SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $56.99 EACH

PRODUCER

DIVISiON WINE CO.

VINTAGE

2021

COLOUR

red

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Willamette Valley, United States

GRAPE

Cabernet franc, CABERnET SAUVIGNON, gamay noir, pinot noir, côt

 

Winemaker Notes

We love the Touraine rouge cuvée wines from the Loire that are typically served as bistro wines in Paris, and refer to them as inspiration for our “Béton” blend. The wines we enjoyed many years ago while training in France were the inspiration for the Béton cuvée. We attribute the success of our red blend, now in it's ninth vintage, to the desire of so many to have an intriguing and food friendly, yet never overly heavy or boozy red wine as a mainstay at the dinner table. The heart of this wine will always hale from the experiences we felt from the wines of the Loire, but we look at the Pacific Northwest more broadly as our palate to draw inspiration and the grapes that make this wine so unique each vintage.

Cabernet Franc 39%, Cabernet Sauvignon 20%, Côt 20%, Gamay Noir 11%, & Pinot Noir 10%

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $46.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Domaine Jean Bourdy

VINTAGE

2018

COLOUR

White

REGION, COUNTRY

Jura, France

GRAPE

Chardonnay

 

Notes

Classic Jura notes of funky sherry-like nuttiness, flor, ripe pears, baked apples with a briny minerality and zippy acidity. Keep in mind: not your typical French Chardonnay; open several hours before serving; can stay open for well over a week; can out live you and your children in the cellar. They’re still selling bottles from the 1800’s!

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $62.99 EACH

PRODUCER

DIVISiON WINE CO.

VINTAGE

2021

COLOUR

White

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Willamette Valley, United States

GRAPE

CHARDONNAY

 

Winemaker Notes

An incredible vintage and a return to greatness after a very challenging 2020 vintage, we truly couldn’t be more pleased with the 2021 Chardonnay “Un” wine. The aromatics quickly draw you in and are bathed in a deeply intoxicating melange of floral chamomile, quince, and flint. The textural balance is spot on this vintage, a trait we believe defines our wines.

Our Chardonnay “Un” is a cuvée of exceptional organic and biodynamic Chardonnay sites in the Willamette Valley. A mix of younger vines and long-term “estate-like” vines gives a truly cross-AVA look into Willamette Valley Chardonnay.

The wines are fermented with indigenous yeasts and kept on their lees for 9-10 months and we resist stirring the lees. We like to vary the ripeness levels to coax different profiles from each of our sites. We are very careful with the French and Austrian oak barrels we choose to let them help structure and season the wine, but not dominate (think overly salted dishes) the character of the Chardonnay sites.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $46.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Marques de Vargas

VINTAGE

2017

COLOUR

Red

REGION, COUNTRY

Rioja, Spain

GRAPE

Tempranillo, Grenache

Winemaker Notes

The handpicked grapes used for our Marqués de Vargas Reserva come from our 50 hectare vineyard “Hacienda Pradolagar”. Herbicides and pesticides are not used in our vineyards, occasionally only organic fertilizers are employed. The wine is made traditionally according to the old-world methods side by side with state-of-the-art technology. The wine is bottled without any fining or filtering resulting in an unprocessed and fully natural wine.

This wine is ruby in color. There is a freshness to it but the nose is rich and concentrated. It is silky on the palate with notes of blackberries, spice, dark chocolate and some balsamic from American/French/Russian barrels.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $71.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Le Soula

VINTAGE

2015

COLOUR

Red

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Fenouillèdes, Roussillon, France

GRAPE

Syrah, Carignan, Grenache

 

The 2015 is a blend of 53% Carignan, 37% Syrah and 10% Grenache Noir with fleshy fruit, supple tannins and some gentle evolution with good length.

93 Points,  La Revue du vin de France

A delicately floral wine with wild pepper that titillates the mouth. A slender wine that transmits aromas of juniper berry and sandalwood.

