Dessert Wine
Royal Tokaji Essencia Tokaj 2008, Tokaj-Hegyalja, Hungary: Tokaji Essencia 2008 is the latest release of Tokaji from the Royal Tokaji Wine Company. Lovely and light on the nose with well-defined fruit aromas of soft orange, rich apricot, elegantly sweet and vibrant with racy acidity on the palate layered with orange zest, Japanese yuzu and honeyed stone fruit. Lighter than the 2007 vintage with the alcohol slightly higher at 4% abv. Comes with a red-lacquer gift box and a crystal sipping spoon for sipping this magic in a bottle. Enjoy now or in 50 years from now. Tokaj food pairings: chilled on its own, foie gras, mature blue cheeses. Drink: 2022 - 2100 25443 4% S 375 mL $825.00 Score: 97/100. August 2022. Top Rated Dessert Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Quinta do Crasto Vintage Port 2017, Douro D.O.P., Portugal: Wow! Love this lovely, rich vintage port seductive with aromas and concentrated flavours of dried blue florals, blackberries, dark cherry, raisin and figgy fruit wrapped up in butterscotch and velvety on the palate. Unfiltered and aged two years in wooden vats prior to being bottled, good now, but it will continue to evolve in bottle for the next 20-plus years. Pour with blue-veined creamy cheeses or brownies, or whatever your pleasure ;) Port food pairings: blue-veined cheeses, dark chocolate studded with dried cherry, red berry fruit, brownies. Drink: 2026 - 2050 26610 20% S 750 mL $69.95 Score: 96/100. August 2022. Top Rated Dessert Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Red Wine
Domaine des Quatre Vents 2019, Beaujolais A.C., France: Amazing value under $25 for this Domaine Des Quatre Vents Fleurie 2019 Gamay. A rich and full-bodied red from the Darroze family made for decades by the renown Duboeuf family. The wine is fresh and generous on the palate with layers of ripe red raspberry, blackberry jam, wild thyme, crushed blue florals, blood orange, toasty oak spice. Enjoy with grilled game sausages or mushroom burgers from the grill. Food pairings: pepper steak, veal cutlets in a rich mushroom sauce, grilled chicken dishes. Drink: 2022 - 2024 2378 12.5% XD 750 mL $23.95 Score: 92/100. August 2022. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Double Canyon Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, Horse Heaven Hills, Columbia Valley, Washington, United States: From Horse Heaven Hills, Columbia Valley, Washington, Double Canyon Horse Heaven Hills 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is rich with ripe raspberry, blackberry, plum vibrant on the palate showing dusty tannins throughout. The wine was aged up to 20 months in 35% new oak barrels, mostly French with a smattering of American oak. Pour with steaks from the grill. Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: grilled bavette steak, game sausages, roast duck. Drink: 2022 - 2026 131888 14.1% XD 750 mL $34.95 Score: 90/100. August 2022. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Pine Ridge Vineyards Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 2018, Napa Valley, California, United States: Pine Ridge 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon is a dry, robust Napa Valley Cab with 5% in Petit Verdot and Malbec. Produced from sustainably-grown grapes, the wine is vibrant with blueberry, blackberry, black currant, blue florals, savoury herb and cedar spice flavours fresh on the palate. Tannins are firm and pleasantly grippy. Drink or hold. Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: prime rib steak from the grill, gourmet burgers, hard cheeses. Drink: 2022 - 2026 17101 14.9% D 750 mL $101.00 Score: 92/100. August 2022. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Michele Castellani San Michele Ripasso Valpolicella Classico Superiore 2018, Veneto D.O.C., Italy: From Michele Castellani, San Michele Superiore Ripasso Valpolicella Classico 2018 is an amazing value classic Valpo under $20. Produced from mostly Corvina grapes with the balance in Rondinella, the wine is dry, medium-bodied, fragrant with bright cherry, dark berry, anise and cedar brush spice and is mouth-watering, meaty and smoky on the palate finishing on a lingering briny mineral note. Tannins are rounded. Enjoy now or hold for three years. Ripasso Valpolicella Classico Superiore food pairings: pizza topped with steak strips and garlic, spicy sausage , prime