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FINE WINE & PREMIUM SPIRITSSEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2020

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On Falkenau Island in the Rhine sits Pfalzgrafenstein Castle: a former toll-collecting station that was not to be ignored. ON THE COVER: The Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Classics CollectionThe Vintages Classics Collection puts the world’s finest wines and spirits into your cellar. From Burgundy grands crus to sky-high single-vineyard Argentine expressions and everything in between, the Classics Collection offers an exciting assortment of the best, most iconic, most collectible wines from top regions, stellar vintages, legendary producers and more. Whether you’re a neophyte or a seasoned collector, these curated selections are sure to satisfy.

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6 FRANCE 10 AUSTRIA 10 GERMANY10 ITALY 14 SPAIN 14 CANADA 14 AUSTRALIA 15 NEW ZEALAND15 SOUTH AFRICA 16 ARGENTINA 16 CHILE17 USA

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October 202020 FRANCE 23 AUSTRIA 23 ITALY 26 SPAIN 26 AUSTRALIA27 NEW ZEALAND27 SOUTH AFRICA28 ARGENTINA 28 CHILE28 USA30 DESSERT WINE 30 FORTIFIED WINE

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FRANCE

Burgundy lovers will be excited to see the selections from 2017, while Rhône fans won’t want to miss out on two near-perfect wines from Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

BORDEAUXRED WINE

CHÂTEAU KIRWAN 20153e cru, AC Margaux

TASTING NOTE: A sleek wine with plenty of tannins, but they are already so well integrated that this has a very elegant personality. The long finish is rather mineral and very pure. Drink or hold. Score: 93 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Feb. 2, 2018)

98566 (XD) 750 mL $130.00

CHÂTEAU LANGOA BARTON 20103e cru, AC Saint-Julien

TASTING NOTE: Tightly focused, with a beam of cassis and blackberry fruit framed by integrated espresso and charcoal notes. The ample structure drives the polished finish, allowing extra notes of plum sauce, pastis and blueberry coulis to stride through. Shows serious grip at the very end. Best from 2016 through 2035. Score: 94 (James Molesworth, winespectator.com, March 31, 2013)

454207 (XD) 750 mL $156.00

CHÂTEAU LES ORMES 2012AC Saint-Julien

TASTING NOTE: Alluring roasted coffee bean nose, augmented by pepper and spice on the black fruits. Seductive Saint-Julien texture, displaying finesse and evolution, with mushroom tints to the intense fruit, and a refreshing end. Score: 95 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2019)

648295 (XD) 750 mL $69.00

CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE 2003AC Pauillac Grand Cru Classé

TASTING NOTE: Made from a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot, this spectacular 2003 hits all the sweet spots on the palate. A glorious bouquet of cedarwood, jammy black currants, cherries, licorice and truffle is followed by a dense, opulently textured, full-bodied wine with terrific purity and freshness as well as deep, velvety textured tannins. Enjoy this beauty over the next 10-12 years. Drink date: 2014-2026. Score: 95 (Robert Parker Jr., robertparker.com, Aug. 27, 2014)

15947 (XD) 750 mL $196.00

CHÂTEAU PRIEURE LICHINE 20154e cru, AC Margaux

TASTING NOTE: Some very ripe dark-plum aromas with a wealth of sweet spices and earthy notes. The palate has an impressively rich, suave and smooth core of black fruit with a powerful palate that delivers concentrated and intense structure. This is superb Margaux. Try from 2022. Score: 96 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Feb. 2, 2018)

15953 (XD) 750 mL $110.00

CLOS BEAUREGARD 2015AC Pomerol

TASTING NOTE: Aromas of dark fruits, tile, cedar, dried basil leaves, and smoked almonds. Full-bodied, tight and focused with polished tannins and a beautiful long finish. Love the texture and balance. Try it in 2021or later. Score: 94 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Feb. 2, 2018)

16242 (XD) 750 mL $69.00

DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER 2008AC Pessac-Léognan Grand Cru Classé

Dense, powerful wine that impresses both with its rich fruit and its balanced tannins. The whole wine is finely integrated, black berry flavors shot through with acidity and touches of wood. Certainly a wine for aging. Cellar Selection.

Score: 94 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, April 1, 2011)

15954 (XD) 750 mL $146.00

BURGUNDY

CÔTE DE NUITSRED WINE

DOMAINE ALAIN HUDELOT-NOËLLAT LES BEAUMONTS VOSNE-ROMANÉE 1ER CRU 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: The 2017 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaumonts surpasses its showing from barrel, unwinding in the glass with aromas of blackberries, orange rind, peonies, potpourri and spices. On the palate, it’s medium to full-bodied, rich and layered, with a fleshy core of fruit, refined tannins and an appealing sense of completeness. Drink date: 2025-2045. Score: 93 (William Kelley, robertparker.com, Jan. 9, 2020)

16268 (XD) 750 mL $270.00

DOMAINE ALAIN HUDELOT-NOËLLAT LES MURGERS NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 1ER CRU 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: The 2017 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Murgers is open and demonstrative, bursting with aromas of cherries, red berries and plums mingled with savory notes of grilled game and raw cocoa. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, succulent and charming, with a generous core of fruit and melting tannins. Drink date: 2022-2037. Score: 92 (William Kelley, robertparker.com, Jan. 9, 2020)

16271 (XD) 750 mL $176.00

G. ROBLOT-MARCHAND LES FUÉES CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 1ER CRU 2015AC

Burgundy’s 2015 Pinots are seriously impressive wines. They’re ripe and rich, offering refinement and freshness. This one was sourced from the limestone


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soils of the southeast-facing Les Fuées premier cru. The site affords the grapes exposure to the morning sun, giving them ample sunshine for ripening, while cool evenings assure freshness and balance.

13777 (XD) 750 mL $120.00

LOUIS LATOUR LES QUATRE JOURNAUX ROMANÉE SAINT-VIVANT GRAND CRU 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: Hints of ripe and bright aromas of strawberries and cherries. Floral and very pretty. Full-bodied and compact with pretty fruit. Vertical and structured. Better after 2022. Score: 95 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Feb. 12, 2019)

179598 (XD) 750 mL $860.00

PIERRE BRISSET LES ROUGES DU DESSUS VOSNE-ROMANÉE 1ER CRU 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: Chocolatey cherries on the nose – quite delicious, and more forward than in previous vintages – but it steps back into its customary restraint on the palate, as if apologising for an unseemly show of emotions. Broad red-silk flag across the mouth, spiky cumin and caraway spice, elegantly honed tannins arching high over the fruit. Drink date: 2022-2028. Score: 16.5 out of 20 (Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com, June 14, 2019)

13779 (XD) 750 mL $244.00

ROCHE DE BELLENE CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN GRAND CRU 2012AC

TASTING NOTE: As always with a grand cru from Gevrey-Chambertin, this wine shows immense power. It is dominated by black fruits as well as signs of the 60% wood aging. Behind, the red cherry fruits are developing along with the lively acidity. It needs to age and should not be drunk before 2019. Ranked #99 in the 2015 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Cellar Selections. Score: 95 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, July 1, 2015)

235390 (XD) 750 mL $320.00

CÔTE DE BEAUNERED WINE

DOMAINE TAWSE FRÉMIETS VOLNAY 1ER CRU 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: The 2017 Volnay Les Fremiets 1er Cru contains 50% whole clusters, matured in 20% new oak. It has quite an intense, slightly broody, marine-influenced bouquet, the oak discreet in its supporting role. The palate is well balanced and quite concentrated, with touches of black olive infusing the black fruit. The taut, linear finish feels long and tender. Excellent. Drinking window: 2021-2036. Score: 91-93 (Neal Martin, vinous.com, Jan. 2019)

577197 (XD) 750 mL $98.00

HENRI DE VILLAMONT CHASSAGNE- MONTRACHET MORGEOT 1ER CRU 2015AC

TASTING NOTE: This is a ripe wine, concentrated with spice, wood aging as well as the rich fruit of the vintage. Its bold fruits are generous and opulent, demanding aging. The wine comes from one of the best known of the Chassagne premier crus. Drink from 2020. Score: 91 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, Nov. 1, 2017)

15951 (XD) 750 mL $63.00

VINCENT GIRARDIN CLOS SAINT-JEAN CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 1ER CRU 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: Bursting from the glass with expressive aromas of berry fruit compote and dried flowers, the 2016 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Clos Saint-Jean is medium to full-bodied, supple and succulent, with an ample core of fruit, melting tannins and tangy acids, concluding with a precise and delicately fragrant finish. This captures all the site’s inherent fleshiness but none of the potential structural rusticity that so often accompanies it. Its gourmand, lavish profile makes it already irresistible. Drink date: 2020-2036.

Score: 92 (William Kelley, robertparker.com, April 30, 2019)

15937 (XD) 750 mL $100.00

WHITE WINE

DOMAINE LATOUR-GIRAUD CUVÉE CHARLES MAXIME MEURSAULT 2017AC

“.... the [2017] whites are within touching distance of the storied 2014s in the opinion of many (and possibly equal or exceed them in places according to some) ...” (Rupert Millar, thedrinksbusiness.com, Jan. 14, 2019). Expect this one to be a ripe, sensual wine, with depth, elegance and freshness, suggestions of lime citrus and white pepper, and a refined saline minerality.

299784 (XD) 750 mL $82.00

DOMAINE POTINET-AMPEAU PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 2014AC

Domaine Potinet-Ampeau has been worked by the Durrieu family for five generations. The family began keeping “vins de garde” (laying down wines to age before selling), and so Potinet-Ampeau has an impressive array of older vintages. The white wines of Burgundy’s 2014 vintage are ripe, juicy, forward expressions with excellent intensity and structure, marrying the richness of 2012 with the freshness of 2013.

16241 (XD) 750 mL $105.00

LOUIS JADOT BÂTARD-MONTRACHET GRAND CRU 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: There are eight barrels of the excellent 2017 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru (Maison Louis Jadot), an impressive wine that unfurls in the glass with aromas of crisp yellow orchard fruit, pear, pastry cream and honeycomb. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, deep and satiny, with more concentration and cut than this year’s Bienvenues, with an elegant sense of completeness and a long, lively finish. This will be well worth seeking out.


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VINCENT GIRARDIN LES CLOUS MEURSAULT 1ER CRU 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: From a hectare of domaine holdings that has been biodynamically farmed for the last three years, the 2017 Meursault Les Clous reveals an attractive bouquet of Anjou pear, lemon oil, white flowers and drawn butter. On the palate, it’s medium-bodied, tangy and tensile, with a pure, mineral-driven profile that’s defined by its hillside origins. Score: 89-91 (William Kelley, robertparker.com, Jan. 31, 2019)

15949 (XD) 750 mL $100.00

CHABLISWHITE WINE

DOMAINE COURTAULT BEAUROY CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: A solidly crafted premier cru that delivers a classic expression of Chablis. There’s considerable depth to the flavours, with lemon citrus and apricot standing out, followed by a sharply defined mineral-led finish. The mouthfeel has a pleasing roundness. Very fresh and crisp. This will be ideal for seafood. (Vintages panel, Jan. 2020)

15952 (XD) 750 mL $41.00

DOMAINE WILLIAM FÈVRE LES PREUSES CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: An exotic, totally beguiling wine, the 2017 Chablis Les Preuses Grand Cru melds together rich fruit with saline, mineral-drenched intensity. White flowers, mint, white pepper and crushed rocks add tremendous lift to this striking, utterly captivating Chablis. A wine of superb classicism, the Preuses has it all. That’s all there is to it. Drinking window: 2025-2037. Score: 97 (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, Jan. 2020)

391276 (XD) 750 mL $133.00

Score: 93-95 (William Kelley, robertparker.com, Jan. 31, 2019)

445007 (XD) 750 mL $617.00

ROCHE DE BELLENE VIEILLES VIGNES MEURSAULT 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: Ripe, full in the mouth and with good balance between acidity and ripe yellow fruits, this rich wine shows concentration from low-yielding vines. Fresh apples partner with peach flavors. Drink from 2020. Score: 90 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, April 1, 2019)

241091 (XD) 750 mL $98.00

VINCENT GIRARDIN LE LIMOZIN MEURSAULT 2016AC

Burgundy’s 2016 vintage was the smallest crop in a decade. But remember, big things come in small packages. The 2016 vintage in Burgundy stands out as a terrific year, with the wines delivering concentrated fruit, bright acidity and a precisely articulated sense of terroir. Le Limozin lieu-dit sits just below Les Genevrières premier cru, and its wines offer near-premier-cru quality. A great buy.

15938 (XD) 750 mL $100.00

VINCENT GIRARDIN LES CHAUMÉES CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 1ER CRU 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: The 2017 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Chaumées reveals aromas of crisp green pear, toasted nuts, spices and honey, followed by a medium to full-bodied, satiny and enveloping palate that’s tangy, precise and penetrating. This is a classy, deftly balanced Chaumées that should offer a broad drinking window. Score: 90-92 (William Kelley, robertparker.com, Jan. 31, 2019)

15948 (XD) 750 mL $134.00

CÔTE CHALONNAISERED WINE

DOMAINE BELLEVILLE CLOS L’EVEQUE MERCUREY 1ER CRU 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: From clay-limestone soils that err on the side of limestone, this wine is gorgeously elegant with real power through the mid-palate, softened by a grilled caramel edge. I love this – it’s serious but has grace and lightness of touch. It closes in on the finish, letting you know that it’s going to exceed expectations with some ageing. 35% new oak. Drinking window 2019-2036. Score: 94 (Jane Anson, Decanter, May 22, 2019)

15950 (XD) 750 mL $61.00

RHÔNE

NORTHERN RHÔNERED WINE

FRANÇOIS VILLARD MALFONDIÈRES CROZES HERMITAGE 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: From 45-year-old vines in Mercurol, Villard’s 2017 Crozes Hermitage Malfondieres was vinified as whole clusters in an oak vat, then aged in used barrels for 18 months. Cassis and black cherry notes lead the way in this medium to full-bodied wine, which is graced with hints of crushed stone, a velvety feel and some faintly stemmy notes (herbal tea) on the finish. Tasted twice (once blind) about a week apart, it came across more structured and chewier on one occasion than the other, although the quality was otherwise consistent. Drink date: 2020-2028. Score: 91 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, Jan. 31, 2020)

16234 (XD) 750 mL $74.00

GABRIEL MEFFRE LAURUS 2017AC Côte Rôtie

TASTING NOTE: Incense, exotic flowers, orange blossom, hints of bacon fat, and


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DOMAINE DU PEGAU CUVÉE LAURENCE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2014AC

TASTING NOTE: This wine shows complexities of cocoa, leather, rose petal and earth that juxtapose mouthwatering blackberry and plum flavors. Its fruit is at the forefront but anchored by a mineral undertow that should intensify with age. It’s a beauty already, framed by fine, chalky tannins. Editors’ Choice. Score: 98 (Anna Lee Iijima, Wine Enthusiast, Dec. 31, 2019)

168161 (XD) 750 mL $135.00

XAVIER ARCANE L’ETOILE BEAUMES DE VENISEAP

TASTING NOTE: Coming from the higher elevation sites, the NV Beaumes de Venise Arcane Etoile is another elegant, finesse-oriented wine from Xavier that has both richness and freshness. A blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre as well as a small amount of Viognier from 2015, 2016, and 2017, it has something profound in its texture and balance. Notes of black raspberries, currants, dried flowers, lavender, and pepper are followed by a beautiful, full-bodied, elegant wine that might just be one of the greatest red wines to come from Beaumes de Venise. Score: 95 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, Aug. 16, 2019)

15942 (XD) 750 mL $40.00

WHITE WINE

CLOS DE L’ORATOIRE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE BLANC 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: While this dry wine’s crisp apple, white grapefruit and pear notes are understated on the nose and palate, its opulent, creamy mouthfeel is the showcase. Full bodied and honeyed yet not heavy, it shows hints of cashew, earth and saline complexities in develop-ment. Although drinking elegantly now, it should be even better from 2026. Cellar Selection.