SIZE

12 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $176.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Heitz Cellar

VINTAGE

2018

COLOUR

Red

REGION, COUNTRY

Napa Valley, United States

GRAPE

Cabernet Sauvignon

Winemaker Notes

The 2018 vintage was one of exceptional quality for Heitz Cellar. The cooler to moderate temperatures during the growing season allowed us to balance sugar and phenolic maturity in the fruit while maintaining natural acidity to help preserve the fresh characteristics of the vintage. The elegance and balanced structure of the 2018 vintage will make this an incredible wine to drink upon release and will continue to reward with cellar aging.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $49.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Domaine Jean Bourdy

VINTAGE

2020

COLOUR

Red

REGION, COUNTRY

Jura, France

GRAPE

Pinot Noir, poulsard, trousseau

 

Notes

Floral cherry fruit mixed with earth and leather on the nose. Almost a perfect orchard and farm on the nose. The wild cherry fruit and floral components mixed with the adjacent barnyard and earth. Light bodied, complex, and elegant.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $56.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Elena Walch

VINTAGE

2022

COLOUR

White

REGION, COUNTRY

Alto Adige, Italy

GRAPE

Pinot Grigio

 

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $106.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Ata Rangi

VINTAGE

2019

COLOUR

red

REGION, COUNTRY

Martinborough, New Zealand

GRAPE

pinot noir

 

 

Winemaker Notes:

Only the oldest parcels of fruit are used in this, our premium Pinot Noir. The fabled Abel clone, allegedly smuggled from Burgundy in the mid-70s, makes up 40% of the blend. The result is a very complex, structured wine, beautifully perfumed in the classic Ata Rangi style.

2017 was a cooler than average vintage which is displayed in bright fruits of redcurrant, juniper and cranberry, with floral aromas of manuka flower, sandalwood, and spicy star anise. The palate is vibrant, supple and seamless due to a delicate tannin profile and fresh acidity.

2017’s cooler temperatures of the summer months brought the more delicate expression of the Martinborough Terrace to the fore, with overall growing degree days well below the normal range. Picking started two weeks later than average with ripe tannins but low sugars. This is highlighted in tension and elegance, rather than weight and power of a warmer vintage.

98 Points, James Suckling

Really pristine fruit aromas here with such pure, ripe red cherries and roses, as well as gently earthy and spicy nuances. Very fresh, precisely ripe and a pinot you can sit and just breathe in for days. The palate has a velvety layer that few others manage to find; silky at the core, succulent in the center and delivering such vibrant, red-cherry flavors in a long, pristine and fresh, red-cherry finish. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

SIZE

6 PACK, BOTTLES, $71.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Le Soula

VINTAGE

2015

COLOUR

white

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Fenouillèdes, Roussillon, France

GRAPE

sauvignon blanc, vermentino, grenache blanc

 

Review, Rosemary George

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $49.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Alain Gueneau

VINTAGE

2021

COLOUR

White

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

Sancerre, Loire Valley, France

GRAPE

Sauvignon Blanc

 

Winemaker Notes

Pale yellow in colour with green and golden highlights. The first smell is discreet with herbaceous hints (nettle, tomato leaves, and menthol). Then the nose reveals notes of elder blossom, citronella, and thyme. Frank in attack, the palate refreshes with its acidulous balance where lemon and grapefruit prevail. On the finish, notes of pears in syrup. Try a perfect marriage of flavours by pairing white Sancerre and Crottin de Chavignol goat cheese.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $41.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Drift Estate

VINTAGE

2017

COLOUR

Red

REGION, COUNTRY

Overberg Highlands, South Africa

GRAPE

Malbec, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Touriga Nacional, Tannat

 

90 Points, James Suckling

Plums, cloves, dried herbs, black olives and charred bark on the nose. Medium-bodied with creamy tannins. Savory and salty. Plenty of flavor. A blend of shiraz, malbec, tannat and touriga nacional. Drink or hold.

Winemaker Notes

We had been hiking since daybreak. We would have started earlier, but walking in the dark in these mountains is dangerous. There a few perilously steep sections close to the farm and then there are the puffadders and berg adders – almost impossible to see with torchlight on a rocky buck trail.

We stopped first only when the sun burned above our left shoulder. I stripped down to my long-sleeved cotton shirt and glugged icy gulps of water from my partially frozen water bottle. Sweat ran down my face, but I felt strong, my hips and old rugby knees holding up well under the weight of my rucksack.

We reached the first infra-red camera by 8am and Harry got busy replacing the memory card and battery. The western kloof was narrow here with steep granite walls. Through natural illusion it appears to be a cul-de-sac of rock. But we pushed on, scrambling up a small wall of rock and into a hidden hollow that you can’t even discern from Google Earth.

