Domaine Montrose

Domaine Montrose
Olivier Coste Orange Star

As you can assume from the name, and the glowing orange hue, Orange Star is an organic skin contact blend of 90% Muscat à Petits Grains and 10% Grenache Gris from their Faugères estate, with 7 days’ maceration before blending and a 6 month stint in stainless.

Highly perfumed tangerine, pink grapefruit, Asian pear, and pear blossom are stencilled on the slight palate, with an alluring buzzy hum through a pithy bergamot finish. Smart and snappy.

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Vintage: 2025
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $24
Style: Still

Region: Languedoc
Appellation: Vin de France
Country: France

Grape: Muscat, Grenache Gris
Colour: Orange
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

Podere Gagliassi

Podere Gagliassi
Nebbiolo d’Alba

From Serralunga d'Alba at 400-450m, this was fermented in stainless and aged in stainless and French tonneaux.

Alluring crushed florals on the nose carry through to the palate, with firm Nebbiolo structure, darts of iron, scrubby herbs, and long, finely firm tannins that finish with a dusting of pink pepper. Smart, fresh, modern.

Read more about Podere Gagliassi here.

Vintage: 2024
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $35
Style: Still

Region: Piedmont
Appellation: Nebbiolo d’Alba DOC
Country: Italy

Grape: Nebbiolo
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

Weingut Loimer

Weingut Loimer
Grüner Veltliner Kamptal

Carrying on his family's winemaking tradition, after studying oenology at Austria’s Klosterneuburg University and working in Germany and Napa, Fred Loimer took over the winery from his father in 1997. His 80 hectares of vineyards began conversion to biodynamics in 2006, and all are certified today. Unlike most of his peers, Fred vinifies his wine to dryness, like this concentrated, stony, older vine grüner from vineyard around Langenlois, growing on loess and gneiss soils at 200-400m. Predominantly fermented and aged in large stainless tanks (5% in large oak barrels), this rested 4 months on lees before blending and bottling.

Juicy pink grapefruit, lime zest, honeycrisp apple floods the palate, dusted with white pepper, and finishing with a grapefruit twist. A friendly, smart white and excellent introduction to Kamptal and Loimer. *New label this vintage.

Read more about Weingut Loimer here.

Vintage: 2025
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $29
Style: Still

Appellation: Kamptal DAC
Country: Austria

Grape: Grüner Veltliner
Colour: White
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: Yes
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

On Seven Estate Winery

On Seven Estate Winery
The Pursuit Pinot Noir

On Seven is a relatively new boutique Niagara winery owned by passionate wine aficionados Vittorio & Sula De Stefano. The De Stefanos bought an abandoned 7 acre vineyard (hence the name) in 2009 in Four Mile Creek, and under the guidance of consultant viticulturist and founding winemaker Peter Gamble, prepped the site for 3 years before replanting in 2014. The heavy clay loams are laced with calcareous deposits, and sloped north to maintain freshness. The philosophy from the beginning was to be 100% organic certified, and produce wines with minimal intervention.

This Pinot Noir, their inaugural release, is off estate fruit from a 2017 planting of Dijon clone 115, and a 2019 planting of clones 777 and 828. This was native ferment, with partial whole clusters, before aging in French oak barrels (25% new, 75% neutral). After 20 months in barrel, the wines were coarsely filtered and bottled.

Read more about On Seven here.

Vintage: 2023
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 6
Price per Bottle: $55
Style: Still

Region: Niagara, Ontario
Appellation: VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake
Country: Canada

Grape: Pinot Noir
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

Blanville Reserve Réserve

Blanville
Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve

Château Haut-Blanville is a family-owned Languedoc wine estate founded in 1997 by Béatrice & Bernard Nivollet. The Nivollets based their estate on the Burgundian model of terroir first, creating wines showing the diversity of Languedoc. Their 70 ha of vineyards extend across The Grés de Montpellier AOP.