rib roast, hearty winter stew. Drink: 2022 - 2026 410688 14% XD 750 mL $19.95 Score: 89/100. August 2022. Best Value Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Abrigo Giovanni Ravera Barolo 2016, Piedmont D.O.C.G., Italy: Abrigo Giovanni Ravera 2016 Barolo is an elegant and vibrant Nebbiolo, fragrant and flavourful with bright cherry, rose petals, tar, dried tobacco leaf, anise, clove and pepper spice matched with mouth-watering acidity and firm, chewy tannins. Try from 2024 and this Barolo is a good cellaring candidate for 10-plus years. Barolo food pairings: game meats, rare roast beef, slow-roasted shoulder of lamb. Drink: 2023 - 2033 25743 14.5% XD 750 mL $58.95 Score: 92/100. August 2022. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Clos Henri Pinot Noir 2017, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand: From Marlborough, South Island, Clos Henri 2017 Pinot Noir is produced from biodynamically grown grapes. Pale ruby in the glass and fragrant dried pink and blue florals, bright red berry, cherry, plum, savoury spices and crushed stone minerally flavour, elegant and vibrant on the palate with fine, chalky tannins. The winery was established by Henri Bourgeois from Sancerre with 10 generations of family winemaking experience. Lightly chill and pour with veal medallions smothered in a rich mushroom sauce. Pinot Noir food pairings: grilled steak, pan-roasted beef filet and rösti potatoes, cheeseburgers, roast turkey. Drink: 2022 - 2024 56556 14% XD 750 mL $34.95 Score: 93/100. August 2022. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Casas del Bosque Gran Reserva Pinot Noir 2019, Casablanca Valley, Chile: Casas del Bosque Gran Reserva 2019 Pinot Noir is produced from sustainably grown grapes from the winery's estate vineyard. Look for bright and fresh raspberry, cherry and toasty oak spice flavours on this generous PN produced by Meinard Bloem. The wine was aged up to six months in American oak (20% new) and French oak barrels. Drink or hold. Pinot Noir food pairings: grilled lamb chops, lamburgers stuffed with feta cheese, pork tenderloin. Drink: 2022 - 2025 525022 14.5% XD 750 mL $22.95 Score: 89/100. August 2022. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Laberinto Arcillas País 2020, Maule Valley, Chile: From the Maule Valley, Laberinto Arcillas 2020 País is a bright, medium-bodied unfiltered Pais wine produced from vines grown around Lake Colbún. Grapes are fermented 50% whole bunches and aged in concrete, 100 year old amphoras and previous use oak barrels. Look for ripe red berry, sous bois, dried sweet tobacco leaf, earthy spices, citrus zest and minerally flavours. Good now, better in 2023. Pour with roast duck or goose. Drink or hold. País food pairings: grilled veal chops, grilled chicken dishes, angel hair pasta with pesto and sliced black olives. Drink: 2023 - 2027 24759 12.8% XD 750 mL $24.95 Score: 91/100. August 2022. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Stonestreet Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2017, Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, California, United States: Stonestreet 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon is a medium-plus-bodied and intense 98% Cabernet Sauvignon with the balance in Petit Verdot with grapes sourced from the Alexander Valley, Sonoma County wine region. The wine was aged for 20 months in French oak barrels (38% new). On the palate the wine is rich with ripe cassis, plum compote, red currant, dried wild herbs lingering fresh and long on a flinty note. Tannins are grainy. Pour with bison burgers and ribs from the grill or cellar for 10-plus years. Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: grilled New York strip loin, hard cheese, braised pork shanks, veal chops. Drink: 2022 - 2030 435099 14.5% XD 750 mL $79.95 Score: 92/100. August 2022. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Pierre Dupond Morgon Côte du Py 2018, Morgon Côte Du Py, Beaujolais A.P., France: From Morgon Côte Du Py, Pierre Dupond 2018 Gamay is a bold and fleshy red from with dark fruit, cherry, white pepper spice full and structured on the palate. Morgon typically produces age-worthy and full-bodied Gamays with serious tannins and this one does not disappoint. Still quite youthful. Pair with roast chicken. Food pairings: roast chicken, tourtière, turkey burgers, duck confit. Drink: 2021 - 2025 18419 13.5% XD 750 mL $26.95 Score: 89/100. August 2022. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Philippe & Vincent Jaboulet Nouvelère Crozes-Hermitage 2016, Crozes-Hermitage, Rhône A.P., France: From Crozes-Hermitage, Rhône wine region, Philippe & Vincent Jaboulet Nouvelère 2016 Syrah is produced from sustainably grown, Old Vines Syrah and is plushy, concentrated and elegant with dark cherry, ripe raspberry, blueberry, savoury herbs, anise and nutmeg spice vibrant on the palate. Tannins are fine-grained and structured. A good cellaring candidate for up to three years. Drink or hold. Food pairings: roast chicken, roast veal, rolled pork roast, rack of lamb. Drink: 2022 - 2025 635680 13.4% XD 750 mL $35.95 Score: 94/100. August 2022. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Juniper Small Batch Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia: Juniper 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is a dry, medium-bodied, small batch Cab with splashes of Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec added to the mix. From a cooler vintage, aromas and flavours are fresh and bright with red berry, blueberry and plum, savoury and structured on the palate with fine chalky tannins. Drink or hold. Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: burgers, ribs, tourtiere. Drink: 2022 - 2026 23808 14% D 750 mL $24.95 Score: 92/100. August 2022. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Paul Hobbs Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2019, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, United States: From Russian River Valley, Sonoma County wine region, Paul Hobbs 2019 is a smooth and elegant medium-bodied, cool-climate PN perfumed with mulberry, dark cherry, anise, nutmeg, clove, cinnamon spices and grilled fine herbs. Lovely, complex and elegant with oodles of ripe fruit flavours finishing long on the palate. Drink or hold. Pinot Noir food pairings: veal medallions, lamb in a red wine sauce, roasted pork loin, tourtière. Drink: 2022 - 2028 119081 14.2% XD 750 mL $99.95 Score: 94/100. August 2022. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Ben Glaetzer Bishop Shiraz 2018, Ebenezer, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia: From the Ebenezer sub-region in the Barossa Valley, Ben Glaetzer Bishop 2018 Shiraz is produced from dry-farmed vines that are up to 120 years of age. "Bishop" is the maiden name of Judith Glaetzer, wife of Colin, who started the winemaking family business in the Barossa Valley 30 years ago. Today, Ben continues the tradition. The Shiraz is dry, full-bodied and concentrated with layers of ripe blueberry, dark cherry liqueur, raspberry, baking spices, supple, generous and vibrant on the palate. Grapes were open-fermented with extended maceration and matured up to 16 months in mostly (90%) French oak and some American oak barrels. Drink or cellar for 12-plus years. Pour with roast beef dinner. Shiraz food pairings: game meats, rare roast beef, spice-braised lamb, burgers with blue cheese. Drink: 2022 - 2033 627869 15% XD 750 mL $44.00 Score: 91/100. August 2022. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Barón de Ley Finca Monasterio 2018, Rioja D.O.C.A., Spain: Barón de Ley Finca Monasterio 2018 is a dry, robust and muscular Tempranillo from the Rioja wine region. Inky dark violet in the glass, the wine is perfumed with dark cherry, black currant, pink roses, smoky and spicy as well. On the palate the wine is fleshy and meaty, rich with dark fruits, cherry compote, chocolate, anise, cedar brush flavours and wrapped up in grippy tannins. Needs a little time to unwind. Try in 2025 or cellar for 10-plus years. Food pairings: meaty pizza topped with more meat, bison burgers, tourtière. Drink: 2025 - 2035 940171 14% XD 750 mL $34.95 Score: 92/100. August 2022. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Elena Walch Lagrein 2021, Südtirol Alto Adige D.O.C., Italy: Elena Walch 2021 Lagrein is a medium-bodied, vibrant and elegant red produced in the Südtirol-Alto Adige wine region. Fresh with ripe dark berry, fresh mushroom, savoury herb and earthy aromas, vibrant on the palate with dark berry, black olive, cocoa, dark spices and grippy tannins. Decant one hour prior to pouring with a Porchetta roast. Founded in 1869, this family-owned winery is one of oldest estates in Alto Adige. The Lagrein grape, native to this region, dates back to the 16th century. Lagrein food pairings: pork schnitzels, veal cutlets, lamb kebabs, roasted root vegetable casserole. Drink: 2022 - 2024 19005 13.5% D 750 mL $23.95 Score: 91/100. August 2022. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Escudero Arvum 2005, Rioja D.O.C.A., Spain: The Grenache, Tempranillo, Graciano and Mazuelo grapes for Escudero Arvum 2005 were sourced from a single plot from vines up to 100 years of age. Dry, full-bodied and structured, the wine is deep violet in the glass, layered and lush with dried blue florals, black fruit compote, dark spices, savoury, earthy and smoky on the palate. Pour with roast venison. Food pairings: sausage cassoulet, veal medallions in a rich wild mushroom sauce, bison burgers. Drink: 2022 - 2024 25538 14% XD 750 mL $61.95 Score: 92/100. August 2022. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Quinta de Pancas Grande Reserva 2016, Vinho Regional Lisboa, Portugal: Quinta De Pancas Grande Reserva 2016 is a youthful, robust red wine blend of mostly Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot wine grapes. Rich and concentrated with ripe black fruits, dark berry, earthy and mouth-watering with firm, structured tannins. The wine needs some time to further mellow and develop in bottle, try it in 2023 or cellar to 2030. Quinta de Pancas is located 45 kilometres northwest of Lisbon, in the parish of Santo Estevão and Triana. Food pairings: grilled game sausages, roast, stuffed breast of veal, steaks and gourmet burgers from the grill. Drink: 2023 - 2030 631838 14% XD 750 mL $56.95 Score: 94/100. August 2022. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Lagar de Codegua Mourvèdre 2019, Colchagua Valley, Chile: From the Colchagua Valley, Lagar de Codegua 2019 is produced from 100% Monastrell (Mourvèdre) generous with red berry, cherry, smoky and spicy with brilliant acidity on the palate. Tannins are firm and grippy. Pour with hard cheeses or grilled game sausages. Mourvèdre food pairings: pork tenderloin, lamburgers, ribs. Drink: 2022 - 2025 24767 14% XD 750 mL $27.95 Score: 90/100. August 2022. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Argyle Artisan Series Pinot Noir 2018, Willamette Valley, Oregon, United States: From the Willamette Valley wine region in Oregon, Argyle Artisan Series Reserve 2018 Pinot Noir is an elegant, sleek and smoky PN vibrant on the palate with dark cherry, raspberry, cedar spice, smoke and cold black tea flavours. Finishes silky and long on the palate. Drink or hold. Pinot Noir food pairings: veal medallions, roasted pork loin, prime rib, coq au vin. Drink: 2022 - 2026 70623 13.5% XD 750 mL $47.95 Score: 89/100. August 2022. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Rosés
Okanagan Crush Pad Free Form Vin Gris 2019, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia BC V.Q.A., Canada: From the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia wine region, Okanagan Crush Pad's Free Form 2019 Vin Gris is a vegan-friendly Vin Gris produced from Pinot Noir grapes, and for the first time, the grapes for the 2019 vintage were sourced from Garnet Valley Ranch. As produced in the past two vintages, grapes were whole bunch pressed and wild fermented in concrete, where it also underwent full MLF, then rested six months on its lees prior to being bottled unfiltered. Fresh, lovely with a bit of a spritz, look for cold Earl Grey tea, quince, dried berries with a tangy lingering minerally finish. Nicely done! Drink or hold. Vin Gris food pairings: cold turkey sandwiches, grilled chicken breast, salads. Drink: 2022 - 2024 15738 13.6% XD 750 mL $33.95 Score: 91/100. August 2022. Top Rated Rosé Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Sparkling Wine
