Castarede Armagnac 1995
$132.99
If you are looking to gift somebody a birthyear bottle of something they can either drink now or hold onto as long as they want, Castarède Armagnac should be considered.
The Armagnac House Castarède was founded in 1832 and remains in the same family to this day. It is now headed by Florence Castarede, who is the sixth generation of the Castarède family in charge of the Armagnac house. Castarède has an impressive selection of vintages still available, with consecutive vintages from 2003 back to the 1890s.
The vineyards are in the heart of the Bas-Armagnac region and are planted with a variety of grapes: Folle Blache, Colombard and Saint-Emillion. Castarede Armagnacs then get aged in black oak barrels in the family's ancient cellars, before a little bit finds its way to Canada for fans like us!
Bulleit Bourbon
$47.99
According to company lore, the first batch of Bulleit was first made in the 1800s by Augustus Bulleit, but discontinued after his death. In 1987, the great-great-grandson of the original creator, Tom Bulleit created the first modern-day batch, which was introduced in 1999. In 1997 Bulleit was bought by Seagram, and is now distilled in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Following an acquisition of Seagram, the Bulleit brand is now owned by Diageo. This Kentucky Straight Bourbon has been matured at least 6 years, and is bottled at a strength of 45%. It is made from at least 30% rye grain, giving it a rich, deep flavour.
Hennessy VSOP
$69.99
The world's largest Cognac producer, the Hennessy company sells around 50 million bottles each year. Located in the heart of Cognac, France, it was founded by an Irishman by the name of Richard Hennessy in 1765. This high-quality spirit is made by distilling white wine; the result is an intense, smooth, beautiful spirit that is lovely to sip after dinner or in front of a roaring fire.
Bushmills 21 Year
$209.99
This whisky was featured on Day 11 of our 2024 KWM Not An Advent Calendar Tastings! You can read more about the whisky here.
One of the most sought-after Irish whiskies around: the 21-year-old single malt from Bushmills Distillery. It is triple distilled then matured in a mix of bourbon casks and Oloroso sherry before finishing in Madeira barrels. Bottled at 40% ABV.
Producer Description
"Our Bushmills 21 Year Old is a marriage of single malts matured for at least 19 years in hand-selected Oloroso sherry butts and bourbon barrels, then finished in Madeira casks for a further two years. This unusually long finishing period allows our single malt to patiently mellow, mature and pick up deeper notes of ripe fruit and dried raisins from the fortified Portuguese wine casks. Our 21 Year Old is only crafted in limited numbers and each bottle is numbered."
Best`s Great Western Chardonnay
$34.99
Founded in 1866, Bests' is a family-owned and operated winery with some of the oldest and rarest vines in the world. One of the great things about this Great Western Chard is the fact that the grapes come from some of the earliest plantings of Chardonnay in Australia. They are grown on a deep gravel hill with a west-facing slope and what this means is low yields and great intense flavors. After pressing, the wine spent 8 months in 30% new French oak barriques and achieved 30% malolactic fermentation with plenty of lees contact to encourage a rich, complex and textured wine. Aromas of flint and stone fruit are followed by rich and complex notes on the palate yet it remains elegant and subtle.
Seven Terraces Sauvigon Blanc
$21.99
Foxes Island Wines is a family owned wine company in the very heart of Marlborough, renowned for its Sauvignon Blanc. Winemaker John Belsham offers up a great tasting white. Rich on the nose – not overly grassy and green but ripe and developed with lashings of tropical fruit. Savor pineapples, gala apples and passion fruit with sprinklings of lime juice, minerality, pepper and a lovely dry finish. Enjoy!
Tedeschi Soave
$25.99
A crowd-pleasing white wine at a great price! Tedeschi boasts a deep bond with the Valpolicella region that has kept it on the path of quality and tradition produced exclusively from grapes grown on hillsides. Since 1630, their family has believed in the extraordinary potential of local wine production, enhancing its value in a modern key with innovative production and environmental management methods with the end result of creating wines that are able to evoke emotion and render homage to the magnificent land. Soave, named after the hilltop town in the Veneto, is made from 85% Garganega and 15% Chardonnay grapes which are harvested by hand in early October.
Toni Jost Bacharacher Trocken
$29.99
Toni Jost's grapes grow on steep slopes in the narrow valley of the Rhine. The northern location allows the grapes to ripen slowly. Unique Rieslings and Pinot Noirs grow here on slate soil. The manual work, minimally supported by special machines, is simply a reality on such steep vineyard sites and the wines express the work and care that goes into making them. The vineyards are located on both sides of the Rhine, in the Middle Rhine Valley and in the Rheingau. In Bacharach on the Middle Rhine, the family has been growing Rieslings here since 1831. Seven generations of the Jost family have laid the foundation for some of the best wines produced in the Mittlerhein and Rheingau.
Drouhin Oregon Cloudline P Noir
$33.99
Part of the Joseph Drouhin empire, Cloudine is an "affordable" Pinot Noir made from grapes grown in Oregon. It exhibits a fine balance of bright red-berry flavors and strong, soft tannins. It's fresh and lively now, but give it another six months and some of its sharper angles will have rounded out nicely.