Though the new label sports a Réserve title, this is the same wine as previously on our market. Crushed cassis, downy plum is hugged with sticky tannins though a stony finish. Simple and smooth and easy to crack into now.

Read more about Château Haut-Blanville.

Vintage: 2025
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $18
Style: Still

Region: Languedoc
Appellation: IGP Pays d'Oc
Country: France

Grape: Cabernet Sauvignon
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

Niepoort Vinhos

Niepoort Vinhos
NAT’Cool! Branco

NAT’Cool is Dirk Niepoort's line of wines that are low-intervention, low-alcohol, available only in a 1L format, affordable, and highly smashable. This cloudy pét-nat ish Vinho Verde, comes from the sub-region of Lousada, and is a mix of Azal, Arinto, Avesso, Trajadura, and Loureiro, and vines 25-30 years. After beginning ferment in stainless, it was bottled with a few grams RS, so it could continue to percolate in the bottle, affording it a gentle spritz.

Lightly hazy straw hue, this streams meadow grass, green and yellow apple, gooseberry across the slight 11% palate, finishing with a grapefruit twist. Fun and fresh, as intended.

Read more about Dirk Niepoort here.

Vintage: 2025
Bottle Size: 1000 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $26
Style: Sparkling

Region: Vinho Verde
Country: Portugal

Grape: Azal, Arinto, Avesso, Trajadura, and Loureiro
Colour: White
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: No
Natural: Yes
Low Intervention: Yes

On Seven Estate Winery

On Seven Estate Winery
The Pursuit Chardonnay

On Seven is a relatively new boutique Niagara winery owned by passionate wine aficionados Vittorio & Sula De Stefano. The De Stefanos bought an abandoned 7 acre vineyard (hence the name) in 2009 in Four Mile Creek, and under the guidance of consultant viticulturist and founding winemaker Peter Gamble, prepped the site for 3 years before replanting in 2014. The heavy clay loams are laced with calcareous deposits, and sloped north to maintain freshness. The philosophy from the beginning was to be 100% organic certified, and produce wines with minimal intervention.

This is primarily Dijon clone 76, planted 2014, with a small percentage of grapes from their 2015 planting of Dijon clone 95, and the 2018 plantings of Dijon clone 96. This was whole cluster pressed and transferred to French oak barrels (25% new) for native fermentation and 20 months aging. The wines were coarsely filtered before bottling.

Lush white peach, nectarine, and yellow apple fill a creamy palate, seasoned subtly by oak, and plumped with gentle lees. There's a lingering river stone freshness on the finish of this stylish wine, drinking now or with time ahead. The 2022 harvest yielded zero fruit for On Seven, so this is the first time we're seeing this label since 2021.

Read more about On Seven here.

Vintage: 2023
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 6
Price per Bottle: $48
Style: Still

Region: Niagara, Ontario
Appellation: VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake
Country: Canada

Grape: Chardonnay
Colour: White
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

Maxime Barrot Lievre

Maxime Barrot
Jean Max Le Rouge à Lièvre

This gamay came from a single vineyard in St. Germain Nuelles, and 50 year old vines rooted in calcareous soils. It was native fermented and carbonically macerated before aging in barrel 9 months, with minimal sulphur added before bottling. 3450 bottles and 40 magnums made.

Perfumed peony, fragrant wildflowers, wild raspberry runs the length of this slight palate, with fine, lightly sticky tannins hugging the sides, and a buoyant, lofted acidity sailing this through a saline finish. So charming, much like the hare on the label.

Read more about Maxime Barrot here.

Vintage: 2023
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 6
Price per Bottle: $36
Style: Still

Region: Beaujolais
Appellation: Beaujolais AOP
Country: France

Grape: Gamay
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

Maxime Barrot

Maxime Barrot
Jean Max L’Ext'hase

From 70 year old gamay in southern Bojo's Charnay, rooted its calcareous clay soils, this was carbonically macerated, with 7 months in oak, prior to a tightening moon phase rest in stainless, and bottling with low sulphur. A characterful charmer, much like the hare on the label.

