RSC

Domaine Du Grapillon D'Or Gigondas 2016, Ac

Villa Maria Taylors Pass Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2019, Sustainable, Marlborough, South Island

Barone Ricasoli Castello Di Brolio Chianti Classico 2006

Château Teyssier 2020, Ac Montagne Saint émilion

Osoyoos Larose Le Grand Vin 2019, BC VQA Okanagan Valley

The 2019 Osoyoos Grand Vin is merlot-based as usual at about two-thirds, with cabernet franc, sauvignon, petit verdot and malbec following in decreasing percentages. It pours a deep red-red-garnet colour and offers a maturing sultry, smouldering fruit profile with black cherry and black plum, roasted vegetables and smoky wood spice mingling. The palate is still firm and chewy, clearly well-extracted and built to last, with a tannic profile in line with the unusually structured character of Okanagan merlot - not your soft and plummy style, indeed often more tannic and structured than cabernet sauvignon from the region. Flavours are nonetheless shifting into the mature spectrum, showing signs of earth and forest floor. I'd cellar for at least another couple of years, and then decant and serve with salty protein to further soften the tannic impact. Depth and complexity are certainly impressive, and fresh fruit flavours are not what you're after with this. Tasted October 2024.

Michele Castellani Cinque Stelle Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2005, Doc

Hoggarth's 2012

Emiliana Coyam 2021, Los Robles Estate, Colchagua Valley

Jonata El Corazón De Jonata 2005, Santa Ynez Valley

Hoggarth's

Truchard Cabernet Sauvignon 2015, Napa Valley

Château Clarke 2015, Ac Listrac Médoc

Hoggarth's 2020