WINES

Tempranillo, Radio Boka – Valencia, Spain 2021

Medium-dry, full-bodied dark cherries, ripe strawberries, plums hints of sweet spice.
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Montepulciano, Niro di Citra D’Abruzzo – Italy 2018

Intense and elegant bouquet of sour cherry, soft fruit with notes of black pepper, cocoa, & balsamic. Full bodied and velvety.
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Pinot Noir, Cloudsley Cellars – Niagara VQA  2020

This is a vibrant Niagara Peninsula pinot. Beneficially aged 18 months in barrel before release. Its elegant on the eyes, nose and palate. Ruby red. Medium bodied. Velvety tannins. On the nose and palate, crushed red cherries are woven together with subtle smoke and spring time earth and cedar notes.    
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Malbec, Catena High Mountain – Mendoza, Argentina 2019

Deep aromas of ripe red and dark fruits are joined by delicate violet and lavender notes, with traces of vanilla and mocha. A rich, concentrated mouthfeel is highlighted by flavours of blueberries and blackberries with a touch of leather and cinnamon. The wine has well-integrated tannins, bright acidity and a flinty minerality that provides exceptional length to the finish.
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Sangiovese, Salcheto Rosso di Montepulciano – Tuscany, Italy 2021

Almost too easy to drink! A Sangiovese that entices with red fruit, violets and herbal aromatics. Bright, floral notes and a slight herbaceousness on the palate. Incredibly fresh with inherent Sangiovese acidity.
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Cabernet Sauvignon, Submission 689 Cellars – California 2019

Deep ruby-purple in color with rich aromas of boysenberry, blueberry jam and dark chocolate – covered cherries. The wine is medium to full – bodied , packed with layers of blackberry, blueberry and chocolate. Freshness defines the subtly layered dark silky fruit in the finish.          
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Domaine des Schistes ‘Illico’ Rouge – Roussillon, France 2021 

An organic Marselan, Carignan & Cinsault blend loaded with souther French character & charm. Mid-weight & silky with notes of black cherry, plum & raspberries alongside hints of savoury minerality
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Catena Appellation San Carlos Cabernet Franc 2019 – Mendoza, Argentina 2019

This 100% cabernet franc is deep purple-red. Full-bodied with intense notes of ripe cherries, strawberries and a hint of raspberry. In addition, a hint of vanilla and caramel. On the palate, the wine is juicy, full-bodied and elegant in taste with ripe red fruit, eucalyptus and a hint of laurel. 93pts Robert Parker

NV Alandes Paradoux – Mendoza,  Argentina

A true Bordeaux blend made in an Old World style from one of Argentina’s young, star winemakers. Silky and concentrated with loads of black fruits alongside mineral notes, chocolate & kitchen spice

Michele Chiarlo Palas Barolo – Piedmont 2017 

Garnet red with complex notes of balsamic, small fruits, liquorice & tobacco. Silky tannins are well integrated in the structure. A true Barolo Chiarlo, classic in its winemaking and ageing style.

Mauritson ‘Rockpile Ridge’ Zinfandel – Sonoma, California 2019

A blockbuster wine sourced from a single elevated vineyard. Dark, rich, brambly fruit Zin enthusiasts love alongside unique minerality & complexity Mauritson is know for.
Robert Parker 95pts

Argiano di Montalcino Brunello – Tuscany 2017

A wine of considerable bandwidth with lots of dark fruit, rich plum and spice. It carries medium fruit weight and concentration spicy oak notes and toast that also play an important role in this hot-vintage Brunello. The results are plump and slightly round, but you also get the acidity and the tannic structure of an age-worthy Sangiovese. RP 93pts
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Pinot Grigio DOC, Matto – Veneto Italy 2020

Pleasant, delicate, fruit, characteristic, intense and suggestive of apple and figs. Dry, velvety, tasty and fruity with a slight after-taste of bitter almond; it is well-bodied and harmonic, and has good acidity
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Chardonnay, Cloudsley Cellars – Twenty Mile Bench, Vineland 2020

Wild fermented and aged in all French oak, 25% of which is new oak. It has a beautifully perfumed nose of apple, saline minerality and pear with integrated oak spice notes. It shows bright stone fruits on the palate, flint, persistence and vibrancy on the finish.
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Sauvignon Blanc, Rongopai – Marlborough 2022

Aromatic with a soft smoky perfume and a touch of mandarin.  Finely textured and generous palate with a crisp finish.  Flavours of citrus, melon and a touch of sweet garden herbs.
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Gavi, Tenuta Olim Bauda – Piedmont 2021

Textured & weighty, this Gavi is loaded with bright intense citrus, yellow plum & white pepper. Finishes long with a subtle saltiness.
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Baglio Antico Bianco IGP Cataratto, Sicily 2021

Spicy and savoury on the palate; dry, rich and textured, but thoroughly approachable. This Orange wine, made from organic Catarratto in western Sicily has three days’ maceration on skins, a lovely golden colour with aromas and flavours of russet apples (with the skins) and red plums. In a nutshell – deliciously drinkable!
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Ronco Delle Betulle Pinot Grigio – Fruilli, Italy 2021

A skin-contact organic white that pours slightly ‘orange’ in the glass. Rich, heady and sophisticated, this is more Gris than Grigio. Stone fruits, tangerine and acacia are showcased in this full bodied elegant wine 
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Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne – France

Tightly knit, focused by robust acidity and a streak of minerality, this offers subtle notes of white peach, anise, biscuit & kumquat. The refined finish echoes a smoky note.
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Campbells Rutherglen Muscat – Australia

Smoky and rich, this wine’s golden raisin and toffee flavors are clean and delicious. It’s a smooth, unctuous dessert wine for late-night sipping.
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