Another hour of scrambling and we had reached the deepest corner of the kloof where it rises suddenly to meet a ridge of granite running at 800m altitude for four kilometres to the west and the east along the mountain.

Hidden behind 6 foot high Protea bushes, which somehow miraculously escaped the last fire, is a flat rock we call “Breakfast Rock”. I packed out the bread-rolls and made breakfast sandwiches with cheese and ripe heirloom tomatoes. We ate them hungrily looking back down the mountain to the estate vineyards and homestead and across the patchwork Overberg Valley to the far purple Riversonderend mountain range in the north.

It is the sort of view that silences one. It is such a visual feast, so awe-inspiringly beautiful that words seem superfluous to the moment.

With this wine we want to capture the essence of this corner of the universe, the spirit and the beauty of this place. We want to paint the landscape with aromas and flavours, and we use wine grapes as our art materials.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $54.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Drift Estate

VINTAGE

2016

COLOUR

sparkling rose

REGION, COUNTRY

Overberg Highlands, South Africa

GRAPE

Malbec

 

90 Points, James Suckling

A bright orange-pink sparkling with aromas of grapefruit peel, cherries, dried strawberries and biscuits. Saline undertones. Medium-bodied with sharp acidity and medium bubbles. Dry and savory. Drink now.

Winemaker Notes

The sun hesitated and hung above the western mountains, reluctant to lose sight of the valley. This caused earth to suddenly stop its wobbly spin and everything went flying. Cows and sheep and hay bales and trucks went hurtling overhead – flying off over the horizon.

But I was expecting this, because it had happened before. In fact, it happened a lot during spring when the valley was at its most beautiful. I had tied myself to a thick vineyard pole and fastened an ice bucket to my leg with some scrap trellis wire. Carefully placed in the ice bucket was a bottle of Penelope. A champagne flute was strapped to my hand with stretchy, white, electrical tape (because the only other colour I had in the toolbox was yellow and that was obviously going to clash with the colour of the wine). Now I know exactly what you are thinking… “when everything was flying around, how the hell did he keep the bottle in the ice bucket?”

Aha, great question! With an elastic rope tied around the neck, of course. It almost snapped and broke free when earth stopped. My plan would have been dashed had I not also cable-tied the bottle to the ice bucket handle!

Call me OCD, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Now the recent yoga practice came in handy as I bent down, loosened the wire with my spare hand and watched the cork fly out, followed by the wine. I was ready! I managed to catch about half a glass of the torrent, the rest spraying over the vineyard.

And I watched the sun sit there in the amazed sky and it watched me back. At that moment we both knew how beautiful the valley was, but the sun knew I could also taste it.

This wine is a great accompaniment to our Overberg Highland sunsets and as an aperitif before dinner. It is fresh, creamy, with soft red fruit flavours on the palate and aromas of mangosteen and strawberry. It also pairs brilliantly with seafood like sustainably-farmed oysters and abalone.

We pick the vines early to retain the lively natural acidity which will keep the eventual wine fresh for decades. After traditional whole-bunch basket-pressing, we allow the wine to ferment in old barrels. This allows us to build creamy mouthfeel without imparting any wood flavour to the wine. After a few months’ maturation in barrel, the wine is transferred to their bottles for the secondary fermentation, where the CO2 bubbles are entrapped into the wine in the traditional Champagne method.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $67.99 EACH

PRODUCER

freemark abbey

VINTAGE

2018

COLOUR

Red

REGION, COUNTRY

Napa Valley, United States

GRAPE

merlot

 

Winemaker Notes

Red ruby color, our merlot expresses red and blue fruits, composed of dried cherries, ripe strawberry, blue berry cobbler, fruit cake, red raspberry jam, and plum. A very pleasant complexity includes baking spice, leather, milk chocolate and arugula. The spicy oak is very well integrated. Entry and finish are very smooth, with fruit resembling cherry and plum nuances. This Merlot has a good overall balance of fruit, body, and tannin, with a long fruitful finish. 15+ years in cellar. 80% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $46.99 EACH

PRODUCER

marques de vargas

VINTAGE

2020

COLOUR

Red

REGION, COUNTRY

Ribeira del Duero, Spain

GRAPE

Tempranillo

 