Patrick Boivin Cuvée Tradition Brut 1er Cru Champagne 2002, Champagne A.C., France: Patrick Boivin Cuvée Tradition Premier Cru 2002 is a mature champagne, medium-gold in the glass, bone-dry and elegant with a fine toasty mousse of roasted nuts, nougat, pastry, baked apple, apricot and citrus zest flavours vibrant and long on the palate. So good now. Brut 1Er Cru Champagne food pairings: grilled shellfish dishes, creamy cheeses, buttered lobster rolls. Drink: 2022 - 2025 26644 12% XD 750 mL $119.95 Score: 93/100. August 2022. Top Rated Sparkling Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Devil's Corner Premium Cuvée Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir, Tasmania, South Australia, Australia: Tasmania is sparkling wine country and known for its cool climate wine growing areas - perfect for sparkling wine. This one is dry and tangy with crunchy apple, white peach, pastry and citrus zest flavours on the palate. Chill and sip with grilled and steamed shellfish dishes. Chardonnay Pinot Noir food pairings: grilled pork tenderloin, seafood, grilled shellfish. Drink: 2022 - 2024 15689 12% D 750 mL $29.95 Score: 89/100. August 2022. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Vincent d'Astrée Eclipse Cuvée Zero Dosage 1er Cru Champagne, Champagne A.C., France: Vincent D'astrée Cuvée Zero Dosage Premier Cru Eclipse is produced from 100% Pinot Meunier from premier cru plots on the slopes around Épernay. Bone-dry, fruity and rich with a delicate and persistent mousse of candied red berry, nougat, toasted almond, pastry dough and citrus flavours, smoky, flinty and vibrant with a long finish. Delicious! Drink or hold. Champagne food pairings: oysters on the half shell with a strawberry mignonette, fish and chips, salads, shrimp on toast. Drink: 2022 - 2026 26645 12% D 750 mL $69.95 Score: 93/100. August 2022. Top Rated Sparkling Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
White Wine
Cantina Toblino Largiller Nosiola 2013, Alto Adige I.G.T., Italy: Toblino Largiller 2013 is produced from 100% Nosiola. Fragrant with hazelnut, dried citrus aromas; the wine is dry, medium-bodied and vibrant with lemon custard, russet apple, toasted nut and briny mineral flavours juicy on the palate. A notion of how the name of the grape came about is from the Italian word "nocciola" (hazelnut) which could be in reference to the grape's characteristic toasted hazelnut aromas. The grape is also used in making a sweet Vino Santo. Nosiola food pairings: grilled trout, salads, grilled chicken breasts. Drink: 2022 - 2024 26573 13.5% XD 750 mL $62.95 Score: 93/100. August 2022. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Lis Neris Jurosa Chardonnay 2018, Friuli D.O.C., Italy: From the Friuli wine region, Lis Neris Juros 2018 Chardonnay is a dry, medium-bodied and flavourful Chard with white summer florals, spiced apple, Mirabelle plum, toasted almond and leesy, mineral flavours creamy, long and vibrant on the palate. Chill and enjoy with roast quail. Chardonnay food pairings: roast turkey, grilled chicken dishes, seafood chowders. Drink: 2022 - 2025 382960 14.5% XD 750 mL $48.95 Score: 93/100. August 2022. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Cono Sur Limited Edition 20 Barrels Chardonnay 2019, Casablanca Valley, Chile: Cono Sur 20 Barrels Limited Edition 2019 Chardonnay is produced from select blocks of Chardonnay from cool-climate sites in the Casablanca Valley. Look for bright pear, apple, lemon and grapefruit zest flavours finishing long on a briny mineral note. Produced by Matías Ríos. Drink or hold. Chardonnay food pairings: lobster bisque, seafood chowder, pan-fried halibut steaks in lemon butter. Drink: 2022 - 2026 127498 13.5% D 750 mL $29.95 Score: 91/100. August 2022. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
R. Lopez de Heredia Viña Tondonia Reserva Blanco 2010, Rioja D.O.C.A., Spain: Lopez De Heredia Viña Tondonia Reserva Blanco 2010 is a mature and complex medium-plus-bodied white wine blend of 90% Viura and 10% Malvasia aged for six years in barrels. Look for candied citrus, orange zest, fig, dried fruit. nut, well-integrated oak spice and saline mineral flavours with a long finish. Blanco food pairings: grilled chicken dishes, seafood chowders, pan-fried panfish. Drink: 2022 - 2025 45500 12.2% XD 750 mL $79.00 Score: 94/100. August 2022. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Selbach-Oster Dry Gewürztraminer 2020, Mosel Qualitätswein, Germany: From the Mosel, Selbach-Oster 2020 Gewürztraminer is produced from vines planted in 2013. This Gew is dry, fresh, elegant and subtle with white florals, citrus, pear, rose petals, supple and vibrant on the palate with a wet slate minerally finish. Drink or hold. Gewürztraminer food pairings: smoked whitefish on baguette, smoked salmon quiche, grilled shellfish. Drink: 2022 - 2033 27116 13% D 750 mL $38.95 Score: 93/100. August 2022. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Quinta da Falorca Noblesse Oblige Encruzado 2015, Dão D.O.P., Portugal: From the Dão wine region, Quinta da Falorca Noblesse Oblige 2015 is white wine blend of mostly Encruzado, the region's native white wine grape, and Malvasia from new and old vines; 70% of the grapes were from a vineyard with 80-year-old vines, while 30% of the grapes came from a vineyard with 16-year-old vines. Chill and enjoy with grilled shellfish dishes. Encruzado food pairings: grilled rosemary and pork sausages, bouillabaisse, grilled fish dishes. Drink: 2022 - 2026 26614 14% XD 750 mL $52.95 Score: 91/100. August 2022. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Morgado de Sta. Catherina Reserva White 2019, Bucelas D.O.C., Portugal: From the Bucelas wine region, Morgado De Sta. Catherina Reserva 2019 Arinto is produced at the historic Quinta da Romeira. Rich on the nose with fresh white florals, citrus and spicy aromas, the 100% Arinto is dry, medium-plus-bodied and vibrant with citrus zest, toasty oak spice, mineral notes textured on the palate. Fermentation was in French oak barrels (30% new) with 10 months maturation and regular batonnage, finishing with six months on its fine lees in stainless steel vats. Chill and enjoy with fish dishes or soft cheeses. White food pairings: charcuterie and cheese platter, baked firm-flesh white fish with cheese and potatoes, scalloped potatoes. Drink: 2022 - 2025 27109 13% XD 750 mL $32.95 Score: 91/100. August 2022. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Leitz Berg Schlossberg Grosses Gewächs Riesling Trocken 2019, Rheingau Qualitätswein, Germany: From the Rheingau wine region, Leitz Berg Schlossberg 2019 Riesling is produced from vines in a combination of red clay slate and quartzite soils. The red slate colouring is the result of the iron content in the slate that oxidized to iron oxide. The remaining thin layer of soil is very stony and not capable of holding a quantity of water and the dense, clay subsoil makes it difficult and demanding for the vines to take hold. With water stress and high solar radiation levels on a 45% slope, vines react by reducing the number and size of the grapes, producing low yields and grapes with intense flavours. Look for rich, ripe stone fruit, mango, slatey, mineral and citrus zest flavours mouth-watering on the palate and very long on the finish. Drink or hold. Riesling Trocken food pairings: brunch dishes, quiche, cheese fondue, pork tenderloin en croute. Drink: 2022 - 2030 27115 11% D 750 mL $78.95 Score: 98/100. August 2022. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Altos de Torona Rosal Albariño Caíño Loureira 2020, Rias Baixas D.O., Spain: Altos De Torona Rosal 2020 is an Albariño, Caíño and Loureira fresh and zesty white wine blend from the Rias Baixas wine region. The wine is vegan-friendly with brilliant acidity and flavours of spring florals, crisp green apple, blanched almond and lemon-lime zest flavours. Chill and enjoy with pan-fried panfish. Drink or hold. Albariño Caíño Loureira food pairings: fresh steamed shellfish dishes, oyster poor boy sandwiches, fish tacos, fish and chips. Drink: 2022 - 2025 25531 12% XD 750 mL $25.95 Score: 93/100. August 2022. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Cave de Ribeauvillé Pinot Gris 2018, Alsace A.C., France: Cave de Ribeauvillé 2018 Pinot Gris is produced from sustainably grown grapes from the Alsace wine region. The wine spent three months on its lees and one year in bottle prior to its release. On the palate, the wine is rich and smoky with dried pear, apple, honeyed quince, Meyer lemon and spicy flavours. Delicious now. Chill and enjoy with a pork tenderloin en croute with a pear butter sauce. This vintage was awarded Gold at the 2020 AWC Vienna International Wine Challenge. Pinot Gris food pairings: baked glazed ham, roast turkey, pork tenderloin. Drink: 2022 - 2024 390633 14% M 750 mL $22.95 Score: 90/100. August 2022. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
