SIZE

12 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $22.99 EACH

PRODUCER

allan scott

VINTAGE

2024

COLOUR

White

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand

GRAPE

Sauvignon Blanc

It is fresh, zesty, juicy and full. This fruit-driven new world style wine is what we all come to love and expect of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. It is the reason why one of our winemakers – Bruce Abbott joined the industry. “A pure taste of NZ summer in a glass”, would be his way of describing it.

 

93 Points, Wine Spectator

Aromatic, with terrific precision to the herbal details of white pepper, grapefruit, lemongrass and fresh-grated ginger. Packs a core of mouthwatering Meyer lemon, ruby grapefruit and green apple flavors showing a thread of savory salinity, with an intense, fresh finish.

SIZE

12 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $25.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Villa Sparina

VINTAGE

2023

COLOUR

White

REGION, COUNTRY

Gavi, Piedmont, Italy

GRAPE

Cortese

Bright yellow colour, delicate bouquet of dried pineapple and peach. Full and rich in flavour, yet mineral and refreshing. Fine aromatic flavour to the end.

 

91 Points, James Suckling (previous vintage)

A tangy and fresh Gavi full of sliced apples, lemon zest and stones. Medium-bodied and textured on the palate with fresh, vibrant acidity and a pure, pithy finish.

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

12 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $25.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Baglio di Grìsi 

VINTAGE

2023

COLOUR

White

REGION, COUNTRY

Sicily, Italy

GRAPE

GRILLO

 

This bright yellow wine with pale greenish highlights is made from a careful selection of bunches of grapes. The bouquet conveys hints of citrus fruits, crusty bread and fleshy yellow fruit such as apricots. The taste is fruity and fresh, well-structured, with a well-balanced acidity and minerality.

 

Among the green hills of Western Sicily, a few kilometres from the ancient Norman town of Monreale, the Di Lorenzo family cultivates one of the native Sicilian grapes par excellence, Grillo. The grapes are hand-picked and then delicately destemmed and crushed. The cooled and softly pressed must is transferred to stainless steel tanks where alcoholic fermentation takes place at a temperature of 13°C. After 30-40 days of slow fermentation, the resulting wine is racked and kept on lees for at least a month to enhance its volume and structure. The wine is aged in steel for four months followed by two months’ bottle-ageing.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $29.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Bachelder

VINTAGE

2022

COLOUR

red

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Niagara, Ontario, canada

GRAPE

gamay

 

From the western side of Line One, just outside the Old Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake. Not only is Kirby* Vineyard in the Four Mile Creek sub-appellation, but the Four Mile Creek actually runs along the side and back of the vineyard! The colour is a little deeper than the “Les Villages,” but the nose – while still a little mute – is fairly brimming with red fruit, minted raspberries with a clove-spiced edge. It swirls as it dances across the palate. Darker-toned flavours ‘cut into’ the beam of the cherry fruit dance. Huge volume and sense of place on the impressive slatey finish from these older vines! We are still undecided as to which of these two Kirby iterations best reveal the local terroir. Stay tuned for the 2023s next year at this time!