assorted sweet strawberry and raspberry fruits emerge from the 2017 Côte Rôtie Laurus, and it’s medium to full-bodied, has a silky elegant texture, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It’s still tight and closed on the palate, so give bottles 2-3 years. Maturity: 2023-2033. Score: 91+ (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, Dec. 12, 2019)

13402 (XD) 750 mL $80.00

SOUTHERN RHÔNERED WINE

CHAPELLE SAINT THEODORIC LA GUIGASSE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: As I predicted last year, the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape La Guigasse has smoothed out considerably and seemingly absorbed the stemmy elements I noted previously. Still not yet bottled, it now offers wonderful fruit purity and intensity. Raspberries and cherries are delivered on a full-bodied, rich and creamy palate that somehow avoids any sense of heaviness. It looks to be a stunning example of 70-year-old Grenache from the sandy lieu-dit of the same name. Drink date: 2020-2035. Score: 95-97 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, Aug. 31, 2018)

378174 (XD) 750 mL $105.00

DOMAINE DE LA SOLITUDE RÉSERVE SECRÈTE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: The top cuvée is the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Réserve Secrete, a deep, rich, massive wine that stays balanced, pure and elegant. Crème de cassis, pepper, crushed violets, and new saddle leather notes all give way to a rockingly textured, full-bodied, balanced beauty that’s going to keep for 20+ years. I wasn’t able to get the final blend, which changes every year for this cuvée, but it’s almost always a mix of Grenache and Syrah. Maturity: 2022-2042. Score: 97+ (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, Aug. 28, 2018)

499871 (XD) 750 mL $142.00

Score: 93 (Anna Lee Iijima, Wine Enthusiast, July 1, 2018)

15939 (XD) 750 mL $53.00

MICHEL GASSIER LOU COUCARDIÉ BLANC 2016AC Costières de Nîmes

TASTING NOTE: From the Bec vineyard located in the southern part of the appellation, the 2016 Costières de Nîmes Blanc Lou Coucardié is another tour de force from this appellation. Buttered apple, orange blossom, hints of apricot and spice all give way to [a] rich, fleshy, yet fresh and pure white that’s going to shine on the dinner table. This cuvée is 40% each of Grenache Blanc and Roussanne, with the balance Viognier, aged on lees in 500-liter barrels. Score: 93 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, Oct. 19, 2017)

406249 (XD) 750 mL $36.00

ALSACEWHITE WINE

PIERRE SPARR MAMBOURG GEWURZTRAMINER 2017AC Alsace Grand Cru

TASTING NOTE: A concentrated nose of Damask rose and juicy peach makes for a heady opening on this wine. A hint of grapefruit-peel spice plays on the juicy, medium-sweet palate. Along with citrus freshness, this creates a lovely balance of richness and freshness. Score: 90 (Anne Krebiehl, MW, Wine Enthusiast, Nov. 1, 2019)

915157 (M) 750 mL $28.00


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RENÉ MURÉ CÔTE DE ROUFFACH RIESLING 2016AC Alsace

TASTING NOTE: Beautifully aromatic, featuring lots of mineral and honey on the nose and palate, along with flavors of poached quince, sliced almond, star fruit and fleur de sel. Statuesque and framed by firm acidity, this is light-to medium-bodied, with an intense, mineral-driven finish. Drink now through 2030. Score: 93 (Alison Napjus, winespectator.com, Dec. 31, 2018)

634741 (XD) 750 mL $30.00

TRIMBACH CUVÉE FRÉDÉRIC ÉMILE RIESLING 2011AC Alsace

TASTING NOTE: For a seven-year-old dry white, this has great vitality. The more air it gets, the more candied-citrus, pear and dried-herb aromas emerge. Although the wine’s frame is on the sleek side, there’s serious concentration. The finish is very long with a cascade of herbal and mineral notes. Drink or hold. Score: 94 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, May 28, 2018)

728535 (XD) 750 mL $83.00

MIDIRED WINE

CHÂTEAU L’HOSPITALET LA RÉSERVE ROUGE 2018La Clape, AC Coteaux du Languedoc

You can expect this classic blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre to express red and black berry, some smoke, herb and spice tones and underlying chocolate and vanilla. Enjoy it tonight with grilled lamb or give it 5-8 years in your cellar.

682492 (XD) 750 mL $38.00

AUSTRIA A rich, fragrant, high-scoring Grüner Veltliner offers insight into the refined character of the Kremstal region.

WHITE WINE

TURK RIED KREMSER THURNERBERG GRÜNER VELTLINER 2017DAC Kremstal

TASTING NOTE: The fragrance of crushed citrus leaves creates a heady opening on the nose before ripe pear and lemon balm follow. The palate presents a picture of concentrated zestiness with edges of white pepper, salty preserved lemon and arugula, all wrapped in pear-fruited richness. Zest also characterizes the finish of this wine, which carries its full-flavored richness lightly. Score: 95 (Anne Krebiehl, MW, Wine Enthusiast, March 1, 2019)

16622 (XD) 750 mL $43.00

GERMANY Elegance and charm come to the fore with this exquisite, cellar-worthy Riesling from Mosel.

MOSELWHITE WINE

J.J. PRUEM WEHLENER SONNENUHR RIESLING KABINETT 2018Prädikatswein

TASTING NOTE: The 2018 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Kabinett offers a delicately creamy nose made of cassis, floral elements, apricot, and chalky minerals. The wine proves delicately tickly on the overall creamy and quite playful palate, and leaves a nice feel of passion fruit, melon, herbs, and a touch of cardamom in the long and superbly elegant finish. The sweetness is already nicely integrated. 2023-2033. Score: 91 (Jean Fisch & David Rayer, moselfinewines.com, Oct. 2019)

15302 (S) 750 mL $71.00

ITALYBreathtaking expressions from Piedmont, Tuscany and Sicily, to name but a few of the eye-catching regions in this selection.

CAMPANIARED WINE

SALVATORE MOLETTIERI VIGNA CINQUE QUERCE TAURASI 2012DOCG

TASTING NOTE: A deep, plush, full-bodied red, with dense tannins that are well-meshed to flavors of black cherry pâte de fruit, olive paste, cured tobacco, spice box, iron and graphite. Big and brooding, this nonetheless maintains a sense of elegance throughout. Best from 2022 through 2032. Highly recommended. Score: 95 (Alison Napjus, winespectator.com, Nov. 30, 2019)

406223 (XD) 750 mL $69.00

FRIULIRED WINE

MARCO FELLUGA RUSSIZ SUPERIORE CABERNET FRANC 2017DOC Collio

This Cab Franc is sourced from vines planted in limestone and clay soils at between 80 and 200 metres elevation in the hills of the Collio region. You can expect it to suggest a wealth of dark fruit, herbs and spice, framed by mineral and smoke tones. It’s a wine that will drink well tonight with grilled steak or lamb but will also continue to evolve for a further 8-10+ years.

16572 (XD) 750 mL $39.00

LAZIORED WINE

FIORANO ROSSO 2014IGT Rosso Lazio

TASTING NOTE: The 2014 Rosso Fiorano (Alberico) is a blend of Cabernet


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Sauvignon and Merlot. I tasted bottle number 130 of 1,035 bottles released. In the U.S. and U.K. markets, this wine is named Alberico. In Italy and Asian markets, the wine is simply called Rosso Fiorano. Showing lavish Lazio sunshine and ripeness, the wine is redolent of dark fruit and blackberry preserves. I do note, however, that the wine’s ripeness does push the boundaries. You get some savory aromas of bacon fat and cured meat followed by raisins and dried prune. There is a distant point of sweetness in the mouth as well. Drink date: 2019-2029. Score: 91 (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, Oct. 17, 2019)

570218 (XD) 750 mL $129.00

PIEDMONTRED WINE

DAMILANO BRUNATE BAROLO 2014DOCG

TASTING NOTE: Chewy, offering saturated flavors of plum, strawberry, cherry, tar and tobacco, all shaded by spicy oak. The vibrant structure keeps this focused and long on the finish. Best from 2022 through 2042. Score: 93 (Bruce Sanderson, winespectator.com, Dec. 15, 2018)

16570 (XD) 750 mL $84.00

DAMILANO CEREQUIO BAROLO 2014DOCG

TASTING NOTE: This elegant red reveals licorice-tinged cherry and plum flavors, stitched together by a lively structure. Almost silky in texture, with earth and spice accents adding interest as this lingers on the finish. Best from 2021 through 2039. Score: 93 (Bruce Sanderson, winespectator.com, Dec. 15, 2018)

16571 (XD) 750 mL $84.00

ENZO BOGLIETTI CASE NERE BAROLO 2015DOCG

TASTING NOTE: Pure fruit tea here makes for an exciting nose, before fresh herbs, violets, lavender, mandarin, tamarind and a touch of cedar spring

from the glass. Very dense and structured yet impressively refined with cutting, deft acidity. Medium-to full-bodied and very long on the finish. Drink from 2023. Score: 96 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Nov. 7, 2019)

15351 (XD) 750 mL $99.00

FRATELLI SERIO & BATTISTA CANNUBI BAROLO 2015DOCG

TASTING NOTE: Balsamic aromas of camphor meld with scents of woodland berry, new leather, violet and tobacco on this fragrant red. The rounded, full-bodied palate shows elegance and structure, delivering ripe Marasca cherry, raspberry compote and baking spice alongside tightly knit, noble tannins that need several more years to unwind. Drink 2023-2035. Score: 93 (Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast, Dec. 1, 2019)

16615 (XD) 750 mL $73.00

MICHELE CHIARLO LA COURT RISERVA NIZZA 2015DOCG

TASTING NOTE: Red-skinned berry, blue flower, wild herb, menthol and clove aromas fill the glass. Smooth and delicious, the elegantly structured palate delivers layers of black cherry, ripe blackberry, mint and licorice framed in polished tannins. Fresh acidity gives it balance and energy. Drink 2019-2027. Score: 95 (Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast, Oct. 1, 2018)

157610 (XD) 750 mL $53.00

PRUNOTTO BARBARESCO 2017DOCG(Marchesi Antinori)

Prunotto had already established a stellar reputation in Piedmont for almost a century before the Antinori family took over its stewardship in 1994. Look for open red fruit notes, an impressive structure and a silky, lithe, elegant character in this 2017 Barbaresco. The 2016 vintage earned scores in the 90s from Wine Spectator, robertparker.com and James Suckling.

329938 (XD) 750 mL $46.00

PUNSET CAMPO QUADRO BARBARESCO 2011DOCG

TASTING NOTE: (Translated from the German) Rich, dark garnet red. Intense and charming nose, with tea and rose petals, ample ripe plums, and a touch of dark caramel. The palate offers sweet fruit, plums, blackberries, and some earthy dried mushrooms with gripping and dense tannins. Mouth-coating and concentrated. Score: 94 (Othmar Kiem, falstaff.ch, Aug. 30, 2018)

419614 (XD) 750 mL $69.00

SILVIO GRASSO ANNUNZIATA VIGNE PLICOTTI BAROLO 2015DOCG

TASTING NOTE: Very attractive vanilla and cedar in a modern stance here, leading to a rich array of ripe red cherries and berries, as well as crushed roses. The palate has a very succulent edge with a fresh, ripe and juicy core of red cherries and a wealth of rich, sweeping tannins that hold the finish long. Try from 2023. Score: 95 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Nov. 7, 2019)

14742 (XD) 750 mL $88.00

SILVIO GRASSO GIACHINI BAROLO 2015DOCG

TASTING NOTE: Entrancing, fragrant nose with roses and all manner of bright, leafy nuances on offer, as well as a strong thread of wild herbs and grasses and abundant red fruit. The palate has a very rich, sweet core of succulent, fleshy red-cherry flavor. The tannins are smooth and ripe. Great length here. Drink or hold. Score: 94 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Nov. 7, 2019)

82941 (XD) 750 mL $74.00

SICILYRED WINE

LE CASEMATTE FARO 2016DOC

TASTING NOTE: Deep red-ruby. Spicy


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fermentation, the wine goes into large Slavonian oak casks for four years. The finish is soft and supple with sweet berry flavors. This wine has made an impressive jump forward in this vintage. Drink date: 2020-2040. Score: 95 (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, Feb. 28, 2018)

16562 (XD) 750 mL $110.00

LE SERRE NUOVE 2018DOC Bolgheri Rosso(Tenuta dell’Ornellaia)

TASTING NOTE: Really beautiful second wine from Ornellaia with blackcurrant and blueberry aromas and flavors. Full body and round, soft tannins that caress the palate. Score: 95-96 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Nov. 7, 2019)

51482 (D) 1500 mL $160.00 51490 (D) 3000 mL $350.00 520809 (D) 6000 mL $811.00

PETROLO GALATRONA 2017DOC Val d’Arno di Sopra

TASTING NOTE: Despite the hardships of the vintage, Luca Sanjust and the team at Petrolo poured all their focus and attention into creating this wine. The 2017 Galatrona shows a hot-vintage interpretation of Merlot that never feels too ripe or heavy. Instead, this wine ushers forth a remarkable succession of balsam herb-like aromas with Mediterranean shrub, rosemary essence and wild sage. Those garden-fresh aromas accompany the dark blackberry fruit that gives this wine its important center of gravity. The Merlot harvest came two weeks early in 2017, and yields were greatly reduced. I am suggesting a slightly shorter drinking window for the 2017 vintage compared to the cellar-worthy 2016 edition. Drink date: 2020-2035. Score: 95 (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, Aug. 30, 2019)

21998 (D) 750 mL $183.00

RENIERI GRAN SELEZIONE CHIANTI CLASSICO 2016DOCG

TASTING NOTE: Shows really beautiful aromas of lavender, tea leaves, dark

citrus fruits, minerals, balsamic oils and woodsy notes on the captivating nose. Offers lovely vibrancy to its earthy and musky red fruit and mineral flavors, nicely complicated by a perfumed floral undertone. Very well balanced, with a long clean spicy finish. This is yet another knockout, smashingly good Faro from the 2016 vintage. A blend of Nerello Mascalese, Nocera, Nero d’Avola and Nerello Cappuccio. Drinking window: 2021-2028. Score: 94 (Ian D’Agata, vinous.com, Aug. 2019)

16566 (XD) 750 mL $44.00

PIETRADOLCE BARBAGALLI 2015DOC Etna Rosso

TASTING NOTE: Here is a wine I always look forward to tasting. The 2015 Etna Rosso Barbagalli is made with extraordinary pre-phylloxera vines that range up to 120 years old. You definitely taste the rich concentration and focused aromatic intensity that is so unique to old vines. This wine is characterized by the very steady, slow-paced nature of its aromas that unfold with elegance and grace. Small forest berry is followed by licorice, tar and dried violets. To the palate, the wine is very firm, tightly knit and embroidered with lovely little details and nuances. The wine is aged in 700-liter oak casks (lightly toasted) for 20 months. Drink date: 2018-2040. Score: 95 (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, Dec. 28, 2018)

16569 (XD) 750 mL $139.00

TUSCANYRED WINE

CORTONESI LA MANNELLA RISERVA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2012DOCG

TASTING NOTE: A pleasant rusticity is the hallmark of this red, whose macerated cherry, currant and earth flavors are encased in burly tannins. The ripe fruit prevails and this persists on the finish, with lively berry, tobacco and tea notes. Best from 2023 through 2035.

