Red Wine
St. Hugo Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2021, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia: St. Hugo 2021 is a dry, medium-plus-bodied and fruity red wine blend of 62% Grenache, 31% Shiraz and 7% Mataro wine grapes from 70-plus year old vines. The wine was made with 16% whole bunches, 12% carbonic maceration with the balance made traditionally for red wine. The wine was matured in neutral oak barrels up to eight months. This Barossa Valley red is spicy, lush and concentrated with blueberry, sweet cherry, anise, dark spices, earthy, savoury flavours and balanced with juicy acidity that just keeps on going. Tannins are ripe. Drink or hold to 2030. Grenache Shiraz Mataro food pairings: venison ragu, lamb chops from the grill, roasted root vegetable cassoulet. Drink: 2023 - 2030 32562 14.5% XD 750 mL $39.95 Score: 94/100. November 2023. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Sparkling Wine
Stratus Field Blend Ancestral Sparkling Wine 2022, Niagara On-The-Lake, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: Stratus Field Blend 2022 is a vegan-friendly, sparkling wine from the Niagara on the Lake wine region, made in the ancestral method. Produced from Riesling, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc with each varietal weighed and that information sent to the authority for approval. This is a dry, bright and light bubble with tangy lemon, white-fleshed stone fruit, fresh melon and tropical fruit flavours super fresh and deliciously creamy on the palate. Method Ancestral is the oldest sparkling wine method in the world, predating methode traditionelle. The wine is finished with a crown cap and is not disgorged leaving the lees in the bottle giving the wine a bit of a haze but contributing freshness and texture to the wine. Sparkling Wine food pairings: herbed quiches, grilled chicken dishes, salads topped with prawns from the grill. Drink: 2023 - 2024 36302 13.8% XD 750 mL $35.00 Score: 90/100. November 2023. Top Rated Sparkling Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart