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SPECK BROS. FAMILY TREE THE PADRÉ CABERNET/MERLOT 2019 Sustainable, VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario 18667 (D) 750 mL $19.95 2

Made by the Speck brothers as a tribute to their father, Paul Speck Sr., this big, bold blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot was aged 16 months in a combo of French and American oak, adding smoky shading to a core of ripe, dark fruit. Pour it with grilled steaks.

Full-bodied & Smooth Featured in For the Love of Local

LORNANO CHIANTI CLASSICO 2016 DOCG, Tuscany, Italy 211599 (XD) 750 mL $19.95 2

TASTING NOTE: A fresh, fruity red with aromas and flavors of dark berries and cherries. Medium to full body, firm, silky tannins and a bright, beautiful finish. Drink or hold. Score: 92 (jamessuckling.com, Nov. 7, 2019)

Medium-bodied & Fruity

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Explore a stellar new collection of Ontario wines and meet some of the talented, community-minded folks behind them. Nothing tastes better than local, and with the abundance of VQA wineries across Ontario, that means a wealth of delicious wine to choose from. Behind every great bottle you’ll find skilled and passionate crafters who not only know the land that grows the grapes, but who are intimately connected to their local communities. Here, we introduce you to some of them as they give us the inside scoop on their favourite spots and pastimes in Niagara, Lake Erie, Prince Edward County and Georgian Bay. Just a few dozen more reasons to love local.

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35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 3 2021-08-12 6:21 PM 13th Street Winery ST. CATHARINES

“As a lifelong Niagara resident, my favourite thing about living here is the natural beauty and diversity of the area,” says 13th Street Winery president Doug Whitty, whose family has lived and farmed in Niagara for 113 years. “If a friend visits for the first time, I greet them with a glass of wine and then take them on a leisurely tour of the gardens, sculpture park, tasting bar, farm store, bakery and art gallery, all here at the winery. Afterwards, we might go on a nice drive through the many surrounding vineyards and tender-fruit orchards while enjoying beautiful views of Doug Whitty with his Grape King bling. BELOW: Wine- the Niagara Escarpment on our way to Lake Ontario. In Port Dalhousie, maker Jean-Pierre Colas. we would stroll on the pier and enjoy one of our spectacular sunsets.”

The Expression Project (13thstreetwinery.com/ expressionproject) is part of 13th Street Winery’s Good Partners ongoing commitment to the arts and to the local community. A portion of the proceeds from all Expression Series wines are donated in support of Canadian artists.

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13TH STREET EXPRESSION SERIES CABERNET/MERLOT 2019 6 VQA Niagara Peninsula 89 points (winesinniagara.com) Full-bodied & Smooth 18880 (D) 750 mL $17.95 2

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35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 5 2021-08-12 6:22 PM Closson Chase HILLIER, PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY

“To me, the best thing about making wine in Prince Edward County is the lifestyle,” says winemaker Keith Tyers. “Living close to Closson Chase allows me insight into the vineyard, as whatever is happening outside my window (weather-wise) is also occurring in the vineyard. But life, like wine, is all about balance, and PEC offers things to do all year round: hiking, cross-country skiing, bike riding, snowmobiling, and there’s always wineries, breweries, cider, plus amazing food and fantastic people. For anyone visiting, a day at one of our many beaches is a given! And a trip wouldn’t be complete without a bike ride on the Millennium Trail or a trip to Lake on the Mountain.”

Keith Tyers samples the Pinot Noir.

CLOSSON CHASE CLOSSON CHASE VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2018 6 VQA Prince Edward County 93 points (winealign.com) Medium-bodied & Fruity 145888 (XD) 750 mL $36.00 2

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Knowing the pandemic was tough on international vineyard workers (what with interrupted travel and requisite quarantines), Keith teamed up with Alchemy Artist Residency, Storehouse Foodbank and the local municipal government to provide workers with free, healthy, hearty meals made from ingredients grown on Prince Edward County farms.

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35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 6 2021-08-12 6:22 PM Bella Terra Vineyards NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE

“Bella Terra” (beautiful land) celebrates Niagara’s unique topography, soils and climate.

PONDVIEW GOLD SERIES VIDAL ICEWINE 2019 6 With gift box, VQA Niagara Peninsula 93 points (nataliemaclean.com) Lusciously Sweet 390351 (S) 200 mL $19.95 2 Featured in Hand-Picked Gifts

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In June, PondView Estate Winery changed their name to Bella Terra, an exciting new chapter for a producer whose legacy dates to 1974. (A small selection of Good wines remains under the PondView name.) Owner Lou Puglisi grew up on this Partners farm, and the connection to the ancient soils in the vineyard and to the people of Niagara is intensely personal for everyone at Bella Terra. “There are a lot of things that co-exist with the winery. Hospitality has always been important in Niagara,” Throughout the last year and a half, says Marcel Morgenstern, director of sales, “but now there’s a network of Bella Terra has been involved with . Over the decades, the restaurant distilleries, breweries and restaurants fundraisers for Community Care and scene has evolved along with the wineries; we have world-class wine and Habitat for Humanity, and Marcel world-class food. I began working in Niagara as a winery tour guide in 2000, started the Restaurants of Niagara and I can feel a real buzz in the region.” Marcel has plans to launch a website Facebook group: a vibrant online group (wheninniagara.com) “to make planning a trip to Niagara even easier; a way to that helped support the many small arrange everything you want to do in one place. And it will let visitors connect Niagara restaurants during the pan- with the staff and owners of the restaurants they’re going to visit, so when they demic. “The community rallied behind walk in the door, they’ll already know someone.” these businesses, and we were able to help keep them going,” says Marcel.

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35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 7 2021-08-18 12:23 AM Pelee Island Winery KINGSVILLE

A great harvest yields smiles all around.

“There’s a rich winemaking history in this region, on both sides of the border, and for spirits and whisky too,” says Darryl MacMillan, vice-president, business development. “Winemaking on Pelee Island dates back to the 1850s, and the ruins of Canada’s first commercial winery, Vin Villa, which dates to 1866, can still be visited.” Vin Villa won a bronze medal at the 1878 World’s Fair in Paris; an early indication of the quality to come from both the island and Ontario. “Our modern winemaking story begins in the 1970s,” says Darryl. “By the mid-1980s, our wines were being sold in the LCBO. We developed rapidly through the ’90s and into the 2000s. You can’t talk about our region without talking about the influence of Lake Erie. We’re the southernmost region in Canada and the warmest in Ontario, which means we have no trouble ripening our Bordeaux varietals. We have a collaborative relationship with our winemaking neighbours in Niagara and PEC, and we all help each other out, sharing best practices. It’s special – we all want each other to succeed. Over the years, we’ve developed a relationship with the Stratford Festival that we’re very proud of and when the pandemic struck, we stepped in with our #LoveStratford wines packages. We also continue to support the CFCC, Feed Ontario and the Essex County food banks. And we offered up our pavilion to host a vaccination clinic.”

“We’ve been long-time partners with the Nature Conservancy of Canada and have offered financial Good Partners support, equipment and other resources to their rehabilitation of the Pelee Island wetlands,” says Darryl. “We’ve been blogging about the project on our website (peleeisland.com) and will continue to post updates.”

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Pelee Island has a rare Red Cedar Savannah forest.

PELEE ISLAND LOLA CABERNET FRANC ROSÉ 2020 6 Sustainable, VQA South Islands, Lake Erie North Shore Easygoing & Fruity 552497 (D) 750 mL $15.95 1

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35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 9 2021-08-17 11:08 PM Charles Baker Wines NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE

Charles Baker inspects the vines.

Partnerships and collaboration are central to Charles Baker, whether through his work with Stratus as their marketing director or with winemaker J-L Groux for Charles’s eponymous virtual winery. He’s been working with the Picone Vineyard since 2005 and credits Mark Picone with allowing him to be “the steward for this very special vineyard.” This single-vineyard Riesling has become CHARLES BAKER PICONE VINEYARD one the purest, finest expressions in Niagara. “Over the years, we’ve really RIESLING 2017 6 come to understand its place in the Niagara context,” says Charles. “This VQA Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Peninsula (Stratus Vineyards) doesn’t taste like any other Riesling. It’s so pure and structured.” Charles arrived in Ontario in 1984 and began his wine journey pulling corks in restaurants. “I 95 points (winealign.com) still have many friends and associates in the restaurant business. I think the Aromatic & Flavourful pandemic showed us how we as a society have taken restaurants for granted in 241182 (D) 750 mL $39.00 2 the past. I hope that going forward, there’s a new awareness around how FOR COMPLETE TASTING NOTE AND TO ORDER important they are; tens of thousands of people rely on restaurants for their ONLINE, SEE PAGE 30. livelihood. We sent out care packages to people in the industry to thank them and let them know that we had their back.” Charles and Stratus have been involved in supporting a number of important initiatives, including the Niagara Good Conservation Authority, savehospitality.ca, and The Stop’s Farmers’ Market Partners at the historic Artscape Wychwood Barns in Toronto. “Supporting local is a part of our DNA at Stratus; this is where we live. In some cases, it’s about us being able to use our position to be a mouthpiece for someone else who doesn’t have the same reach we do.” “Many of the things we do to help are driven by what our team wants to do,” says Charles. “Recently, we devoted all the proceeds from a day of tasting flights, including the tips our staff received, to the Niagara Regional Native Centre.” 10 VINTAGES

35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 10 2021-08-12 6:23 PM Flat Rock Cellars JORDAN

“When you look at the science behind our soils and our climate, and when you remove our Canadian tendency to be humble, you quickly realize that Niagara is one of the great wine regions in the world,” says Ed Madronich, Flat Rock Cellars president. “Something I witness regularly, both here in the tasting room and internationally when I pour our wines, is a three- step reaction: first, people say they ‘had no idea that we make wine in Canada.’ Then they say Allison Findlay, they ‘had no idea the wine was so good.’ And assistant winemaker. then, ‘I had no idea it was so inexpensive.’ For BELOW: Ed Madronich has Good Kharma. me, what makes this region special is that we’re right next door to Toronto and less than a 90-minute drive for 7.5-million people, and yet we remain such a rich agricultural community. There’s a fruit stand on every corner. And every- one has each other’s back. There’s wonderful collaboration and sharing between all of the wineries. We’re working to raise the profile of all of us. The F’ing Winery Tour, with us, Fielding Estate, The Foreign Affair and Featherstone, is a perfect example of that commitment. The expansion and evolution of wines in Ontario is directly connected to the emergence of the unbelievable restaurants and foods here. El Gastronomo Vagabundo, the gourmet food truck that revolutionized the food truck industry, started here at Flat Rock because we wanted great food to go with our great wines.”

Sales of Good Kharma Chardonnay have helped provide Good more than 150,000 meals to people in need. Flat Rock’s Partners four pillars of sustainability (success, people, community and environment) have always been an essential FLAT ROCK GOOD KHARMA component of every aspect of their business and were CHARDONNAY 2019 6 front and centre during the challenges brought on by Sustainable, VQA Niagara Peninsula COVID. During the last year, Flat Rock participated 90 points (winecurrent.com) in and helped promote the Feed Ontario COVID-19 Full-bodied & Rich Emergency Food Box program. 356873 (XD) 750 mL $16.95 2

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35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 11 2021-08-12 6:23 PM Rosewood Estates Winery BEAMSVILLE

The buzzworthy Rosewood Estates Winery.

Rosewood released their first wine and mead in 2008, but their story stretches back much further. “Our family have been beekeepers for 90 Good years,” says general manager William Roman. “My father paid his way Partners through university working 900 hives with my grandfather.” The Legacy Cyser is based on a recipe that R.W. Roman wrote in 1980. “My grandfather put the recipe in his desk, and it was forgotten until it was found in 2015. It’s an authentic expression and a reminder that we’re living his legacy.” William is very proud of the work Rosewood Though William no longer lives in Beamsville, there are several places he did, early in the pandemic, with Mitch likes to stop in on. “Any gardening enthusiast would love the Watering Can Lamb from the Revalee Brunch Café. “I Flower Market, in Vineland. I often go in just to grab a coffee, and they wanted to have an Instagram contest to make great pastries. The Bench Kitchen in Grimbsy basically fuels our support local businesses,” says Mitch. team, especially when we’re bottling. They make great sandwiches and “I had hoped that maybe a dozen or so they’re good people. For the best doughnuts anywhere, you have to go businesses would participate, but we to the Beamsville Bakery. And be sure to check out the Grand Oak ended up with over 200. It blew up. It Culinary Market; it has a little bit of everything. I’ve become an avid cyclist was great. An amazing celebration of over this year, and County Cycle Bike Boutique have been great. It’s a community over competition.” really cool shop, and they can help you with repairs, tune-ups, or if you just want to talk about cycling.”

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Smoke is a time-tested method for calming bees.

ROSEWOOD LEGACY CYSER APPLE HONEY WINE 2017 Ontario Sweet 521138 (S) 500 mL $19.95 2

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35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 13 2021-08-12 6:23 PM Henry of Pelham ST. CATHARINES

“My brothers Paul, Matt and I started visiting Niagara’s Short Hills Bench with our dad in 1982,” says co-owner Dan Speck. “We shovel- planted the first vineyards in ’84 and made our first wines in ’88. Living in wine country, we’re very attuned to the seasons and to this place we’ve enjoyed a relationship with for 40 years. There’s a real sense of shared community effort around wine, food, hospitality and now beer and spirits as we collectively celebrate this wonderful and diverse place.” There’s more to enjoy besides vineyards, too. “Beyond the excellent wineries, hotels and dining, for me Niagara has two best-kept secrets: stunning beaches – from broad white sand to pebble, it feels like the Mediterranean – and trails along the Niagara Escarpment, with beautiful forests and spectacular views.”

Lawrence Buhler, winemaker.

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Henry of Pelham is winery- and vineyard- certified through Sustainable Winemaking Ontario (SWO). Far from a being a buzzword, sustainability has been part of Ontario wine- making for longer than you might think. The SWO initiative goes back to 2003 and became a standard in 2007. Currently, a dozen Ontario wineries are certified through the program.

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35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 14 2021-08-12 6:23 PM SPECK BROS. FAMILY TREE THE PADRÉ CABERNET/MERLOT 2019 6 Sustainable, VQA Niagara Peninsula Full-bodied & Smooth 18667 (D) 750 mL $19.95 2 Featured as our Wine of the Month

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35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 15 2021-08-12 6:23 PM Inniskillin NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE

Niagara native Bruce Nicholson spent 20 years making wine in the Okanagan before returning to his birthplace in 2007 to become winemaker for Inniskillin Niagara Estate. “The region really established itself as a world- class wine destination in that time,” he says. “As a true cool-climate region, Niagara has the ability to put out fruit-forward wines with balanced acidity, which are amazing on their own and also fantastic with food.” Returning home also afforded other perks. “One of my favourite activities that I’ve been doing since I was a kid is visiting the beautiful gardens, trails and famous monument in Queenston Heights Park. It’s also the start of the Bruce Trail, so it’s great for walking and hiking. As a kid, I would visit on Sundays and since my return home I have brought my own children to the park. It remains one of my favourite activities in the area.”

INNISKILLIN RESERVE CABERNET FRANC 2017 6 VQA Niagara Peninsula Medium-bodied & Fruity Bruce Nicholson in the vineyard. 17290 (XD) 750 mL $25.95 2

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It was Inniskillin who first garnered international attention for Ontario wines when their 1989 Vidal Icewine won the Grand Prix d’Honneur at Vinexpo in France. Since then, they’ve continued to set the benchmark for premium winemaking in Ontario.

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35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 16 2021-08-12 6:24 PM Mastronardi Estate Winery KINGSVILLE

RIGHT: Tony (pictured) and Jared Mastronardi are a father- and-son winemaking duo.

MASTRONARDI SYRAH 2016 6 VQA Lake Erie North Shore 89 points (winecurrent.com) Medium-bodied & Fruity 581223 (XD) 750 mL $24.95 2

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When Eadie Mastronardi and her family bought a vineyard in Essex County in 2002 and opened a winery there in 2006, that wasn’t their original goal. “We’d Good been looking to expand our greenhouse business when we purchased the land,” Partners she says, “but some of the other local wineries convinced us to grow wine grapes instead. Now we’re part of a blossoming wine scene, and the comradery is strong.” And it’s not just the wine scene. “There is so much to do and see in Essex County, from the amazing wineries and breweries to some of the Essex County’s bountiful festival season greatest ‘everything local’ culinary experiences around. There’s also Point Pelee includes Explore the Shore, Festival of National Park with its amazing eco trails, Windsor with its beautiful waterfront, Birds, Kingsville Folk Music Festival, and the best festivals in Southwestern Ontario are found right here in our LaSalle Strawberry Festival, Ruthven backyard. Living and working on the shores of Lake Erie is absolutely Apple Festival, Tecumseh Corn Festival and more. Over the years, Mastronardi breathtaking!” Estate has been involved in such community events as the Grape Escape Festival.

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35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 17 2021-08-17 11:08 PM Colchester Ridge Estate Winery HARROW

Location is key in winemaking, and the Lake Erie North Shore region brings sun- shine and warmth that encourages grapes to ripen consistently and deliver wines of superb concentration. From their first vintage in 2004, CREW has played no small part in the rising reputation of LENS itself. “Our customers like to brag about the wines,” says owner Bernie Gorski. “Over the last 20 years, LENS has developed into a truly high-quality wine region. There’s a real symbiotic relationship between all the wineries and the local community. Our kitchen here is farm-to-table, and we like to support and promote local growers as much as we can. People often eat here and then go buy from our suppliers.” Shortly before the lockdowns, CREW built a new retail building and event centre. “It will be wonderful to see people here again enjoying themselves. People put off weddings and birthday celebrations, all kinds of things. The pandemic has made us rethink our priorities. We all have a part to play in rebuilding the tourist industry, and we will do our bit by continuing to produce wines of the highest quality.”

CREW RIESLING 2019 6 VQA Lake Erie North Shore “Every year we participate in drives for the food bank,” says Good Bernie. “I was delighted and surprised by the outpouring of Aromatic & Flavourful Partners 483834 (D) 750 mL $16.95 1 community participation this year – it was phenomenal. CREW contributed more than we usually do because we FOR COMPLETE TASTING NOTE AND TO ORDER wanted to give back and thank the community for what they ONLINE, SEE PAGE 30. have given us.”

ABOVE: Bernie Gorski (right) with a member of his CREW.

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35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 18 2021-08-20 11:46 PM Cloudsley Cellars VINELAND

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Adam Lowy’s got sunshine on a Cloudsley day.

“Although I started Cloudsley Cellars in 2015,” says proprietor Adam Lowy, “I’ve been connected to wine country here and selling Niagara wines since 1999. One of the things that appealed to me, outside of the vineyards and wineries, was the beauty of the countryside. I continue to be struck by how gorgeous it is here. The other thing has been the people. It’s a really friendly place with a CLOUDSLEY CELLARS TWENTY MILE great sense of community.” Cloudsley Cellars focuses on Pinot Noir and BENCH PINOT NOIR 2017 6 Chardonnay, and the response has been positive. “I’m happy to say that people VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment overwhelmingly take to our wines. I think terroir-driven, cool-climate wines 92 points (winesinniagara.com) have a very broad appeal because they are complex but not heavy, and they Medium-bodied & Fruity have a refreshing quality to them.” 11665 (XD) 750 mL $34.95 2

FOR COMPLETE TASTING NOTE AND TO ORDER When it came time to assemble a winemaking team, ONLINE, SEE PAGE 31. Good Adam sought out locally trained protegees from Niagara Partners College with specific knowledge of the region. Winemaker Matt Smith and assistant winemaker Eden Garry are both graduates of the school’s winemaking program.

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35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 19 2021-08-12 6:24 PM Cave Spring BEAMSVILLE

“Sustainability is at the crux of everything we do,” says Gabe Demarco, assistant wine- maker. “Our vineyard is in a perfect sweet spot,” adds Thomas Pennachetti, vice-president Good of marketing and sales. “To my mind, it’s one of the most intrinsically sustainable sites in Partners Niagara, if not Canada. A lot of things come together: slope, distance from the lake, the moderating breezes that reflect off the escarpment. It all means that we can consistently, sustainably ripen our fruit.” “This last year or so has made me appreciate this area even more,” says Gabe. “Walking the Bruce Trail, or the parks in Port Dalhousie (which has During the pandemic, Cave a cool brewing and restaurant scene of its own), and the oldest merry-go-round in Spring donated wine and Canada.” “The Bruce Trail runs past our vineyard. We bring people up there to get a offered free tastings to front- birds-eye view,” says Thomas. “The farm-to-table scene in our area is quite buoyant,” he line workers in hospitals in continues. “I was walking down St. Paul Street with my wife recently and we realized how St. Catharines, Niagara Falls great it was that so many of the wonderful restaurants on and near the strip had survived. and Welland. “It was a way It’s also amazing to think we’ve been dealing with many of the same companies in Niagara for us to let them know how for 50 years now – sellers of farm equipment, etc., who are so important to the success much we appreciated all that of the wine industry. It’s all connected. It’s a special place.” As Gabe puts it, “I came for they were doing,” says Gabe. the vineyard and stayed for the people.”

Gabe Demarco chats with Angelo Pavan, vice-president and winemaker.

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35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 20 2021-08-12 6:24 PM CAVE SPRING ESTATE CHARDONNAY MUSQUÉ 6 Sustainable, Cave Spring Vineyard, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment Aromatic & Flavourful 246579 (XD) 750 mL $17.95 2 A Vintages Essential

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35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 21 2021-08-18 12:23 AM Trius Winery NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE

TRIUS DISTINCTION GAMAY NOIR 2020 6 VQA Niagara Peninsula Medium-bodied & Fruity 21323 (XD) 750 mL $19.95 2 New at Vintages

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Trius helped establish Ontario’s place in the wine world when the 1991 vintage of Trius Red took home the prize for best red wine in the world at the International Wine & Spirit Competition in London, UK, thus proving our cool climate could produce red wines of exceptional quality.

Craig McDonald’s career has included tenures in Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Oregon and California, but the majority of his 34 harvests have been spent in Niagara, where he’s VP of winemaking at Trius. “What impresses me most about Ontario is the potential. We have a huge opportunity to build a sustainable wine industry, all the while supporting local and building community. Given our geography and density, we winemakers are a highly social bunch and work (and play) intimately together. We also have strong ties to our local winemaking institute at Brock University, CCOVI (Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute), which provides valuable technical outreach and support. I personally enjoy giving back and supporting our future winemakers in training.” Australian-born Craig McDonald on a walk- about in the vineyard.

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35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 22 2021-08-12 6:25 PM Leaning Post STONEY CREEK

Winemaker Ilya Senchuk worked in Niagara for more than a decade before he and his wife, Nadia, co-founded their own winery in the region, by which time he’d fallen in love with the place and its explorative spirit. “Freedom and experi- mentation are our strength,” he says. “We in Niagara are now making some of the best cool-climate wines in the world in a very classic style, but there is still room for us to experiment with different techniques. The community is also amazing. Nadia and I have been so fortunate to be able to start a business and raise three young children in such a beautiful and welcoming place. When you visit one great Niagara winery, you find that they gladly recom- mend other amazing local wineries. I always tell people: Check out a winery that maybe is a little off your normal path. You will be infinitely rewarded.” Leaning Post opened their doors 10 years ago.

LEANING POST PINOT NOIR 2019 6 VQA Niagara Peninsula Medium-bodied & Fruity 523183 (XD) 750 mL $31.95 2

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While helping forge the future of winemaking in Niagara, Ilya and Nadia are also doing their part to preserve local history. Their small-scale, artisanal winery is housed in a restored 1850s barn that’s a tourist destination unto itself.

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35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 23 2021-08-12 6:25 PM Jackson-Triggs NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE

Australian-born winemaker Levi de Loryn has spent the last 10 years living and working in Niagara. “The Niagara region really is a gem that the rest of the world needs to know more about,” he says. “There’s a passion that flows through everyone in the industry here – whether it be our viticultural staff, front of house staff or cellar crew, everybody is so passionate about what they’re doing. It’s energizing to be a part of. Plus, I no longer have to watch out for poisonous spiders and snakes in the vineyard!” Creepy-crawlies aside, Niagara is a great place for a wine-loving foodie. “One of my favourite activities is riding my bicycle around Niagara-on-the-Lake and tasting all the incredible food and drink that the area has to offer.”

Levi de Loryn grew up surrounded by vineyards in Adelaide, Australia.

JACKSON-TRIGGS NIAGARA ESTATE GRAND RESERVE CHARDONNAY 2018 6 VQA Niagara Peninsula 91 points (winesinniagara.com) Full-bodied & Rich 593996 (XD) 750 mL $20.95 2

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As one of their community commitment initiatives (jacksontriggswinery.com/ our-commitments), Jackson-Triggs has partnered with Vinequity to help ensure that people who identify as Black, Indigenous or People of Colour are given equitable treatment and access to opportunity to grow and thrive in the Canadian wine industry. 24 VINTAGES

35233_Vin.Sep18_Ontario EN.indd 24 2021-08-12 6:25 PM Georgian Hills Vineyards BLUE MOUNTAINS

GEORGIAN HILLS IDA RED FROZEN TO THE CORE FRUIT WINE 2016 Beaver Valley, Blue Mountains, Grey County Sweet 359380 (S) 375 mL $19.95 1

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The unique microclimate of Beaver Valley allows vines to grow in this northerly region. “Through the pandemic, we raised money for the Georgian Triangle Humane Society with our A Case for a Founder Robert Ketchin was drawn to the South Georgian Bay area in the 1990s Cause,” says Robert. “We donated 20% by a belief that it represented an ideal microclimate for cool-climate winemaking. of all case sales and asked that the Experimentation and careful site and grape selection have resulted in a focus on money be used specifically for the pet support services fund.” winter-hardy hybrids such as L’Acadie Blanc and Marquette. “Our region is cooler than Niagara; we have only 18 weeks from bud break to harvest. Pinot, Cab Franc, Chardonnay and Riesling just won’t survive here. We make unique wines that are elegant and delicate with bright, refreshing acidity. With these hybrids, we’ve found our mojo and hit our stride. The area has a youthful energy to it, with ski hills, great golf courses, and for mountain bikers, like me, there’s the Kolapore Wilderness Trails and the 3-Stages. There’s an abundance of art galleries and artists, restaurants, cideries, breweries and distilleries. I’m proud of Vinestock: a fundraising event that predates COVID. It’s a fun day of great music, local food, beer, and wine of course, that supports the South Georgian Bay Music Foundation. To help support local restaurants during the pandemic, we had the Pop-Up Patio Takeover. We let restaurants – Bruce Wine Bar, The Pine, Cabin Bistro, and the 6 Ft. Apart food truck – use our patio free of charge. Four great chefs, four great Thursday nights. South Georgian Bay is an amazing destination for great cultural and culinary experiences.”

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ONLINE COLLECTIONS Order September Classics From fields to farm stands, fall’s bounty is everywhere. Our September Classics collection is no exception: there’s still a great selection of cellar-worthy wines waiting to be picked (up). Look for:

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SUSTAINABLE LOCAL WINES

VQA Sustainable Wines 101 Throughout Ontario’s wine regions, producers are taking their environmentally friendly practices to the next level by becoming Sustainable Winemaking Ontario (SWO) certified. Discover what sustainable means in the vineyard and the winery in a discussion moderated by Jamie Drummond of Good Food Revolution. Meet winemakers Gabe Demarco of Cave Spring and Shiraz Mottiar of Malivoire, who will also lead a guided tasting of seven VQA wines. When: Sept. 23 • Where: YouTube • Visit lcbo.com/events for details

LOCAL WINES FOR COTTAGE WEEKENDS WHILE YOU’RE ENJOYING THE BEAUTY OF ONTARIO’S LAKES AND FORESTS on September weekends, why not explore some of the province’s best wines, too? Stop in to your local cottage-country store and check out the Vintages Essentials Collection for 45+ VQA Ontario wines, from fine Chardonnay and Riesling to Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, Icewine and more. Visit lcbo.com/vintages-summer to see what’s available and discover the different ways you can shop safely.

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SPECIALTY WINES

GEORGIAN HILLS IDA RED FROZEN TO THE CORE FRUIT WINE 2016 product notes Beaver Valley, Blue Mountains, Grey County, Ontario

6 Look for this icon to find Ontario VQA and BC wines. Made from naturally frozen Ida Red apples from Ontario’s “apple belt,” this wine is juicy and perfectly sweet. Intense apple flavours are accompanied by DRINKABILITY INDEX spice and honey suggestions. Serve chilled. This index is intended as a guideline and reflects the Sweet collective view of our purchasing panel. 375 mL (S) $19.95 1 1 DRINK NOW: Enjoy tonight. There is no benefit 359380 ÍC}pSÎ to cellaring. Featured in For the Love of Local DRINK OR HOLD: Can be enjoyed now, but may be 2 matured further by cellaring.

HOLD: This wine may be enjoyed now, but it will 3 develop favourably under ideal cellaring conditions.

SUGAR CONTENT ROSEWOOD LEGACY CYSER APPLE Residual sugar content (e.g., 5 g/L) is displayed on shelf signs HONEY WINE 2017 and online (visit lcbo.com and search the product number). Ontario Perceived sweetness – ranging from Extra Dry to Sweet or XD, Cyser is a mead that’s been fermented with apple D, M, MS, S – is printed in this catalogue, on shelf signs and juice rather than water. This one co-ferments apple online. Please discuss specifics with a Product Consultant. cider with honey and is from a recipe written in 1980, but lost until only four years ago. It’s a complex, floral wine, with sweet-inflected apple and a refreshing WINE STYLES acidity. Chill and serve with desserts or full-flavoured Every wine in this section includes a style (e.g. Full-bodied & cheeses. This will cellar for another 20 years. Smooth, Aromatic & Flavourful) designed to help you quickly and easily choose products. Visit lcbo.com/winestyles. Sweet 500 mL (S) $19.95 2 ORGANIC PRODUCTS 521138 ÍT+FwÎ Wines designated as organic 4 contain 30 mg/L or less of free Featured in For the Love of Local sulphur for dry wines (<50 g/L sugar); 35 mg/L or less for sweeter wines (50-99 g/L sugar); 45 mg/L or less for sweet wines (>99 g/L sugar). ICEWINE ALCOHOL CONTENT The alcohol/volume content for any product released by PONDVIEW GOLD SERIES Vintages is available online. Visit lcbo.com/vintages and enter VIDAL ICEWINE 2019 6 the product number into the search field. With gift box, VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario (Bella Terra Vineyards) Products in this catalogue are available in stores and online TASTING NOTE: A perfect dessert icewine to pair in limited quantities. with a fresh fruit cup, lush with tangerine, ripe peach, All reviews, scores, prices and content in this catalogue are honey, dried apricot flavours and a touch of spice. accurate and current at time of printing. Prices are subject Lovely balance of acidity to sweetness. Drink: [Now]- 2027. Score: (nataliemaclean.com, Jan. 20, 2021) to change without notice. For up-to-date prices, visit 93 lcbo.com/vintages. All prices include applicable container Lusciously Sweet deposit and HST. Vintages cannot assume responsibility 200 mL (S) $19.95 2 for typographical errors in this catalogue. 390351 ÍG#SÅÎ Featured in Hand-Picked Gifts and For the Love of Local

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CHAMPAGNE GRAHAM BECK MÉTHODE CAP CLASSIQUE BRUT SPARKLING ROSÉ RUINART BRUT ROSÉ CHAMPAGNE PINOT NOIR/CHARDONNAY AC, France Traditional method, TASTING NOTE: Utterly delicious, totally fruit-driven WO Western Cape, South Africa TASTING NOTE: This opens with fragrant aromas and with surprising finesse, this is just the second – strawberry, watermelon and wisps of raspberry Ruinart Brut Rosé cuvée produced by Fred Panaiotis, – and plenty of mousse a.k.a. froth or bubbles that the young, highly talented new chef de caves. If he form when poured. It’s a delight on the palate with keeps this up, Ruinart, the oldest Champagne house, lively flavours of red cherry and red berry fruit could be a superstar in the making. Score: 96 (Tom persisting throughout. It finishes in a blaze of crisp, Stevenson, decanter.com, March 12, 2021) lip-smacking freshness. Wonderful on its own as Rich & Complex an aperitif or party starter, it has the oomph to stand 750 mL (D) $130.95 2 alongside most appetizers. Drink now. Score: 91 (Vic Harradine, winecurrent.com, Oct. 19, 2020) 662536 Íb9D4Î Medium-bodied & Flavourful 750 mL (D) $22.95 1 175588 Í1WxtÎ

SPARKLING WINE LE CONTESSE BRUT PROSECCO DOC, Italy STEORRA BRUT SPARKLING TASTING NOTE: This is a sleeper, over-delivering Russian River Valley, in flavour, tang and value – it’s all in your favour. A Sonoma County, California sweet wash – nectarine, pear and apple – and racy (Copper Cane by Joseph J. Wagner) tang – lemon, lime and pineapple – wash over the A fresh, floral blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, palate enhanced by tiny bubbles. Delightful when with bright lemon and grapefruit. Creamy and long, poured as a welcoming wine, it can be served right this will be a great sipping wine that’s also ideal through stand-up or sit-down appetizers. Drink for seafood appetizers. now. Exceptional Value! Score: 90 (Vic Harradine, winecurrent.com, Dec. 4, 2017) Medium-bodied & Flavourful 750 mL (XD) $26.95 2 Light & Fruity 750 mL (D) $17.95 1 19310 Í3?È0CÎ 516583 ÍSas4Î

APALTAGUA COSTERO BERNARD-MASSARD CUVÉE DE EXTRA BRUT SPARKLING* L’ÉCUSSON PINOT NOIR BRUT Valle de San Antonio, Chile SPARKLING ROSÉ TASTING NOTE: This grows in Chile’s coastal hills, Traditional method, Luxembourg seven miles from the Pacific, a blend of chardonnay TASTING NOTE: This is a very interesting, juicy harvested ripe and sauvignon blanc harvested sparkling wine from Luxembourg made from early. After nine months in the bottle on the lees, 100% Pinot Noir wine grapes. Juicy, fragrant it’s the sauvignon blanc that shows itself most strawberry, cherry and light herbs on this easy-to- clearly, its green notes edging the riper peach and enjoy bubbly with fine and persistent bubbles. apple flavors. Dry, smoky and austere, this wine Great acidity for food. Pair with smoked ham and has a salty finish that will work well with oysters. charcuterie. Drink date: [Now]-2021. Score: 90 Score: 90 (Wine & Spirits, Aug. 2019) (nataliemaclean.com, June 5, 2020) Medium-bodied & Flavourful Medium-bodied & Flavourful 750 mL (XD) $17.95 2 750 mL (D) $19.95 1 18559 Í2WÈ9/Î 369074 ÍDzj<Î

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CANADA – WHITE WINE FLAT ROCK GOOD KHARMA CHARDONNAY 2019 6 ONTARIO Sustainable, VQA Niagara Peninsula TASTING NOTE: Apricot, tropical fruit and citrus CAVE SPRING ESTATE aromas ... generously textured wash of palate- CHARDONNAY MUSQUÉ 6 pleasing flavours featuring green apple, sweet ripe Sustainable, Cave Spring Vineyard, pear decorated with mouth-watering lemon and VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment grapefruit citrussy tang ... Pour with all manner of This is a wine of refinement and class, fermented in fish and seafood ... roast chicken and roast pork. stainless steel and unoaked so as to maintain every Drink now. Exceptional-value wine. Score: 90 (Vic nuance of the delightful aromatics of the Chardonnay Harradine, winecurrent.com, Jan. 31, 2021) Musqué grape. It’s floral, yes, but it also offers bright Full-bodied & Rich citrus, tropical fruit, peach and a hint of vanilla. Try it 750 mL (XD) $16.95 2 with green salad or shrimp pad Thai. 356873 ÍCdisÎ Aromatic & Flavourful 750 mL (XD) $17.95 2 Featured in For the Love of Local 246579 Í8aotÎ Featured in For the Love of Local A Vintages Essential JACKSON-TRIGGS NIAGARA ESTATE GRAND RESERVE CHARDONNAY 2018 6 CHARLES BAKER PICONE VINEYARD VQA Niagara Peninsula RIESLING 2017 6 TASTING NOTE: The fruit comes from the historic VQA Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Peninsula Montague Vineyard ... highly fragrant nose of pear, (Stratus Vineyards) ripe apple, grapefruit, vanilla and spice. It’s creamy Ontario Wine Awards 2020 White Wine of the Year. and spicy on the palate and loaded with all those ripe orchard fruits so prevalent in Niagara-on-the-Lake. TASTING NOTE: ... The succulence in the acids over It finishes with lovely freshening citrus zest to keep top juicy, juicy fruit and this great entanglement is everything balanced. Score: 91 (Rick VanSickle, majestic and dignified. My goodness Charles, I think winesinniagara.com, June 11, 2020) you’ve done it. Drink 2021-2032. Score: 95 (Michael Godel, winealign.com, Dec. 2, 2020) Full-bodied & Rich 750 mL (XD) $20.95 2 Aromatic & Flavourful 750 mL (D) $39.00 2 593996 Í[GÄ/Î 241182 Í8+rxÎ Featured in For the Love of Local Featured in For the Love of Local CANADA – RED WINE

ONTARIO 13TH STREET EXPRESSION SERIES CREW RIESLING 2019 6 CABERNET/MERLOT 2019 6 VQA Lake Erie North Shore VQA Niagara Peninsula This tangy, refreshing Riesling is always a balanced, TASTING NOTE: The fruit-forward nose pops with composed wine that’s generously fruity and easy to ripe cherries, cassis, concentrated raspberries and enjoy. There’s nicely articulated apple, pear, melon, currants ... bursts with red berries, cassis, touch of and a snappy citrus tone atop a refined minerality. anise and plums in a fresh and fruity style with light A wine for spicy pork chops. spice notes. The blend is 48% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Cabernet Franc. Score: 89 Aromatic & Flavourful (Rick VanSickle, winesinniagara.com, Oct. 19, 2020) 750 mL (D) $16.95 1 Full-bodied & Smooth 483834 ÍPFB6Î 750 mL (D) $17.95 2 Featured in For the Love of Local 18880 Í2xÈ0MÎ Featured in For the Love of Local

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CLOSSON CHASE CLOSSON CHASE LEANING POST PINOT NOIR 2019 6 VINEYARD PINOT NOIR 2018 6 VQA Niagara Peninsula VQA Prince Edward County Leaning Post co-owner and winemaker Ilya Senchuk TASTING NOTE: ... a light vintage spooned with called the 2019 vintage “pretty amazing” and “one grace and care is veritably PEC and this bottle of the best vintages for Leaning Post we have ever croons the local enchantment; low alcohol had!” (winesinniagara.com, March 11, 2020). Expect swooning varietal purity in shades of lithe, alluring this wine to be an elegant, complex evocation of and charming. Some may need the bolder and rose petals, beetroot and brambly berries, all under- intrepid Churchside and South Clos, and indeed scored by stony minerality and toasty oak. Pair with they may live longer but for my money sister CCV grilled duck and wild mushrooms. does what needs. The statement is as follows: Medium-bodied & Fruity Closson Chase Vineyard is a 2018 Prince Edward 750 mL (XD) $31.95 2 2018 pinot noir we call requiem. Drink 2021- 2025. Score: 93 (Michael Godel, winealign.com, 523183 ÍT?sXÎ Jan. 22, 2021) Featured in For the Love of Local Medium-bodied & Fruity 750 mL (XD) $36.00 2 145888 Í.ZxwÎ Featured in For the Love of Local MASTRONARDI SYRAH 2016 6 VQA Lake Erie North Shore CLOUDSLEY CELLARS TWENTY MILE TASTING NOTE: Aromas of charred toast and 6 BENCH PINOT NOIR 2017 wood smoke dominate the nose of this medium- VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment bodied red. A lively, fresh wave of passionfruit, red TASTING NOTE: ... completely made from start to cherry and tangy red currant washes over the finish at the home winery. It’s tight at the moment ... palate along with adornments of white pepper and with lovely savoury notes of cherry, brambly rasp- dark, bittersweet chocolate. This is medium-plus berry, beetroot, touch of cassis and lovely spice and bodied with good mouthfeel and medium-length minerals. It’s deep and complex on the palate with finish. Give it a go with grilled, gourmet sausage or meaty, brambly red fruits, power and polish with beef fajitas. Drink or cellar. Score: 89 (Vic Harradine, fine-grained tannins, finesse and length through winecurrent.com, Sept. 10, 2018) the finish. This should age well once released for 5+ years. Score: 92 (Rick VanSickle, winesin Medium-bodied & Fruity niagara.com, Dec. 9, 2019) 750 mL (XD) $24.95 2 Medium-bodied & Fruity 581223 ÍZ,7RÎ 750 mL (XD) $34.95 2 Featured in For the Love of Local 11665 Í+bÈ5.Î Featured in For the Love of Local

SPECK BROS. FAMILY TREE THE PADRÉ INNISKILLIN RESERVE 6 CABERNET FRANC 2017 6 CABERNET/MERLOT 2019 VQA Niagara Peninsula Sustainable, VQA Niagara Peninsula Made by the Speck brothers as a tribute to their Cabernet Franc has always been a mainstay of father, Paul Speck Sr., this big, bold blend of Niagara winemaking, and recent vintages have Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot seen it boldly declare its suitability to the region. was aged 16 months in a combo of French and Expect the 2017 Inniskillin Reserve Cabernet American oak, adding smoky shading to a core of Franc to check all the boxes and offer raspberry ripe, dark fruit. Pour it with grilled steaks. tones atop spice, earth, leather and tobacco, with Niagara’s renowned food-friendly acidity. A wine Full-bodied & Smooth for grilled lamb burgers or barbecued spare ribs. 750 mL (D) $19.95 2 Medium-bodied & Fruity 18667 Í2bÈ7=Î 750 mL (XD) $25.95 2 Featured as our Wine of the Month 17290 Í1=È0=Î and in For the Love of Local Featured in For the Love of Local