Pretty and perfumed raspberry, cherry, and wildflowers roll across the palate, dusted with pink peppercorn, and lofted with an easy, buoyant acidity. Tannins are finely sticky, framing this and welcoming charcuterie / grilled sausages. #gogamaygo

Read more about Maxime Barrot here.

Vintage: 2024
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 6
Price per Bottle: $47
Style: Still

Region: Beaujolais
Appellation: Beaujolais AOP
Country: France

Grape: Gamay
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

Thibault Ducroux

Thibault Ducroux
Beaujolais En Roue Libre

Thibault Ducroux grew up in a winemaking family in Bojo but was inspired towards natural wines through reading Jules Chauvet. After working with some natural winemakers in Bojo and Jura, he began his winery with 1.25ha owned vines and 6.5ha total via long-term contracts, all organically farmed and in conversion. This was the wine he made, in 2019, and called En Roue Libre, 'Freewheeling,' referencing his non-intervention winemaking and his love of cycling (he used to race in a club). From 40 year old vines in silty clays, this was whole bunch of carbo, native ferment, and aged in concrete for eight months with no fining, filtration and the bare minimum of sulphur at bottling.

Fragrant raspberry, cherry blossoms, scrubby, sapid herbs are woven throughout this lighter red, sharpened with lofted acidity, wrapped with long, fine tannins, and dusted with pink peppercorn. Really pretty and charming. #GoGamayGo.

Read more about Thibault Ducroux here.

Vintage: 2024
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $30
Style: Still

Region: Beaujolais
Appellation: Beaujolais AOP
Country: France

Grape: Gamay
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No
Natural: Yes
Low Intervention: Yes

Clos Lentiscus

Clos Lentiscus
Perill Negre Sumoll

Give this wine, from 1939-planted Sumoll vines, time to breathe upon opening. This was native fermented and aged in both large old amphora and foudre, and saw no sulphur.

Opening with ample funky reduction, this swings into tart plum, perfumed wild blackberry, with light spritz on a raw, furry, medium-bodied palate. Quite raw and natural.

Read more about Clos Lentiscus.

Vintage: 2015
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 6
Price per Bottle: $50
Style: Still

Region: Penedès
Country: Spain

Grape: Sumoll
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: Yes
Natural: Yes
Low Intervention: Yes

Fitapreta Vinhos

FitaPreta Vinhos
Palpite Reserva

Palpite is FitaPreta's top wine that they make every year. This year's blends Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez, Castelão Trincadeira, with 12% other indigenous varieties, all grown on Alentejo's yellow schists and granites and from vines 20-50 years. After a native ferment this aged 18 months in French oak prior to bottling.

Full bodied and muscular, with chewy cassis, dusky black plums, pipe tobacco working through the fleshy palate. Acidity is tart, and tannins are ample and dense, framing this through the peppery finish. One for grilled steaks now, or to settle for a couple of years.

Read more about Fitapreta Vinhos.

Vintage: 2022
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 6
Price per Bottle: $51
Style: Still

Region: Alentejo
Appellation: VR Alentejo
Country: Portugal

Grape: Blend
Colour: Red
Vegan: No
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

hidden first line: Fitapreta Vinhos Mecanica Mecânica

Fitapreta Vinhos
a Laranja Mecânica

This is Antonio Maçanita's Clockwork Orange. Arinto, Roupeiro, Verdelho, Antão Vaz, Alincante Branco, Trincadeira-das-Pratas, Fernão Pires make up the Alentejo coferment blend, from various granite-soiled vineyards and vines 15-50 years old. After the first whole bunch pressing, 10-15% of the remaining juice macerated on the skins for a week, and then was pressed again and reunited with the whole, where it native fermented. It remained in stainless on lees until it was bottled, unfiltered, the following fall.

Pouring a hazy golden orange hue, this textural white draws honeycomb, apricot, bergamot, lime peel, and marmalade along the buzzy palate, with a lingering salinity and citrus twist. Super smart, food-friendly, and balanced, this works for solo sipping or with foods.

Read more about Fitapreta Vinhos.

Vintage: NV
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $30
Style: Still

Region: Alentejo
Appellation: VR Alentejano
Country: Portugal

Grape: Blend
Colour: Orange
Vegan: No
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

Jean-Maurice Raffault JM

Jean-Maurice Raffault
Chinon Blanc

Only 2% of Chinon is planted to white, so when you find a Chinon Blanc, you know you're in for a special Chenin Blanc experience. This organically farmed Chenin Blanc comes mostly from Ligré's chalky, limestone clay soils, and was native cool fermented in stainless, to preserve the bright, fresh, very special character of Chenin on limestone.

Juicy and lively, with orange blossom, crunchy pear, white peach, and crystalline lemon buzzing along the stony palate to a lemon twist. Super smart chenin, and great value.

Read more about Jean-Maurice Raffault here.

Vintage: 2025
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $28
Style: Still

Region: Loire Valley
Appellation: Chinon AOC
Country: France

Grape: Chenin Blanc
Colour: White
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

Blanville Reserve Réserve

Blanville
Chardonnay Réserve

Château Haut-Blanville is a family-owned Languedoc wine estate that was founded in 1997 by Béatrice & Bernard Nivollet. Their 70 ha of vineyards extend across The Grés de Montpellier AOP, stretching from the Hérault middle valley to the Vidourle, and from the Mediterranean in the south to the Pic Saint-Loup in the north. Wines are produced naturally, without the use of any additions except a minimal amount of sulphur upon bottling. From stony clay-limestone soils, this Chardonnay blends in 5% Roussanne for additional fragrance and body. The Chardonnay is fermented in stainless steel and does not undergo MLF, whereas the Roussanne is barrel fermented with full MLF.

Fragrant white blossoms, jasmine scents a creamy palate of white peach and pear, with an easy limestone lift, and lingering cracked stones. Super smart medium+ white, drinking now and on the dinner table.

Read more about Château Haut-Blanville.

Vintage: 2025
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $21
Style: Still

Region: Languedoc
Appellation: IGP Pays d’Oc
Country: France

Grapes: Chardonnay, Roussanne
Colour: White
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

Ciu Ciu ciù ciù

Ciù Ciù
Bacchus

Bacchus is equal parts organic Montepulciano and Sangiovese, grown in mixed clay soils 300m on the Marche hills surrounding the towns of Offida and Acquaviva Picena, in Ascoli Piceno province.

This unoaked red is designed to be consumed in youth, with ample juicy ripe plum, blueberry and baking spice on the medium palate. Tannins are sticky, calling out for grilled sausages or lamb burgers.

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Vintage: 2025
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $21
Style: Still

Region: Marche
Appellation: Piceno DOP
Country: Italy

Grapes: Montepulciano and Sangiovese
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: No

Ciu Ciu Ciù Ciù

Ciù Ciù
Merlettaie Pecorino

Merlettaie means lace, and the name of this wine pays homage to the lace workers of Offida, characteristic of these hills much like the Pecorino grape. From organic vineyards in Offida and Acquaviva Picena, at 280m, this was native fermented and aged in 25hL Slavonian oak barrels over a period of 8-10 weeks, where it remained for 6 months on lees prior to bottling.

Fragrant white peach, quince, lemon, and pine nut run along the stony palate, with a buzzy tangerine pithiness structuring, and a lingering salinity to the finish. Mouthwatering and smart, and an ideal partner to seafood dishes.

Read more about Ciù Ciù.

Vintage: 2025
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $27
Style: Still

Region: Marche
Appellation: Offida DOCG
Country: Italy

Grape: Pecorino
Colour: White
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: No

Ciu Ciu Falerio

Ciù Ciù
Oris

Oris is an organic blend of Trebbiano, Pecorino, and Passerina, grown in the towns of Offida and Acquaviva Picena, in Marche's Ascoli Piceno province at 300m. This was native fermented in stainless, and left to settle on lees for 4 months.

Ripe white peach, tangerine, ripe pear, and apricot pith flood a juicy, creamy palate, finishing with a saline, pithy grapefruit snap. A friendly, smart white for seafood.

Read more about Ciù Ciù.

Vintage: 2025
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $19
Style: Still

Region: Marche
Appellation: Falerio DOP
Country: Italy

Grape: Blend
Colour: White
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: No

Dialogo Branco Diálogo

Niepoort Vinhos
Diálogo Branco

This youthful white may show a Canadian-themed comic on the label, but make no mistake, this is a serious wine, from one of the world's top winemakers, Dirk Niepoort. From schistous, mica-flecked vineyards on the right bank of the Douro, between 550-700m, this blend of indigenous Portuguese white grapes is native fermented in a split between stainless and older French barriques (30%), with no MLF, and remains there for eight months.

White blossoms, green fig, verbena, and white grapefruit sail across the sleek, river stone palate, with crunchy green apple acidity, a fine layer of lees, and a snappy, saline finish. Fresh and bright, and an easy pick for green veg or shellfish dishes.

Read more about Niepoort Vinhos.

Vintage: 2025
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $22
Style: Still

Region: Douro Valley
Appellation: Douro DOC
Country: Portugal

Grape: Blend
Colour: White
Vegan: Yes
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

La Soeur Cadette

La Soeur Cadette
Bourgogne Blanc

The Bourgogne Blanc comes from 45 year old vines in limestone laced northern Mâconnais, and includes a field blend splash (2%) of the rarely seen Chardonnay Muscaté. It was native fermented in stainless for 7 months before being bottled unfiltered.

Pouring a shining lemon hue, this leads with bright lemon curd, green and yellow apple, and white blossoms, with a creamy, medium-bodied core subtly seasoned with stony spice. A friendly BB that would be beauty with summer corn dishes.

Read more about La Soeur Cadette.

Vintage: 2025
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $39
Style: Still

Region: Bourgogne
Appellation: Bourgogne Blanc AOC
Country: France

Grape: Chardonnay
Colour: White
Vegan: No
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No
Natural: Yes
Low Intervention: Yes

Rose

Domaine Montrose
Mon Rose Rosé

This elegant, pale rosé is a blend of Grenache and Cinsault from Languedoc's calcareous clay, volcanic gravels.

Pouring the palest peach hue, this dry, slight, svelte pink charms with orange blossoms, pear, pink grapefruit running over a stony base, finishing with lingering salinity. Quite smart, drinking now, solo or with foods.

Read more about Domaine Montrose.

Vintage: 2025
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $23
Style: Still

Region: Languedoc
Appellation: IGP Pays d’Oc
Country: France

Grapes: Grenache, Cinsault
Colour: Rose
Vegan: No
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

Cantine Madonna della Grazie

Cantine Madonna della Grazie
Leucònoe Bianco

Cantine Madonna della Grazie is a small organic winery in Venosa, in the heart of Vulture. This is a special white made of the red grape Aglianico, from Montalbo vineyard. After whole bunch pressing and racking, this was fermented long and cool on fine lees.

White blossoms, lemon pith and peel, and green apple sail through this sleek white, lit with stony salinity which lingers on the bitter lemon finish. A smart showing of this rare white Aglianico.

Read about Cantine Madonna delle Grazie here.

Vintage: 2025
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $23
Style: Still

Region: Basilicata
Appellation: Basilicata Bianco IGT
Country: Italy

Grape: Aglianico
Colour: White
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

Niepoort Vinhos

Niepoort Vinhos
NAT’Cool! Tinto Bairrada

Dirk Niepoort's NAT'Cool! range of wines were created to meet certain criteria : be made as naturally as possible, be low alcohol, be terroir-driven, use native grapes to the region, be affordable, and be so smashable that it's only sold in 1L bottles. This lighter, shining red is 40-100 year old baga vines from the limestone laced, clay soils of Bairrada. This was native fermented and aged in stainless, to preserve the purity of fruit.