Score: 94 (Bruce Sanderson, winespectator.com, June 30, 2018)

11686 (XD) 750 mL $195.00

IL PARADISO DI FRASSINA MOZ ART BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2015DOCG(Stanley Brothers)

TASTING NOTE: Putting your nose in this is like smelling a beautiful, long-brewed Chinese tea; it’s redolent of camomile, nutmeg, cedar, walnuts and cloves. This is neither the most concentrated nor the most structured Brunello; it’s not even the most fruity or fresh, but its unforced beauty and gliding, resolved tannin texture make for wonderful drinking – now or later. Score: 94 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Nov. 7, 2019)

551580 (XD) 750 mL $64.00

ISOLE E OLENA COLLEZIONE PRIVATA SYRAH 2016IGT Toscana

TASTING NOTE: I absolutely love this profound and beautiful Syrah from Tuscany. The 2016 Syrah Collezione Privata offers a unique interpretation of the grape that delivers much of the heft, power, smokiness and textural richness of the French grape, however it also shows purely Italian flares of grilled herb, blue flower, moist earth and Toscano cigar. Bold cherry fruit fills the core of this wine, and there is plenty of padding and extra richness at the edges. The wine is rich, velvety and long in terms of mouthfeel. It ages in oak for 18 months. Drink date: 2020-2040. Score: 96 (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, Sept. 19, 2019)

573998 (XD) 750 mL $82.00

LA GERLA GLI ANGELI RISERVA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2012DOCG

TASTING NOTE: Here is a dense and meaty Tusan red that flaunts its immediate power, structure and intensity. The 2012 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva gli Angeli is robust and deep thanks to a generous offering of dark fruit, spice and tar-like aromas. Fruit is carefully selected for this wine, and the grapes are fermented in stainless steel. Post


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cherries, heather, Thai basil and bay leaf. Full-bodied and ripe but very savory with a firm backbone of structured tannins. Compact and elegant but long and complex. Drink now or hold. Score: 95 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Nov. 7, 2019)

15086 (XD) 750 mL $54.00

SOLDERA BASSE SANGIOVESE 2015IGT Toscana

TASTING NOTE: Pale garnet with leaf-mould arias and striking freshness. This glorious wine is so healthily pure and long, it’s like the most luxurious mouthwash. I remark that I feel I could almost enjoy this tonight but he assures me it needs another four years in cask. When to drink: 2022-2044. Score: 18.5+ out of 20 (Jancis Robinson, MW, jancisrobinson.com, June 28, 2018)

402271 (XD) 750 mL $783.00 636647 (XD) 1500 mL $1576.00

UMBRIARED WINE

LUNGAROTTI SAGRANTINO DI MONTEFALCO 2015DOCG

TASTING NOTE: A plush Umbrian red that shows dried violets, wet earth, blackberry tart and lots of cherry compote. Full-bodied and very dense, but with enough firmness to the tannins to carry this through. Drink from 2021. Score: 91 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Nov. 7, 2019)

315499 (XD) 750 mL $49.00

WHITE WINE

CASTELLO DELLA SALA CERVARO DELLA SALA 2018IGT Umbria(Marchesi Antinori)

TASTING NOTE: Compared to the 2017 vintage that shows a more accessible and full-bodied style, the 2018 Cervaro della Sala is a classic edition – it’s about as classic as I have ever tasted this

landmark white from Umbria to be. This cooler vintage prizes finesse and elegance, and those traits are matched by efforts in the winery to accomplish that same goal. On many levels, the 2018 vintage opens a new chapter for Cervaro della Sala, with a stronger emphasis on preserved lemon, crisp pear and crushed mineral. The wine offers beautiful freshness and linearity. I must also mention that this vintage is released while the fruit is still a bit closed or shy. That slightly reductive approach bodes very well for the wine’s future evolution. Drink date: 2020-2035. Score: 96 (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, Oct. 17, 2019)

512376 (XD) 750 mL $78.00 693556 (XD) 1500 mL $188.00 693531 (XD) 3000 mL $386.00

VENETORED WINE

LE RAGOSE AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2009DOC

TASTING NOTE: This remains quite lifted, with excellent structure and exciting notions of coffee and dried fruit. A great glimpse into aged Amarone. Good balance and length. (Vintages panel, Jan. 2020) [Luca Maroni did not provide a tasting note.] Score: 93 (Luca Maroni, lucamaroni.com, Aug. 8, 2019)

700872 (XD) 750 mL $63.00

QUINTARELLI AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2012DOC

For fans of this wine, this vintage of the Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico will likely carry some additional significance, as the legendary Giuseppe Quintarelli passed away in 2012 at the age of 84. This is a wine of true pedigree, sophistication and import. Expect a polished, silky, concentrated wine that may reward as many as three decades in your cellar.

402149 (D) 750 mL $472.00

QUINTARELLI PRIMOFIORE 2017IGT Veneto

Primofiore (“first flower”) is sourced from vines that are over 30 years of age and is the first wine from any given vintage released by Quintarelli. This blend of Corvina, Corvinone, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc is the only red Quintarelli wine that isn’t crafted using the ripasso method. Expect a complex, layered wine with impressive fruit and spice notes.

20867 (XD) 750 mL $79.00

QUINTARELLI ROSSO DEL BEPI 2010IGT Veneto

It’s hard to fathom that the Rosso del Bepi, a wine of impeccable balance and refinement, is produced in “declassified” vintages and so is only made when Quintarelli’s exacting conditions for their Amarone are not met. These strict standards were instrumental in setting the wines of Quintarelli apart. Expect concentrated fruit, earth and spice, and a cellarability reaching into the late ’30s.

991356 (XD) 750 mL $232.00

WHITE WINE

GINI LA FROSCA SOAVE CLASSICO 2016DOC

TASTING NOTE: Radiant and loaded with finesse, this stunning white opens with enticing scents of fragrant spring flower, acacia, white stone fruit and wild herb. The round, elegant palate is focused, precise and energetic, delivering peach, Bartlett pear, ginger and tangerine drop candy alongside bright acidity. It closes on a tangy mineral note evoking crushed oyster shell. A gorgeous wine. Drink through 2028. This was ranked #25 in the 2019 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Cellar Selections. Score: 95 (Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast, Nov. 1, 2019)

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marks so many of winemaker Paul Pender’s wine, as well as the evident concentration and genuine depth and density that comes from careful farming. It has been kept tightly under wraps from oxygen and still presents a gently reductive side, a good thing if your intention is to age the wine. As it is, I would tuck in the cellar for another 2-3 years to develop more aromatic amplitude and fine-tune the palate texture. Best 2021-2030. Certified Organic and Biodynamic. Score: 92 (John Szabo, MS, winealign.com, March 11, 2019)

398347 (XD) 750 mL $48.95

WHITE WINE

TAWSE ROBYN’S BLOCK CHARDONNAY 2016VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment

TASTING NOTE: Robyn’s Block is a mature site below the winery now biodynamically farmed. This is a very Meursault-like chardonnay with a complex, ripe nose of well integrated poached pear, custard, gentle nutmeg and peat smoke. It is quite full bodied, fleshy and rounded with some heat and a touch of wood tannin. Considerable spice on the finish; the length is excellent, with some minerality. Powerful if less elegant chard from a warm year. Score: 91 (David Lawrason, winealign.com, March 10, 2020)

416321 (XD) 750 mL $46.15

AUSTRALIA

A full-throttle display of South Australia’s prowess with Shiraz and Grenache.

RED WINE

HENSCHKE HILL OF GRACE SHIRAZ 2014Eden Valley, South Australia

TASTING NOTE: Miraculous crimson colour is an early indication of a Hill of Grace that transcends its reputation

reviewed at time of publication. The 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 vintages of this lively, pungent wine were rated 94, 95, 95 and 96, respectively, by Luis Gutiérrez of robertparker.com; a telling attestation of this wine’s consistent excellence. This is a wine that will cellar for 10+ years.

45500 (XD) 750 mL $64.00

CANADABeguiling wines from two top-tier producers that bear witness to the versatility and excellence of the Four Mile Creek and Twenty Mile Bench appellations.

ONTARIORED WINE

SOUTHBROOK WITNESS BLOCK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017VQA Four Mile Creek, Niagara-on-the-Lake

TASTING NOTE: Opens in a compelling fashion with notes of soy and worster sauce along with plum and raspberries on the nose. Lovely bold fruit is notable on the palate. Mid-weight with elegant tannins and well-balanced acidity. A refined approach offering a pure expression of the grape. Harmonious with very good length. Score: 91 (Sara d’Amato, winealign.com, Jan. 13, 2020)

10089 (XD) 750 mL $45.00

TAWSE CHERRY AVENUE PINOT NOIR 2016VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment

TASTING NOTE: The Tawse Cherry Avenue pinot is a ripe and fleshy, supple and almost voluptuous wine, with generous, mouth-filling palate, very satisfying, and abundant but ripe and soft tannins, rendering it highly appealing overall. It shows a little more warmth, heft and roundness than the (also excellent) Quarry Road Pinot, but maintains the chiseled structure and fine detailing that

SPAINA top-flight red from Priorat and a generously textured, cellarable white from Rioja.

RED WINE

MAS D’EN GIL CLOS FONTÀ 2014DO Priorat

TASTING NOTE: As classical as it gets, the red 2014 Clos Fontà, a selection of the oldest vines from their 40 hectares of vineyards, is a blend of 60% Garnacha and 40% Cariñena from vines planted between 1931 and 1973 on slate soils. It fermented in oak vats and matured in French and Austrian oak barrels and 1,500-liter vats for some 14 months. It has the Priorat character reminiscent of wet slate as well as wild berries, a floral touch, a tree bark-like twist and an unusual elegant rusticity. The palate is medium to full-bodied with ripe flavors but without excess, hints of Mediter- ranean herbs and flowers and a dry, long and austere finish with no room for sweetness. Drink date: 2019-2024. Score: 94 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, Aug. 30, 2019)

16614 (XD) 750 mL $100.00

WHITE WINE

LOPEZ DE HEREDIA VIÑA TONDONIA RESERVA BLANCO 2008DOCa Rioja

The 2008 Lopez de Heredia Viña Tondonia Reserva Blanco had not been


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as one of Australia’s greatest wines, its quality fiercely protected by Steven and Prue Henschke. You’ll never guess it came from a vintage overall rated good to very good (rather than outstanding). It moves with grace from start to finish, red fruits keeping a narrow lead over dark/black. Drink by: 2054. Score: 98 (James Halliday, winecompanion.com.au, Aug. 1, 2019)

399675 (XD) 750 mL $1130.00

JOHN DUVAL PLEXUS 2015Barossa Valley, South Australia

TASTING NOTE: A Grenache, Shiraz, Mataro blend, the 2015 Plexus has a pale to medium garnet-purple color and nose of kirsch, red currant jelly and raspberry preserves with hints of Chinese five spice, hoisin, roses, black pepper and underbrush. Rich, concentrated, full-bodied and full-on seductive, it fills the palate with exotically spiced red fruit preserves. With plush tannins and a balanced freshness, it has a perfumed finish with satisfying persistence. Drink date: 2017-2028. Score: 93 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Aug. 31, 2017)

73049 (XD) 750 mL $55.00

ROCKFORD BASKET PRESS SHIRAZ 2014Barossa Valley, South Australia

TASTING NOTE: Quintessential Basket Press, bowing to no passing fad or fancy, the high-shouldered, brown glass bottle with Rockford Wines embossed on its base and the distinctive label that will never change because it’s so perfect. It’s a manifestation of the wine it contains, always very good, this vintage outstanding. I taste well over 5,000 wines per year for the Wine Companion, and am never tempted to swallow during a day-long tasting session – well, this wine was the exception to prove the rule. Its balance, mouthfeel and silky purple and black fruits are perfect. Score: 99 (James Halliday, winecompanion.com.au, Aug. 1, 2018)

736488 (XD) 750 mL $115.00

TORBRECK HILLSIDE VINEYARD GRENACHE 2017Barossa Valley, South Australia

TASTING NOTE: Succulent spiced plum, blueberry and huckleberry flavors are elegant and powerful, showing concentration and oomph, but set against a silky frame. Details of sage, green tea and violet linger effortlessly on the long, expressive finish. Drink now through 2035. Score: 94 (MaryAnn Worobiec, winespectator.com, Dec. 31, 2019)

14983 (XD) 750 mL $96.00

NEW ZEALANDTwo single-vineyard Pinot Noirs from Felton Road, one of New Zealand’s most sought-after producers.

RED WINE

FELTON ROAD CALVERT PINOT NOIR 2018Central Otago, South Island

TASTING NOTE: Heavy silt soils with a thin layer of loess topsoil have produced a wine of surprising delicacy and grace but with impressive underlying power. Violet, red rose, cherry, plum and savoury characters with just a hint of spicy oak and cocoa powder. An accessible pinot noir with a sinewy core that suggests cellaring potential. Drink 2019 to 2029. Score: 95 (Bob Campbell, MW, bobcampbell.nz, Oct. 13, 2019)

14947 (XD) 750 mL $95.00

FELTON ROAD CORNISH POINT PINOT NOIR 2018Central Otago, South Island

TASTING NOTE: Aromas of fresh red cherries and some rose-like florals, in an upbeat, fruit-driven style. A very concentrated and ripe array of brambly raspberries and red cherries with smooth tannins, delivering a web of fresh-fruit flavor. Succulent and spicy, oak-tinged finish. Drink or hold. Score: 93 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Oct. 16, 2019)

167080 (XD) 750 mL $95.00

SOUTH AFRICAAn impressive Cabernet Franc-led Bordeaux blend, a focused, floral, intense Chenin, and an exciting first vintage of old-vine Semillon.

RED WINE

RAATS MR DE COMPOSTELLA 2017WO Stellenbosch

TASTING NOTE: The price has taken a bit of a leap since the last release, but there’s no denying the quality or track record of this exceptional Bordeaux red blend. Cabernet Franc-led, with 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot providing the supporting cast, this is a focused, youthful, appealingly self-assured red that combines fine-grained tannins, with scented 55% new wood and fine red berry, tobacco and blueberry fruit. 2022-29. Score: 96 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, South Africa Special Report 2019)

15647 (XD) 750 mL $99.00

WHITE WINE

MULLINEUX GRANITE CHENIN BLANC 2017WO Swartland

TASTING NOTE: First made in 2013, Granite has established itself as one of the best Chenins in the Cape, especially so in a vintage like 2017. Focused, floral and intense, with incredible grip and precision, creamy lees, stylish oak and good length. 2020-27. Score: 96 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, South Africa Special Report 2018)

15648 (XD) 750 mL $90.00

WILDEBERG WHITE 2018WO Franschhoek

TASTING NOTE: Talk about a flying start! A pointer in your first ever vintage is not a bad début, but this remarkable Semillon comes from Anton Roux’s famous 86-year-old vineyard and so has an advantage. Fermented and aged in


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Austrian oval barrels, this has stunning length, focus and balance, with subtle spicy oak, textured lees and incredible poise. 2020-26. Score: 95 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, South Africa Special Report 2019)

15623 (XD) 750 mL $40.00

ARGENTINAThree champion reds from the challenging, cool, El Niño-influenced 2016 vintage.

RED WINE

CATENA ZAPATA MUNDUS BACILLUS TERRAE ADRIANNA VI NEYARD MALBEC 2016Mendoza

TASTING NOTE: The 2016 Adrianna Vineyard Mundus Bacillus Terrae is from a cold and rainy El Niño vintage that broke the mold of typical Mendoza weather. The grapes were picked a bit later and achieved a slow, perfect ripening while retaining very good freshness. They used 50% full clusters in this cooler year. The wine was pressed before it finished fermenting (in concrete), and the juice – without skins, pips or stems – finished fermenting like a white in the foudre. When I tasted the wines after bottling, this felt a bit dizzy, with the aromatics coming and going, sometimes showing a little open. But the wine settled in bottle, and the palate shows the core of acidity that lifts the wine and provides incredible freshness; the tannins are ultra refined, and there is great overall balance. Drink date: 2019-2030. Score: 97 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, Oct. 31, 2019)

542837 (XD) 750 mL $344.00

CATENA ZAPATA NICOLÁS CABERNET SAUVIGNON/MALBEC 2016Uco Valley, Mendoza

TASTING NOTE: Consistently among the best red blends in Argentina, Nicolás combines Cabernet Sauvignon with 31% Malbec, aged in 20% new wood in 2016. There was no Agrelo component in this vintage, so it’s a cuvée from Gualtallary and Paraje Altamira. Elegant, perfumed and refined, this reflects the cooler vintage. 2021-32. Score: 97 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, Argentina Special Report 2019)

510958 (XD) 750 mL $123.00

CHEVAL DES ANDES 2016Mendoza

TASTING NOTE: Super refined and beautiful with flowers, spices, dried fruit and hints of stones. Medium to full body with very fine tannins and a gorgeous finish. Shows great finesse and depth. Savory character, as always, but in check. Drink in 2022. Score: 99 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, March 10, 2020)

15590 (XD) 750 mL $158.00

CHILE High-scoring, collectible wines from some of the biggest names in premium wine anywhere.

RED WINE

ALMAVIVA 2017Puente Alto, Maipo Valley(Concha y Toro & Baron Philippe de Rothschild)

TASTING NOTE: The aromas of blackberry leaves and iodine are wild and exotic here with mussel shells and earth underneath. Full-bodied, tight and chewy with powerful tannins that show muscle. It’s structured and powerful. Dense and very, very deep. Don’t touch this until 2025. Score: 100 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, March 2, 2020)

740233 (XD) 750 mL $294.00

LUIS FELIPE EDWARDS MOUNTAIN VINEYARDS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2014DO Colchagua Valley

TASTING NOTE: This is the first version of LFE’s most ambitious cabernet. It’s from a selection of high-altitude vineyards planted on hills in Puquillay, 900 meters above sea level in 2005. The idea, according to winemaker Nicolás Bizzarri, was to try to prove that it was possible to make a Colchagua cabernet that rivals the best in Chile. And that’s what they’ve done. The wine was aged in barrels for 18 months and then spent another 2 years in the bottle. It’s a cabernet that’s focused on fruit flavors. Unlike other top Chilean cabernets, it doesn’t have the mentholated notes (like some from Maipo Alto) but instead concentrates on the fruity and earthy flavors in a wine that has medium body but tremendous structure. Its tannins latch on to the palate and easily hold up all of those fruit flavors. Score: 96 (Descorchados, 2020)

15622 (XD) 750 mL $81.00

SANTA RITA PEWËN CARMENÈRE 2018Apalta, Colchagua Valley

TASTING NOTE: The Quijada family, which owns very old carménère vineyards in the Apalta zone in the Colchagua Valley, has had a contract to sell grapes to Santa Rita since the 1990s. That fruit has been used for Pewën, the house’s top carménère, since 2004. The style of that fruit, however, has changed significantly, especially since the 2017 vintage, when winemaker Sebastián Labbé decided to move up the harvest date, and, basically, stop being afraid of the variety’s herbal notes. Those herbal notes are here (the same ones that may have frightened many off a decade ago), accompanied by red fruit and spices in a tense wine with unusually crunchy acidity and fruit that’s very generous, and yet very deep at the same time. Score: 97 (Descorchados, 2020)

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USAA collector’s dream: top-rated wines from California and Washington that will reward for decades to come.

CALIFORNIARED WINE

AMUSE BOUCHE RED 2016Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: A blend of 86% Merlot and 14% Cabernet Franc, the medium garnet-purple colored 2016 Proprietary Red Blend Amuse Bouche sings of crushed red and black plums, black cherry compote, Ceylon tea, licorice and Indian spices with a waft of potpourri. The palate is medium to full-bodied, exquisitely elegant with firm yet satiny tannins, refreshing, perfumed, spicy and very long with savory notions coming through. Drink date: 2020-2042. Score: 95+ (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Oct. 29, 2018)

362863 (XD) 750 mL $610.00

CONTINUUM 2016Sage Mountain Vineyard, Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: The 2016 Proprietary Red Wine Sage Mountain Vineyard may very well be the single greatest vintage made here thus far. It is quite simply a stunning wine and a towering achievement from the Mondavi family. Powerful, ample and sweeping in stature, the 2016 boasts breathtaking intensity in all of its dimensions. I see the pure, vibrant fruit of the 2013, but with more finessed tannins that add to the wine’s feeling of real sensuality. Bright, precise and finely sculpted with remarkable persistence and perfectly integrated tannins, the 2016 is positively stellar – not to mention one of the wines of the vintage. Drink: 2022-2036. Score: 100 (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, Jan. 2020)

16933 (XD) 1500 mL $930.00

DOMINUS NAPANOOK 2016Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: This is a flamboyant red that offers hazelnuts, dark berries and a hint of chocolate. Full-bodied with round and soft tannins. So fresh. So rich, enticing and layered. A blend of 84 per cent cabernet sauvignon, nine per cent petit verdot and seven per cent cabernet franc. Delicious now. Drink or hold. Score: 96 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Nov. 19, 2018)

508234 (XD) 1500 mL $285.00

GRGICH HILLS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot. A sumptuous wine with abundant blackcurrant, blackberry, cherry, spice and wonderful dried herbs. Ripe tannin and balanced spicy oak. Real potential to develop further. Score: 96 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2019)

71407 (XD) 750 mL $105.00

GRGICH HILLS ESTATE GROWN ZINFANDEL 2015Napa Valley

Founded in 1977, Grgich Hills is an iconic producer who has been instrumental in defining Napa as a first-class wine region. You can expect this Zinfandel to be fresh and lively, with impressively articulated fruit, herbs, earth and spice all framed by well-integrated oak. This is typically a wine that exhibits tremendous balance between power and restraint.

903237 (XD) 750 mL $55.00

LOUIS M. MARTINI LOT 1 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: Broad-shouldered and dense, with very ripe waves of raspberry, plum and boysenberry reduction flavors coursing through, inlaid with singed vanilla, apple wood and sweet tobacco accents. Cuts a wide swath through the finish, with the fruit powering through in unison with the toast and a tug of

loam. A big ’un. Best from 2020 through 2030. Score: 94 (James Molesworth, winespectator.com, Feb. 28, 2019)

439976 (XD) 750 mL $230.00

LOUIS M. MARTINI MONTE ROSSO VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015Sonoma Valley

TASTING NOTE: Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon aged 28 months in new French oak (75%) and new American oak (19%), the deep garnet-purple colored 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Rosso Vineyard sings of blackberry pie, crème de cassis, fried herbs and cast iron pan with touches of tilled soil and dried lavender. Full and concentrated, with firm yet velvety tannins, it delivers mouth-filling black fruit preserves flavors and a long, mineral-laced finish. Drink date: 2019-2040. Score: 95 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Jan. 31, 2019)

407114 (XD) 750 mL $100.00

MORLET FAMILY COEUR DE VALLÉE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2014Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: From a valley floor site beside To Kalon, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Coeur de Vallée (76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Cabernet Franc) boasts an incredibly sexy, full-bodied, thrillingly textured profile as well as to-die-for notes of blueberries, black cherries, dried herbs, and flowers. This powerful, blockbuster-styled beauty checks in near the top of the vintage, and while already drinking beautifully, it will keep for 15-20 years. Score: 97 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, June 5, 2018)

14842 (XD) 750 mL $320.00


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MORLET FAMILY PASSIONNÉMENT CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2013Oakville, Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Passionnément comes from Oakville. This is pure Oakville bench Cabernet, with notes of Christmas fruitcake, unsmoked cigar tobacco, cedar wood and crème de cassis. There is a seamless integration of acidity, alcohol, wood and tannin, and the wine is opulent, majestic in the mouth, and very pure and rich. There are only 280 cases of this magnificent, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon which should drink well for 30+ years. Drink date: 2016-2046. Score: 98 (Robert Parker Jr., robertparker.com, Dec. 30, 2015)

14838 (XD) 750 mL $455.00

RAYMOND RESERVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: A really pretty red with blackberries and spice, hazelnuts and dark chocolate. Full to medium body and medium, fine and velvety tannins. Juicy and flavorful finish. Direct and focused. Racy is the word to describe this. Drink in 2024. Score: 97 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Feb. 14, 2020)

629287 (XD) 1500 mL $110.00

WHITE WINE

LIQUID FARM BIEN BIEN CHARDONNAY 2015Single vineyard, Santa Maria Valley, Santa Barbara

TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Bien Bien Chardonnay delivers opulent brioche, cashews and ginger notes over a core of ripe apricots and spiced pears. Medium-bodied, with wonderful tension and beautiful poise, the youthful stunner offers satisfying intensity and depth with a lovely layered finish. Drink date: 2017-2025. Score: 94+ (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Sept. 29, 2017)

16123 (XD) 750 mL $80.00

LIQUID FARM FOUR CHARDONNAY 2016Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbara County

TASTING NOTE: This blend of Clos Pepe, Bentrock, La Rinconada and Kessler-Haak vineyards begins with aromas of brioche, nectarine-mango jam and toasty oak on the nose. The palate offers an intriguing mix of honeydew, oak, toast and buttered peach flavors, making for a clean and compelling sip. Score: 93 (Matt Kettman, Wine Enthusiast, Oct. 1, 2019)

16124 (XD) 750 mL $99.00

MORLET FAMILY LA PROPORTION DORÉE 2016Sonoma County

TASTING NOTE: The 2016 La Proportion Doree is a blend of 67% Sémillon, 32% Sauvignon Blanc and 1% Muscadelle from 30+-year-old dry-farmed vines barrel fermented with bâtonnage. It comes strutting out of the glass like a total rock star, singing notes of ripe grapefruit, lemon meringue pie and white peaches with hints of beeswax, lime blossoms, candied ginger and nutmeg. Medium to full-bodied, the palate lends a seductively satiny texture with layer upon layer of citrus and stone fruit notions and a racy backbone to support, finishing on a long-lingering chalky note. Drink date: 2019-2032. Score: 98 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Oct. 29, 2018)

14840 (XD) 750 mL $195.00

WASHINGTONRED WINE

BETZ FAMILY WINERY LA CÔTE ROUSSE SYRAH 2017Red Mountain, Yakima Valley, Columbia Valley

TASTING NOTE: The 2017 Syrah La Côte Rousse was made from co-fermenting Syrah with Viognoeir to help lift the nose and add to the structure of the wine. Medium to full-bodied, it boasts beautiful floral notes and a dusty finesse of Red Mountain with a powerful mineral-driven kick that lingers on the focused palate. The La Côte Rousse is finessed and delivers expressive, elegant tart blackberry fruit and soft oak spices, followed by a lingering finish with soft black pepper tones and a rustic, dusty earth essence. Only 450 cases were made. Drink date: 2019-2042. Score: 96 (Anthony Mueller, robertparker.com, Dec. 30, 2019)

444414 (XD) 750 mL $80.00

OPPOSITE: The beautifully named Glass House Mountains of Queensland, Australia.


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the densely packed palate, it has a long, beautifully fragrant finish. Drink date: 2020-2047. Score: 96 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, March 29, 2019)

15956 (XD) 750 mL $115.00

BURGUNDY

CÔTE DE NUITSRED WINE

LOUIS MAX LES LIEVRES NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 2016AC

TASTING NOTE: The pronounced licorice and fennel character make this very distinctive. Has firm tannins that you’d expect from this appellation, but also plenty of cherries and a nice acidity. All of this builds to a crescendo finish that few village wines have. Drink or hold. Score: 93-94 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Feb. 15, 2018)

15936 (XD) 750 mL $79.00

MAISON ROCHE DE BELLENE LES CHABIOTS CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 1ER CRU 2015AC

TASTING NOTE: From 50 year old vines in ultra-high density planting (11,000 vines/hectare, according to Nicolas Potel), the nose is exceptionally pretty, ripe but fresh, exuding red berry-cherry fruit in a sophisticated and refined fashion. I love the touch of licorice, the gentle leafy-stemminess, the delicate wood spice, and the overall complexity. The palate is saturated with flavour – this is a genuine mouthful, dripping with ripe fruit but also contained by abundant, ripe acids. Tannins are ultra-fine but structured and the length is superb. Top notch; Best after 2027. Score: 96 (John Szabo, MS, winealign.com, Oct. 26, 2019)

14781 (XD) 750 mL $164.00

modern-styled winemaking at its finest, and arguments that such wines will not age well, do not represent their terroir, and are soul-less, are totally groundless. Give it five or so years of cellaring and drink it over the following 25-30 years. This is one of the great Margaux wines of the vintage. Drink date: 2018-2048. Score: 96 (Robert Parker Jr., robertparker.com, Feb. 27, 2013)

15945 (XD) 750 mL $224.00

CHÂTEAU LATOUR 20111er cru, AC Pauillac

TASTING NOTE: Big tannins and impressive fruits are the hallmarks of this impressive wine. It is also subtle, not showing all its flavors at once, hiding beneath tannins and structure. For this fruity vintage, it shows a strong sense of direct, solid structure, only allowing the strong black plum and berry flavors to come through slowly. It is for the long haul, so don’t drink before 2022, even better later. Cellar Selection. Score: 97 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, May 1, 2014)

133306 (XD) 750 mL $1355.00 566406 (XD) 750 mL $1355.00

CHÂTEAU MALESCOT- SAINT-EXUPÉRY 20143e cru, AC Margaux

TASTING NOTE: Dark currants and berries with walnuts on the nose. Follows through to a full body, integrated tannins and a gorgeous finish. Exciting. Wow. Drink in 2020. Score: 96 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Feb. 13, 2017)

14790 (XD) 750 mL $122.00

CHÂTEAU MARQUIS D’ALESME BECKER 2016AC Margaux

TASTING NOTE: Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Marquis d’Alesme Becker leaps from the glass with gregarious notions of plum preserves, crème de cassis and Black Forest cake with hints of potpourri, star anise, menthol and tapenade. Full, rich, firm and grainy, with fantastic freshness lifting

FRANCE

Stunning wines including the intriguing Domaine Raymond Usseglio La Creation 2017 and the ethereal Trimbach Clos Sainte Hune Riesling 2014.

BORDEAUXRED WINE

CHÂTEAU CORMEIL-FIGEAC 2015AC Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

TASTING NOTE: Aromas of blackberries, blueberries and rose petals. Medium to full body, ultra-fine tannins and a long, flavorful finish. Very silky and long. Best ever from here? Drink in 2020. Score: 93 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Feb. 2, 2018)

480046 (XD) 750 mL $37.00

CHÂTEAU GRAND PUY LACOSTE 2015AC Pauillac

TASTING NOTE: Swathed in spicy and toasty oak aromas, this has a wealth of superbly expressed red and dark berries, flowers and mint. The palate delivers a very assertive and energetic array of dark berries and spiced plums with a fresh, focused, vibrant finish. Superb wine. Try from 2023. Score: 96 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Feb. 2, 2018)

15955 (XD) 750 mL $188.00

CHÂTEAU LASCOMBES 20102e cru, AC Margaux

TASTING NOTE: The wine hits all cylinders in 2010. The average alcohol for the bottled wine is 14%. It has a gorgeously sweet nose of creme de cassis, spring flowers, subtle barbecue smoke and charcoal followed by full body, beautiful intensity, great purity, stature and length. The influence of any oak is minimal, despite the fact that 90% new French oak was used. Needless to say, this is an example of


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DOMAINE JESSIAUME LES CENT VIGNES BEAUNE 1ER CRU 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: One of the larger premier crus at the northern end of the Beaune vineyard, Les Cents Vignes is also one of the best known. This wine’s ripe, juicy and generous fruit is a good reason why. With spice from wood aging and inspiring acidity, the wine is immediately attractive while also likely to age. Ranked #69 in the 2019 Wine Enthusiast Top 100. Score: 93 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, Oct. 1, 2019)

468884 (XD) 750 mL $65.00 MAISON ROCHE DE BELLENE VIEILLES VIGNES SAVIGNY-LÈS-BEAUNE 1995Unfined, AC

TASTING NOTE: Lovely, open, mature but not at all tired, this is in fact still remarkably vibrant, pretty, perfumed. I love the lightly leafy, smoky, freshly turned earth and hummus, and white mushroom character wrapped around a core of sweet red cherry fruit. The palate delivers that beautifully silky-firm texture of fine pinot, more raw than refined silk, with lingering, haunting perfume. I must say, for lovers of old Burgundy, this is a steal at the price. Score: 94 (John Szabo, MS, winealign.com, Oct. 26, 2019)

344283 (XD) 750 mL $67.00

MOILLARD ALOXE-CORTON 2018Tastevinage, AC

The soils of Aloxe-Corton create refined, fruity Pinot Noir with excellent structure and well-articulated red and black fruit. These are wines that typically reward 3-5 years of patience from vintage. The Moillard Aloxe-Corton 2018 was awarded the 2019 Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin. Since 1950, this seal has served as an indication of quality, allowing consumers to purchase Burgundy wines with confidence and certainty.

16240 (XD) 750 mL $68.00

WHITE WINE

ROPITEAU CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 2018AC

Chassagne-Montrachet is one of the most significant and famous areas for Chardonnay in the world. Expect impressive balance and intensity in this wine, with plenty of fruit framed by toast, smoke and a pure, precise, flinty minerality. A wine for grilled lobster or grilled salmon.

14710 (XD) 750 mL $103.00

ROPITEAU CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE GRAND CRU 2018AC

This grand cru takes its name from the emperor Charlemagne, who awarded the site to the church of Saint-Andoche in 775. Historically, monks played a key role in Burgundy’s evolution, recognizing and defining the region’s best growing areas. The wines of Corton-Charlemagne are among the richest, finest and most powerful of Burgundy’s Chardonnays. Pair this with veal or grilled lobster.

15959 (XD) 750 mL $254.00

ROPITEAU LES ROUGEOTS MEURSAULT 2018AC

The grapes for this wine were hand-picked, and the wine aged in 20% new oak. Expect a lifted floral character on the nose followed by ripe apple, pear and citrus, with touches of toast, hazelnut and honey, good balance and vibrancy, and a fine mineral finish. Pair with grilled lobster or roast chicken.

15944 (XD) 750 mL $98.00

MARCHAND-TAWSE CLOS-SAINT-DENIS GRAND CRU 2013AC

TASTING NOTE: A judicious soupçon of oak blends seamlessly into an appealingly layered nose of plum, black cherry, warm earth and an impressive array of spice notes, in particular anise and soy. There is a suave and silky mouth feel to the focused, fresh and vibrant medium-bodied flavors that are shaped by firm tannins on the solidly persistent finish. It’s interesting as the mid-palate is refined yet the finish is borderline rustic; note that here too at least a decade of patience will be required to see this at its best. Drink 2023+. Score: 90-93 (Allen Meadows, burghound.com, Jan. 15, 2015)

254474 (XD) 750 mL $262.00

CÔTE DE BEAUNERED WINE

DOMAINE DU PAVILLON CLOS DES URSULINES POMMARD 2016AC(Albert Bichot)

TASTING NOTE: While not classified as a Premier Cru, the vineyard, wholly owned by this producer, performs seriously with bold tannins and ripe black fruits. This wine is structured with a black core and the potential for rich fruits. The wine needs to age, so drink from 2023. Score: 93 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, Dec. 31, 2018)

23820 (XD) 750 mL $85.00


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bright acids, concluding with a long and perfumed finish. It’s a definite success. Drink date: 2018-2028. Score: 91 (William Kelley, robertparker.com, Aug. 30, 2019)

15991 (XD) 750 mL $51.00

DOMAINE PINSON FRÈRES LES CLOS CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2018AC

TASTING NOTE: An outstanding Chablis with enticing tropical fruits and lifted ripe lemons interspersed with smoky mineral characters and a creamy oak sensation.Complex and focused with lots of pure acid freshness. Score: 96 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2019)

209049 (XD) 750 mL $105.00

WILLIAM FÈVRE BOUGROS CÔTE BOUGUEROTS CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: The 2017 Chablis Bougros Côte Bouguerots Grand Cru is mind-bending. Usually a more powerful Chablis, in 2017 the Côte Bouguerots is airy, weighty and beautifully lifted, with pretty floral and saline notes that confer a great deal of freshness. The 2017 opens up beautifully with time in the glass, showing tons of volume and resonance, all retaining its bright, sculpted personality. Drinking window: 2025-2037. Score: 96 (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, Jan. 2020)

391268 (XD) 750 mL $146.00

RHÔNENORTHERN RHÔNERED WINE

CAVE DE TAIN LES HAUTS DU FIEF CROZES-HERMITAGE 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: The smaller production 2017 Crozes-Hermitage Les Hauts Du Fief comes from a selection of older vines and was all destemmed and spent 15 months in once- and twice-used

ROPITEAU PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 2018AC

The soils of Puligny-Montrachet are predominantly limestone, a favourite of Chardonnay, and have a distinct ochre tone. You can expect this example to reflect these soils through a refined mineral note, with citrus, vanilla and toast tones. Pair this with lobster or grilled seafood.

14713 (XD) 750 mL $102.00

CHABLISWHITE WINE

CHÂTEAU DE MALIGNY FOURCHAUME CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2018AC

TASTING NOTE: The Fourchaume premier cru vineyard comprises chalk and limestone-rich Kimmeridgian soils that, in concert with the site’s curving slope, encourage complexity and elegance in the wines. The 2018 has a delicate floral note, with layered suggestions of lemon citrus, white peach and a smoky-flinty minerality. Complex and rich with a lovely, long finish, this will be a great pairing for oysters or ceviche. (Vintages panel, Jan. 2020)

718288 (XD) 750 mL $48.00

CHÂTEAU DE MALIGNY L’HOMME MORT CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2018AC

TASTING NOTE: This offers impressive typicity, with citrus, apple, gentle spice, a gorgeous saline minerality and a firm, fruity finish. A wine for seared white fish. (Vintages panel, Jan. 2020)

556498 (XD) 750 mL $49.00

DOMAINE DES HATES VAU DE VEY CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2017AC

TASTING NOTE: The 2017 Chablis 1er Cru Vau de Vey (Maison) offers up a fragrant bouquet of citrus oil and orange blossom, followed by a medium to full-bodied, elegantly textural palate with good concentration, chewy extract and

400-liter barrels. It has a spicy, complex, yet also sexy profile to go with lots of mulled red and black fruits, fruitcake, and dried garrigue aromas and flavors. This medium to full-bodied Crozes has the forward, plush style of the vintage yet backs it up with plenty of underlying density and tannins. Give bottles 2-3 years and enjoy over the following decade. Maturity 2020-2033. Score: 94 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, Dec. 12, 2019)

958843 (XD) 750 mL $47.00

SOUTHERN RHÔNERED WINE

DOMAINE DE LA CHARBONNIÈRE CUVÉE VIEILLES VIGNES CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2015AC

TASTING NOTE: A lovely licorice snap note leads off, followed quickly by crushed raspberry, blackberry and boysenberry fruit flavors. Rich yet restrained, with light shiso leaf, iron and incense details weaving throughout. The silky finish lets the fruit linger with a sustained hum. Grenache and Mourvèdre. Drink now through 2035. Score: 95 (James Molesworth, winespectator.com, March 31, 2018)

62554 (XD) 750 mL $82.00

DOMAINE RAYMOND USSEGLIO LA CREATION 2017Vin de France

TASTING NOTE: For the 2017 Vin de France le Creation Usseglio combined Grenache from Châteauneuf du Pape and Lirac, maturing the wines in terracotta. The result is a full-bodied wine with oodles of mixed cherry and blueberry fruit. It’s silky and long, a pure delight to drink for its sheer deliciousness and hedonism. Like the other limited-edition wines from Usseglio, only 3,000 bottles were produced. Drink date: 2019-2027. Score: 96 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, Sept. 30, 2019)

15946 (XD) 750 mL $45.00


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ALSACEWHITE WINE

PIERRE SPARR SCHOENENBOURG RIESLING 2017AC Alsace Grand Cru

TASTING NOTE: Ripe and floral accented yellow stonefruit. Vivacious palate showing zesty fruit and refreshing mineral-tinged acidity. Beginning to drink now but has great potential. Score: 95 (International Wine Challenge, 2019)

664995 (M) 750 mL $28.00

TRIMBACH CLOS SAINTE HUNE RIESLING 2014AC Alsace(F. E. Trimbach, prop.-vitic.)

TASTING NOTE: A stunning wine with ethereal aromas of sliced apple, sliced pear and mineral character. Flowers and honeysuckle too. Full-bodied, very tight and dense. It goes so deep and beautiful. Bright and tangy acidity. Has the depth of a great vintage of grand cru Burgundy but is so Clos Ste. Hune in character. Muscularly feminine and breathtaking. Score: 99 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Sept. 25, 2015)

965079 (XD) 750 mL $343.00

CHAMPAGNE

KRUG BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE23ème Édition, AC

TASTING NOTE: Krug’s releases have always shown a wonderful balance between fruit and maturity. This rosé, the 23rd blending, is no exception. The nutty character of a mature Champagne is there along with red fruits, intense acidity from Pinot Noir and impeccable balance at the end. The wine is ready to drink. Score: 95 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, March 1, 2020)

38703 (XD) 750 mL $491.00

AUSTRIA This late-harvest Zweigelt is sure to excite both the connoisseur and the curious.

RED WINE

KRACHER ZWEIGELT BEERENAUSLESE 2017Burgenland

TASTING NOTE: Vivid notes of plum tart and cinnamon play on the nose. On the palate, the intense sweetness is carried by lovely, tart and welcomed freshness. There is something tingling about this, and a lovely, tart, alluring bitterness. All is here in a totally compact, fresh, sweet package of surprising intensity. The finish lasts and lasts. Score: 97 (Anne Krebiehl, MW, Wine Enthusiast, Dec. 1, 2019)

16623 (S) 375 mL $50.00

ITALY

New releases from Quintarelli and a selection of Barolo from the thrilling 2015 vintage.

FRIULIWHITE WINE

JERMANN CHARDONNAY 2018IGT Venezia Giulia

TASTING NOTE: Fascinating aromas of lemon meringue, juniper berries, limes and spices. Impressive density and richness come through on the palate, which remains driven and very much on point, thanks to bright acidity. Drink now. Score: 93 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Nov. 7, 2019)

583245 (XD) 750 mL $42.00

KRUG GRANDE CUVÉE BRUT CHAMPAGNEAC

TASTING NOTE: This mouthwatering Champagne is intense, from the floral- and spice-laced nose to the racy frame of acidity to the expansive flavors of grilled nut, mandarin orange peel, black currant and coffee. Stands out for finesse rather than power, with an enticing finish that brings you back for another sip. Disgorged January 2018. Drink now through 2027. Score: 95 (Alison Napjus, winespectator.com, Nov. 30, 2019)

38588 (XD) 375 mL $167.00

LANGUEDOCRED WINE

GÉRARD BERTRAND CHÂTEAU DE VILLEMAJOU GRAND VIN ROUGE 2016AC Corbières Boutenac

TASTING NOTE: A blend of Carignan, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Grenache grown at Gerard Bertrand’s father’s estate, the 2016 Corbieres Boutenac Chateau de Villemajou Grand Vin is a muscular, grippy wine that may have excellent aging potential or may be too tannic for it’s own good. Hints of crushed stone and pencil shavings mark the nose, while the medium to full-bodied palate adds notes of cherries and green peppercorns, leading into a dry, tannic finish. Drink date: 2021-2025. Score: 90 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, July 11, 2019)

14020 (XD) 750 mL $46.00


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SICILYRED WINE

PLANETA MAROCCOLI SYRAH 2015IGT Sicilia Menfi

TASTING NOTE: Syrah and Sicily are two peas in a pod, and the 2015 Menfi Syrah Maroccoli affirms this fact with exuberant precision and charm. This wine is packed tight with dark fruit, tobacco, spice, bacon fat and even a touch of bitter chocolate. Both Syrah and Sicily love the sunshine and the summer heat, and luckily, both of these things were delivered with abundance in this happy vintage. Drink date: 2019-2025. Score: 93 (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, Oct. 17, 2019)

537795 (XD) 750 mL $45.00

WHITE WINE

PLANETA COMETA 2018DOC Sicilia Menfi

TASTING NOTE: The 2018 Sicilia Menfi Cometa is a unique wine that has about half the creaminess and richness of the special Didacus bottling (that is of course Chardonnay) but with more quirky authenticity and brightness here. The grape is Fiano, and this age-worthy variety tends to offer abundant pear and Golden Delicious apple. There is some creamy Sicilian puff pastry on the close. Drink date: 2019-2028. Score: 93 (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, Oct. 17, 2019)

31047 (XD) 750 mL $50.00

TUSCANYRED WINE

CANALICCHIO DI SOPRA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2013DOCG

TASTING NOTE: Plump and bursting with cherry, strawberry and mineral aromas and flavors, this racy red evokes harmony and freshness, with hints of spice, chocolate and tobacco as it plays out

MONTESTEFANO RISERVA BARBARESCO 2015DOCG(Produttori del Barbaresco)

TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Barbaresco Riserva Montestefano is one of the deeper wines in this range. Ample, broad and creamy, the 2015 has a ton of richness and power on display. It is also one of the wines in this range where the personality and style of the vineyard are very much in evidence. A rush of black cherry, plum, menthol, licorice and spice build into the racy finish as this powerful, beautifully resonant Barbaresco shows all it’s got. Drinking window: 2022-2040. Score: 94 (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com, Nov. 2019)

182485 (XD) 750 mL $95.00

VIRNA BAROLO DI BAROLO 2015DOCG

TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Barolo del Comune del Barolo offers dark fruit flavors with berry fruit, rose hip and grilled herb. There is a delicate side to the wine that you recognize in the fine and pretty quality of the primary aromas, but this hot-vintage expression also delivers power and ripeness that you feel on the finish. Give this wine a year or two to find even footing. About 25% of the blend comes from the Sarmassa vineyard with 75% from the Preda cru. Drink date: 2021-2035. Score: 92 (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, June 28, 2019)

16722 (XD) 750 mL $93.00

PIEDMONTRED WINE

GIOVANNI ROSSO CERRETTA BAROLO 2015DOCG

TASTING NOTE: This nice and distinctive family-run cellar project is characterized by an assiduous attention to identity. This Serralung cru consists in parsimoniously used French oak, so that the rebel spirit does not vanish in the very thick grapes blend. Its complex nose reveals rose and violet petals, liquorice root and medicinal herbs’ notes. Its vigorous and inviting drinking can do nothing but envelope you entirely. Score: 96+ (Luca Gardini, gardininotes.com, May 2019)

318147 (XD) 750 mL $100.00

MICHELE CHIARLO CEREQUIO BAROLO 2015DOCG

TASTING NOTE: The fruit in the 2015 Barolo Cerequio is darker than in the Cannubi, and there is more spice, cured tobacco and dried blackberry. You’ll find a lot more muscle and power here, too: This is a good Barolo for braised beef. There is great structure and a heavier flavor footprint on the palate, along with more grit in the mouth and a tannic bite. This wine was not produced in the difficult 2014 vintage. Drink date: 2022-2040. Score: 95 (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, June 28, 2019)

393355 (XD) 750 mL $100.00


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ORNELLAIA 2017DOC Bolgheri Superiore

TASTING NOTE: A big, rich wine for the vintage, yet poised and lively with firm, chewy tannins that give form and intensity to the wine. It shows loads of blackberry, blackcurrant and walnut flavors. Ripe yet polished tannins. Give this three or four years to come together. Score: 97 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, May 25, 2020)

310037 (XD) 375 mL $135.00 707547 (XD) 1500 mL $600.00 707414 (XD) 3000 mL $1250.00 51516 (XD) 6000 mL $2990.00

UMBRIARED WINE

SPORTOLETTI VILLA FIDELIA 2015IGT Umbria Rosso

TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Villa Fidelia Rosso is a blend of 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc, aged in barrique for 12 months. This is a sun-drenched and powerful wine (with a noticeable 15% alcoholic content) that delivers rich plummy fruit and thick textural layers. Drink date: 2019-2026. Score: 92 (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, Oct. 17, 2019)

921338 (XD) 750 mL $30.00

VENETORED WINE

QUINTARELLI ALZERO 2011IGT Veneto

This primarily old-vine wine has been produced since 1983 and is crafted through the use of the appassimento technique. Depending upon the nuances of the vintage, the wine may be aged for as many as nine years, in large oak casks, before release. Characteristically filled with dark fruit, spice, tar and tobacco notes, this is a wine that will cellar for three decades or more.

402156 (XD) 750 mL $615.00

gracefully on the long aftertaste. There’s structure here, with all the components integrated. Best from 2020 through 2035. Highly Recommended. Ranked #15 in the 2018 Wine Spectator Top 100. Score: 97 (Bruce Sanderson, winespectator.com, June 15, 2018)

630863 (XD) 750 mL $102.00

CASTELLO DI VOLPAIA IL PURO GRAN SELEZIONE CHIANTI CLASSICO 2015DOCG

TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Casanova Il Puro shows a dense and rich quality of fruit that is indicative of this sunny and warm vintage. It is the best wine I’ve tasted in this series of samples from Castello di Volpaia. The wine’s texture is thick and plush, and there’s plenty of dark plummy fruit to maintain momentum. Oak spice, tar and campfire ash appear on the long and enriched finish. Pair it with a braised shank of lamb. This is a pure expression of Sangiovese and only 2,000 bottles were made. Drink date: 2019-2035. Score: 95+ (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, Sept. 19, 2019)

16734 (XD) 750 mL $153.00

LUCE 2017IGT Toscana(Luce della Vite)

TASTING NOTE: There is density and beauty to this blend of sangiovese and merlot. Hints of vanilla, too. Medium to full body and a flavorful finish. Not the most complex red now, but it’s solid. A blend of sangiovese and merlot. Score: 93-94 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Sept. 4, 2018)

964551 (D) 1500 mL $260.00 651018 (D) 3000 mL $580.00 435214 (D) 6000 mL $1230.00

QUINTARELLI RECIOTO DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2007DOC

TASTING NOTE: This wine is dedicated to Roberto Ferrarini, the longtime consulting enologist who worked with Giuseppe Quintarelli and the Quintarelli family until his death in 2014. The beautiful 2007 Recioto della Valpolicella Classico A Roberto (packaged in a 375 milliliter bottle) is a stunning and magical creation. The last vintage this estate made a Recioto was in 2004, and at the time of this tasting, there was no future vintage earmarked to follow this bottling. Those of you lucky enough to taste this bottle will be rewarded with carefully crafted aromas of plum and raisin with sweet baking spice, moist earth, campfire ash, fresh espresso and a touch of bitter chocolate. This wine was bottled in 2017 and therefore saw ten years of aging in a normal-sized barrique. The wine shows utter silkiness in terms of texture and is surprisingly light on its feet despite its 15.5% alcohol. This is a precious collectors’ bottle. Drink date: 2020-2050. Score: 98 (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, Aug. 30, 2019)

722967 (S) 375 mL $220.00

SPERI VIGNETO MONTE SANT’URBANO AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2006DOC

TASTING NOTE: Deep ruby. Some earthy reduction on the nose clear with aeration to reveal blackberry and herbal notes. Juicy and stylish Amarone if less rich and dense than the 2007, with red fruit and underbrush flavors lingering nicely on the smooth finish. The grapes were air-dried for roughly three months. Score: 91 (Ian D’Agata, vinous.com, March 2012)

16764 (D) 750 mL $178.00


26 VINTAGES

VALDERIZ 2017DO Ribera del Duero

Thomas Matthews awarded the 2016 Valderiz a rating of 96 points: “... dense, polished texture carries rich, harmonious flavors in this elegant red. Blackberry and currant notes mingle with espresso, mineral, licorice and spice accents ... Beautifully sculpted ...” (winespectator.com, Feb. 29, 2020). Matthews suggested a drinking window extending to 2030. Expect the 2017 vintage to offer similar depth, character and cellarability.

385856 (XD) 750 mL $46.00

VIÑA TONDONIA RESERVA 2008DOCa Rioja(López de Heredia)

James Suckling awarded the 2007 vintage 95 points and spoke to the process behind this flagship wine: “This wine spends six years in barrique ... before racking into large casks and then bottling three years before the expected release ...” Suckling described the wine as “... Attractive [with] ... earth and dried sage ... blackberries, cedar, cigar tobacco and fresh leather.” (jamessuckling.com, July 26, 2019)

97014 (XD) 1500 mL $135.00

SPAIN

Standout selections from Rioja and Ribera del Duero led by the haunting Urbina Gran Reserva 2004 and the 100% Tempranillo Legón Premium 2015.

RED WINE

LEGÓN PREMIUM 2015DO Ribera del Duero(Viña Vilano)

TASTING NOTE: 100% Tempranillo. Very good expression of Tempranillo from Ribera. The wine has a pronounced intensity on the nose with red and black fruits, spices, oak and chocolate. The palate is full-bodied with a black cherry expression. It finishes impressively with just a touch of supportive liquorice. Bravo! Score: 96 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2018)

270645 (XD) 750 mL $37.00

MUGA SELECCIÓN ESPECIAL 2015DOCa Rioja

TASTING NOTE: The balance and purity to this wine is really impressive with blackberries, black truffles and dark fruit. Wet earth. Full body. Tight and compact. Structured, long and powerful. Superb length. Compressed and polished texture. Drink in 2022. Score: 96 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, July 26, 2019)

472902 (XD) 750 mL $50.00

URBINA GRAN RESERVA 2004DOCa Rioja

TASTING NOTE: The Gran Reserva bottling comes from slightly better vineyards, according to Ángel Urbina, and has a little more power than some of the bodega’s wines. Everything is relative, however, as this is a still an elegant, graceful, savoury wine with haunting balsamic sweetness. 2019-25. Score: 95 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, Rioja Special Report 2019)

355743 (XD) 750 mL $59.00

AUSTRALIA

The 100-point Torbreck Runrig 2016 leads the way for this stellar lineup from Down Under.

RED WINE

BY FARR SANGREAL PINOT NOIR 2017Geelong, Victoria

TASTING NOTE: A plush and rich pinot with lots of ripe fruit, such as cooked strawberries and rhubarb. Full body. Velvety tannins and a flavorful finish. Drink or hold. Score: 93 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, June 26, 2019)

633503 (XD) 750 mL $86.00

HENSCHKE CYRIL HENSCHKE CABERNET SAUVIGNON/CABERNET FRANC/MERLOT 2013Eden Valley, South Australia

TASTING NOTE: 83% cabernet sauvignon, 7% cabernet franc, 5% merlot, matured in French hogsheads (42% new) for 18 months before blending. Cabernet from the Eden Valley has its own cool personality – and absolute authority. It is blackcurrant rather than cassis, with tannins that are firm but not dry, and an elusive touch of mint. The franc and merlot have helped the cabernet show a bit of love, the French oak likewise. All up, a wine of class and length. Drink by: 2038. Score: 96 (James Halliday, winecompanion.com.au, Aug. 1, 2017)

426395 (XD) 750 mL $215.00

JOHN DUVAL ELIGO SHIRAZ 2016Barossa Valley, South Australia

TASTING NOTE: Eligo is made from the best parcels of the vintage, fermented with submerged caps in small open fermenters, matured for 20 months in French hogsheads (50% new). The tannins and oak are built into the wine like an inlaid checkerboard table created by a master craftsman with decades of experience. Like John Duval. Special value. Drink by: 2056. Score: 98 (James Halliday, winecompanion.com.au, Aug. 1, 2019)

399642 (D) 750 mL $125.00


27 VINTAGES

WHITE WINE

MOUNT PLEASANT LOVEDALE SEMILLON 2013Hunter Valley, New South Wales

TASTING NOTE: Showing some attractively toasty, aged character with a very elegant and refined, lemon and lime palate. Sleeve-like, glossy texture. Really refined and elegant with length and concentration. A classic Lovedale. Drink or hold. Score: 95 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, June 26, 2019)

237982 (XD) 750 mL $60.00

NEW ZEALANDBenchmark expressions: Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough.

RED WINE

AUNTSFIELD HERITAGE PINOT NOIR 2015Single vineyard, Marlborough, South Island

TASTING NOTE: This is splendidly composed and magnificently styled, showing fragrant aromas of dark cherry, plum, violet, thyme and toasted almond characters with nuances of mushroom and game. The palate is concentrated and persistent, exhibiting exceptional focus and depth, wonderfully comple-mented by [a] velvety mouthfeel and fine, grainy tannins. Multi-layered, complex and gorgeously elegant. At its best: now to 2025. Score: 97 (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, April 2020)

16417 (XD) 750 mL $79.00

PENFOLDS BIN 28 KALIMNA SHIRAZ 2017South Australia

TASTING NOTE: Deep, bright crimson. The battle lines are there before you smell or taste the wine: Penfolds’ black-fruited depth and power on the one hand, the elegant vintage stamp on the other. Its balance and structure are the guarantee of a very long life. Special value. Drink by: 2037. Score: 96 (James Halliday, winecompanion.com.au, Sept. 1, 2019)

422782 (XD) 750 mL $50.00

TORBRECK RUNRIG 2016Barossa Valley, South Australia

TASTING NOTE: A blend of 98% Shiraz and 2% Viognier made just prior to bottling, the 2016 RunRig is a complete masterpiece. It kicks off with elegant notes of pencil shavings accenting blueberries and blackberries on the nose, then shows incredible, palate-staining intensity of fruit in the mouth. It’s full-bodied, plush and velvety without being unstructured and manages to be fruit-forward yet savory on the long-lasting finish, where it picks up hints of mocha and black olives. This should be drinkable with pleasure throughout its entire two-decade life (it may live longer from cold cellars or in larger formats), but if I were lucky enough to have a bottle or two, I’d try the first one about 10 years out. Scheduled for June 2019 release. Drink date: 2019-2035. Score: 100 (Joe Czerwinski, robertparker.com, Feb. 28, 2019)

97204 (XD) 750 mL $299.00

WHITE WINE

AUNTSFIELD SOUTH OAKS BARREL FERMENTED SAUVIGNON BLANC 2018Southern Valleys, Marlborough, South Island

TASTING NOTE: This is magnificently composed and styled, showing grapefruit, nectarine, Granny Smith apple and almond characters on the nose with a touch of flinty complexity. The palate is superbly concentrated and focused with outstanding depth and intensity, wonderfully complemented by fine texture and bright acidity, finishing impressively long and engaging. At its best: now to 2028. Score: 95 (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, Jan. 2020)

16885 (XD) 750 mL $48.00 SOUTH AFRICAAn intense Syrah from Swartland highlights the aromatic influence of the region’s schist soils.

RED WINE

BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF SYRAH 2016WO Swartland

TASTING NOTE: Using fruit from two exceptional Swartland sources – Goldmine and mostly Porseleinberg – this foudre-aged Syrah is fresh, subtle and intensely aromatic, as schist Syrahs often tend to be. Complex, floral and refined with remarkable freshness and palate length. 2020-28. Score: 95 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, South Africa Special Report 2018)

52076 (XD) 750 mL $56.00


28 VINTAGES

ARGENTINAMendoza is front and centre here, with three highly rated, high-altitude Malbecs.

RED WINE

BUSCADO VIVO O MUERTO LA VERDAD GUALTALLARY 2016Gualtallary, Mendoza

TASTING NOTE: Typical of the best wines from the 2016 vintage, this is a complex, nuanced red with considerable freshness and lovely balance, made from a combination of Malbec with 20% Cabernet Franc and framed by 20% new oak. Peppery, mineral-edged and focused. 2022-28. Score: 96 (Tim Atkin, MW, timatkin.com, Argentina Special Report 2019)

648030 (XD) 750 mL $55.00

IMPERFECTO 2012Uco Valley(Tres 14)

Pi first made the Iscay Cabernet Franc and Malbec blend in 2008, and his affinity for this partnership shows in his personal label. Fleshy black fruit notes, peppery spice and a long, rolling finish. Drinking window: 2018-2025. Score: 95 (Amanda Barnes, decanter.com, June 16, 2018)

516914 (XD) 750 mL $54.00

RUTINI APARTADO GRAN MALBEC 2016Mendoza

TASTING NOTE: This is a beautiful blend of the best malbec from the vineyards in Altamira, Gualtallary and La Consulta. Old vines, too. It's full-bodied, yet shows lightness and focus with ultra-fine tannins and a bright finish. Polished and very fine. Serious. Drink in 2023. Score: 97 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, Dec. 19, 2019)

12664 (D) 750 mL $110.00

CHILE Two profound examples of Chile’s complex, characterful, charismatic Cabernet-led blends.

RED WINE

SEÑA 2017DO Aconcagua Valley(Eduardo Chadwick)

TASTING NOTE: The aromas of blackberries, cedar, sandalwood and black tea are compelling. Black olives. Rosemary and sage undertones. Full-bodied, rich and powerful Seña with impressive and powerful tannins, yet harmony and balance. Fruit-forward. Lightly chewy. Fresh and energetic wine in a hot year. Broad-shouldered. Drink after 2022. Score: 99 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, March 2, 2020)

496430 (XD) 750 mL $246.00

VIÑA VIK MILLA CALA 2015DO Cachapoal Valley

TASTING NOTE: A rich and dense second wine of VIK. Lots of dried fruit with light prunes, plums and hints of burnt lemons. Spices, too. Full body, layered and rich. Juicy. Needs two or three years to soften. A blend of 66% cabernet sauvignon, 15% merlot, 7% cabernet franc, 7% syrah and 3% carmenere. Drink in 2020. Score: 94 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, March 16, 2018)

11891 (XD) 750 mL $55.00

USABig names here, to be sure, but collectors will want to take note of the multiple sizes of the 100-point Dominus 2016.

CALIFORNIARED WINE

AU SOMMET ATLAS PEAK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon gives up exuberant crushed black-currants, warm plums, wild blueberries and cloves with suggestions of violets, tilled black soil, tar, chargrill and cedar chest with a waft of unsmoked cigars. The palate is medium to full-bodied, firm, grainy and refreshing with incredible intensity, finishing very long and earthy. Drink date: 2021-2047. Score: 96+ (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Oct. 29, 2018)

362582 (XD) 750 mL $610.00

BEAULIEU VINEYARD GEORGES DE LATOUR PRIVATE RESERVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: Blended of 97% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Petit Verdot matured for 22 months in French oak, 90% new, this vintage has an alcohol level of 14.9%. Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Private Reserve Georges de Latour is still incredibly youthful. Sporting notions of cedar and cinnamon toast to begin, the nose opens out to beautiful notes of warm cassis, crushed red and black plums and kirsch with floral hints of roses and candied violets. Sparks of crushed rocks and cast iron pan plus a touch of dried herbs emerge with coaxing. Full-bodied, rich, bold and energetic in the mouth, the palate reveals a very firm backbone of ripe, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing very long with beautiful mineral accents. To be released in autumn 2019. Drink date: 2022-2060.