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CANADA – RED WINE CONT’D USA – WHITE WINE

ONTARIO CALIFORNIA TRIUS DISTINCTION BANSHEE SONOMA COUNTY GAMAY NOIR 2020 6 SAUVIGNON BLANC 2019 VQA Niagara Peninsula Sonoma County Trius winemaker Craig McDonald feels Gamay, TASTING NOTE: ... light citrus bouquet along with with its earthy berry fruit and easy elegance, is one melon and floral notes. On the palate, this wine is of Niagara’s most exciting varieties. “Many visiting medium bodied, crisp, round and slightly dry with winemakers have been blown away by the quality. integrated acidity and minerality. The flavor profile They always comment how good it is here in Niagara.” is lemon, pear and green apple blend with notes of lime, wet-stone and some hints of herbs ... [pair Medium-bodied & Fruity with] pan seared scallops in white wine and herb 750 mL (XD) $19.95 2 butter sauce. Score: 89 (Joe Nelson, kenswine 21323 Í5@È3SÎ guide.com, April 10, 2021) Featured in For the Love of Local Aromatic & Flavourful 750 mL (XD) $29.95 2 BRITISH COLUMBIA 18635 Í2_È5/Î MT. BOUCHERIE SUMMIT 2018 6* BC VQA British Columbia TASTING NOTE: ... thrilling and generous nose of CLINE ESTATE PINOT GRIS 2019 black cherries, black currants, blueberries, Vegan, sustainable, estate grown, raspberry bush, cigar box cedar and elegant spices Sonoma County and mocha notes. It’s rich and powerful on the Crafted to reflect a richer, fuller take on Pinot palate with a firm bed of ripe tannins to go with Gris than is found in northern Italian versions, this cassis, blackberries and blueberries with compoted refreshing, approachable wine combines bright, red berries, smoky cedar, earth and rich spice thirst-quenching acidity with a lush mouthfeel. It’s notes in behind. It all benefits from a lifted and high-toned and intense, with pear, apple and citrus super long finish. This has the stuffing to cellar atop a refined minerality. Pair with pork tenderloin 10 years and beyond. A beauty. Score: 93 (Rick with pickled peaches. VanSickle, winesinniagara.com, May 28, 2021) Aromatic & Flavourful Full-bodied & Smooth 750 mL (XD) $22.95 2 750 mL (XD) $54.95 2 978668 ÍÅvd_Î 17866 Í1vÈ6`Î

CANADA – ROSÉ WINE

ONTARIO STONEHEDGE GRAND RESERVE PELEE ISLAND LOLA CHARDONNAY 2019 CABERNET FRANC ROSÉ 2020 6 Napa Valley Sustainable, VQA South Islands, This wine is mostly sourced from specially selected Lake Erie North Shore blocks in the ocean-breeze-and-fog-cooled north- Crafted from one of Ontario’s most reliable and west Carneros region of the Napa Valley. It’s a consistent grapes and from some of the province’s robust, precise Chardonnay, with broad shoulders, a most southerly vineyards, this juicy, bright rosé is decadent character, excellent balance, zesty acidity, filled with floral, cherry, cranberry, raspberry and and notes of banana cream pie, peach, pear and strawberry tones, with an underlying snappy citrus snappy citrus. Try it with lobster or grilled chicken. note. Pair with salmon or baked ham. Full-bodied & Rich Easygoing & Fruity 750 mL (XD) $24.95 2 750 mL (D) $15.95 1 311548 Í?/P!Î 552497 ÍW8ÅwÎ Featured in For the Love of Local

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USA – RED WINE KLINKER BRICK CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017 CALIFORNIA Lodi TASTING NOTE: Seductive oak spices and a rich, DAOU VINEYARDS mouthfilling texture give this full-bodied wine a lot CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2018 to like. Moderate tannins support generous black- Paso Robles cherry and dark-chocolate flavors, while vanilla, TASTING NOTE: ... 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, cinnamon and cedar complete the mix. Editors’ 13% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Choice. Score: 91 (Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast, Franc aged 11 months in 60% new French oak ... March 1, 2021) opens with pure crème de cassis and meaty touches, Full-bodied & Smooth slow to unfurl, over pure blackberries, cedar and 750 mL (XD) $25.95 2 dried thyme ... explodes with flavor in the mouth, purely defined but very ripe, with a very finely grained 575464 ÍYV`RÎ frame and a youthful cloaking of new oak, finishing long, fresh and classy. Drink date: 2020-2030. Score: 92 (Erin Brooks, robertparker.com, Jan. 31, 2020) Full-bodied & Firm 750 mL (XD) $29.95 2 14392 Í.GÈ2VÎ

KNOTTY VINES GIRARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2018 Napa Valley California TASTING NOTE: Inky crimson in the glass with an TASTING NOTE: Bright garnet color, smooth plum enticingly decadent nose of candied fruit, red- nose, fresh, juicy and generous; nice texture, good currant, and cocoa nib. Full-bodied, juicy flavors depth, considerable complexity, a stunning wine at are reminiscent of a cherry cordial served on a this price, stock up. From Rodney Strong. Score: 91 velvet pillow, with blackberry jam, cassis, and (Anthony Dias Blue, bluelifestyle.com, 2020) mocha coming through silky tannins on the long finish. Excellent, Highly Recommended. Score:92 Full-bodied & Firm (Ultimate Wine Challenge, 2019) 750 mL (XD) $21.95 2 Full-bodied & Firm 16193 Í03È34Î 750 mL (XD) $44.95 2 231712 Í71,ÃÎ

IRONSTONE OLD VINE ZINFANDEL 2019 PLUME CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 Lodi Alexander Valley, Sonoma County TASTING NOTE: Produced from 40- to 60-year- TASTING NOTE: A robust Californian cabernet old Zinfandel vines. Juicy with spiced plum, dark with aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, cassis berry, dark cherry, baking spice, white pepper and and toasty oak. Decant for 1-2 hours. Supple and smoky, toasty oak flavours on the palate. Tannins complex on the palate. Polished tannins, great are rounded. Pair with grilled ribs. Drink: [Now]- depth and layering. Good finish with dark spices 2024. Best Value Wine. Score: 90 and smoke. Pair with a rare steak. Drink date: (nataliemaclean.com, April 2, 2021) [Now]-2025. Score: 92 (nataliemaclean.com, Dec. 24, 2020) Full-bodied & Smooth 750 mL (D) $17.95 2 Full-bodied & Firm 750 mL (XD) $39.95 2 951889 ÍÃ2y{Î 287367 Í

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USA – RED WINE CONT’D STAGS’ LEAP WINERY MERLOT 2018 Napa Valley CALIFORNIA TASTING NOTE: A medium-bodied red with chocolate, hazelnut and berry character. Medium QUILT CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2018 to full body, round tannins and a juicy finish. Nicely Napa Valley put together. Drink or hold. Score: 93 (james (Copper Cane by Joseph J. Wagner) suckling.com, June 15, 2021) TASTING NOTE: Blackcurrant, blackberry-leaf, Full-bodied & Smooth orange-zest and milk-chocolate aromas. More citrus 750 mL (XD) $49.95 2 zest and fresh herbs on the palate. It’s medium- to full-bodied with firm, fine tannins and lots of fresh 655399 ÍaUÇZÎ berry character. Drink or hold [till 2026+]. Score: 91 (jamessuckling.com, Jan. 27, 2021) Full-bodied & Firm 750 mL (D) $59.95 2 498808 ÍQx(MÎ

RABBLE RED BLEND 2019 Mossfire Ranch Vineyard, THE PRISONER Paso Robles CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2018 The steep Mossfire Ranch Vineyard was planted in Napa Valley 1996 and experiences significant diurnal variation, The Prisoner Wine Company is renowned for their i.e., the difference between daytime and overnight unique, distinctive, groundbreaking red blends. temperatures. This variation produces fruit of This new wine puts Cabernet Sauvignon firmly to exceptional concentration and balance and gives the fore. Lush and ripe with black fruit, vanilla and rise to this ripe, intense red, with its notes of black baking spice notes, it’s destined to become yet cherry, red berry, spice and leather. A wine for another favourite. Pair with steak. braised lamb or grilled ribs. Full-bodied & Firm Full-bodied & Smooth 750 mL (XD) $79.95 2 750 mL (XD) $24.95 2 20723 Í4hÈ3;Î 18543 Í2VÈ3|Î

OREGON PENNER-ASH PINOT NOIR 2017 Willamette Valley TASTING NOTE: ... crunchy cranberries, blackberries, RODNEY STRONG RESERVE pomegranate, dried herbs and dusty earth with CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 touches of bitter peel and bark. The light-bodied, silky Sonoma County palate offers pure, earth-laced, crunchy fruits, finely TASTING NOTE: Elegant, tight black fruits on the grained and fresh on the earthy finish. “We picked nose with some earthy aromas. Firmly structured some grapes early and some later and blended them, with pepper notes on the long finish. Drinking in an effort to retain natural acidity without having window: 2020-2030. Score: 91 (decanter.com, to acidify,” says winemaker Lynn Penner-Ash. Drink Sept. 6, 2020) date: 2020-2023. Score: 90 (Erin Brooks, robert Full-bodied & Firm parker.com, April 23, 2020) 750 mL (XD) $69.95 2 Medium-bodied & Fruity 382325 ÍF79ZÎ 750 mL (XD) $59.95 2 11259 Í+9È9SÎ

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UNDERWOOD PINOT NOIR 2019 CHILE – WHITE WINE Oregon (Union Wine Company) MATETIC CORRALILLO SAUVIGNON This Pinot has a pretty, lifted, floral nose. The palate BLANC 2019 is balanced and quite sophisticated, with good Estate bottled, Valle de San Antonio freshness and depth. Subtle earth, spice and herb TASTING NOTE: The base of this sauvignon is from notes underlie the well-proportioned, complex vineyards in El Rosario in San Antonio, a selection ripe fruit. Drink over the next 2-3 years, or enjoy of those vines that Matetic began planting in 1999. tonight with roast beef or roast turkey. This vision of sauvignon blanc has a lot to do with Medium-bodied & Fruity the vintage and with the creamy mouthfeel that 750 mL (XD) $22.95 2 this warm year has instilled. An exuberant wine with white fruit and herbs. Bring it to the table for 421198 ÍJ+ÆSÎ shellfish au gratin. Score:92 (Patricio Tapia, guiadescorchados.cl, 2020) Aromatic & Flavourful 750 mL (XD) $15.95 1 347740 ÍBmH!Î 4 Organic & biodynamic product ARGENTINA – RED WINE

FINCA EL ORIGEN MOUNTAIN VIÑA AQUITANIA CHARACTER RESERVA CHARDONNAY 2018* CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2018* Valle del Malleco Valle de Uco, Mendoza TASTING NOTE: This is the wine that opens the door to the world of Aquitania’s chardonnays from TASTING NOTE: The violets and cassis here really Malleco, and it’s a brilliant entry. From 28-year-old speak to the variety with attractive freshness and vineyards in the Traiguén area, near the Nahuelbuta fragrance. The palate has a very succulent core of Mountain Range, and aged in stainless steel, this bright and fresh fruit and delivers a smooth, crunchy shows all of the power the variety gives in that cold array of bright, youthful and attractively fresh part of southern Chile. The texture has grip, the tannins. Drink or hold. Score: 93 (jamessuckling. aromas are fruity and slightly mineral, and the palate com, March 27, 2019) is full of flavor and juicy acidity in a wine with good Full-bodied & Smooth body and very good depth. Score: 93 (Patricio 750 mL (XD) $15.95 2 Tapia, guiadescorchados.cl, 2021) 19396 Í3GÈ6kÎ Full-bodied & Rich 750 mL (XD) $19.95 2 17610 Í1]È0}Î GEN DEL ALMA GENE TINTO 2018* Tunuyan, Valle de Uco, Mendoza TASTING NOTE: The 2018 Gene is a blend of 50% CHILE – RED WINE Malbec, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc and 10% Merlot from Gualtallary, all fermented ESCUDO ROJO RESERVA with 30% full clusters and indigenous yeasts and CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2019 matured in used 225-liter oak barrels. It’s a harmo- Sustainable, Valle del Maipo nious and tidy red blend with an approachable profile (Baron Philippe de Rothschild) and the serious, mineral texture of Gualtallary. The TASTING NOTE: Firm and very silky with bright, varieties seem to complement each other nicely; the focused blackberries and hints of dark plums. wine feels compact and harmonious, with fine- Medium to full body. Racy finish. Lovely polish to grained, dusty tannins and a dry, serious finish. Drink this. Reserva this year. Drink or hold. Score: 93 date: 2019-2022. Score: 92 (Luis Gutiérrez, (jamessuckling.com, April 17, 2020) robertparker.com, Oct. 31, 2019) Full-bodied & Firm Full-bodied & Smooth 750 mL (XD) $17.95 2 750 mL (XD) $21.95 2 13434 Í-KÈ4eÎ 19395 Í3GÈ5gÎ

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CHILE – RED WINE CONT’D AUSTRALIA – WHITE WINE

VISTAMAR GRAN RESERVA HOWARD PARK MIAMUP CABERNET/SYRAH 2018 SAUVIGNON BLANC 2017* Valle del Maipo Margaret River, Western Australia TASTING NOTE: With 65% cabernet sauvignon TASTING NOTE: Highly-perfumed with lemon top and 35% syrah, all from the Cerros de Chena notes, fresh peas and a little cut grass. The palate Vineyard in the Maipo Valley, this Gran Reserva is zippy and bright with excellent persistence, plus offers very good value for money. The fruity flavors a touch of subtle savouriness from a little time in and aromas are in the foreground, making it oak. More-ish and delicious. Drink date: 2019-2022. enjoyably fresh. The texture is rather smooth, Score: 95 (Toni Paterson, MW, therealreview.com, although the tannins come with little claws that Feb. 11, 2019) make you think about cellaring (a couple of years, Aromatic & Flavourful perhaps), or a grilled steak. Score: 94 (Patricio 750 mL (XD) $19.95 2 Tapia, guiadescorchados.cl, 2020) 20018 Full-bodied & Firm Í4!È8(Î 750 mL (XD) $19.95 2 21466 Í5NÈ6{Î AUSTRALIA – RED WINE

JOHNNY Q SHIRAZ 2016* CHILE – ROSÉ WINE South Australia (Quarisa Wines) CALCU RESERVA ESPECIAL TASTING NOTE: This wine wallops the nose with an ROSÉ 2019 aroma of fresh, deeply ripe fruit, while oak-driven Sustainable, Valle de Colchagua notes of toast, mocha and vanilla extract follow. The TASTING NOTE: Nice, chalky nose with some sea youthful, lush and flavorful palate brims with flavors salt and subtle cherries. Juicy and crunchy red of ripe black plums and blueberries, while an elegant plums and cherries on the palate and some good structure gives this concentrated wine excellent texture. A really well-made rosé blend of 90% balance. The long finish takes on a feathery texture, malbec and 10% petit verdot. Drink now. Score: 92 with a solid mineral tone punctuating the final (jamessuckling.com, April 17, 2020) flavors. Drink now-2021. Score:90 (Wine Enthusiast Importer Connection, Jan. 14, 2019) Easygoing & Fruity 750 mL (XD) $13.95 1 Full-bodied & Smooth 750 mL (XD) $16.95 1 19549 Í3VÈ9.Î 18526 Í2TÈ6ÈÎ

SONS OF EDEN KENNEDY GRENACHE/ SHIRAZ/MOURVÈDRE 2018* Barossa Valley, South Australia TASTING NOTE: This 46% grenache/36% shiraz/18% mourvèdre red blend begins with a quiet nose of fruit aromas – black plum and cherry LAPOSTOLLE LE ROSÉ 2020 – decorated with mixed spice and savoury herbs. Sustainable, Apalta, Valle de Colchagua A spectacular surge of cassis and kirsch liqueur TASTING NOTE: Very attractive sliced peach and intertwined with ripe mulberry and tangy black hints of cherry and watermelon in the nose and currant coat the palate persisting through the palate. Medium body. Fruity and fresh. Drink now. lingering, balanced-on-a-pin finish ... Pour with Score: 92 (jamessuckling.com, March 30, 2021) osso buco, grilled gourmet sausage or cassoulet. Medium-bodied & Dry Drink or cellar. Exceptional Value! Score: 96 (Vic 750 mL (XD) $19.95 1 Harradine, winecurrent.com, March 29, 2020) 524967 ÍTQcLÎ Full-bodied & Smooth 750 mL (XD) $24.95 2 558692 ÍWv|}Î

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WAKEFIELD JARAMAN SOUTH AFRICA – RED WINE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2018 Clare Valley & Coonawarra, South Australia BOSCHENDAL 1685 TASTING NOTE: Open knit aromas of plums, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017 mulberries, pencil shavings and a leafy edge. Sustainable, WO Stellenbosch Generously-flavoured and quite ripe with loads of TASTING NOTE: Boschendal is owned by major dark, fleshy fruits. There’s a menthol edge and producer-wholesaler DGB, and this offering plenty of tannin and structure to remind you that presents excellent quality for price. Grapes come you’re in cabernet country. Very good length, from various Stellenbosch vineyards and maturation mouth-feel and presence. Drink date: 2021-2031. lasts 15 months in first- to fourth-fill 300-litre Score: (Aaron Brasher, therealreview.com, 92 barrels. Dark berries, some leafiness plus vanilla March 29, 2021) on the nose, while the palate is full but balanced Full-bodied & Firm – a good core of fruit and smooth tannins. Drinking 750 mL (XD) $24.95 2 window: 2020-2022. Score: 94 (Christian Eedes, decanter.com, Aug. 4, 2020) 142398 Í.7ÆOÎ Full-bodied & Firm 750 mL (XD) $19.95 2 631549 Í_/QDÎ AUSTRALIA – ROSÉ WINE

TWO TRUTHS ROSÉ 2020* South Australia This rosé provides a light, vibrant alternative take MAN FAMILY SKAAPVELD SYRAH 2019 on Australia’s classic robust partnership of Shiraz WO Coastal Region and Cabernet Sauvignon. Sourced mostly from This silky-smooth Syrah shows rich dark fruit, dark Coonawarra and Limestone Coast, it has a crisp, chocolate, earth, and a touch of black pepper spice. juicy, zesty, floral character and delicately expressed It has the structure and balance to drink to 2025 or raspberry, strawberry and melon notes. A refreshing beyond, making it a great value option as a cellar option for relaxing on warm days. Sip or pair with a starter. Try it tonight with beef fajitas or burgers. charcuterie board or picnic-style finger foods and Full-bodied & Smooth sandwiches. 750 mL (XD) $14.95 2 Easygoing & Fruity 71332 ÍgAÈ2ÇÎ 750 mL (XD) $17.95 1 19648 Í3`È8>Î

SOUTH AFRICA – ROSÉ WINE

SOUTH AFRICA – WHITE WINE MULDERBOSCH CABERNET SAUVIGNON ROSÉ 2020 WO Coastal Region WATERKLOOF CIRCLE OF LIFE 2017 This rosé was first released in 1999 and has always Sustainable, WO Stellenbosch featured Cabernet Sauvignon grown specifically to TASTING NOTE: Released with few years age, create it. It’s relatively robust, floral, bright and lithe, chenin-based blend shows integration, maturing with finely detailed, tangy red fruit. A versatile food complexity. Sauvignon, drop semillon fill in fresh- wine, it will pair with grilled steak, salmon, ham ness, rich silk texture. 2017 refined, with layered or turkey. interest, one of SA’s standout white blends. Score: 94 (Angela Lloyd, Platter’s South African [The Rosé Rocks competition did not include a Wine Guide, 2021) tasting note.] Score: Gold (Rosé Rocks competition – South Africa, 2020) Aromatic & Flavourful 750 mL (XD) $21.95 2 Medium-bodied & Dry 750 mL (XD) $13.95 1 284588 Í

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AUSTRIA – WHITE WINE BORDEAUX

LAURENZ V. FRIENDLY CASTELNAU DE SUDUIRAUT 2006 GRÜNER VELTLINER 2019 Second wine of Château Suduiraut, DAC Kamptal AC Sauternes TASTING NOTE: ... possesses a center of gravity. TASTING NOTE: Pear drop and freshly cut One feels that one is swimming in this wine – in Conference pear peel fill the nose with fruity, easy opulent layers of apricot preserves, yellow cling freshness. It is this fresh, vivid bright fruit that takes peaches, marmalade, rich spice, dulce de leche center stage on a creamy, smooth and slender flan, and forest honey. It’s dark amber in the glass, palate. It shows some of the varietal pithiness viscous and voluptuous. Go ahead, treat yourself for towards the dry finish. Score:91 (Anne Krebiehl, the upcoming holiday season. As for me, I’ll be MW, Wine Enthusiast, March 2021) making crème brûlée. Score: 92 (Christine Havens, Light & Crisp christine-havens.com, Nov. 18, 2018) 750 mL (XD) $19.95 1 Aromatic & Flavourful 66225 Íb6È5tÎ 375 mL (S) $23.95 2 29694 Í=eÈ4BÎ

CROATIA – RED WINE

THE DALMATIAN DOG BABIC 2018 CHÂTEAU THIEULEY Dalmatia, Continental ENTRE-DEUX-MERS 2019 (Testament Winery) AC Grapes for this wine are harvested by hand in TASTING NOTE: This has a wonderful spritzy, Canadian-owned Testament Winery’s organic lemon zip here, with a lively citrus-infused palate vineyard. Babic is known for its spicy plum and and creamy round edges. A balanced long finish berry fruit and generous tannins. Pair it with cured keeps the flavour going and this would work well meats or the classic Dalmatian dish sporki with or without food. Drinking window: 2020- makaruli (“dirty pasta”), which features rich beef 2023. Score: 91 (Georgina Hindle, decanter.com, spiced with cinnamon and clove. July 17, 2020) Full-bodied & Firm Aromatic & Flavourful 750 mL (XD) $19.95 2 750 mL (XD) $18.95 1 18810 Í2qÈ0?Î 21403 Í5HÈ3cÎ 4 Organic product Product no longer available.

FRANCE – WHITE WINE

ALSACE BURGUNDY JOSEPH CATTIN PINOT BLANC 2019* DOMAINE BÈGUE-MATHIOT AC Alsace VAILLONS CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2017* At the end of the 19th century, Joseph Cattin’s AC pioneering work with vine grafts saved many of From 40-year-old-vines, this wine is quite concen- Alsace’s best vineyards from the ravages of trated, ripe and lush, with food-friendly acidity and phylloxera, which devastated the vineyards of a gorgeous texture supporting the generous apple, France. This Pinot Blanc is perennially fresh and citrus, melon and refined seashell minerality. Sip, round, with white flowers and finely defined or pair with oysters or smoked trout. citrus fruit. A great option for grilled shrimp or chicken kebabs. Full-bodied & Rich 750 mL (XD) $33.95 2 Light & Crisp 750 mL (D) $14.95 1 524959 ÍTQ[4Î 224642 Í6NJDÎ

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DOMAINE DU COLOMBIER RHÔNE CHABLIS 2019 AC CHÂTEAU MONT-REDON Since 1887, Domaine du Colombier has been RÉSERVE BLANC 2019 home to the Mothe family, who have been making AC Côtes du Rhône wine since 1957. Expect this to be a crisp, vibrant TASTING NOTE: Fermented between 14°C-16°C Chablis, with superb balance. Look for lifted floral for four weeks, with malolactic blocked, producing tones atop bright apple and flinty minerality. Pair a medium-bodied, restrained white wine with a with grilled chicken breast. degree of drinkability and crispness that is fairly unusual for the southern Rhône. Fresh, with a crisp Light & Crisp citrussy flourish on the finish. Drinking window: 750 mL (XD) $27.95 2 2020-2021. Score: 90 (Matt Walls, decanter.com, 366419 ÍD`31Î Nov. 3, 2020) Light & Crisp 750 mL (XD) $17.95 1 18602 Í2\È2ÈÎ

DOMAINE LES VIEUX MURS POUILLY-FUISSÉ 2019* FRANCE – RED WINE Vegan, AC (Jean-Paul Paquet, vitic.) HENRY FESSY GAMAY NOIR 2019 Jean-Paul Paquet began to work the vines of Les France Vieux Murs in 1978. This always-lovely white TASTING NOTE: Ripe-cherry, plum, vanilla and Burgundy comes from vines averaging 50+ years some toffee aromas. It’s medium-bodied with of age and serves up notions of crunchy apple, succulent tannins. Fruity and juicy. Fun. Drink now. melon, fresh fig, pineapple, river stones, and a soft Score: 90 (jamessuckling.com, Feb. 2, 2021) oak presence. Enjoy with grilled seafood. Light-bodied & Fruity Full-bodied & Rich 750 mL (XD) $15.95 1 750 mL (XD) $33.95 2 648550 Í`uRmÎ 241117 Í8+1ÇÎ

BORDEAUX HERVÉ AZO VAU DE VEY CHÂTEAU FONTAINE DE GENIN 2016 ER CHABLIS 1 CRU 2018* AC Bordeaux AC (M. Benoit Prevôt, prop.) TASTING NOTE: A ripe, fresh and relatively cool From the lavishly praised 2016 vintage, this wine nose offers up notes of green fruit, mineral is the latest from a producer that consistently reduction and tidal pool nuances. There is excellent manages to deliver classic Bordeaux elegance, energy to the intense medium weight flavors that dark fruit and woodsy evergreen character at an possess good mid-palate richness to the citrusy, astoundingly affordable price. Savour this beauty dry and focused finale. This will need to add depth with grilled mutton chops. to achieve the upper end of my predicted range but I like the delivery. Drink: 2023+. Score: 88-90 [The Concours International de Lyon did not (Allen Meadows, burghound.com, Oct. 10, 2019) include a tasting note.] Score: Gold (Concours International de Lyon, 2017) Light & Crisp 750 mL (XD) $40.95 2 Medium-bodied & Fruity 750 mL (XD) $15.95 2 240655 Í8&WÈÎ 349910 ÍBÇ*ZÎ

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FRANCE – RED WINE CONT’D MOUTON CADET HERITAGE 2017 AC Bordeaux BORDEAUX (Baron Philippe de Rothschild) From one of Bordeaux’s most instantly recogniz- CHÂTEAU JOININ 2018 able names comes this blend of 85% Merlot with AC Bordeaux splashes of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet TASTING NOTE: A ripe, rich take on the vintage, Franc. The wine was matured for 16 months this wine is firm with blackberry fruits, a line of before bottling, with 8-10 of those months spent licorice and hints of wood. The tannins are in oak. Expect an elegantly structured affair beginning to soften and ripen to give a wine that evoking dark cherry, blackcurrant and cedar, and will be ready to drink from 2022. Score: 89 (Roger pair with grilled lamb. Voss, Wine Enthusiast, Aug. 1, 2020) [Mundus Vini did not include a tasting note.] Full-bodied & Firm Score: Gold (Mundus Vini, Spring 2020 ) 750 mL (XD) $14.95 3 Full-bodied & Smooth 527853 ÍTnU\Î 750 mL (XD) $24.95 2 14447 Í.LÈ7tÎ

BEAUJOLAIS CHÂTEAU LAROSE-TRINTAUDON 2014 Sustainable, Cru Bourgeois, AC Haut-Médoc LAURENT PERRACHON TASTING NOTE: The 2014 Larose-Trintaudon has ROCHE BLEUE JULIÉNAS 2019 a stylish bouquet, well defined and quite minerally AC with blackberry and wild strawberry scents to the TASTING NOTE: A brooding but appealingly fore. The palate is well balanced, clean and pure layered earthy and peppery dark berry fruit nose is with real vibrancy and joie-de-vivre. It builds nicely clearly ripe yet reasonably fresh. There is very good in the mouth and gains more and more precision volume to the delicious, round and supple medium towards the sophisticated finish. Bravo – this is a weight flavors that possess very good depth and superb Haut-Médoc that will drink beautifully for persistence where the only nit is noticeable if not the next 10 years, possibly more. Drink date: 2017- really intrusive warmth. This velvet-textured effort 2030. Score: 91 (Neal Martin, robertparker.com, could certainly be enjoyed now but one that has Oct. 28, 2016) enough underlying stuffing to easily repay 5 to 8 years of cellaring ... Drink: 2024+. Outstanding. Medium-bodied & Fruity Score: 91 (Allen Meadows, burghound.com, $28.95 2 750 mL (XD) Oct. 10, 2020) 297945 Í=oM/Î Medium-bodied & Fruity 750 mL (XD) $19.95 2 487165 ÍPganÎ

CHÂTEAU PIERRE DE MONTIGNAC 2015 Cru Bourgeois, AP Médoc BURGUNDY (Famille Salette) TASTING NOTE: Medium towards deep ruby red BLASON DE BOURGOGNE colour. Intense and layered nose with a fine PINOT NOIR 2019 toastiness, smoke, fine oak, coffee and ripe dark AC Bourgogne fruit. The palate is dense and weighty with good It’s always a pleasure to find quality Burgundy at an power and grip, ripe but plentiful tannins, layers of approachable price. This prime example consistent- crushed dark berries with roasted coffee, fine ly offers tangy red cherry, bright acidity and some toastiness and a long muscular finish. Really nice. earthy character. It’s quite elegant, and the finish is Score: 93 (Andreas Larsson, blindtasted.com, satisfyingly long. Pair with roast beef sandwiches undated) or grilled beef-and-mushroom skewers. Full-bodied & Firm Medium-bodied & Fruity 750 mL (XD) $23.95 1 750 mL (XD) $19.95 2 437954 ÍKoVXÎ 648428 Í`t<)Î

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EDOUARD DELAUNAY SEPTEMBRE LA VIE D’ARNAUD CORBIÈRES BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR 2019* 2017 AC AC Crafted in a modern, fruit-forward style, this Pinot This friendly-priced blend of Grenache and Syrah includes fruit sourced from sites in Côte de Beaune, comes from the Corbières appellation in southern Côte de Nuits and Côte Chalonnaise. In order to France. Look for sunny, ripe berry fruit and a touch preserve both its Burgundian character and the of peppery spice, and pour it with grilled chicken fresh, high-toned quality of the dark cherry, plum or burgers. and blueberry fruit, half of the wine was aged in oak Medium-bodied & Fruity and the rest in stainless steel before the final blend. 750 mL (XD) $13.95 2 Medium-bodied & Fruity 18784 750 mL (XD) $25.95 2 Í2nÈ4IÎ 17485 Í1PÈ5wÎ

RHÔNE LANGUEDOC DOMAINE LOU FRÉJAU XIII DOMAINE LA ROUGEANTE 2016 CEPAGES CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU- PAPE 2012 AC Corbières AC TASTING NOTE: Black cherries, crushed rocks, TASTING NOTE: Inky ruby. Powerful, spice-accented peppery herbs, and underbrush notes all emerge aromas of cherry compote, blueberry, licorice and from the 2016 Corbières. Made from a tank-aged minerals, with a strong overlay of candied flowers. blend of Mourvèdre, Grenache, and Syrah, it’s Broad-shouldered but lively on the palate, offering medium-bodied, beautifully textured and balanced sweet dark berry flavors complicated by exotic on the palate, with sweet tannins and true Corbières notes of candied flowers and fruitcake. The mineral character. It’s already drinking nicely but should element comes back on the youthfully tannic finish, keep for 3-5 years. Score: 92 (Jeb Dunnuck, which is broad, sweet and focused. Score: 90-92 jebdunnuck.com, July 31, 2018) (Josh Raynolds, vinous.com, Jan. 2014) Full-bodied & Smooth Medium-bodied & Fruity 750 mL (XD) $18.95 2 750 mL (XD) $54.95 2 15298 Í/=È8[Î 20921 Í4|È1[Î 4 Organic product 4 Organic product

FERRATON PÈRE & FILS SAMORËNS GÉRARD BERTRAND MINERVOIS CÔTES DU RHÔNE 2019 SYRAH/CARIGNAN 2017 AC AC Minervois TASTING NOTE: Moving to the reds, the 2019 Côtes TASTING NOTE: This full-bodied, supple red is Du Rhône Samorens reveals a deeper ruby/plum brimming with cherry compote and raspberry color as well as a meaty, peppery, earthy bouquet reduction flavors, infused with cinnamon, baker’s that offers plenty of darker fruits, medium-bodied chocolate and smoky details and supported by richness, and a soft, supple, elegant texture. It’s plush tannins through the hot stone, anise and beautifully balanced and just a mouthfilling, mineral notes on the finish. Syrah and Carignan. delicious, gulpable Côtes du Rhône that’s ideal for Drink now through 2024. Score: 91 (Gillian enjoying over the coming 3-4 years. Score: 89 Sciaretta, winespectator.com, 2019) (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, Oct. 6, 2020) Full-bodied & Smooth Full-bodied & Smooth 750 mL (XD) $17.95 2 750 mL (XD) $16.95 2 952804 ÍÃ<$^Î 168708 Í0w(*Î

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FRANCE – RED WINE CONT’D SOUTHWEST

RHÔNE CÈDRE HÉRITAGE MALBEC 2018* AC Cahors MICHEL GASSIER FLEUR DE SYRAH 2019 TASTING NOTE: A rich, fruity and structured wine, AC Costières de Nîmes this is full of black currant fruits. Its rich tannins are TASTING NOTE: ... classy nose of blue and black fully blended into the wine’s intense fruitiness. Just fruits intermixed with lots of peppery herbs and the touch of minerality is a reminder that it is still crushed rock-like minerality. It hits the palate with aging. Drink now, but better from 2021. Score: 91 medium to full-bodied richness as well as a stacked (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, Nov. 1, 2020) mid-palate and has loads of fruit and ripe tannins Full-bodied & Firm yet stays nicely balanced and even elegant. It’s 750 mL (XD) $16.95 2 another pleasure-bent, impeccably made wine from this team that will drink well on release and 148635 Í.vCwÎ over the following handful of years. Score: 89-91 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, Oct. 6, 2020) Full-bodied & Smooth 750 mL (XD) $18.95 2 678086 ÍcpvkÎ 4 Organic product FRANCE – ROSÉ WINE

PAUL JABOULET AÎNÉ PLAN DE DIEU MARGALH ROSÉ 2020 CÔTES DU RHÔNE-VILLAGES 2018 France AC The Margalh Rosé takes its name from the Occitan The Jaboulet family first made wines sourced word for a type of grass called ray-grass that grows from Rhône Valley vineyards in 1834. Nearly two naturally in autumn and winter all over organic centuries later, the wines of Paul Jaboulet Aîné are French vineyards. You can expect this certified- synonymous with premium quality in the region. organic blend of Cinsault, Grenache and Syrah to Expect a bold, elegant, finessed wine that delivers provide excellent value and express a tangy, juicy plenty of meaty dark fruit and peppery spice, and character. Pair with roast chicken. pair with grilled steaks. Easygoing & Fruity Full-bodied & Smooth 750 mL (XD) $14.95 1 750 mL (XD) $23.95 2 155515 Í/W/eÎ 526731 ÍTc?kÎ 4 Organic product

ROUSSILLON FAMILLE LAFAGE LIEU DIT NARASSA 2017* LANGUEDOC AP Côtes du Roussillon-Villages TASTING NOTE: Almost too good to be true ... REINE DES FLEURS ROSÉ 2020* 82% Grenache and 18% Syrah ... Brought up all in AP Languedoc used barrels, this full-bodied, deep, meaty Syrah Fruit for this blend of 70% Grenache and 30% reminds me [of] a top California GSM blend and Syrah was harvested at night to maximize freshness, has a rocking nose of white pepper, black olives, and the wine spent four months on the lees for cedarwood, and ample black fruits. At this quality, added complexity. Look for juicy strawberry, cherry they could charge three to four times the price. and blackberry fruit with hints of pepper and Drink it over the coming 3-4 years. Maturity: 2019- bacon and serve with BLTs. 2022. Score: 94 (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, April 3, 2019) Easygoing & Fruity 750 mL (XD) $14.95 1 Full-bodied & Smooth 750 mL (XD) $23.95 2 19841 Í3tÈ1JÎ 483313 ÍPA-TÎ

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PROVENCE GEORGIA – RED WINE

CHÂTEAU DE L’ESCARELLE GURJAANI OLD MARANI LES DEUX ANGES ROSÉ 2020 KINDZMARAULI RED 2019 AP Coteaux Varois en Provence Kakheti TASTING NOTE: Pale in color, this is a rich blend of A semi-sweet wine made 100% from the Saperavi Syrah and Grenache. Structure and pepper play a grape variety indigenous to Georgia, this promises part in red-fruit flavors that are still developing. aromas and flavours of ripe blackberry, cherry, This rich wine could age and will be at its best from raspberry and strawberry, with a balanced sweet- 2022. Organic. Score: (Roger Voss, Wine 92 ness. Pair with creamy cheeses, barbecued ribs Enthusiast, July 1, 2021) or other spiced grilled meats. Easygoing & Fruity Full-bodied & Smooth 750 mL (XD) $24.95 2 750 mL (M) $17.95 2 19902 Í3zÈ2ZÎ 21273 Í5;È3IÎ 4 Organic product

GERMANY – WHITE WINE

PFALZ CHÂTEAU PARADIS TERRE DES ANGES ROSÉ 2020 ANSELMANN GEWÜRZTRAMINER AC Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence SPÄTLESE 2020 TASTING NOTE: Syrah and Mourvèdre give structure Prädikatswein and perfume to this dense wine. With spice, vanilla This elegant Gewürz is bursting with aromas and and intense red fruits, the wine is ripe, full and laced flavours of rosewater, lychee, apricot and mango. with acidity. Drink this rich wine from late 2021. Sip it chilled with blue cheeses, spicy fried chicken Score: 93 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, July 1, 2021) or fruity desserts. Easygoing & Fruity [The Grand Prix Vinex did not include a tasting 750 mL (XD) $27.95 1 note.] Score: Gold (Grand Prix Vinex, 2020) 19838 Í3sÈ8dÎ Aromatic & Flavourful 750 mL (S) $19.95 1 21028 Í5”È8+Î

GREECE – WHITE WINE VANDERPUMP ROSÉ 2020 KOURTAKI RETSINA OF ATTIKI AC Côtes de Provence PGI (Palm Bay) Retsina’s famous evergreen aromas and flavours This blend of Cinsault, Grenache and Syrah is the are achieved by fermenting the wine with fresh pine project of Lisa Vanderpump, who is a restaurateur, resin, which is removed later in the winemaking TV personality and philanthropist. It’s a classically process. This one is made with the Savatiano grape styled, crisp, dry Provence rosé with fine elegance and will pair well with grilled seafood or lamb and notes of strawberry, redcurrant, citrus, peach souvlaki. and spice. Food-friendly and accessible, it makes a great sipper when chilled and will be a fun pairing [The Sakura Japan Women’s Wine Awards did not for fajita-style chicken kebabs. include a tasting note.] Score: Gold (Sakura Japan Women’s Wine Awards, 2019) Medium-bodied & Dry 750 mL (XD) $29.95 2 Aromatic & Flavourful 750 mL (XD) $9.95 1 14808 Í.pÈ8YÎ 46888 ÍNxÈ8”Î

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ITALY – WHITE WINE EMILIA-ROMAGNA

ABRUZZO CESARI LIANO WHITE 2019* IGT Rubicone FERZO ABRUZZO PECORINO A blend of 70% Chardonnay and 30% Sauvignon SUPERIORE 2020 Blanc, this wine was grown in gravelly young DOP vineyards and then fermented and aged for three (Citra) months in Allier oak. Expect a powerful yet elegant Not to be confused with (but potentially to be paired glassful of orchard fruit, citrus and grassy herbs, with) the cheese of the same name and from the and pair with erbazzone (a savoury pie made with same region, the Pecorino grape makes serious spinach, chard, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, wines beloved for their notions of pressed flowers, and pancetta) or pumpkin ravioli. dried herbs and crunchy orchard fruit. Sip this one Full-bodied & Rich with mildly spiced lentil curry. 750 mL (XD) $19.95 1 Light & Crisp 18609 Í2\È99Î 750 mL (XD) $18.95 1 573683 ÍYDsgÎ ITALY – RED WINE

ABRUZZO ALTO ADIGE-TRENTINO TALAMONTI TRE SAGGI MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO 2015 ELENA WALCH PINOT GRIGIO 2019 DOC DOC Alto Adige TASTING NOTE: ... strong and robust ... and yet, it TASTING NOTE: Architect-turned-winemaker is still a stylized wine, made in an intelligent way. If Elena Walch runs this 150-year-old estate with her you appreciate a bigger and more fleshy style of daughters. Their PG is picked by hand and makes Montepulciano that shows the heat and sunshine for a juicy, flavourful wine with lovely evocations of of the vintage, you’ll appreciate this expression, pineapple and pear. It’ll suit tuna steaks or roast with plenty of dark, primary fruit to enjoy with grilled pork. (Vintages panel, Jan. 2020) sausages. It ages in 300-liter oak barrels for 12 months. Drink date: 2020-2024. Score: 90+ Light & Crisp (Monica Larner, robertparker.com, April 9, 2020) 750 mL (XD) $23.95 1 Medium-bodied & Fruity 17364 Í1DÈ4[Î 750 mL (XD) $17.95 2 204016 Í4H0OÎ

CALABRIA TENUTA IUZZOLINI CIRÒ ROSSO PETER ZEMMER CLASSICO 2018* CHARDONNAY 2018 DOC DOC Alto Adige This wine is made from the Gaglioppo grape TASTING NOTE: Sourced from sunny valley-floor variety, which is believed to be an offspring of vineyards, this wine has more oomph than your Sangiovese and is known for its intensity and firm average northern Italian Chardonnay. Ripe white tannin structure. Expect notions of raspberry, peach and citrus aromas leap from the glass and redcurrant and smoky herbs, and pour with cured echo on the juicy, mouthfilling palate. Sip with meats and caciocavallo. seafood pasta alfredo. (Vintages panel, Jan. 2020) [Luca Maroni did not include a tasting note.] Full-bodied & Rich Score: 91 (lucamaroni.com, June 16, 2020) 1 750 mL (XD) $17.95 Medium-bodied & Fruity 17742 Í1jÈ28Î 750 mL (D) $17.95 2 13034 Í-#È4|Î

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EMILIA-ROMAGNA SICILY UMBERTO CESARI MOMA ROSSO 2018* CUSUMANO NOÀ 2016 IGT Rubicone DOC Sicilia TASTING NOTE: (Translated from the Italian) TASTING NOTE: ... 40% Nero d’Avola, 30% Merlot Sangiovese 80%, Cabernet Sauvignon 10%, and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon ... The Cusumano Merlot 10%. All the reds are amazing, and among brothers have hit the bull’s-eye with this beautiful them ... the Moma Rosso 2018 thanks to its wine in terms of its power, complexity and smooth enological clean processing, which yields a clean integration. The bouquet starts off with Morello product, free of traces of oxidation, and presents cherry, dried blackberry, spice and bitter chocolate. the full splendor of the berries to the senses. As the wine opens in the glass, it unleashes granite, Score: 94 (lucamaroni.com, July 22, 2020) smoke and licorice. As far as Cusumano’s Noà goes, this is the nicest vintage I have tasted thus far. Drink Medium-bodied & Fruity date: 2019-2029. Score: 94 (Monica Larner, 750 mL (D) $16.95 1 robertparker.com, Oct. 17, 2019) 5405 ÍV%bÎ Full-bodied & Smooth 750 mL (XD) $31.95 2 109512 Í*Ã,@Î

TUSCANY FRIULI FATTOI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2015 COLLAVINI PUCINO REFOSCO DAL DOCG PEDUNCOLO ROSSO 2017 TASTING NOTE: ... shows rich and expressive DOC Friuli-Venezia Giulia character in this classic vintage. The bouquet TASTING NOTE: A fresh and lively red with fine and offers dark red and purple fruit flavors, all backed light tannins. Medium to light body, fresh acidity by a sanguine accent of rusty nail or beet root that and a clean finish. Shows a clean, linear depth and gives the wine a salty or mineral-driven finish ... focus. Some whole berry fermentation. Drink now. sharp and focused contours with plenty of rich fruit Score: 91 (jamessuckling.com, Nov. 25, 2018) expression at its core. This Brunello is a bit thinner on the mid-palate, but it fleshes out at the end. Light-bodied & Fruity Drink date: 2021-2035. Score: 93 (Monica Larner, 750 mL (D) $15.95 1 robertparker.com, Jan. 31, 2020) 12408 Í,HÈ8nÎ Full-bodied & Firm 750 mL (XD) $47.95 2 33498 ÍAQÈ8.Î

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AURELIO SETTIMO ROCCHE GUADO AL TASSO IL BRUCIATO 2019 DELL’ANNUNZIATA BAROLO 2015* DOC Bolgheri DOCG (Antinori) TASTING NOTE: ... dusty/earthy nose of red cherry, Antinori of Tignanello and Solaia fame is one of the herbs, tar, balsamic and tobacco, and continues most respected names in Italian wine. This, their to expand with aeration. It is medium weight and blend of Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, almost delicate feel, despite being underpinned Merlot, Petit Verdot and Syrah, is perennially popular by firm, souring acidity and considerable alcohol with Vintages customers. Expect a bold, structured warmth. Tannins are firm yet very fine grained. wine with plenty of complex dark fruit, and savour Excellent to outstanding length. Best 2023 to with grilled beef or lamb. beyond 2030. Score: 94 (David Lawrason, winealign.com, March 5, 2021) Full-bodied & Firm 750 mL (XD) $26.95 2 Full-bodied & Firm 750 mL (XD) $55.95 3 674135 ÍcICRÎ 293761 Í=E]rÎ

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ITALY – RED WINE CONT’D SALCHETO RISERVA VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO 2015 TUSCANY DOCG TASTING NOTE: Made with 95% Sangiovese and LORNANO CHIANTI CLASSICO 2016 5% Colorino, this offers subtle aromas of ripe DOCG dark-skinned fruit, oak-driven spice and a balsamic TASTING NOTE: A fresh, fruity red with aromas whiff of eucalyptus. On the tense, structured and flavors of dark berries and cherries. Medium to palate, close-grained tannins accompany dried full body, firm, silky tannins and a bright, beautiful cherry, licorice, tobacco and an invigorating hint of finish. Drink or hold. Score: 92 (jamessuckling.com, menthol. Drink date: 2021-2027. Score: 93 (Kerin Nov. 7, 2019) O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast, April 1, 2020) Medium-bodied & Fruity Medium-bodied & Fruity 750 mL (XD) $19.95 2 750 mL (XD) $39.95 2 211599 Í5/ÇIÎ 574244 ÍYJLeÎ Featured as our Wine of the Month 4 Organic product

PODERE BRIZIO ROSSO DI MONTALCINO 2016 SANTA MARGHERITA DOC CHIANTI CLASSICO 2018 (Dievole) DOCG Santa Margherita is well-known to Vintages TASTING NOTE: Sweet black cherry aromas, customers thanks to a certain popular, versatile almost toffee-like sweetness too. Rich, ripe and Pinot Grigio. You can expect this approachable, complete without being heavy. Lots of savoury food-friendly Chianti Classico to offer bright cherry tannins and juicy, mouthwatering acidity to keep fruit with a touch of violets. Try it with char-grilled freshness. Really appealing, yet serious too. sausages or steak-topped pizza. Drinking window: 2019-2025. Score: 95 (Susan Hulme, MW, decanter.com, Dec. 20, 2019) Medium-bodied & Fruity 750 mL (XD) $22.95 2 Medium-bodied & Fruity 750 mL (XD) $24.95 2 91694 Í{eÈ4ÄÎ 17858 Í1uÈ8fÎ 4 Organic product

TENUTA DELLA LUIA CILESTRO 2018 IGT Toscana ROCCA DELLE MACÌE SINGLE VINEYARD TASTING NOTE: A 50:50 blend of sangiovese and RISERVA DI FIZZANO GRAN SELEZIONE cabernet sauvignon, aged 12 months in barriques, CHIANTI CLASSICO 2015 this wine is made only in selected years. It’s a DOCG full-bodied red with quite concentrated flavours TASTING NOTE: A delicious wine with a tobacco, showing a little spiciness. The fruit is well comple- dark-tea and dried-fruit character. Balsamic and mented by fresh, clean acidity, and the tannins are hints of bitter wood, too. Medium to full body, juicy nicely integrated. This is a surprisingly versatile fruit and a savory finish. Drink now [through 2035+]. wine with food and it will drink well through to Score: 93 (jamessuckling.com, Sept. 11, 2018) 2026. Score: 92 (Rod Phillips, rodphillipsonwine. com, Jan. 11, 2021) Full-bodied & Firm 750 mL (XD) $34.95 2 Medium-bodied & Fruity 750 mL (XD) $15.95 2 699454 Íe~V)Î 13521 Í-TÈ1kÎ

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UMBRIA PORTUGAL – RED WINE

LUNGAROTTI ROSSO DI QUINTA DA REDE RESERVA 2017 MONTEFALCO 2016* DOC Douro DOC TASTING NOTE: The wine is still young, still A blend built around organically farmed Sangiovese showing its firm side. While the tannins dominate, and Merlot, this wine was matured 12 months in they do also hint at the fine black fruits and oak. Expect a lightly smoky glassful of lively cherry perfumed acidity that are developing. When and blackberry fruit, and pair with eggplant or veal mature, it will certainly be a fine wine. Drink from parmigiana. 2021. Score: 92 (Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, [Luca Maroni did not include a tasting note.] Aug. 1, 2020) Score: (lucamaroni.com, July 15, 2019) 91 Medium-bodied & Fruity Medium-bodied & Fruity 750 mL (XD) $18.95 2 $26.95 2 750 mL (XD) 431742 ÍK1JÊÎ 577668 ÍYld#Î 4 Organic product

VENETO SPAIN – RED WINE BOLLA LE ORIGINI RISERVA CLASSICO AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA 2015 BARÓN DE LEY RESERVA 2015 DOCG DOCa Rioja TASTING NOTE: Aromas of French oak, blue TASTING NOTE: This red offers a plush texture and flowers, coconut and cassis form the nose on this ripe flavors, yet it remains graceful through the spicy full-bodied red. The enveloping palate doles out finish. Plum, currant and fig notes are balanced by raisin, fruitcake, vanilla and dark chocolate along- licorice and graphite elements, with well-integrated side fine-grained tannins. Drink through 2027. tannins and gentle acidity keeping this balanced. Drink now through 2025. Score: (Thomas Score: 91 (Kerin O’Keefe, Wine Enthusiast, 92 March 1, 2021) Matthews, winespectator.com, June 30, 2020) Medium-bodied & Fruity Full-bodied & Smooth 2 750 mL (D) $52.95 2 750 mL (XD) $21.95 204792 Í4O|sÎ 958868 ÍÃxdaÎ

VIVALDI APPASSIMENTO 2018 MURIEL FINCAS DE LA VILLA IGT Veneto RESERVA 2015 TASTING NOTE: Lots of dried elderberries, DOCa Rioja blackberries, light sultanas and spices come to the TASTING NOTE: This generous red is rich and fore of this appassimento wine, made from grapes round, with ripe tannins and orange peel acidity. dried after harvest. There’s some serious acidity to Cherry, dried currant, licorice, vanilla and spice counterbalance the lavish tapestry of exuberant flavors are ample yet focused. A balance of blue fruit, and the firm tannins also help to draw all traditional and modern styles. Drink now through the components into a colorful yet organized 2030. Score: 93 (Thomas Matthews, wine picture. Perception of sweetness on the finish. Drink spectator.com, April 30, 2020) now. Score: 91 (jamessuckling.com, Nov. 7, 2019) Medium-bodied & Fruity Full-bodied & Firm 750 mL (XD) $19.95 2 750 mL (D) $23.95 1 276030 Í;\>AÎ 19589 Í3ZÈ96Î

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RED WINE CONT’D ARGENTINA n 19396 FINCA EL ORIGEN MOUNTAIN CHARACTER RESERVA CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2018* Page 35 $15.95 n 19395 GEN DEL ALMA GENE TINTO 2018* Page 35 $21.95 CHILE n 13434 ESCUDO ROJO RESERVA CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2019 Page 35 $17.95 n 21466 VISTAMAR GRAN RESERVA CABERNET/SYRAH 2018 Page 36 $19.95 AUSTRALIA n 18526 JOHNNY Q SHIRAZ 2016* Page 36 $16.95 n 558692 SONS OF EDEN KENNEDY GRENACHE/SHIRAZ/MOURVÈDRE 2018* Page 36 $24.95 n 142398 WAKEFIELD JARAMAN CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2018 Page 37 $24.95 SOUTH AFRICA n 631549 BOSCHENDAL 1685 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017 Page 37 $19.95 n 71332 MAN FAMILY SKAAPVELD SYRAH 2019 Page 37 $14.95 FRANCE n 648550 HENRY FESSY GAMAY NOIR 2019 Page 39 $15.95 FRANCE – BORDEAUX n 349910 CHÂTEAU FONTAINE DE GENIN 2016 Page 39 $15.95 n 527853 CHÂTEAU JOININ 2018 Page 40 $14.95 n 297945 CHÂTEAU LAROSE-TRINTAUDON 2014 Page 40 $28.95 n 437954 CHÂTEAU PIERRE DE MONTIGNAC 2015 Page 40 $23.95 n 14447 MOUTON CADET HERITAGE 2017 Page 40 $24.95 FRANCE – BEAUJOLAIS n 487165 LAURENT PERRACHON ROCHE BLEUE JULIÉNAS 2019 Page 40 $19.95 FRANCE – BURGUNDY n 648428 BLASON DE BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR 2019 Page 40 $19.95 n 17485 EDOUARD DELAUNAY SEPTEMBRE BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR 2019* Page 41 $25.95 FRANCE – LANGUEDOC n 15298 DOMAINE LA ROUGEANTE 2016 4 Page 41 $18.95 n 952804 GÉRARD BERTRAND MINERVOIS SYRAH/CARIGNAN 2017 Page 41 $17.95 n 18784 LA VIE D’ARNAUD CORBIÈRES 2017 Page 41 $13.95 FRANCE – RHÔNE n 20921 DOMAINE LOU FRÉJAU XIII CEPAGES CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2012 4 Page 41 $54.95 n 168708 FERRATON PÈRE & FILS SAMORËNS CÔTES DU RHÔNE 2019 Page 41 $16.95 n 678086 MICHEL GASSIER FLEUR DE SYRAH 2019 4 Page 42 $18.95 n 526731 PAUL JABOULET AÎNÉ PLAN DE DIEU CÔTES DU RHÔNE-VILLAGES 2018 Page 42 $23.95 FRANCE – ROUSSILLON n 483313 FAMILLE LAFAGE LIEU DIT NARASSA 2017* Page 42 $23.95 FRANCE – SOUTHWEST n 148635 CÈDRE HÉRITAGE MALBEC 2018* Page 42 $16.95 GEORGIA n 21273 GURJAANI OLD MARANI KINDZMARAULI RED 2019 Page 43 $17.95 ITALY – ABRUZZO n 204016 TALAMONTI TRE SAGGI MONTEPULCIANO D’ABRUZZO 2015 Page 44 $17.95 ITALY – CALABRIA n 13034 TENUTA IUZZOLINI CIRÒ ROSSO CLASSICO 2018* Page 44 $17.95 ITALY – EMILIA-ROMAGNA n 5405 UMBERTO CESARI MOMA ROSSO 2018* Page 45 $16.95 ITALY – FRIULI n 12408 COLLAVINI PUCINO REFOSCO DAL PEDUNCOLO ROSSO 2017 Page 45 $15.95 ITALY – PIEDMONT n 293761 AURELIO SETTIMO ROCCHE DELL’ANNUNZIATA BAROLO 2015* Page 45 $55.95 ITALY – SICILY n 109512 CUSUMANO NOÀ 2016 Page 45 $31.95 ITALY – TUSCANY n 33498 FATTOI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2015 Page 45 $47.95 n 674135 GUADO AL TASSO IL BRUCIATO 2019 Page 45 $26.95 n 211599 LORNANO CHIANTI CLASSICO 2016 Page 46 $19.95 n 17858 PODERE BRIZIO ROSSO DI MONTALCINO 2016 Page 46 $24.95 n 699454 ROCCA DELLE MACÌE SINGLE VINEYARD RISERVA DI FIZZANO Page 46 $34.95 GRAN SELEZIONE CHIANTI CLASSICO 2015 n 574244 SALCHETO RISERVA VINO NOBILE DI MONTEPULCIANO 2015 4 Page 46 $39.95 n 91694 SANTA MARGHERITA CHIANTI CLASSICO 2018 4 Page 46 $22.95 n 13521 TENUTA DELLA LUIA CILESTRO 2018 Page 46 $15.95 ITALY – UMBRIA n 577668 LUNGAROTTI ROSSO DI MONTEFALCO 2016 4* Page 47 $26.95 ITALY – VENETO n 204792 BOLLA LE ORIGINI RISERVA CLASSICO AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA 2015 Page 47 $52.95 n 19589 VIVALDI APPASSIMENTO 2018 Page 47 $23.95 PORTUGAL n 431742 QUINTA DA REDE RESERVA 2017 Page 47 $18.95 SPAIN n 958868 BARÓN DE LEY RESERVA 2015 Page 47 $21.95 n 276030 MURIEL FINCAS DE LA VILLA RESERVA 2015 Page 47 $19.95 ROSÉ WINE CANADA – ONTARIO n 552497 PELEE ISLAND LOLA CABERNET FRANC ROSÉ 2020 6 Page 32 $15.95 CHILE n 19549 CALCU RESERVA ESPECIAL ROSÉ 2019 Page 36 $13.95 n 524967 LAPOSTOLLE LE ROSÉ 2020 Page 36 $19.95 AUSTRALIA n 19648 TWO TRUTHS ROSÉ 2020* Page 38 $17.95 SOUTH AFRICA n 999821 MULDERBOSCH CABERNET SAUVIGNON ROSÉ 2020 Page 37 $13.95 FRANCE n 155515 MARGALH ROSÉ 2020 4 Page 42 $14.95 FRANCE – LANGUEDOC n 19841 REINE DES FLEURS ROSÉ 2020* Page 42 $14.95 FRANCE – PROVENCE n 19902 CHÂTEAU DE L’ESCARELLE LES DEUX ANGES ROSÉ 2020 4 Page 43 $24.95 n 19838 CHÂTEAU PARADIS TERRE DES ANGES ROSÉ 2020 Page 43 $27.95 n 14808 VANDERPUMP ROSÉ 2020 Page 43 $29.95

* Late arrival. Product may not be available at release time. All bottles are 750 mL unless otherwise specified. 4 Organic product (K) = Kosher, (KP) = Kosher for Passover, (KPM) = Kosher for Passover & Mevushal

50 VINTAGES SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

C720 Sept 18 2021 Release EN.indd 50 2021-08-17 11:47 PM Flagship Exclusives! Shop online or visit our largest stores for this exciting expanded collection of premium Vintages products.

We’re bringing you even more. Online and in some of our larger stores you’ll find a bigger, better selection of top products. Look for this ad every two weeks, where we’ll tell you about our latest collection of Flagship Exclusives, then stop in to see for yourself, or order at lcbo.com/vintages or through our app.

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Vintages Flagship Stores OTTAWA Rideau St. at King Edward OAKVILLE Cornwall Dr. at Trafalgar Rd. WOODBRIDGE Hwy. 7 & Weston Rd.

C720 Sept 18 2021 Release EN.indd 51 2021-08-12 6:43 PM LOUIS ROEDERER PREMIER NORMAN HARDIE VIEUX CHÊNE TWO SISTERS VINEYARDS BRUT CHAMPAGNE SAUVIGNON BLANC 2020 6 RIESLING 2018 6 AC, Champagne, France VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario VQA Niagara Escarpment, Ontario Lemon, peach, fresh hazelnut, brioche, Richly textured, with bright berry, tropical Lime, grapefruit, lemon, mandarin orange, grapefruit and pink berries. Composed, fruit and refined aromatics. white flowers and wet-stone minerality. seamless and layered. Impressive. Great aging potential: 10+ years. Aromatic & Flavourful 93 points (jamessuckling.com, 750 mL (XD) $29.20 2 93 points (Rick VanSickle, Dec. 22, 2020) winesinniagara.com, June 1, 2020) 11680 Í+dÈ0ÉÎ Rich & Complex Aromatic & Flavourful 375 mL (D) $44.95 2 750 mL (M) $35.00 2 93054 Í}%È4iÎ 20413 Í4IÈ3dÎ

GRGICH HILLS FUMÉ BLANC DRY RHYS VINEYARDS ALESIA SANTA CRUZ BARLOW CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 SAUVIGNON BLANC 2017 MOUNTAINS CHARDONNAY 2017 Sustainable, Calistoga, Napa Valley, California Estate grown, Napa Valley, California Estate grown, Santa Cruz Mountains, California Crushed black cherry, blackberry and Opulent and full, with sliced dried lemon, cassis, with touches of cigar box, menthol green apple and cooked apple. Flavourful Balanced and ripe, with citrus, honeysuckle and red roses. and peach. Drink till 2027. and delicious. 93 points (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, 91 points (jamessuckling.com, 94 points (Jeb Dunnuck, robertparker.com, Oct. 29, 2018) Feb. 14, 2020) jebdunnuck.com, Oct. 31, 2019) Full-bodied & Firm Aromatic & Flavourful Full-bodied & Rich 750 mL (XD) $74.95 2 750 mL (XD) $42.95 2 750 mL (XD) $64.95 2 147637 Í.lEiÎ 346296 ÍB^ÄDÎ 18637 Í2_È77Î

BERNARDUS SOBERANES CUTTINGS GALERIE PLEINAIR PINOT NOIR 2018 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2018 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey, California Napa Valley, California Napa Valley, California (The Prisoner Wine Company) Ripe, fruity and exuberantly fresh, with baked Flamboyant, floral and pure, with cassis Bing cherry, alpine strawberry, hibiscus punch Sleek and restrained, with a focused core. and blueberry. Drink till 2034. and wet slate. Drink till 2028. 96 points (Jeb Dunnuck, 94 points (Matt Kettman, 92 points (James Molesworth, jebdunnuck.com, Jan. 31, 2019) Wine Enthusiast, Dec. 1, 2020) winespectator.com, June 30, 2021) Full-bodied & Firm Medium-bodied & Fruity Full-bodied & Firm 750 mL (XD) $98.95 2 750 mL (XD) $68.95 2 750 mL (XD) $64.95 2 460709 ÍN’)yÎ 20595 Í4[È5)Î 15962 Í/ÄÈ2bÎ

Vintages Flagship Stores OTTAWA Rideau St. at King Edward OAKVILLE Cornwall Dr. at Trafalgar Rd. WOODBRIDGE Hwy. 7 & Weston Rd.

C720 Sept 18 2021 Release EN.indd 52 2021-08-19 12:20 PM GAMBLE NAPA VALLEY RAMEY CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2015 RIDGE LYTTON SPRINGS 2019 CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017 Napa Valley, California Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, California Napa Valley, California Complex dried flower, chocolate, blackberry, Lush and structured, with power, elegance Blueberry and blackcurrant, with dark black cherry and cedar. Long and luscious. and length. Complex red fruit, spice and earth. chocolate and chewy tannins. 93 points (Erin Brooks, Full-bodied & Firm 92 points (jamessuckling.com, robertparker.com, Sept. 12, 2019) 750 mL (XD) $74.95 3 Feb. 2, 2021) Full-bodied & Firm 982413 ÍÆ8-tÎ Full-bodied & Firm 750 mL (XD) $99.95 2 750 mL (XD) $89.95 3 20714 Í4gÈ4=Î 20722 Í4hÈ27Î

LEEUWIN PRELUDE VINEYARDS DOMAINE POULLEAU PÈRE & FILS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2017 LES PRÉVOLES BEAUNE 2018 Margaret River, Western Australia AC, Burgundy, France Clear-cut Cabernet varietal character, with Fresh, vivid red cherry palate. Slender, sinuous, bright red berry and cedar tones. juicy and elegant, with subtle tannins. 93 points (James Halliday, 90 points (Anne Krebiehl, MW, Shop mobile! winecompanion.com.au, Aug. 1, 2020) Wine Enthusiast, Dec. 1, 2020) Full-bodied & Firm Medium-bodied & Fruity Use our LCBO app to order 750 mL (XD) $29.95 2 750 mL (XD) $42.95 2 products right from your phone 986133 ÍÆ]A,Î 20919 Í4{È9yÎ and have them delivered to any store, or your door. Try Same-Day Pickup – see page 56 for details.

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QUINTA DA FALORCA RESERVA LEGÓN PREMIUM CRIANZA 2016 ENCRUZADO 2019 DO Ribera del Duero, Spain STEP 2 Sustainable, DOP Dão, Portugal (Viña Vilano) Scan the barcode ÍQyÆ(Î or enter the Good depth, even better structure and a Blackberry, cola, oaky vanilla, black plum product number. 123456 big, lingering finish. Should age beautifully and black cherry. Intense and energetic. until 2033. Drink through 2035. 93 points (Mark Squires, 94 points (Michael Schachner, STEP 3 robertparker.com, Aug. 31, 2020) Wine Enthusiast, Sept. 1, 2020) Place your order. Full-bodied & Rich Full-bodied & Firm 750 mL (XD) $26.95 2 750 mL (XD) $29.95 2 21551 Í5WÈ1yÎ 270645 Í;&MiÎ

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C720 Sept 18 2021 Release EN.indd 53 2021-08-21 12:13 AM SPECIAL OFFERS

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Our Save on these popular products from best bets September 13 to October 10, 2021 White Wines this month BERINGER NAPA VALLEY CHARDONNAY RODNEY STRONG CHARLOTTE’S Napa Valley, California HOME SAUVIGNON BLANC 84988 (XD) 750 mL $26.95 Sonoma County, California, California NOW $23.95 Save $3.00 449207 (XD) 750 mL $19.95 NOW $17.95 Save $2.00 FLAT ROCK TWISTED WHITE VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario SANTA MARGHERITA PINOT GRIGIO 1578 (M) 750 mL $17.95 DOC Valdadige, Alto Adige-Trentino, Italy NOW $15.95 Save $2.00 106450 (XD) 750 mL $19.95 NOW $17.95 Save $2.00 KIM CRAWFORD CHARDONNAY Marlborough/Hawke’s Bay, SONOMA-CUTRER RUSSIAN RIVER East Coast, New Zealand RANCHES CHARDONNAY 991950 (D) 750 mL $19.95 Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California SAVE SAVE NOW $17.95 Save $2.00 608653 (XD) 750 mL $27.95 NOW $24.95 Save $3.00 $2 $2 LOUIS JADOT CHARDONNAY BOURGOGNE THIRTY BENCH WINEMAKER’S AC, Burgundy, France BLEND RIESLING 933077 (XD) 750 mL $24.95 VQA Beamsville Bench, NOW $22.95 Save $2.00 Niagara Escarpment, Ontario 24133 (M) 750 mL $22.95 OYSTER BAY PINOT GRIGIO NOW $19.95 Save $3.00 Hawke’s Bay, North Island, New Zealand 326090 (XD) 750 mL $19.95 WILLM RÉSERVE RIESLING NOW $17.95 Save $2.00 AC Alsace, France 11452 (D) 750 mL $19.95 NOW $17.95 Save $2.00

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54 VINTAGES SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

C720 Sept 18 2021 Release EN.indd 54 2021-08-17 11:47 PM Count your savings with our Limited-Time Offers!

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 VINTAGES 55

C720 Sept 18 2021 Release EN.indd 55 2021-08-17 11:47 PM good to know In our next catalogue... October 2, 2021 All products in this catalogue can be ordered online at • FEATURE STORIES or through our (available from the App lcbo.com app • European signatures Store or Google Play), or obtained at Vintages locations • Cool collective: Oregon and Washington across Ontario. Quantities are limited, and product • Local Talent: Pinot Noir availability varies by store. WINES OF THE MONTH • Visit lcbo.com/vintages to find out about new releases, HIGH VALLEY VINEYARD ZINFANDEL 2018 High Valley, Lake County, California (22033) special offers, events and more, or be the first to know by signing up for the Vintages Latest weekly e-newsletter. LA FERME DU MONT LE PONNANT CÔTES DU RHÔNE-VILLAGES 2019 Unfiltered, AP, Rhône, France (171371) • If you receive this catalogue by mail and are moving or want to unsubscribe, call helloLCBO at 416-365-5900 HAND-PICKED GIFTS or 1-800-668-5226 Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., HESS SELECT CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2018 Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., or visit hellolcbo.com. The North Coast, California (25080) products and feature stories in this catalogue can also be viewed online at lcbo.com/vintages. Prices not available at press time.

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C720 Sept 18 2021 Release EN.indd 56 2021-08-12 6:44 PM Hand-Picked

GiftsFor birthdays, anniversaries, thank-yous or just because, a great-value wine specially chosen by our experts is a good bet that’s sure to please giftees and gifters alike. Visit lcbo.com to order or check store availability.

A golden gift

PONDVIEW GOLD SERIES VIDAL ICEWINE 2019 6 VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario (Bella Terra Vineyards) Not all of us may feel this way in the depths of winter, but Canada’s cold climate is actually a gift; the chilly conditions enable us to make some of the world’s best Icewine. The PondView Gold Series Vidal, with its lush notes of tangerine, ripe peach and honey, is a shining example. 390351 (S) 200 mL 2 $19.95 Lusciously Sweet 93 points (nataliemaclean.com)

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35233_Vin.Sep18_Covers EN.indd 3 2021-08-17 11:58 PM IN THIS RELEASE Approachable and Heavenly red fruit Enticingly decadent food-friendly. and pepper. and juicy. See page 46. See page 43. See page 33.

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