A To Z Wineworks Chardonnay 2021, Oregon, United States: From Oregon, A To Z Wineworks 2021 Chardonnay is produced from sustainably grown wine grapes from the Willamette Valley, as well as the Columbia Gorge wine regions in Oregon, A deliciously fresh unoaked Chard zesty with tropical fruit, pineapple, melon, fresh-cut pear, brilliant on the palate. Chill and enjoy with seafood Alfredo. A to Z Wineworks was started in 2002 by four friends from the Oregon wine region. Deb Hatcher (Eyrie), Bill Hatcher (Domaine Drouhin Oregon), Sam Tannahill (Archery Summit) and Cheryl Francis (Chehalem). Chardonnay food pairings: marinated lemon herb chicken breast grilled on the barbie, pan-fried panfish. Drink: 2022 - 2025 269258 13% XD 750 mL $23.95 Score: 90/100. August 2022. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Villa Maria Hawke's Bay Reserve Chardonnay 2018, Hawke's Bay, North Island, New Zealand: Villa Maria Cellar, Villa Maria Hawke's Bay Reserve 2018 Chardonnay is a dry, medium-plus-bodied and zesty Chard supple on the palate with honeydew melon, nectarine, apricot, citrus zest, ginger spice and a creamy vanilla finish. Nicely done! Chill and enjoy with lemon-buttered lobster rolls. Chardonnay food pairings: grilled chicken and veggie kebabs, pan-fried trout, sauteed halibut steaks. Drink: 2022 - 2024 22873 13% D 750 mL $34.95 Score: 93/100. August 2022. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
El Enemigo Semillon 2018, Agrelo, Luján De Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina: El Enemigo 2018 Semillon is produced by winemaker, Alejandro Vigil, Catena Zapata winemaker and Adrianna Catena, historian, winegrower as well as youngest daughter of Nicolas Catena. Look for rich, lemony, chalky, grassy and honeyed melon flavours zesty, smooth and creamy on the palate. Drink or hold. Semillon food pairings: veal ribs in white wine sauce, roast quail, grilled chicken breasts, pan-fried Mahi Mahi and chutney. Drink: 2022 - 2024 17457 13% XD 750 mL $23.95 Score: 91/100. August 2022. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Bachelder Wismer-Wingfield Ouest Vineyard Chardonnay 2019, Four Mile Creek, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: The Chardonnay grapes for Bachelder Wismer-Wingfield Ouest Vineyard 2019 is sourced from the "Ouest" parcel of the vineyard, the highest elevation on the Wingfield slope (approx. 555 metres) and the farthest from Lake Ontario at six kilometres. So the grapes potentially have a little more hang time to fully ripen for this classic, linear and creamy Chardonnay. Beautifully balanced showing perfect-pitch acidity, concentration and depth of flavours with ripe apple, stony, briny mineral, soft citrus flavours luxuriously long on the palate. Another gorgeous Chardonnay from the Bachelder. Chardonnay food pairings: white-fleshed fish, mild sausage, chicken salads. Drink: 2022 - 2025 520403 13.9% XD 750 mL $47.95 Score: 95/100. August 2022. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Albert Bichot Viré-Clessé 2017, Viré-Clessé, Burgundy A.C., France: From Viré-Clessé in the Burgundy wine region, Albert Bichot 2017 is a lush and creamy Chardonnay, rich with peach, apple, pear, honeyed melon, citrus zest flavours vibrant on the palate with a long, briny mineral finish. Food pairings: salads topped with freshly steamed and chilled shrimp, quiches, grilled asparagus and artichoke galette, brunch dishes. Drink: 2022 - 2023 25557 13% XD 750 mL $34.95 Score: 89/100. August 2022. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Pascal Clément Pascal Clément Dessus Les Vermots Savigny-lès-Beaune 2017, Savigny-Lès-Beaune, Burgundy A.C., France: From Savigny-Lès-Beaune, Pascal Clément's Dessus Les Vermots 2017 Chardonnay is fragrant with buttered brioche, citrus zest and a whiff of smoke; on the palate, it is vibrant with citrusy, smoky, flinty and briny mineral flavours from beginning to end. Grapes were fermented in older foudres with some lees ageing. A juicy, juicy Burgundian Chardonnay. Food pairings: grilled chicken dishes, pork tenderloin, green salads topped with shrimp. Drink: 2022 - 2026 25637 12.5% XD 750 mL $42.95 Score: 90/100. August 2022. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Tegernseerhof Smaragd Bergdistel Grüner Veltliner 2017, Wachau, Austria: Tegernseerhof Smaragd Bergdistel 2017 Grüner Veltliner is a dry, medium-bodied, vibrant Austrian Grüner from the Wachau wine region with flavours of lemon zest, white pepper, dried fine herbs savoury and concentrated on the palate. Grüner Veltliner food pairings: seafood chowder, pan-fried trout, herbed quiches. Drink: 2022 - 2025 377606 13.5% XD 750 mL $36.95 Score: 94/100. August 2022. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart