SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $291.99 EACH 

PRODUCER

Viña Almaviva

VINTAGE

2019

COLOUR

RED

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

CHile

GRAPE

BORDEAUX BLEND

 

In 1997, Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, Chairman of the Advisory Board of Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA, and Eduardo Guilisasti Tagle, Chairman of Viña Concha y Toro S.A., sealed a partnership agreement with a view to create an exceptional Franco-Chilean wine called Almaviva. The rest is history. You'll want to make room on your top shelf for some of these bottles winelovers....

 

92, Wine Enthusiast

Inviting, the nose offers red berry aromas and hints of thyme and vanilla. It's full-bodied and well-structured, with silky tannins and good acidity. Hints of thyme and oak are followed by red fruit flavours. It finishes long

 

90 points, Decanter

Clarity on the nose, summer red berries with bramble touches, nicely aromatic. Succulent and juicy, this is lightly framed with quite a direct flavour - the slightly sour, slightly bitter notes coming through with high acidity giving the strawberry and red cherry flavours a high tone alongside eucalyptus and cool mint as well as soft cinnamon and clove. Super long finish with a nice balance overall. An easy-drinking wine but still with nuance and complexity in terms of the flavour details. Needs time to round out and become more expansive. Right now quite linear and driven on the palate.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $110.99 EACH 

PRODUCER

Viña Almaviva

VINTAGE

2019

COLOUR

RED

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

MAIPO, CHile

GRAPE

BORDEAUX BLEND

 

In 1997, Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, Chairman of the Advisory Board of Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA, and Eduardo Guilisasti Tagle, Chairman of Viña Concha y Toro S.A., sealed a partnership agreement with a view to create an exceptional Franco-Chilean wine called Almaviva. The rest is history. You'll want to make room on your top shelf for some of these bottles winelovers....

 

94, James Suckling

Aromas of blueberries, blackberries and fresh flowers. Very cool and pure. Medium-bodied with fine, linear and very integrated tannins that are compressed and silky-textured. New second wine of Almaviva. Needs time to open.

 

92 points, Wine Enthusiast

Inviting, the nose offers red berry aromas and hints of thyme and vanilla. It's full-bodied and well-structured, with silky tannins and good acidity. Hints of thyme and oak are followed by red fruit flavours. It finishes long.

SIZE

12 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $22.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Château Grand Renom

VINTAGE

2022

COLOUR

RED

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Bordeaux, France

GRAPE

CABERNET FRANC, merlot

Located at an altitude of 80 metres on a rich, diversified terroir, the Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes are rigorously sorted and selected to produce a typical Bordeaux wine. The wine is vinified in temperature-controlled stainless-steel vats and matured for 8 to 14 months in stainless steel and concrete vats. A fruity, rich wine, with a beautiful ruby-red colour. Delicate notes of red and black fruit (blackcurrant, blackberry, cherry) enhanced by a hint of woodiness. Balanced on the palate, the attack is full bodied and pleasant. Tannins are silky and delicate with fine aromatic freshness.

90 Points, Wine Enthusiast

An aroma with a touch of chocolate and with fresh acidity and spice give complexity and a juicy character. The wine has depth, with its black-currant aftertaste. Drink from 2025. 

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $396.99 EACH [ON SALE: Was $449.99]

PRODUCER

Chateau canon

VINTAGE

2018

COLOUR

RED

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Bordeaux, France

GRAPE

BORDEAUX BLEND

99 Points, Wine Advocate

The 2018 Canon is blended of 72% Merlot and 28% Cabernet Franc, with a pH of 3.69 and 14% alcohol. Deep purple-black in color, it comes sashaying out of the glass with glamorous notes of cinnamon stick, baked blackberries, black cherry compote and licorice plus an undercurrent of plum preserves and smoked meats and, with coaxing, reveals a lovely floral signature of candied violets and red roses. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is wonderfully soft-spoken, whispering of fragrant floral and earthy scents beneath a core of profound, mouth-coating black and blue fruits, draped in a high level of super ripe, plush tannins, finishing with amazing freshness and perfume with loads of mineral sparks emerging.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $71.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Château du Glana

VINTAGE

2018

COLOUR

RED

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Bordeaux, France

GRAPE

CABERNET FRANC, merlot

91 Points, Decanter

A good estate to note down. Brothers Ludovic and Julien Meffre are making good wines here outside of the classified rankings that dominate the appellation. It has a touch of hedgerow in it, which in my mind is shorthand for not being over-polished, so you still get a sense of vibrancy but of actually being made by someone, not pulled off a conveyor belt. It's not the most sumptuous 2018 that you're going to find, but it's beautifully enjoyable, full of vigour and displays the ripe fruit of the vintage. 

SIZE

3 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $629.00 EACH 

PRODUCER

Château l'Evangile

VINTAGE

2021

COLOUR

RED

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

POMEROL, France

GRAPE

BORDEAUX BLEND

 97 points, James Suckling

Complex and subtle aromas of black cherries, chocolate and violets with hints of nutmeg and hazelnuts that open to a medium to full body, with fine and polished tannins that integrate nicely then grow beautifully at the end. 69% merlot, 30% cabernet franc and 1% cabernet sauvignon. Better to be patient and taste after 2027.

 

The 2021 L’Évangile is one of the triumphs of the year, especially considering L'Évangile is now farmed biodynamically. Sharply reduced yields—20 hectoliters-per-hectare versus upper 30s for the rest of the appellation—produced a deeply sensual wine. The 2021 spent 18 months in barrel, 40% new (significantly lower than in the past), with 15% of the wine aged in terra cotta. Those are only details though. What is most encouraging about L'Évangile is how far the property has come in the last few years. Superb. The 2021 L'Évangile is a model of contemporary excellence. It marries classicism with modern approaches to farming and winemaking. 

 

 

 

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $87.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Château le Pape

VINTAGE

2019

COLOUR

RED

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Bordeaux, France

GRAPE

CABERNET FRANC, merlot

94 Points, Decanter

Le Pape's 7th vintage under the Haut-Bailly umbrella, now well and truly into its stride. This is structured and intense, the raspberry fruit ripe and rich with pencil lead and ash giving balance, and a fresh lift that makes it overall super friendly and inviting. 

SIZE

3 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $621.99 EACH 

PRODUCER

Château Palmer

VINTAGE

NV

COLOUR

RED

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Rhône VALLEY, France

GRAPE

BORDEAUX BLEND

 

98 points, Vinous

The 2019 Palmer is a truly special wine, but it is also going to need a number of years to be at its finest. Dense and plush, with explosive energy, the 2019 possesses tremendous richness in its dark fruit. As always, the blend features a high percentage of Merlot (43%) which works so well in complementing the savoriness of the Cabernet. Thomas Duroux and his team fashioned another absolutely compelling Palmer in 2019.

 

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $185.99 EACH 

PRODUCER

Cheval des Andes

VINTAGE

2018

COLOUR

RED

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Mendoza, Argentina

GRAPE

BORDEAUX BLEND

 

98 points, James Suckling

This is a plush, rich Cheval with blueberry and floral aromas and flavors. HInts of tar and fresh lavender. Full body. The depth and richness are impressive, as are the ripe yet fresh tannins. Very long and structured, yet controlled and in balance. This will be a great wine indeed. Release in September 2021. Drink after 2023.

 

98 points, Wine Advocate

The 2018 Cheval des Andes is a blend of 70% Malbec and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon fermented in small lots in 3,000- to 8,000-liter tanks and matured 40% in 225-liter oak barrels, 40% in 400-liter oak barrels and the remaining 20% in 2,500-liter oak vats for 13 months. Ninety percent of the oak used was French and the rest a blend of Austrian, Slovenian and German oak, 50% of it new. 2018 has been one of the best vintages in recent times in Mendoza, and the wine shows it. It's a cooler vintage, and the wine has improved in freshness and elegance without losing any clout. It's 14.5% alcohol and has a pH of 3.73. This is young, juicy, elegant and balanced and still has some herbal and toasted notes; it's medium to full-bodied, with the creamy and luxurious texture of the modern Bordeaux, ultra fine tannins and a long, dry and precise finish. It's still undeveloped and seems to have all the components and the balance between them for a long and positive development in bottle. With wines like this, I sometimes wish I had a time machine so I could see them in 20 years from now... I think this is the finest Cheval des Andes I've ever tasted. 100,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in January 2020.

 

97 points, Decanter

Partnering 70% Malbec and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon from Las Compuertas and Paraje Altamira, this has less tannin, density and acidity than the 2017 release, but retains perfume, polish and depth. Floral and refined, with subtle coffee-bean oak, sculpted tannins, plum, raspberry and blackcurrant fruit. Classy stuff. This confirms Cheval des Andes' standing as one of South America's greatest reds, showing that, as technical director Gérard Gabillet puts it, 'we understand our terroirs better and better every year'.

SIZE

3 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $389.99 EACH 

PRODUCER

Clarence de Haut Brion

VINTAGE

2021

COLOUR

RED

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Bordeaux, France

GRAPE

BORDEAUX BLEND

 

98 points, Wine Enthusiast

Woodland fruits with a backdrop of black-pepper spices set the scene for the second-label wine of Haut-Brion. It is powerful, with some firm tannins and integrated acidity.

 

94 points, James Suckling

This is deep for a 2021, with blackberries, walnuts, chocolate and hazelnuts. Very subtle. Medium body, with an appealingly creamy center palate. Beautiful now but will improve with age.

SIZE

12 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $30.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Chateau PuyanchÉ

VINTAGE

2020 COLOUR

White

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Bordeaux, France

GRAPE

Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon

 

The estate has been in the family for five generations. Sister / Brother Margaux and Dorian are currently in charge of the organically farmed 51 hectare property divided up into two appellations: Francs Côtes de Bordeaux and Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux (10 hectare in red). Both of them are located on the Right Bank in the very eastern edge of the hilly Bordeaux wine region, near Saint Emilion. The terroir is composed of sub-soil made up of fossil-rich limestone covered with limestone molasse called «molasses d’Agenais». The siblings have created a realm of biodiversity, with regenerative agriculture, agroforestry, winter weed management with a local shepherd,  and protection to the local fauna. 

A full bodied, food friendly wine, with flavours of peach and dried grass and a crisp, textured dry finish. Baked-apple and wood aromas show strongly in this ripe wine. Balancing the toastiness, the ripe fruits are complex, peach and apple flavors going along with the spice.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $46.99 EACH 

PRODUCER

Château Bernadotte

VINTAGE

2016

COLOUR

RED

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Bordeaux, France

GRAPE

BORDEAUX BLEND

 92/93 Points, James Suckling

A focused and refined young wine with lovely tannins, impressive depth of fruit and a juicy finish. Medium body. Well-crafted already. Best from here in a long time.

91 Points, Wine Enthusiast

This estate, with its historic connections with the Swedish royal family, is now performing well. This latest vintage, with its rich tannins and dense flavors, has concentration as well as attractive black-fruit lusciousness. Drink this well-balanced wine from 2023.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $86.99 EACH 

PRODUCER

Château Quintus

VINTAGE

2021

COLOUR

RED

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Saint-Émilion, France

GRAPE

BORDEAUX BLEND

 

Beautiful medium-deep ruby ​​colour. The nose is fruity and ripe
with notes of pomegranate and flowers. Finely woody, the attack is caressingand sweet. The wine evolves on a present and tasty tannic material, medium-full and long but always with this very pleasant
taste of red fruit. The Dragon is a pleasure wine.

 

91/91 points, James Suckling

Medium-bodied, round and nicely spiced with powdery tannins. Juicy ripe-cherry notes with some sweet spice. Pretty. Firm tannins in the center-palate. 82.7% merlot, 14.5% cabernet franc and 2.8% malbec.

 

90 points, Decanter

Clarity on the nose, summer red berries with bramble touches, nicely aromatic. Succulent and juicy, this is lightly framed with quite a direct flavour - the slightly sour, slightly bitter notes coming through with high acidity giving the strawberry and red cherry flavours a high tone alongside eucalyptus and cool mint as well as soft cinnamon and clove. Super long finish with a nice balance overall. An easy-drinking wine but still with nuance and complexity in terms of the flavour details. Needs time to round out and become more expansive. Right now quite linear and driven on the palate.