SIZE

12 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $19.99 EACH 

PRODUCER

Mitchell Wines

VINTAGE

2017

COLOUR

Red

REGION, COUNTRY

Southeastern Australia, Australia

GRAPE

Shiraz

 

Dark color with blackberry nose. Blueberries and fruity mid-palate backed by firm acidity, tannins and pepper.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $269.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Marchesi di Gresy

VINTAGE

2017

COLOUR

Red

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy

GRAPE

Nebbiolo

 

97 Points, James Suckling

The freshness and firmness of this young 2017 Barbaresco is impressive. The wine is tight and reserved, but suggests greatness, offering cherries, dark cherries, dried flowers and crushed stones. Intense tannins. This is a wine for the cellar. Give it five or six years of bottle age. Try after 2027.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $174.99 EACH

PRODUCER

arcanum

VINTAGE

2017

COLOUR

Red

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

tUSCANY, Italy

GRAPE

Cabernet franc

Arcanum is the pinnacle of the estate’s offerings. A pure Cabernet Franc and true signature of the estate, this remarkable wine is built to age yet is drinkable young, offering aromas of violets, roses and raspberries, with long and delicate spice notes; it is a wine that is seductive yet subtle. Arcanum is sourced from 12 different blocks of Cabernet Franc that each year, thanks to their superb exposure and sandy clay soils, produce the finest expression of the variety for the leading wine of the estate. A Cabernet Franc that embodies a sense-of-place, distinctive of the diverse micro-crus of each vineyard block hand-selected for this vintage. Aromas of sweet oregano, mint and tart cherries are familiar to the nose on this Tuscan single-varietal wine. The palate is soft and round, framed by subtle acid. A core of fresh blueberries, dark chocolate and salted caramel are balanced by a long, elegant finish with hints of licorice, cedar and tobacco. A powerful, expressive Cabernet Franc to be enjoyed for decades.

 

 

 95 Points, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

This wine is now a 100% expression of Cabernet Franc. The 2017 Arcanum is the top-shelf red from Tenuta di Arceno. It is a rich, almost meaty wine, with dark fruit, savory tobacco, smoked bacon and sweet earth. What distinguishes this hot-vintage wine, however, are the rosemary and dried lavender that give this wine an authentically Tuscan personality. This is really quite nice.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $39.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Staete Landt Winery

VINTAGE

2017

COLOUR

White

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand

GRAPE

VIOGNIER

The wine has attractive intense lifted aromas of lilies and sweet nectarines. The complex palate shows mandarins, orange peel and pink grapefruit being accompanied with subtle spices of cinnamon and nutmeg. The very subtle oak gives fantastic weight and a superb balance of flavours with minerality fresh acidity providing a long clean finish.

SIZE

12 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $52.99 EACH

PRODUCER

St. Innocent Winery

VINTAGE

2017

COLOUR

White

REGION, COUNTRY

Willamette Valley, United States

GRAPE

Chardonnay

93 Points, Vinous

Limpid straw-yellow. Vibrant, mineral-laced citrus and orchard fruit aromas are complemented by subtle jasmine and toasty lees nuances. Juicy, focused and energetic on the palate, offering Meyer lemon, pear and bitter quinine flavors that slowly flesh out through the midpalate. Finishes with strong, mineral-driven persistence, leaving a suave floral note behind.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $609.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Heitz Cellar

VINTAGE

2017

COLOUR

Red

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

oakville, Napa Valley, United States

GRAPE

Cabernet Sauvignon

96 Points, Wine Advocate (previous vintage) 

The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard barely hints at eucalyptus on the nose, with much more emphasis given to black cherries and cassis. This is full-bodied and rich, nicely balancing richness and texture against linear shape and focus and picking up hints of blueberries and spice on the long, mouthwatering finish. With 112 barrels having been bottled, there's a fair bit of this wine to go around, if one can afford it.

 

In the mid-1960s, an agreement was made between Joe Heitz and Tom May to source cabernet sauvignon fruit from May’s small Oakville vineyard for Heitz wines. Ever since 1966, Heitz Cellar has been crafting the now illustrious Martha’s Vineyard cabernet sauvignon, one of our three vineyard-designated cabernet sauvignons.

Tucked against the Mayacamas mountains in the celebrated Oakville AVA, with fertile, well-drained soil and afternoon shade, this superior site is home to the unique proprietary cabernet clone which has brought this vineyard legendary status.

“Standing in Martha’s Vineyard, you quickly realize why this site consistently produces a remarkable Cabernet Sauvignon. The vineyard receives gentle morning and early afternoon sunlight and is sheltered from the heat of the late afternoon sun by the mountains. This allows for longer hang time and Martha’s Vineyard is, historically, one of the last vineyards we pick. This ability to leave the fruit on the vine longer than other sites allows for concentration of flavor and softening of tannin to produce a wine so pure in its expression of place. The consistency in showcasing Martha’s Vineyard’s unique mint, bay leaf, dark berry and chocolate notes year after year is a reminder of why this vineyard has commanded a faithful following since the 1966 vintage.” – Brittany Sherwood, Winemaker