Winemaker Notes

This wine has been elaborated with grapes exclusively from our vineyards between 16 to 31 years old. During the harvest the time from the vineyard to the fruit reception is mas. 30-40 min and so we avoid oxidation and spontaneous fermentation. A great red wine. Elegant power with a lot of personality. With a base of fresh fruit and mineral touches. Round in mouth, tasty and velvet, balanced, with very good acidity and integration of wood.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $64.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Domaine Jean Bourdy

VINTAGE

2018

COLOUR

White

REGION, COUNTRY

Jura, France

GRAPE

SAVAGNIN

 

Notes

Savagnin blanc is mostly grown in the Jura. It is most famous as the only grape allowed in the vin jaunes of Château-Chalon and L'Étoile, similar to fino sherry with a covering of flor but not fortified and without the use of the solera system.

100% Savagnin aged for 4 years in barrel without being topped up before bottling. This is a “baby Vin Jaune” according to Jean Francois. Powerful aromatics and richness.

Caves Jean Bourdy is one of the oldest domaines in the Jura. Created in the late 1400’s, the Domaine is now run by brothers Jean-Phillipe and Jean-François, the 15th generation of winemakers at this estate. The Bourdys grow their vines on 10 hectares of land, including a half hectare in Chateau Chalon AOC. Caves Jean Bourdy makes wine the old fashioned way, using old barrels—some as much as 80 years old—for fermentation and aging of the wines. The Domaine was certified biodynamic in 2006, and the combination of some of the best terroir in the Jura and careful and patient winemaking results in wines that thoroughly express the land on which it is grown.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $57.99 EACH

PRODUCER

DIVISiON WINE CO.

VINTAGE

2020

COLOUR

red

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

VAN DUZER, United States

GRAPE

pinot noir, CHARDONNAY

 

Winemaker Notes

We have been making wine from the Johan Vineyard, in the new Van Duzer AVA, since 2013 and have fallen hard for the vineyard's commitment to the most forward thinking Biodynamic vineyard practices. The wines made from the 80 acre Johan site are truly distinctive due to the farming techniques and geologic influences, translating into something special in the bottle!

We have loved our varietal Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Johan bottlings and decided in 2018 to experiment with a co-ferment of both grapes utilizing the technique of "carbonic maceration", a style and fermentation typical to wines made in the Beaujolais region in France. The result was fantastically interesting and has often deserved a special bottling.

Along with notes of stewed strawberries and a touch of wet flinty rock, the wine also has a light and elegant floral streak, connecting it to the art on the label by Portland based artist, Camille Shu's "Tulips"

Pinot noir 75% // Chardonnay 25%

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $56.99 EACH

PRODUCER

DIVISiON WINE CO.

VINTAGE

2021

COLOUR

red

SUB-REGION, REGION, COUNTRY

WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON, United States

GRAPE

pinot noir, SANGIOVESE 

Winemaker Notes

Carbonic wine lovers rejoice - earthy and spicy Sangiovese meets fruity and mineral dense Pinot Noir! This wine has all the classic hallmarks of carbonic maceration, light silky tannins, strawberries for days and the perfect weight for summertime. Try it with a little chill, but definitely don’t forget a few pals to join you for this quaffable CO2 sipper.

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $129.99 EACH

PRODUCER

freemark abbey

VINTAGE

2019

COLOUR

Red

REGION, COUNTRY

Napa Valley, United States

GRAPE

CABERNET SAUVIGNON

 

Winemaker Notes

Dark ruby in color, the flavors such as blackberry, boysenberry and Bing cherry dominate with nuances of milk chocolate, chocolate berry truffle dusted with cocoa powder, aromatic cedar and Herbs de Provence. The sweet oak spice is very well integrated, adding to the overall complexity. The body is very full, with a soft entry, coupled with dark cherry flavors that develop from start to finish. With great texture, integrated tannins, and pleasant mouth feel, this cabernet is full bodied, rich and opulent. In one word.... delicious.

87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 2% Malbec, 2% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $224.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Heitz Cellar

VINTAGE

2019

COLOUR

Red

REGION, COUNTRY

Napa Valley, United States

GRAPE

Cabernet Sauvignon

SIZE

6 PACK, 750ml BOTTLES, $146.99 EACH

PRODUCER

Heitz Cellar 

VINTAGE

2018

COLOUR

Red

REGION, COUNTRY

Napa Valley, United States

GRAPE

ZINFANDEL, CABERNET SAUVIGNON