A lighter crimson hue, this charms with crushed florals, wild strawberry, raspberry, and scrubby herbs, with whisper fine tannins pinning in the sides, and an easy acidity buoying this through the stony finish. Smashable.

Read more about Dirk Niepoort here.

Vintage: 2025
Bottle Size: 1000 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $26
Style: Still

Region: Bairrada
Appellation: Bairrada DOC
Country: Portugal

Grape: Baga
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: Yes
Biodynamic: No
Natural: Yes
Low Intervention: Yes

Thibault Ducroux

Thibault Ducroux
Morgon

Thibault Ducroux grew up in a winemaking family in Bojo but was inspired towards natural wines through reading Jules Chauvet. After working with some natural winemakers in Bojo and Jura, he began his winery with 1.25ha owned vines and 6.5ha total via long-term contracts, all organically farmed and in conversion. This Morgon comes from 2 vineyards he has contracts with, one in Les Charmes (40-year-old vines) and one in Corcelette (50-year-old vines) on granite and schist. After a whole bunch of carbo, this was native fermented and aged in concrete for eight months, bottled without fining filtration, and with minimal sulphur.

Wild plums, wild blueberries pulse through the textured palate, grippy via the schistous soils and fine, long tannins. The finish lingers with crushed florals, pink peppercorn, and salinity. An honest and pure look at the Cru.

Read more about Thibault Ducroux here.

Vintage: 2023
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $35
Style: Still

Region: Beaujolais
Appellation: AOP Morgon
Country: France

Grape: Gamay
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No
Natural: Yes
Low Intervention: Yes

Cantina del Pino

Cantina del Pino
Langhe Nebbiolo

This Langhe Nebbiolo spent 8 months in large oak casks.

Fragrant raspberry, cherry, dried florals is alluringly seasoned with a fragrant spice box, and framed with long, finely grippy / sticky tannins to a peppery finish. As with all their wines, there's a great freshness, yet stoic reserve here. Drinking now, and with time ahead.

Read more about Cantina del Pino here.

Vintage: 2024
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 6
Price per Bottle: $40
Style: Still

Region: Piedmont
Appellation: DOC Langhe Nebbiolo
Country: Italy

Grape: Nebbiolo
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

Cantina del Pino

Cantina del Pino
Barbera d’Asti Bricco Gallinetta

This single vineyard (Bricco Gallinetta) Barbera, from sandy soils, was vinified in stainless.

Tart and bright, with wild cherry, raspberry, and morello plum woven through the medium palate, with flocked tannins hugging the sides, and salinity lingering on the lightly warming finish. Though 14%, this has fantastic freshness on the palate. A super smart Asti.

Read more about Cantina del Pino here.

Vintage: 2024
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $33
Style: Still

Region: Piedmont
Appellation: DOC Barbera d’Asti
Country: Italy

Grape: Barbera
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

Cantina del Pino

Cantina del Pino
Barbaresco 2021

This spent 2 years in older wood, bottled without filtration, and spent 1 year in bottle prior to release.

Kirsch, balsam, and scrubby herbs light up the nose and carry through the medium bodied palate, woven with wild cherry, wild raspberry, plum, scrubby herbs and cracked white pepper. Tannins are ample and sticky, but well integrated into the fruit. Great energy and form now, and with time ahead. Give this time to open in the glass.

"The Cantina del Pino 2021 Barbaresco (with 12,000 bottles made) is perfumed and nuanced with pretty fruit tones of cassis and dried cherry and an equally important floral side with rose potpourri and iris root. The wine starts fermentation in both stainless steel and oak vats, and it matures in large oak casks for 24 months before going into bottle. It glides over the palate with polished tannins and a lean to mid-weight mouthfeel. I'd give this vintage a little more bottle age to allow it to flesh out further. Drink 2026-2040.” - 94 points, Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, Jan 30, 2025

Read more about Cantina del Pino here.