29 VINTAGES

Score: 97 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, May 31, 2019)

10307 (XD) 750 mL $200.00

DOMINUS 2016Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: A blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot and 8% Cabernet Franc aged in 40% new oak, the 2016 Proprietary Red Wine is deep purple-black in color and quite reticent at this youthful stage to begin, offering up subtle notions of potpourri, Indian spices, cigar box and iron ore over a core of crushed blackberries and black cherries with intermittent wafts of black and red currants, new leather and smoked meats. The palate is medium to full-bodied with a densely packed mid-palate and oodles of freshness framed by very ripe, finely grained tannins and laced with compelling earthy accents. It offers incredible vibrancy with tons of black and red fruit sparkle in the mid-palate leading to a provocative mineral element on the very long finish. If I could give more than 100 for this one, I would. To be released in May 2019. Drink date: 2024-2054. Score: 100 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Oct. 29, 2018)

63487 (XD) 1500 mL $910.00 63479 (XD) 3000 mL $2250.00 63917 (XD) 6000 mL $5370.00

GALLICA CABERNET FRANC 2015Oakville, Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Cabernet Franc from Gallica is a deep garnet-purple color with a nose of crushed red currants, mulberries and cherries with touches of pencil shavings, lavender, earth and bouquet garni. Full, firm and grainy with youthful, crunchy fruit and great depth, it finishes with lively lift. Drink date: 2017-2035. Score: 95 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Oct. 31, 2017)

16932 (XD) 750 mL $270.00

GALLICA OAKVILLE RANCH VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016Oakville Ranch Vineyard, Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: Very deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville is blended of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon and 17% Cabernet Franc. It sings of blackcurrant cordial, blueberry pie and warm plums with touches of licorice, violets, cigar box and allspice. Medium to full-bodied, it fills the mouth with energetic fruit plus a firm, velvety frame and oodles of freshness, finishing on a lingering mineral note. Drink date: 2019-2040. Score: 96+ (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Oct. 29, 2018)

402123 (XD) 750 mL $300.00

RAYMOND GENERATIONS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: One of the true superstars in the portfolio is the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon District Collection Generations, which is even better than the 2015. Brought up in just over half new barrels, it has an incredible bouquet of crème de cassis and blackberry fruits intermixed with lots of spice, fruitcake, and earthy minerality. Possessing full-bodied richness, a sensational sense of opulence with no weight, ripe tannins, and a great, great finish, hats off to winemaker Stephanie Putnam for another brilliant Cabernet Sauvignon that can be drunk today with incredible pleasure or cellared for 20-25 years. Maturity: 2019-2039. Score: 98 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, Jan. 31 2019)

941492 (XD) 750 mL $130.00

ROY ESTATE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: Containing splashes of Merlot and Petit Verdot and aged for 27 months in 100% new 225-liter Taransaud French oak barrels, the 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate is very deep garnet-black in color and opens with slightly closed notes of warm cassis, mincemeat pie, Black Forest cake and mulberries with touches of sandalwood, dark chocolate and fragrant earth. Full, rich and spicy in the mouth, it has a firm backbone of chewy tannins and a lively line lifting the long, decadent finish. 600 cases produced. Drink date: 2019-2036. Score: 94+ (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Oct. 29, 2018)

630764 (XD) 750 mL $430.00

SHAFER TD-9 2017Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: Moving to the reds, the 2017 TD-9 Proprietary Red Blend is mostly Merlot yet includes 22% Malbec and a small amount of Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep purple-hued with sweet aromas of jammy blackberries, spiced cherries, herbes de Provence, and dried flowers, it is a wonderfully textured, medium to full-bodied, balanced red with sweet tannins and a great finish. It’s going to evolve nicely for 10-12 years. Maturity: 2020-2032. Score: 92 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, Jan. 31, 2020)

570788 (XD) 750 mL $110.00

SILVER OAK NAPA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015Napa Valley

The 2014 vintage of this wine was awarded a rating of 92 points by James Molesworth, who called it “Distinctive, with ... sage, sassafras ... black cherry and raspberry ...” and suggested a drinking window extending from 2020 through 2032 (winespectator.com, Oct. 31, 2019). Though the 2015 is not yet reviewed, you can expect a similar quality.

10353 (XD) 1500 mL $450.00


30 VINTAGES

STAG’S LEAP ARTEMIS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: Plum, mocha and turned earth highlight the palate of this robust, full-bodied and powerfully broad red wine, tense in firm tannin and a cradling of toasted oak. The acidity helps to balance its heft, leaving a note of lasting freshness on the spicy finish. Score: 92 (Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast, May 1, 2020)

347971 (XD) 1500 mL $199.00

STAG’S LEAP WINE CELLARS CASK 23 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016Napa Valley

TASTING NOTE: The deep purple-black colored barrel sample of 2016 Cask 23 Cabernet Sauvignon features compelling, youthful notes of freshly crushed red and black currants, black cherries, kirsch and mocha with nuances of Marmite toast, roasted nuts, underbrush and truffles. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has a very firm frame of super ripe tannins supporting the multilayered flavors, finishing on an epically long, lingering fragrant earth note. Beautiful. Score: 96-98 (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com, Oct. 29, 2018)

991919 (XD) 750 mL $425.00

TANTARA TONDRE PINOT NOIR 2016Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey County

TASTING NOTE: Macerated red plum is lifted by clove, allspice and an intriguing marzipan touch on the nose of this wine from a vineyard planted in 2006. The Christmas spice and gingerbread aromas are integrated into the plum and cherry backdrop. Score: 94 (Matt Kettman, Wine Enthusiast, Feb. 1, 2019)

16226 (XD) 750 mL $97.00

DESSERT WINEElegance and purity expressed in the 2017 version of the stunning late-harvest Ornus dell'Ornellaia.

ORNUS DELL’ORNELLAIA 2017IGT Toscana, Tuscany, Italy

Monica Larner awarded the 2016 vintage of the Ornus dell'Ornellaia a rating of 94 points, calling it “... a pure expression of late-harvest Petit Manseng ... showing honey, brown sugar and dried apricot ... and creamy texture. Bright acidity balances out the palate. The mouthfeel is elegant, cleverly showing weight but no heaviness” (robertparker.com, May 21, 2020). Expect nothing less from this 2017.

522433 (S) 375 mL $90.00

FORTIFIED WINEA vintage Port from Kopke, Portugal’s oldest Port house, which was founded in 1638.

KOPKE COLHEITA PORT 2000DOP, Portugal

You can expect the 2000 to deliver notes of cassis, blackberry, earth and spice, with a silky frame and an easy-to-enjoy balance and refinement.

16632 (S) 750 mL $70.00

WHITE WINE

RHYS BEARWALLOW VINEYARD CHARDONNAY 2015Anderson Valley, Mendocino

TASTING NOTE: The 2015 Chardonnay Bearwallow Vineyard is the most expressive of the vineyard designate Chardonnays today, offering up a pretty nose of crisp green orchard fruit, white flowers, subtle nutmeg and lemon curd. On the palate, it’s medium to full-bodied, bright and intense, with an elegantly textural attack, good concentration and a long, mouthwatering finish. It’s not quite as searingly stony as the Horseshoe or Alpine bottlings, but that only lends it additional youthful charm. Drink date: 2018-2028. Score: 94 (William Kelley, robertparker.com, May 31, 2018)

16130 (XD) 750 mL $102.00

OREGONWHITE WINE

DOMAINE SERENE EVENSTAD RESERVE CHARDONNAY 2017Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley

TASTING NOTE: A very fluid wine with bright pear and peach aromas with an edge of almond praline and spiced biscuits. The palate has a balanced and measured feel with layered and smoothly constructed texture as well as a long, caressing finish. Drink now [to 2027+]. Score: 94 (James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, July 2, 2019)

14841 (XD) 750 mL $110.00


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32 VINTAGES

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FRANCE - BORDEAUX RED WINE

CHÂTEAU KIRWAN 2015 750 98566 $130.00 JS 93 CHÂTEAU LANGOA BARTON 2010 750 454207 $156.00 WS 94 CHÂTEAU LES ORMES 2012 750 648295 $69.00 DWWA 95 CHÂTEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE 2003 750 15947 $196.00 RP 95 CHÂTEAU PRIEURE LICHINE 2015 750 15953 $110.00 JS 96 CLOS BEAUREGARD 2015 750 16242 $69.00 JS 94 DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER 2008 750 15954 $146.00 RP 94-96+ FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE DE NUITS RED WINE

DOMAINE ALAIN HUDELOT-NOËLLAT LES BEAUMONTS VOSNE-ROMANÉE 1ER CRU 2017 750 16268 $270.00 RP 93 DOMAINE ALAIN HUDELOT-NOËLLAT LES MURGERS 750 16271 $176.00 RP 92 NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 1ER CRU 2017 G. ROBLOT-MARCHAND LES FUÉES CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 1ER CRU 2015 750 13777 $120.00 LOUIS LATOUR LES QUATRE JOURNAUX ROMANÉE SAINT-VIVANT GRAND CRU 2017 750 179598 $860.00 JS 95 PIERRE BRISSET LES ROUGES DU DESSUS VOSNE-ROMANÉE 1ER CRU 2017 750 13779 $244.00 JR 16.5 (OUT OF 20) ROCHE DE BELLENE CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN GRAND CRU 2012 750 235390 $320.00 WE 95 FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE DE BEAUNE RED WINE

DOMAINE TAWSE FRÉMIETS VOLNAY 1ER CRU 2017 750 577197 $98.00 VIN 91-93 HENRI DE VILLAMONT CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET MORGEOT 1ER CRU 2015 750 15951 $63.00 WE 91 VINCENT GIRARDIN CLOS SAINT-JEAN CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 1ER CRU 2016 750 15937 $100.00 RP 92 FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE DE BEAUNE WHITE WINE

DOMAINE LATOUR-GIRAUD CUVÉE CHARLES MAXIME MEURSAULT 2017 750 299784 $82.00 DOMAINE POTINET-AMPEAU PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 2014 750 16241 $105.00 LOUIS JADOT BÂTARD-MONTRACHET GRAND CRU 2017 750 445007 $617.00 RP 93-95 ROCHE DE BELLENE VIEILLES VIGNES MEURSAULT 2016 750 241091 $98.00 WE 90 VINCENT GIRARDIN LE LIMOZIN MEURSAULT 2016 750 15938 $100.00 VINCENT GIRARDIN LES CHAUMÉES CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 1ER CRU 2017 750 15948 $134.00 RP 90-92 VINCENT GIRARDIN LES CLOUS MEURSAULT 1ER CRU 2017 750 15949 $100.00 RP 89-91 FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CHABLIS WHITE WINE

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FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE CHALONNAISE RED WINE

DOMAINE BELLEVILLE CLOS L’EVEQUE MERCUREY 1ER CRU 2017 750 15950 $61.00 DEC 94 FRANCE - RHÔNE - NORTHERN RHÔNE RED WINE

FRANÇOIS VILLARD MALFONDIÈRES CROZES HERMITAGE 2017 750 16234 $74.00 RP 91 GABRIEL MEFFRE LAURUS 2017 750 13402 $80.00 JD 91+ FRANCE - RHÔNE - SOUTHERN RHÔNE RED WINE

CHAPELLE SAINT THEODORIC LA GUIGASSE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2016 750 378174 $105.00 RP 95-97DOMAINE DE LA SOLITUDE RÉSERVE SECRÈTE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2016 750 499871 $142.00 JD 97+ DOMAINE DU PEGAU CUVÉE LAURENCE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2014 750 168161 $135.00 WE 98 XAVIER ARCANE L’ETOILE BEAUMES DE VENISE 750 15942 $40.00 JD 95 FRANCE - RHÔNE - SOUTHERN RHÔNE WHITE WINE

CLOS DE L’ORATOIRE CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE BLANC 2016 750 15939 $53.00 WE 93 MICHEL GASSIER LOU COUCARDIÉ BLANC 2016 750 406249 $36.00 JD 93 FRANCE - ALSACE WHITE WINE

PIERRE SPARR MAMBOURG GEWURZTRAMINER 2017 750 915157 $28.00 WE 90 RENÉ MURÉ CÔTE DE ROUFFACH RIESLING 2016 750 634741 $30.00 WS 93 TRIMBACH CUVÉE FRÉDÉRIC ÉMILE RIESLING 2011 750 728535 $83.00 JS 94 FRANCE - MIDI RED WINE

CHÂTEAU L’HOSPITALET LA RÉSERVE ROUGE 2018 750 682492 $38.00 AUSTRIA WHITE WINE

TURK RIED KREMSER THURNERBERG GRÜNER VELTLINER 2017 750 16622 $43.00 WE 95


AWC winecompanion.com.auBC bobcampbell.nzDEC decanter.comDES DescorchadosDWWA Decanter World Wine AwardsFA falstaff.at

JD jebdunnuck.comJR jancisrobinson.com JS jamessuckling.comLM lucamaroni.comMFW moselfinewines.com RP robertparker.com

TAT timatkin.comVIN vinous.comWAL winealign.com WE Wine Enthusiast WS winespectator.com

Scores We have included scores from the following sources:

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GERMANY - MOSEL WHITE WINE

J.J. PRUEM WEHLENER SONNENUHR RIESLING KABINETT 2018 750 15302 $71.00 MFW 91 ITALY - CAMPANIA RED WINE

SALVATORE MOLETTIERI VIGNA CINQUE QUERCE TAURASI 2012 750 406223 $69.00 WS 95 ITALY - FRIULI RED WINE

MARCO FELLUGA RUSSIZ SUPERIORE CABERNET FRANC 2017 750 16572 $39.00 ITALY - LAZIO RED WINE

FIORANO ROSSO 2014 750 570218 $129.00 RP 91 ITALY - PIEDMONT RED WINE

DAMILANO BRUNATE BAROLO 2014 750 16570 $84.00 WS 93 DAMILANO CEREQUIO BAROLO 2014 750 16571 $84.00 WS 93 ENZO BOGLIETTI CASE NERE BAROLO 2015 750 15351 $99.00 JS 96 FRATELLI SERIO & BATTISTA CANNUBI BAROLO 2015 750 16615 $73.00 WE 93 MICHELE CHIARLO LA COURT RISERVA NIZZA 2015 750 157610 $53.00 WE 95 PRUNOTTO BARBARESCO 2017 750 329938 $46.00 PUNSET CAMPO QUADRO BARBARESCO 2011 750 419614 $69.00 FA 94 SILVIO GRASSO ANNUNZIATA VIGNE PLICOTTI BAROLO 2015 750 14742 $88.00 JS 95 SILVIO GRASSO GIACHINI BAROLO 2015 750 82941 $74.00 JS 94 ITALY - SICILY RED WINE

LE CASEMATTE FARO 2016 750 16566 $44.00 VIN 94 PIETRADOLCE BARBAGALLI 2015 750 16569 $139.00 RP 95 ITALY - TUSCANY RED WINE

CORTONESI LA MANNELLA RISERVA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2012 750 11686 $195.00 WS 94 IL PARADISO DI FRASSINA MOZ ART BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2015 750 551580 $64.00 JS 94 ISOLE E OLENA COLLEZIONE PRIVATA SYRAH 2016 750 573998 $82.00 RP 96 LA GERLA GLI ANGELI RISERVA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2012 750 16562 $110.00 RP 95 LE SERRE NUOVE 2018 1500 51482 $160.00 JS 95-96 LE SERRE NUOVE 2018 3000 51490 $350.00 JS 95-96 LE SERRE NUOVE 2018 6000 520809 $811.00 JS 95-96 PETROLO GALATRONA 2017 750 21998 $183.00 RP 95 RENIERI GRAN SELEZIONE CHIANTI CLASSICO 2016 750 15086 $54.00 JS 95 SOLDERA BASSE SANGIOVESE 2015 750 402271 $783.00 JR 18.5+ (OUT OF 20) SOLDERA BASSE SANGIOVESE 2015 1500 636647 $1,576.00 JR 18.5+ (OUT OF 20)



ITALY - UMBRIA RED WINE

LUNGAROTTI SAGRANTINO DI MONTEFALCO 2015 750 315499 $49.00 JS 91 ITALY - UMBRIA WHITE WINE

CASTELLO DELLA SALA CERVARO DELLA SALA 2018 750 512376 $78.00 RP 96 CASTELLO DELLA SALA CERVARO DELLA SALA 2018 1500 693556 $188.00 RP 96 CASTELLO DELLA SALA CERVARO DELLA SALA 2018 3000 693531 $386.00 RP 96 ITALY - VENETO RED WINE

LE RAGOSE AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2009 750 700872 $63.00 LM 93 QUINTARELLI AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2012 750 402149 $472.00 QUINTARELLI PRIMOFIORE 2017 750 20867 $79.00 QUINTARELLI ROSSO DEL BEPI 2010 750 991356 $232.00 ITALY - VENETO WHITE WINE

GINI LA FROSCA SOAVE CLASSICO 2016 750 528471 $39.00 WE 95 SPAIN RED WINE

MAS D’EN GIL CLOS FONTÀ 2014 750 16614 $100.00 RP 94 SPAIN WHITE WINE

LOPEZ DE HEREDIA VIÑA TONDONIA RESERVA BLANCO 2008 750 45500 $64.00 CANADA - ONTARIO RED WINE

SOUTHBROOK WITNESS BLOCK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017 750 10089 $45.00 WAL 91TAWSE CHERRY AVENUE PINOT NOIR 2016 750 398347 $48.95 WAL 92 CANADA - ONTARIO WHITE WINE

TAWSE ROBYN’S BLOCK CHARDONNAY 2016 750 416321 $46.15 WAL 91 AUSTRALIA RED WINE

HENSCHKE HILL OF GRACE SHIRAZ 2014 750 399675 $1,130.00 AWC 98 JOHN DUVAL PLEXUS 2015 750 73049 $55.00 RP 93 ROCKFORD BASKET PRESS SHIRAZ 2014 750 736488 $115.00 AWC 99 TORBRECK HILLSIDE VINEYARD GRENACHE 2017 750 14983 $96.00 WS 94



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NEW ZEALAND RED WINE

FELTON ROAD CALVERT PINOT NOIR 2018 750 14947 $95.00 BC 95 FELTON ROAD CORNISH POINT PINOT NOIR 2018 750 167080 $95.00 JS 93 SOUTH AFRICA RED WINE

RAATS MR DE COMPOSTELLA 2017 750 15647 $99.00 TAT 96 SOUTH AFRICA WHITE WINE

MULLINEUX GRANITE CHENIN BLANC 2017 750 15648 $90.00 TAT 96WILDEBERG WHITE 2018 750 15623 $40.00 TAT 95 ARGENTINA RED WINE

CATENA ZAPATA MUNDUS BACILLUS TERRAE ADRIANNA VINEYARD MALBEC 2016 750 542837 $344.00 RP 97 CATENA ZAPATA NICOLÁS CABERNET SAUVIGNON/MALBEC 2016 750 510958 $123.00 TAT 97 CHEVAL DES ANDES 2016 750 15590 $158.00 JS 99 CHILE RED WINE

ALMAVIVA 2017 750 740233 $294.00 JS 100 LUIS FELIPE EDWARDS MOUNTAIN VINEYARDS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2014 750 15622 $81.00 DES 96 SANTA RITA PEWËN CARMENÈRE 2018 750 16491 $61.00 DES 97 USA - CALIFORNIA RED WINE

AMUSE BOUCHE RED 2016 750 362863 $610.00 RP 95+ CONTINUUM 2016 1500 16933 $930.00 VIN 100 DOMINUS NAPANOOK 2016 1500 508234 $285.00 JS 96GRGICH HILLS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 750 71407 $105.00 DWWA 96 GRGICH HILLS ESTATE GROWN ZINFANDEL 2015 750 903237 $55.00 LOUIS M. MARTINI LOT 1 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 750 439976 $230.00 WS 94 LOUIS M. MARTINI MONTE ROSSO VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 750 407114 $100.00 RP 95 MORLET FAMILY COEUR DE VALLÉE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2014 750 14842 $320.00 JD 97 MORLET FAMILY PASSIONNÉMENT CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2013 750 14838 $455.00 RP 98 RAYMOND RESERVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017 1500 629287 $110.00 JS 97 USA - CALIFORNIA WHITE WINE

LIQUID FARM BIEN BIEN CHARDONNAY 2015 750 16123 $80.00 RP 94+ LIQUID FARM FOUR CHARDONNAY 2016 750 16124 $99.00 WE 93 MORLET FAMILY LA PROPORTION DORÉE 2016 750 14840 $195.00 RP 98 USA - WASHINGTON RED WINE

BETZ FAMILY WINERY LA CÔTE ROUSSE SYRAH 2017 750 444414 $80.00 RP 96

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FRANCE - BORDEAUX RED WINE

CHÂTEAU CORMEIL-FIGEAC 2015 750 480046 $37.00 JS 93 CHÂTEAU GRAND PUY LACOSTE 2015 750 15955 $188.00 JS 96 CHÂTEAU LASCOMBES 2010 750 15945 $224.00 RP 96 CHÂTEAU LATOUR 2011 750 133306 $1,355.00 WE 97 CHÂTEAU LATOUR 2011 750 566406 $1,355.00 WE 97 CHÂTEAU MALESCOT-SAINT-EXUPÉRY 2014 750 14790 $122.00 JS 96 CHÂTEAU MARQUIS D’ALESME BECKER 2016 750 15956 $115.00 RP 96 FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE DE NUITS RED WINE

LOUIS MAX LES LIEVRES NUITS-SAINT-GEORGES 2016 750 15936 $79.00 JS 93-94 MAISON ROCHE DE BELLENE LES CHABIOTS CHAMBOLLE-MUSIGNY 1ER CRU 2015 750 14781 $164.00 WAL 96 MARCHAND-TAWSE CLOS-SAINT-DENIS GRAND CRU 2013 750 254474 $262.00 BH 90-93 FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE DE BEAUNE RED WINE

DOMAINE DU PAVILLON CLOS DES URSULINES POMMARD 2016 750 23820 $85.00 WE 93 DOMAINE JESSIAUME LES CENT VIGNES BEAUNE 1ER CRU 2017 750 468884 $65.00 WE 93 MAISON ROCHE DE BELLENE VIEILLES VIGNES SAVIGNY-LÈS-BEAUNE 1995 750 344283 $67.00 WAL 94 MOILLARD ALOXE-CORTON 2018 750 16240 $68.00 FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CÔTE DE BEAUNE WHITE WINE

ROPITEAU CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET 2018 750 14710 $103.00 ROPITEAU CORTON-CHARLEMAGNE GRAND CRU 2018 750 15959 $254.00 ROPITEAU LES ROUGEOTS MEURSAULT 2018 750 15944 $98.00 ROPITEAU PULIGNY-MONTRACHET 2018 750 14713 $102.00 FRANCE - BURGUNDY - CHABLIS WHITE WINE

CHÂTEAU DE MALIGNY FOURCHAUME CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2018 750 718288 $48.00 CHÂTEAU DE MALIGNY L’HOMME MORT CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2018 750 556498 $49.00 DOMAINE DES HATES VAU DE VEY CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2017 750 15991 $51.00 RP 91 DOMAINE PINSON FRÈRES LES CLOS CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2018 750 209049 $105.00 DWWA 96 WILLIAM FÈVRE BOUGROS CÔTE BOUGUEROTS CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2017 750 391268 $146.00 VIN 96

OCTOBER 2020 PRODUCT SUMMARY

AWC winecompanion.com.auBH burghound.comDWWA Decanter World Wine Awards GN gardininotes.comIWCH International Wine Challenge

JD jebdunnuck.comJS jamessuckling.com RP robertparker.comTAT timatkin.comVIN vinous.com

WAL winealign.comWE Wine Enthusiast WO wineorbit.co.nz WS winespectator.com

Scores We have included scores from the following sources:

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FRANCE - RHÔNE - NORTHERN RHÔNE RED WINE

CAVE DE TAIN LES HAUTS DU FIEF CROZES-HERMITAGE 2017 750 958843 $47.00 JD 94 FRANCE - RHÔNE - SOUTHERN RHÔNE RED WINE

DOMAINE DE LA CHARBONNIÈRE CUVÉE VIEILLES VIGNES 750 62554 $82.00 WS 95 CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2015 DOMAINE RAYMOND USSEGLIO LA CREATION 2017 750 15946 $45.00 RP 96 FRANCE - ALSACE WHITE WINE

PIERRE SPARR SCHOENENBOURG RIESLING 2017 750 664995 $28.00 IWCH 95 TRIMBACH CLOS SAINTE HUNE RIESLING 2014 750 965079 $343.00 JS 99 FRANCE - CHAMPAGNE KRUG BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE 750 38703 $491.00 WE 95 KRUG GRANDE CUVÉE BRUT CHAMPAGNE 375 38588 $167.00 WS 95 FRANCE - LANGUEDOC RED WINE

GÉRARD BERTRAND CHÂTEAU DE VILLEMAJOU GRAND VIN ROUGE 2016 750 14020 $46.00 RP 90 AUSTRIA RED WINE

KRACHER ZWEIGELT BEERENAUSLESE 2017 375 16623 $50.00 WE 97 ITALY - FRIULI WHITE WINE

JERMANN CHARDONNAY 2018 750 583245 $42.00 JS 93 ITALY - PIEDMONT RED WINE

GIOVANNI ROSSO CERRETTA BAROLO 2015 750 318147 $100.00 GN 96+ MICHELE CHIARLO CEREQUIO BAROLO 2015 750 393355 $100.00 RP 95 MONTESTEFANO RISERVA BARBARESCO 2015 750 182485 $95.00 VIN 94 VIRNA BAROLO DI BAROLO 2015 750 16722 $93.00 RP 92 ITALY - SICILY RED WINE

PLANETA MAROCCOLI SYRAH 2015 750 537795 $45.00 RP 93 ITALY - SICILY WHITE WINE

PLANETA COMETA 2018 750 31047 $50.00 RP 93





ITALY - TUSCANY RED WINE

CANALICCHIO DI SOPRA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2013 750 630863 $102.00 WS 97 CASTELLO DI VOLPAIA IL PURO GRAN SELEZIONE CHIANTI CLASSICO 2015 750 16734 $153.00 RP 95+ LUCE 2017 1500 964551 $260.00 JS 93-94 LUCE 2017 3000 651018 $580.00 JS 93-94 LUCE 2017 6000 435214 $1,230.00 JS 93-94ORNELLAIA 2017 375 310037 $135.00 JS 97 ORNELLAIA 2017 1500 707547 $600.00 JS 97 ORNELLAIA 2017 3000 707414 $1,250.00 JS 97 ORNELLAIA 2017 6000 51516 $2,990.00 JS 97 ITALY - UMBRIA RED WINE

SPORTOLETTI VILLA FIDELIA 2015 750 921338 $30.00 RP 92 ITALY - VENETO RED WINE

QUINTARELLI ALZERO 2011 750 402156 $615.00 QUINTARELLI RECIOTO DELLA VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO 2007 375 722967 $220.00 RP 98 SPERI VIGNETO MONTE SANT’URBANO AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA 750 16764 $178.00 VIN 91 CLASSICO 2006 SPAIN RED WINE

LEGÓN PREMIUM 2015 750 270645 $37.00 DWWA 96 MUGA SELECCIÓN ESPECIAL 2015 750 472902 $50.00 JS 96 URBINA GRAN RESERVA 2004 750 355743 $59.00 TAT 95 VALDERIZ 2017 750 385856 $46.00 VIÑA TONDONIA RESERVA 2008 1500 97014 $135.00 AUSTRALIA RED WINE

BY FARR SANGREAL PINOT NOIR 2017 750 633503 $86.00 JS 93 HENSCHKE CYRIL HENSCHKE CABERNET SAUVIGNON/CABERNET 750 426395 $215.00 AWC 96 FRANC/MERLOT 2013 JOHN DUVAL ELIGO SHIRAZ 2016 750 399642 $125.00 AWC 98 PENFOLDS BIN 28 KALIMNA SHIRAZ 2017 750 422782 $50.00 AWC 96 TORBRECK RUNRIG 2016 750 97204 $299.00 RP 100

40 VINTAGES



AUSTRALIA WHITE WINE

MOUNT PLEASANT LOVEDALE SEMILLON 2013 750 237982 $60.00 JS 95 NEW ZEALAND RED WINE

AUNTSFIELD HERITAGE PINOT NOIR 2015 750 16417 $79.00 WO 97 NEW ZEALAND WHITE WINE

AUNTSFIELD SOUTH OAKS BARREL FERMENTED SAUVIGNON BLANC 2018 750 16885 $48.00 WO 95 SOUTH AFRICA RED WINE

BOEKENHOUTSKLOOF SYRAH 2016 750 52076 $56.00 TAT 95 ARGENTINA RED WINE

BUSCADO VIVO O MUERTO LA VERDAD GUALTALLARY 2016 750 648030 $55.00 TAT 96 IMPERFECTO 2012 750 516914 $54.00 JS 96 RUTINI APARTADO GRAN MALBEC 2016 750 12664 $110.00 JS 97 CHILE RED WINE

SEÑA 2017 750 496430 $246.00 JS 99 VIÑA VIK MILLA CALA 2015 750 11891 $55.00 JS 94 USA - CALIFORNIA RED WINE

AU SOMMET ATLAS PEAK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 750 362582 $610.00 RP 96+ BEAULIEU VINEYARD GEORGES DE LATOUR PRIVATE RESERVE 750 10307 $200.00 RP 97 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 DOMINUS 2016 1500 63487 $910.00 RP 100 DOMINUS 2016 3000 63479 $2,250.00 RP 100 DOMINUS 2016 6000 63917 $5,370.00 RP 100 GALLICA CABERNET FRANC 2015 750 16932 $270.00 RP 95




GALLICA OAKVILLE RANCH VINEYARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 750 402123 $300.00 RP 96+ RAYMOND GENERATIONS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 750 941492 $130.00 JD 98 ROY ESTATE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 750 630764 $430.00 RP 94+ SHAFER TD-9 2017 750 570788 $110.00 JD 92 SILVER OAK NAPA VALLEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 1500 10353 $450.00 STAG’S LEAP ARTEMIS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017 1500 347971 $199.00 WE 92 STAG’S LEAP WINE CELLARS CASK 23 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 750 991919 $425.00 RP 96-98 TANTARA TONDRE PINOT NOIR 2016 750 16226 $97.00 WE 94 USA - CALIFORNIA WHITE WINE

RHYS BEARWALLOW VINEYARD CHARDONNAY 2015 750 16130 $102.00 RP 94 USA - OREGON WHITE WINE

DOMAINE SERENE EVENSTAD RESERVE CHARDONNAY 2017 750 14841 $110.00 JS 94 DESSERT WINE ORNUS DELL’ORNELLAIA 2017 375 522433 $90.00 FORTIFIED WINE KOPKE COLHEITA PORT 2000 750 16632 $70.00

42 VINTAGES

OPPOSITE: Château de Beynac castle looms over the village of Beynac-et-Cazenac.

ON THE BACK COVER: Ludwigsburg Palace, Germany.

THE CLASSICS COLLECTION • SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER 2020

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ONLINE ORDERING STARTSSeptember Collection: September 3 at 8:30 a.m.October Collection: October 1 at 8:30 a.m.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION Per-customer LimitsWe strive to secure enough stock to satisfy all customer orders, but regret that sometimes customer demand exceeds supply. Products in this offer are subject to per-customer limits on the first day of ordering, between 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

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