99
Chianti Classico is the cornerstone of the estate’s production. The vineyards are located in Castelnuovo Berardenga, in the southeastern part of the Chianti Classico appellation, to the southeast of Siena. Almost exclusively with a southwestern exposure, they sprawl across ventilated slopes at an altitude ranging from 320-420 meters above sea level. Geologically, the terrains are mixed: in the higher parts the soil is predominantly rock quartz and calcareous Albanese mixed with alluvial pebbles; stratiform sandstone and loam characterize the vineyards on the edge of the Colli Senesi in the direction of the Crete Senesi. The first vintage was produced in 1967. 2019 was an exceptional vintage for the region, and it shows in the classic Chianti.
Tawse Growers Pinot Noir
$47.99
Tawse is a family-owned estate winery located on the lower slopes of the Niagara Escarpment in the sub-appellation of Twenty Mile Bench. Founder Moray Tawse purchased his Cherry Avenue property in 2000 and opened his six-level, state-of-the-art winery in 2005. Tawse was voted the number two winery in Canada in the Canadian Wine Awards and won a platinum medal from Decanter Magazine on their World wine awards.
Warm, enticing notes of dark cherry, savoury herbs, mulberry and potpourri on the nose, this Pinot Noir shows a fine balance between ripe fruit and more subtle, evolving characteristics. On the palate, the velvety tannins complement the refreshing acidity, with the wine culminating in a long, warm finish.
Greywacke Pinot Noir
$68.99
The review: "Fresh and aromatic, with green matcha tea, sea salt, lavender and melon notes to complement the pure macerated raspberry and juicy cherry fruit and generous velvety tannins. Gains complexity and nuance on the long finish. Drink now through 2027." Greywacke is the Marlborough label of Kevin Judd, and the fulfillment of a long held dream. Kevin was head winemaker at Cloudy Bay for many years and responsible for putting Cloudy Bay on the world wine map. It is so named in recognition of the high prevalence of rounded greywacke river stones found in the soils of the vineyard. Well made, well priced!
Moon Curser Border Vines
$41.99
The 2022 vintage of Moon Curser's Border Vines is made of 35% Petit Verdot, 33% merlot, 16% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 16% Cab Franc.
Producer Description
"Osoyoos East Bench grown, Bordeaux inspired. Petit Verdot and Merlot lead the way; Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc follow."
Delinquente Roxanne the Razor
$33.99
Delinquente makes small batch, minimal intervention wines from Southern Italian grape varieties grown in the Riverland, South Australia.They were born and raised in the Riverland, surrounded by vineyards and the mighty Murray River. Delinquente is an attempt at making the best wine possible from the place where the owners grew up. Organically grown, minimal intervention, hand-made wines that not only look great and are fun to drink, but that also represent the sun, the red dirt and uniquely Australian terroir of the Riverland.