Red Wine
Powers Sheridan Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2017, Yakima Valley, Columbia Valley, Washington, United States: From Yakima Valley, Columbia Valley wine region, Powers Sheridan Reserve 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon is produced from grapes sourced from a single vineyard. A wine with a lot of character, intense with juicy layers of bright cherry, currant, blackberry, fine herbs, caramel and subtle spicy flavours that finish on a mineral note and balanced with brilliant acidity. Very expressive and impressive. Pour with prime rib dinner. Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: prime rib roast, hard cheeses, gourmet burgers. Drink: 2023 - 2028 32456 14% XD 750 mL $38.95 Score: 89/100. May 2023. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Angeline Sonoma County Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2020, Sonoma County, California, United States: Angeline Reserve 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon is a savoury Sonoma County Cab, dry, medium-bodied and bright with black currant, dark cherry, blackberry, black olive, savoury herbs with a nutty finish bright on the palate. Tannins are pleasantly chewy. Drink or hold. Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: slow-braised lamb shanks in red wine sauce, roast trip tip sirloin, meat-lover's pizza. Drink: 2023 - 2028 30573 13.9% D 750 mL $29.75 Score: 92/100. May 2023. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Poplar Grove Winery Cabernet Franc 2017, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia BC V.Q.A., Canada: From the Okanagan Valley wine region in British Columbia, Poplar Grove 2017 Cabernet Franc is fresh and fragrant on the nose with pink florals, bright raspberry, dried sweet tobacco and subtle spicy flavours with a kiss of vanilla long and smooth on the palate. Drinking beautifully now, enjoy this dry, fruity, medium-bodied Cab Franc with lamb and veggie kebabs from the grill. Cabernet Franc food pairings: veal cutlets, veal chops from the grill, crown roast of pork. Drink: 2023 - 2025 29962 14.5% D 750 mL $44.95 Score: 92/100. May 2023. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Rowen 2017, Sonoma County, California, United States: Rowen 2017 is a deep, dark and lush red wine blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Malbec, 15% Syrah and 3% Viognier. Fragrant with dark cherry, blackberry, toasty oak, dry, medium-plus-bodied and in the style of a Northern Rhône red. Look for dark cherry, cassis, pink florals, well-integrated oak spice with a hint of vanilla and cola smooth and long on the finish. Very nicely done! Food pairings: steaks from the grill, pork roast, veal chops in red wine sauce. Drink: 2023 - 2027 30827 14.5% D 750 mL $74.95 Score: 92/100. May 2023. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Bleasdale Generations Shiraz 2019, Langhorne Creek, South Australia, Australia: From the Potts Family, Bleasdale Generations 2019 Shiraz is produced from grapes sourced from the Langhorne Creek wine region. Deep, dark ruby-violet in the glass and fragrant with layers of blackberry, dark plum, sweet dried tobacco leaf and baking spice flavours velvety with a forever finish. Very elegant, drink now or cellar to 2033. Shiraz food pairings: veal chops from the grill, pork tenderloin, crown roast of pork. Drink: 2023 - 2033 30752 14% XD 750 mL $29.95 Score: 93/100. May 2023. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Nativ Bicento 2018, Irpinia Campi Taurasini, Campania D.O.C., Italy: From Campania, Nativ Bicento 2018 is a dry, medium-plus bodied, vibrant 100% Aglianico from grapes sourced from ungrafted vines in volcanic soils from a two-hundred-year-old vineyard (Bicento means twice 100). A stylish Aglianico with fresh dark plum, chocolate, red currant, earthy and spicy flavours ending on a mineral note. The wine was aged in new French oak barriques for up to 18 months. Food pairings: meaty lasagne, Bistecca Fiorentina, meat-lover's pizza. Drink: 2023 - 2028 575035 14.5% D 750 mL $44.95 Score: 91/100. May 2023. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Austin Hope Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Paso Robles, California, United States: Austin Hope 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is the big family barbeque size (1500 ml) and is rich and powerful enough to take on anything from the grill. Dry, full-bodied with a mouthful of black cherry, toasty oak and baking spices, mocha and caramel flavours juicy on the palate. Tannins are structured and firm. Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: roast beef, grilled game sausages, roast goose. Drink: 2023 - 2028 23081 15% D 1500 mL $149.95 Score: 95/100. May 2023. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Cape Rock Wines Red Blend 2017, Western Cape W.O., South Africa: Cape Rock 2017 is a lush, medium-plus-bodied red wine blend of mostly Syrah (86%) with the balance in Mourvèdre and Viognier co-fermented in neutral French oak barrels. Look for liquid dark cherry, plum, dark berry and savoury herb flavours on this sensuous, mouth filling Syrah from the Western Cape wine region. Red Blend food pairings: grilled game sausages, New York strip loin steaks, lamb chops. Drink: 2023 - 2027 30013 12.5% XD 750 mL $33.95 Score: 93/100. May 2023. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Marietta Game Trail Clone 6 Cabernet Sauvignon 2019, Yorkville Highlands, Mendocino, California, United States: From Yorkville Highlands, Mendocino, California, Marietta Game Trail Clone 6 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is a medium-plus-bodied, lushly layered Cab with black currant, red currant, blackberry, minty, spicy and savoury olive flavours fresh and intense on the palate. Tannins are fine-grained and developing. Drink or hold. Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: grilled beef prime ribs, gourmet burgers, sirloin steak. Drink: 2023 - 2028 30574 14.9% XD 750 mL $69.95 Score: 95/100. May 2023. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Poças Reserva Red 2018, Douro D.O.P., Portugal: Poças Reserva red blend (2018) is produced from Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca grapes that were hand-harvested from high-altitude vineyards south of the Douro. Dry, full-bodied and generous with ripe dark fruits, dark cherry, savoury herbs and toasty oak spice flavours rich and concentrated on the palate with a lip-smacking dark plum finish. The wine was matured in new American oak and French Allier oak casks (300 Litres) for 12 months, followed by a fining period in stainless steel vats prior to bottling. Drink or cellar to 2030. Red food pairings: game roasts, bison burgers, roast goose. Drink: 2023 - 2032 21812 14% XD 750 mL $28.95 Score: 92/100. May 2023. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Montes Outer Limits Syrah 2021, Zapallar, Aconcagua Costa D.O., Chile: From Chile's Aconcagua Costa wine region, the grapes for Montes Outer Limits 2021 Syrah are sourced from the granite-clay soils in the Zapallar zone of the Coastal Mountains, about 13 kilometres from the Pacific Ocean. The grapes here enjoy sunny, warm days with cooling breezes and cooler nights maintaining the grapes' acidity and giving the wine fresh, fruity flavours of bright cherry, blueberry, cracked pepper, fine herbs zesty and intense on the palate. The wine was aged in barrel and concrete eggs for five months. Syrah food pairings: roast leg of lamb, veal cutlets, duck confit. Drink: 2023 - 2026 30209 14% XD 750 mL $24.95 Score: 93/100. May 2023. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Geoff Merrill G&W Cabernet Sauvignon 2014, Mclaren Vale Coonawarra, South Australia, Australia: Geoff Merrill G&W 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon is terrific value at $30. Grapes were sourced from the McLaren Vale and Coonawarra wines regions (73%/27%). The wine is powerful but elegant and so expressive with cassis, dark cherry, cedar brush and dried tobacco leaf flavours savoury and long with a dark olive and meaty finish. Tannins are rich and rounded. Drink or hold to 2030, but this one wouldn't last in my cellar for that long ;) Cabernet Sauvignon food pairings: tourtiere, gourmet burgers, grilled beef prime ribs. Drink: 2023 - 2030 30747 14.5% XD 750 mL $29.95 Score: 94/100. May 2023. Top Rated Red Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Rosés
Donnafugata Dolce & Gabbana Rosa Rosé 2022, Sicily D.O.C., Italy: From the Sicily wine region, Donnafugata Dolce & Gabbana Rosa 2022 is a bright, floral and juicy rosé blend of Nerello Mascalese and the ancient grape variety, Nocera. Dry and flavoursome with pink florals, bright cherry, red berry, stone fruit, citrusy and subtle spices on the palate. Very versatile, chill and enjoy it with a pork tenderloin from the grill or garlic prawns. Rosé food pairings: charcuterie, creamy cheeses, pasta Primavera, seafood canapes. Drink: 2023 - 2025 25860 12.7% D 750 mL $53.95 Score: 95/100. May 2023. Top Rated Rosé Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Sparkling Wine
Blomidon Cuvée L'Acadie Brut Sparkling, Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada: From the Annapolis Valley wine region in Nova Scotia, Blomidon Sparkling Cuvée L'acadie is made in the traditional method from 100% estate grown L'acadie. A dry, tasty and expressive bubble with a fine, flavoursome mousse of bright apple, hay, citrus zest and butternut flavours toasty and vibrant on the palate. About 70% of the wine came from the 2017 with 2016 vintage with a dollop from the 2015 vintage. Dosage was 6 g/L. and the wine was disgorged in March 2020. Chill and enjoy with creamy cheeses and seafood dishes. Brut Sparkling food pairings: creamy cheeses, seafood canapes, oysters on the half shell. Drink: 2023 - 2025 21463 12.1% D 750 mL $43.95 Score: 94/100. May 2023. Top Rated Sparkling Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