Vintage: 2021
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 6
Price per Bottle: $74
Style: Still

Region: Piedmont
Appellation: Barbaresco DOCG
Country: Italy

Grape: Nebbiolo
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

Cantina del Pino

Cantina del Pino
Barbaresco 2020

This spent 2 years in older wood, bottled without filtration, and spent 1 year in bottle prior to release.

Alluring wild cherry, wildflowers, fine espresso, ferrous dust, and bergamot teem along the fuller palate, with long, finely grippy tannins framing to a medicinal kirsch scented finish. As with all their wines, ample freshness here, belying its 14.5% and the generous 2020 vintage. Drinking now, beautifully and amply.

"Elegant and precise, the Cantina del Pino 2020 Barbaresco brings lots of freshness and a charming view of young Nebbiolo fruit. This vintage tends to be more accessible overall, but you are nonetheless awarded with the subtle nuances and complexity that characterize this variety. There is tart cassis, violet and earthy licorice root. This is a 12,000-bottle release. Drink 2026-2039.” - 93 points, Monica Larner, Wine Advocate, Jan 30, 2025

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Vintage: 2020
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 6
Price per Bottle: $74
Style: Still

Region: Piedmont
Appellation: Barbaresco DOCG
Country: Italy

Grape: Nebbiolo
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

Château Penin

Château Penin
Clairet

This family business was founded in 1855 by Louis Carteyron and his son Jacques. In 2022, Antoine and his brother Etienne became the sixth generation to run the estate, which has grown to 50 sustainably farmed hectares. This lighter red blends 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc from grapes grown on a limestone plateau at the top of the village. After a short maceration over 24-48 hours, this was lightly pressed and slowly fermented at low temperature over 20 days, with MLF done on roughly 50% of the vats. It was then matured 4 months on fine lees before bottling. This used to be the wine for the family and was not commercialized until Jacques started to sell it in the 80s.

Pouring a light crimson hue, this is a slight, light red, with crushed wildflowers, wild raspberry, and finely lifted acidity framed with barely there tannins from the short maceration. The finish lingers with pink peppercorn. A charmer.

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Vintage: 2024
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $23
Style: Still

Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: AOC Bordeaux Clairet
Country: France

Grape: Merlot, Cabernet Franc
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes

Château Penin

Château Penin
Cabernet Franc Massale Selection

This family business was founded in 1855 by Louis Carteyron and his son Jacques. In 2022, Antoine and his brother Etienne became the sixth generation to run the estate, which has grown to 50 sustainably farmed hectares. This red comes from two parcels on deep gravels and clay limestone soils, with vines from a massale selection collected from a century-old vineyard in Pomerol. These old vines carry the authentic genetics and perfumed aromas of Cabernet Franc that clones cannot. The wine was fermented at low temperature in stainless tanks over 15 days, and aged in concrete with limited racking to preserve fruitiness.

Perfumed violets, wild blueberries, juicy boysenberry is threaded with crushed stones and pink peppercorn, housed with fine, long, lightly grippy tannins. Light on its feet, but with structure to partner to roast pork or duck. A charmer.

“The 2019 Cabernet Franc Massale has a floral bouquet evoking aromas of violet, dark berries and smoke intertwined with a delicate reduction note. Medium to full-bodied, layered and tense, it’s juicy with a complete profile. A fine value, it’s well worth seeking out. Drink 2023-2030.” – 91 points, Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate

Read more about Château Penin here.

Vintage: 2019
Bottle Size: 750 mL
Bottles per Case: 12
Price per Bottle: $25
Style: Still

Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: AOC Bordeaux Rouge
Country: France

Grape: Cabernet Franc
Colour: Red
Vegan: Yes
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No
Natural: No
Low Intervention: Yes