2021
Monterail 2021 Costieres de Nimes
Dense and deep red with purple highlights. The nose is ripe with red fruit compote, mixed with a touch of spice. The full bodied mouthfeel and harmonious palate is loaded with ripe fruit and silky tannins with an excellent lengthy finish. This beautiful Rhône is an ideal accompaniment to grilled meats and Mediterranean cuisine.
Lavau 2021 Envyfol GSM Pays d’Oc
Vecchia Cantina 2021 Chianti Riserva
This terrific Tuscan value comes from carefully selected grapes 400 metres above sea level on top of a limestone ridge adjacent to the ancient village of Montepulciano. The grapes are hand harvested and after a traditional vinification it spends 2 years in oak.
Aromatic, expressive and round, this vintage offers loads of Sangiovese character in a succulent, mid-weight style that will find plenty of admirers. The balance of the texture and freshness makes for a compelling Chianti to drink now and over the next few years. All and all, a terrific Tuscan value!
Joya 2021 Vinho Tinto Lisboa
Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Castelão & Touriga Nacional
A great value red by Casa Santos Lima. With an intense aroma, this wine presents red ripe fruits and cinnamon notes. Well balanced and with smooth tannins, in the mouth it shows a light and long persistency. With wooden notes, it has a complex finish.
Antonio Scala 2021 Ciro Rosato
One of the most interesting pink wines we’ve come across. 100% Gaglioppo from 30 year old vineyard located in Cirò (Crotone district), with a south/south-east exposure – sand and clay soil. Juicy, spicy and ripe, it offers a delightful nose of red cherry, raspberry and aromatic herbs. Finishes long and mineral with a mouth-watering a sweet and sour tang.
An outstanding Rosato showcasing just how suited Gaglioppo is to making pink wines.
Nespolino 2021 Sangiovese Merlot
Li Veli 2021 Garissa Susumaniello
Mulderbosch 2021 Chenin Blanc ‘Steen Op Hout’
Appearance is delightfully fresh, showing pale straw-green hues. The nose has initial savoury, herbal aromatics leading to subtle stone fruit and delicate citrus blossom notes. There is a distinct white peach character, as well as a fine, very pleasing oak presence. It shows sensational freshness, and creates a long lasting finish that literally meanders for minutes after each delicious sip.
City Side Winery 2021 Pearl Pinot Gris
A delightful reminiscent of pinot grigio from southern Italy. Crafted from grapes grown in beautiful vineyards of Naramata Bench in BC, this Pinot Gris bursts with fresh flavors of lemon zest and cantaloupe complemented with a hint of peach and tropical fruit. Versatile with a long finish on the palate, this is your ultimate everyday wine.
Fatalone 2021 Primitivo Riserva
This wonderfully balanced and mature, authentic primitivo boasts great intensity of tobacco spice, sweet blackberries, chewy tannins and gentle oak underpinned by energetic acidity rarely seen in wines from this part of the world.
In the 7th Edition of the the World Atlas of Wine (Jancis Robinson & Hugh Johnson) Fatalone’s Primitivo Riserva is listed as one of the top 4 wines from Southern Italy and the most notable winery of the DOC Gioia del Colle.
Maison Sinnae 2021 ‘Esprit du Rhone’ Cotes du Rhone Rose
Clos de la Roilette 2021 Fleurie Tardive
"Coudert's brilliant 2018 Fleurie Cuvée Tardive offers up a deep and incipiently complex bouquet featuring raspberries, mulberries, rose petals, violets and cracked black pepper. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, deep and layered, with an abundance of rich and powdery structuring tannins, ripe but lively acids and a long, lingering finish. While this is built for the long haul—its name alluding to the aging potential of this old-vine cuvée, not to a later harvest—its enveloping profile and perfectly mature phenolics will make it unusually approachable in its youth." - 95 Points Wine Advocate (2018 Vintage), August 2019