White Wine
Roger et Didier Raimbault Vieilles Vignes Sancerre 2018, Loire A.C., France: A bright and mouth-watering Sancerre, flinty with ripe stone fruit and lemon zest aromas on the nose. Juicy with ripe peach, lemon zest, fine green herbs with a mouth-watering flinty mineral finish. Sancerre food pairings: oysters on the half-shell, steamed mussels, grilled cheese sandwiches. Drink: 2023 - 2024 667758 13% XD 750 mL $43.95 Score: 90/100. May 2023. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Allimant-Laugner Gewurztraminer 2020, Alsace A.C., France: From the Alsace wine region, Allimant-Laugner 2020 is produced from 100% Gewürztraminer, fresh on the nose with white florals, lychee, rose petal, soft citrus and spicy flavours elegant and lush on the palate. So good now. Chill and enjoy with mildly spiced curries, sushi or smoked trout on baguette. Gewurztraminer food pairings: quiches, onion tarte, grilled vegetables, spicy pork tenderloin from the grill. Drink: 2023 - 2025 30364 12.5% M 750 mL $24.95 Score: 93/100. May 2023. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Kew Vineyards Marsanne 2019, Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: Kew 2019 Marsanne is a rich, dry, and mouth-filling white wine blend of Marsanne with a splash of Viognier added to the mix. From the Niagara Escarpment wine region in Ontario, it is amazing value at $20. Look for ripe stone fruit, pear, tropical fruit notes, soft orange zest, soft spices, nutty and mineral flavours fresh and rounded on the palate. Marsanne originates from the Rhône Valley wine region in France, but Kew planted their Marsanne 16 years ago on the Beamsville Bench and what a good idea that was! Chill and enjoy this dry, full-bodied white with roast duck or chicken. Marsanne food pairings: barbecued chicken, barbecued pork ribs, roast duck. Drink: 2023 - 2025 485334 13% XD 750 mL $19.95 Score: 91/100. May 2023. Best Value White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Rockway Vineyards Pinot Gris 2021, Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada: Rockway 2021 Pinot Gris is produced from grapes sourced from Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula wine region. The grapes enjoyed a long, cold ferment in stainless steel tanks and spent four months on its lees. Look for ripe apple, stone fruit, melon, soft citrus and nougat flavours on this elegant and stylish Pinot Gris from Ontario. Pinot Gris food pairings: pork tenderloin en croute, pan-fried Arctic Char filets, veal cutlets. Drink: 2023 - 2024 32811 12.5% D 750 mL $20.00 Score: 89/100. May 2023. Best Value White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Domaine Feuillat-Juillot Camille Montagny 2020, Montagny, Burgundy A.C., France: From Montagny, Burgundy wine region, Domaine Feuillat-Juillot Camille 2020 is produced from sustainably grown Chardonnay grapes. Look for a dry and crisp wine, but buttery on the palate with ripe apple, pear, mineral and lemon zest flavours. François Feuillat-Juillot was born into a Burgundian winemaking family and purchased the domaine in 2004. The wine is so named after her daughter. Food pairings: grilled chicken breasts, seafood dishes, grilled prawns. Drink: 2023 - 2026 30226 13% XD 750 mL $35.95 Score: 90/100. May 2023. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
The Calling Dutton Ranch Chardonnay 2021, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, United States: The Calling Dutton Ranch 2021 Chardonnay is a classic Russian River Valley Chard with poise and elegance, fresh on the nose with warm white florals; rich, full and fresh on the palate with ripe stone fruit, pear, lemon curd and toasty oak spice flavours that linger on a mineral note. Chardonnay food pairings: herbed quiches, grilled artichoke and asparagus galette, roast chicken. Drink: 2023 - 2025 613729 14.3% D 750 mL $44.95 Score: 91/100. May 2023. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Vieil Armand Ollwiller Gewurztraminer 2019, Alsace A.C., France: Vieil Armand Ollwiller 2019 is a medium-sweet Grand Cru Gewurztraminer from the Alsace wine region. Brilliant in the glass and fragrant with honeysuckle, ripe pear, lychee, baking spice, savoury, smoky flavours, lovely, lingering and balanced with brilliant acidity on the palate. Very finessed. Gewurztraminer food pairings: sweet and sour pork ribs, Korean-style roast chicken, grilled tuna steaks in a spicy sweet chilli sauce. Drink: 2023 - 2025 29501 13.5% M 750 mL $27.95 Score: 93/100. May 2023. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Catena Alta Chardonnay 2020, Mendoza, Argentina: From the Mendoza wine region, Catena Alta 2020 Chardonnay is produced from sustainably-grown grapes sourced mostly from vineyards planted in 1992 in the Gualtallary, with the balance from Uco Valley's Villa Bastías, at the foothills of the Andes, 1100 metres above sea level. Fragrant with dried pineapple, mango and coconut with ripe apple, stone fruit, lemon meringue and nutty flavours creamy and buttery on the palate. Delicious with buttered lobster rolls. Drink or hold. Chardonnay food pairings: roast chicken, juicy pork chops from the grill, pan-fried halibut steaks in lemon butter. Drink: 2023 - 2026 139964 14% XD 750 mL $40.00 Score: 91/100. May 2023. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Meyer Family Vineyards McLean Creek Road Chardonnay 2021, Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Bc, V.Q.A., Canada: Meyer Family's Mclean Creek Road 2021 Chardonnay is dry, full-bodied and intense with green apple crunch, white-fleshed stone fruit, nutty, vanilla and soft citrus flavours rounded and lingering with fresh acidity on the palate. Grapes for the 2020 vintage were sourced from two Chardonnay blocks with two different exposures in the vineyard giving the wine more complexity. Chardonnay food pairings: roast chicken, grilled halibut steaks, pork tenderloin. Drink: 2023 - 2026 298240 13.5% XD 750 mL $47.95 Score: 93/100. May 2023. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Zaranda Semillon 2020, Itata Valley D.O., Chile: Zaranda 2020 is a co-fermented 76% Sémillon and 24% Gewürztraminer white wine blend with skin contact and fermentation in stainless steel tank. The wine is perfumed with lychee, lemongrass, ginger, pepper spice flavours that end on a mineral note and balanced with zesty acidity. So good now thru to 2025. Semillon food pairings: grilled chicken breasts, pan-fried lemon sole, green salads topped with fresh steamed and chilled shrimp. Drink: 2023 - 2025 30830 12.5% XD 750 mL $23.95 Score: 89/100. May 2023. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Tapiz 2021, San Pablo , Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina: Tapiz 2021 is a dry, medium-plus-bodied, single-vineyard white wine blend of 50% Chardonnay, 28% Sauvignon Blanc and 22% Viognier from the Uco Valley, Mendoza wine region. Fragrant with warm white florals with layers of fresh apple, stone fruit, grassy notes and creamy flavours textured on the palate. Lovely complexity and balance. Drink or hold. Food pairings: grilled chicken breasts, pan-fried pan fish, seafood dishes. Drink: 2023 - 2025 30011 13.9% XD 750 mL $32.95 Score: 92/100. May 2023. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Maximinhof Studert-Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling 2018, Mosel Prädikatswein, Germany: From the Mosel wine region, Maximinhof Studert-Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr 2018 Riesling Auslese is sweet with botrytized fruit giving honeyed apricot, ripe pear, earthy and briny mineral flavours ultra-balanced with vivacious acidity. So lush, full and long on the palate. Enjoy now or cellar to 2040. Riesling food pairings: spicy curries, shrimp creole, pepper-crusted spicy tuna steaks, Korean-style chicken. Drink: 2029 - 2040 101873 8.5% S 750 mL $47.95 Score: 93/100. May 2023. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Hexamer Eisendell auf der Südseite Riesling Kabinett 2020, Nahe Prädikatswein, Germany: From the Nahe wine region, Hexamer Eisendell Auf Der Südseite 2020 Riesling Kabinett is fresh, floral with herbal and flinty aromas on the nose; brilliant on the palate with white florals, fine herbs, flint, briny mineral flavours. A gorgeous, generous and intriguing Riesling. Drink or hold to mid-2030s. Riesling Kabinett food pairings: roast chicken, smoked fish, maple-glazed spiral ham. Drink: 2024 - 2035 30602 8% S 750 mL $32.95 Score: 94/100. May 2023. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Cape Rock Wines White Blend 2020, Western Cape W.O., South Africa: From the Western Cape wine region, Cape Rock 2020 is a dry, full-bodied and spicy Grenache, Marsanne, Viognier and Roussanne white wine blend, fragrant with white florals and fresh on the palate with spiced yellow apple, pear and flinty flavours zesty on the palate. The wine was naturally fermented and aged in old 300-litre French oak barrels for 11 months. White Blend food pairings: grilled shellfish dishes, shrimp creole, grilled chicken breasts. Drink: 2023 - 2025 30016 13.5% XD 750 mL $30.95 Score: 92/100. May 2023. Top Rated White Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart