2019 Seigneurs D’Aiguilhe Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux (Château d’Aiguilhe 2nd wine) Seigneurs D’Aiguilhe (or “The Lord of Aiguilhe”) is the second wine of Château d’Aiguilhe, owned by Count Von Neipperg since 1998. The Château is one of the finest and most beautiful vineyards in the Castillon-Côtes de Bordeaux appellation, on the high hillsides of the right bank of the Dordogne. Combining power and freshness, the wines of Château d’Aiguilhe succeed in expressing the terroir’s strong personality, and show very well after 5 years in bottle. For more info, visit Château d’Aiguilhe website. VARIETALS 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2019 Susana Balbo Nosotros Single Vineyard Nómade Malbec Nosotros line celebrates the efforts of all the people who work day by day to make this wine and it is considered the winery’s “selection of selections”. Each vintage, Susana selects the harvest’s best single vineyard to create Nosotros, one of Argentina’s most iconic 100% Malbec wines. Nosotros is one of the few ultra-premium Argentine Malbecs that can boast impressive power with incredible balance and refined structure thanks to Susana’s artful winemaking. Every wine collector must have a bottle in the cellar. For more info, visit Susana Balbo website. VARIETAL 100% Malbec VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2019 Susana Balbo Signature Malbec Many Malbec associate with powerful, robust and sweet-fruited red wines, but Susana Balbo chooses instead to emphasize the elegant fruity and minerality of the grape variety. Made with purchased grapes from Altamira, this impressive, limestone-influenced Malbec contains 4% Merlot in this vintage. It’s a scented, well balanced expression of the grape with bright acidity, crunchy blackberry fruit, well integrated oak and filigree tannins. More evidence of the change of style here. For more info, visit Susana Balbo website. VARIETALS 96% Malbec, 4% Merlot VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2019 Tenuta Cantagallo Chianti Montalbano Riserva DOCG Tenuta Cantagallo has been owned by the Pierazzuoli family since 1970 and covers 200 hectares of vineyards, olive groves and woods on the rolling Tuscan hills between Florence and Vinci. The pride of the estate is the production of Chianti Montalbano DOCG and Riserva. The Chianti Montalbano Reserva is made from the best Sangiovese grapes of the estate’s vineyards and ages for a minimum of 12 months in medium-aged Allier oak casks. This Tuscan red wine is fine and elegant, on the nose it expresses all the characteristics of Sangiovese with spicy and forest fruits. The selection of the grapes is the first secret of the Chianti Cantagallo, so much that as mentioned in the label and written in the cork is made “a bottle for each strain” (“Una bottiglia di vino per ogni ceppo di vite”). For more info, visit Tenuta Cantagallo website. VARIETALS 100% Sangiovese VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2019 Tenuta Cantagallo e Le Farnete Carmignano Riserva DOCG Tenuta Cantagallo has been owned by the Pierazzuoli family since 1970 and covers 200 hectares of vineyards, olive groves and woods on the rolling Tuscan hills between Florence and Vinci. Their second property, Le Farnete Estate, is located in the town of Carmignano, near Firenze and it covers a surface of 100 acres in the Carmignano docg zone and it is of Pierazzuoli Family since 1990. Carmignano Reserva comes for a very careful selection of grapes Sangiovese 80% and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, made in the oldest vineyards of the estate which have a perfect exposure in the south so it guarantees an optimum ripening. For more info, visit Tenuta Cantagallo e Le Farnete website. VARIETALS 80% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2019 Tenuta Cantagallo Gioveto Toscana IGT Tenuta Cantagallo has been owned by the Pierazzuoli family since 1970 and covers 200 hectares of vineyards, olive groves and woods on the rolling Tuscan hills between Florence and Vinci. The pride of the estate is the production of Chianti Montalbano DOCG and Riserva. However, Gioveto is a Toscana IGT which comes from the blend of the best selection of Merlot, Syrah and Sangiovese. “Gioveto” comes from the old name of Sangiovese in Tuscany which was called “SanGioveto”. The selection of the grapes is the first secret of the Cantagallo wines, so much that as mentioned in the label and written in the cork is made “a bottle for each strain” (“Una bottiglia di vino per ogni ceppo di vite”). For more info, visit Tenuta Cantagallo website. VARIETALS 60% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot, 20% Syrah VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2019 Tenuta Luce La Vite Lucente Toscana IGT (1500ml) Located in the Montalcino area, southwest of the medieval city, Tenuta Luce Della Vite, one of the estates of the Frescobaldi family, produces some of the best wines of Tuscany and the greatest Italian wines. Lucente is the result of a careful selection of the estate’s vineyards that are particularly suited for the production of a fruity and very pleasant wine. Like Luce, it is made from Sangiovese and Merlot, which prevails in the blend. For more info, visit Tenuta Luce website. VARIETALS Merlot and Sangiovese VINTAGE 2019 (available only in 1500ml) Download Tasting Note
2019 Three Finger Jack Old Vine Zinfandel Inspired by the daring character of the legendary outlaw who roamed the Sierra foothills of California during the Gold Rush days in search of riches. This wine boasts immense structure worthy of Jack’s name. Lodi lies between the San Francisco Bay and the Sierra Nevada Mountains, with a classic Mediterranean-like climate featuring warm days and cool evenings. As the Zinfandel Capital of the World, Lodi produces over 40 percent of California’s premium Zinfandel. It has long been recognized globally as the home of highly acclaimed Old Vine Zinfandels, with some plantings dating back to 1888, taken care by 4th and 5th generation winegrowers. For more info, visit Three Finger Jack by Delicato Family Wines website. VARIETALS 100% old vines Zinfandel VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2019 Tohu Awatere Valley Pinot Noir Tohu Wines is the world’s first Māori-owned wine company, which created ranges of award-winning, premium quality New Zealand wines that encapsulate their terroir and tūrangawaewae, their sense of place. Each range has been crafted with aroha (love) and is a gift from our land. Sourced entirely from vineyards located in Marlborough’s Awatere Valley, this Pinot Noir is rich in texture and flavours, balanced and with a long and elegant finish. For more info, visit Tohu website. VARIETALS 100% Pinot Noir VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2019 Tohu Whenua Awa Nelson Single Vineyard Albariño Tohu Wines is the world’s first Māori-owned wine company, which created ranges of award-winning, premium quality New Zealand wines that encapsulate their terroir and tūrangawaewae, their sense of place. Each range has been crafted with aroha (love) and is a gift from our land. “We are Tangata Whenua – People of the land, intrinsically connected to our whenua that we protect, nurture and love.” From the hilly Kūuiti block at Whenua Matua, this exciting wine continues the legacy of gold at the International Wine Show two years in a row. Bright, aromatic and mouth-watering. For more info, visit Tohu website. VARIETALS 100% Albariño VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2019 Tohu Whenua Awa Single Vineyard Pinot Noir Tohu Wines is the world’s first Māori-owned wine company, which created ranges of award-winning, premium quality New Zealand wines that encapsulate their terroir and tūrangawaewae, their sense of place. Each range has been crafted with aroha (love) and is a gift from their land. “We are Tangata Whenua – People of the land, intrinsically connected to our whenua that we protect, nurture and love.” Whenua Awa, the Upper Awatere Valley vineyard, is one of these special sites and rich in history. This single vineyard best expresses the uniqueness of this place and the relationship within it. Intense ripe dark fruit aromas and soft silky tannins result from this unfined and unfiltered, complex and elegantly structured Pinot Noir. For more info, visit Tohu website. VARIETALS 100% Pinot Noir VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2019 Tournon by M.Chapoutier Mathilda Chapoutier Viognier Marsanne With his pioneering spirit, Michel Chapoutier set off to discover the terroirs of the oldest continent, with an idea: growing Rhone grapes in Australia. This was the beginnings of a tremendous voyage of discovery, observation and eventually, affection for that land. On what he found to be very special terroir, he planted non-grafted vines from 19th century clonal selections, imported from Europe before phylloxera took its toll. The non-negligible advantage was that in Australia, the harvest coincides with the French spring: ideal timing. For more info, visit Tournon by M. Chapoutier website. VARIETALS Viognier and Marsanne VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2019 Vivaldi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG The Veneto and Valpolicella territory has a thousand facets, a thousand scents, a thousand stories to tell. Vivaldi brings the voice of these wines wherever there is a moment to celebrate, for a great occasion or for a small daily pleasure, with a selection of bottles with attention to every detail, from the vineyard to the shelf and finally on your tables. Obtained from Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella grapes grown in the Valpolicella Classica and with the traditional drying method in the loft. For more info, visit Vivaldi website. VARIETALS Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note