Usseglio Charles Lirac
$38.99
Domaine Raymond Usseglio owns 18 hectares of vines in Chateauneuf du Pape. Three hectares of vines are used for grapes planted to produce Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc.. The remaining 15 hectares are devoted to growing red, Chateauneuf du Pape varietals.Their vines are well placed, primarily in two locations, with 50% of their vines planted in the famous La Crau vineyard, with the remaining vines situated close to the ancient castle of the Pope. Most of their vines are on average close to 60 years of age. But they do have old vines, some of which are more than 100 years of age. Domaine Raymond Usseglio also owns 5 hectares in the Cotes du Rhone appellation and another 3 hectares of vines that are classified as IGP. All the vineyards in Chateauneuf are farmed using sustainable, biodynamic farming techniques.
Massimo Lentsch Etna Teodoro
$42.99
From the owner: "My wine represents the culmination of an entire year’s work in the vineyards- day in, day out – up to the moment of harvest and vinification, and then also of its years of maturation and evolution. This is a process into which, silently and with humbleness and dedication, I give my all, constantly seeking new emotions and experiences: those that a man needs in order to keep giving himself new goals. That is what wine gives you: a new objective to reach every year, and ever since I began to become interested in it and then to produce it, I have understood that it was above all this that I needed. Each vintage tells the story of the weather conditions and of the work carried out in the vineyards, but it also – and especially – speaks about me, because I transfer into every bottle my personality, my character and my willpower. That is why I decided to put my name on them. The decision to create vineyards and a winery on Etna comes at a particular time in my life, in which much has altered at a personal level: a sort of milestone that marks a significant change. Producing high-quality wines in a zone that is very “trendy”, but also extremely competitive, represents a major challenge for me, and one that I intend to win."
Domaine du Pegau Pegovino
$57.99
Founded in 1670 they have extended the FERAUD & fils Estate to 22 hectares. Elvire, married to Léon Féraud was a winegrower and mother of four children. Paul, the youngest, and Laurence, the daughter of Paul & Odette, returned to settle in Châteauneuf du Pape in 1987, having completed her wine studies and wine and spirits business school. She proposed to her parents to create an independent family estate of 5ha and registered the name Pegau. The pegau is a wine jug used in the 14th century during the papal period. In 1987 the Domaine du Pegau was created.
Today the Domaine & Château Pegau represents:
- 5ha Côtes du Rhône Villages Red
- 20ha Côtes du Rhône Red
- 5ha Côtes du Rhône White
- 19ha French Wine
- 21ha Châteauneuf du Pape Red
- 2ha Châteauneuf-du-Pape White
These are amongst the most accoladed and sought- after wines in the Rhone Valley
El Castro Valtuille Cepas Centenarias
$89.99
Produced by Raul Perez, one of Spain's greatest winemakers, from ancient pre-phylloxera vines in a single vineyard. Valtuille Cepas Centenarias represents one of the most recognized wines of the winery.
The first vintage of the wine was made in 1999.
For its production, they use grapes from a single plot of the sandy clay zone of the “Mata los Pardos” vineyard, one of the most valued and least productive of the town, from which the most elegant wines are obtained.
The plots, facing east, are plowed every year so as not to contaminate the soil. Its yield, barely reaches 4 bunches per vine.
Hidden Bench Pinot Noir Beamsville
$52.99
Hidden Bench Estate Winery is an artisanal, terroir-focused winery dedicated to crafting premium wines solely from their own organic estate vineyards situated within the Beamsville Bench VQA sub-appellation. Non-interventionist, quality-focused and terroir-driven, Hidden Bench has established an ongoing reputation for consistent excellence both domestically and internationally.
Shaw and Smith Chardonnay
$67.99
The Adelaide Hills produces some of Australia's finest Chardonnay. M3 Vineyard was planted in 1995 and takes its name from owners Martin Shaw, Michael and Matthew Hill Smith. The grapes are hand picked and whole fruit pressed prior to undergoing barrel fermentation and maturation in French oak. But this is not an oaky Aussie. Sophisticated with pure fruit character, it's elegant. Wonderful with lobster.
Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc
$43.99
The name Dog Point dates from the earliest European settlement of Marlborough and the introduction of sheep to the district. These were days of few fences, of boundary riders and boundary keeping dogs. This Sauvignon is bright and zingy with an expressive style offering the perfect marriage between fruit and acidity. Best enjoyed now and ideal with shelled fish, especially oysters. The brilliant flare of lemon, lime, mineral and pear flavors keeps dancing as the finish rolls on and on. An expressive and extremely well balanced style. Drink now.
Delinquente Jaybird Bianco Macerato
$33.99
Delinquente makes small batch, minimal intervention wines from Southern Italian grape varieties grown in the Riverland, South Australia. The Bianco Macerato is an easy-drinking, approachable skin contact white wine. Each parcel was fermented separately – the Fiano and Chardonnay were pressed off skins straight away, while the Arinto Vermentino and Malvasia were fermented on skins until sugar dry, up to 14 days. Each parcel was allowed to go through malolactic fermentation and settle out before being blended just prior to bottling.
Dom De La Soufrandiere La Combe Desroche
$76.99
La Soufrandière was an old property located in Vinzelles, in the southern part of the Mâcon wine-producing region (in Southern Burgundy), initially purchased by Jules Bret, a Professor of Medicine. At that point, the vineyards covered an area of only one hectare, grown in Pouilly-Vinzelles Climat “Les Quarts” appellation d’origine contrôlée. The only sign remaining of its past wine-growing activity was a “tinailler” (a building typical of the Mâcon region, used to house vats), complete with an old-fashioned wine press. Jules Bret and his wife Louise (who came from Vinzelles) set about expanding the La Soufrandière vineyard by acquiring plots of vines adjoining their existing ones. At that time, all the vines were entrusted to sharecroppers (shared costs and production), while the grapes harvested were vinified and sold through the Vinzelles Wine Co-operative. La Soufrandière withdrew from the Vinzelles Wine Co-operative in anticipation of the arrival of Jean-Philippe and Jean-Guillaume, who bottled their first vintage in 2000. Since then they have acquired more vineyards in the region and have become certified biodynamic, producing some of the most expressive wines in southern Burgundy.