Andean Vineyards, 2008
Argentina (Mendoza)
100% Malbec
"An impressive Malbec with deep purple hues, and concentrated fruit nose like blackberry and red currant. It is a wine with an exquisite mouth and very sweet tannins and a long silky finish.  This noble wine expresses the maturity of the vineyards in each of its characteristics. The wine matched perfectly with roasted red meats, ripe cheese or also stands beautifully on its own."
- 86pts in Robert Parker (Jay Miller-Wine Advocate)
Silver Medal in Argentine Wine awards for Best Malbec.
$18.00

Viniterra Winery, 2007
Argentina (Mendoza)
100% Malbec
"The wine is "dressed" in deep ruby red with blue tones that show a violet tone.  In this variety we try to keep all the aromas that enrich the Lujan de Cuyo Malbec wines."
The grapes come from our vineyards in Lujan de Cuyo, Mendoza.  Low yield and good North-South orientation ensures ripeness.  Manual harvest is performed in March."
- 85pts Robert Parker
$22.50

DogRidge Wine Company, 2007
McLaren Vale
"A silky smooth and more-ish modern Aussie Cab Merlot Blend!  The hue is deep dark purple.  The overall bouquet is spicy dark forest berries with a hint of perfumed French oak.  The palate is filled with big bright juicy fruit flavours that tantalise and tease.  A concentrated food wine that pairs beautifully with generous flavoured dishes."
$22.00

DogRidge Wine Company, 2006
McLaren Vale
"McLaren Vale Shiraz/Syrah sweet cacao, coffee and dark chocolate mingles with black cherry liqueur, roasted plum and a lifted hint of eucalyptus.  Dry, fullish, fat and succulent sweet fruit, adequate acidity and soft plush tannins lend this a highly appealing texture.  Moderate finish.  A well-made, clearly new world style Shiraz that is ready to drink now or will hold 2-4 years or more.  
Full bodied red." - 89pts, John Szabo, MS
$22.00

DogRidge Wine Company, 2006
McLaren Vale
"...Reticent on the nose, showing just a glimpse of earth, tobacco spice, cassis, and ripe but not jammy black fruit.  The palate is dry, firm, savoury, herbal, dark spice, with intense flavours, moderate tannins, balanced acidity and enough class and elegance to make this more interesting that the average.  Full bodied red." - 91pts, John Szabo, MS
$36.00

DogRidge Wine Company, 2006
McLaren Vale
"Bright red.  Raspberry and boysenberry on the nose, with suave Asian spices and fresh floral qualities adding interest.  Supple red berry preserve flavours expand and gain depth with air, showing good mineral snap on the back.  The sweet berry fruit harmonises seamlessly with fine-grained tannins and succulent herbs on the finish." - 91pts, Josh Raynolds, New York
$40.00
$90.00 per Magnum (6/case)

J.M. Raffault, 2006
100% Cabernet Franc
"Firm and focused, with a chalky spine adding definition to the core of black cherry and blackberry fruit.  Additional olive, tobacco and spice notes fill out the finish.  Well-integrated, with solid depth." - J.M., 90pts, Wine Spectator
$22.00

Domaine Michel Prunier et Fille, 2006
100% Pinot Noir
This bright and lively wine drinks beautifully now, and will improve with some short to medium-term cellaring.  The vines enjoy an eastern, south-eastern exposure on the picturesque hillsides of the Haute Cotes de Beaune.
$30.00

Domaine Michel Prunier et Fille, 2005
100% Pinot Noir
"The Clos du Val has a beautiful red ruby core and small red fruit on the nose; the palate is rich and powerful, with delicate and elegant tannins and a long and persistent finish." - Michel Prunier
$67.00 (6 per case)

Skouras, 2008
Nemea, (Greece)
20% Cab-Sauv, 80% Agiorgitiko
"A wine with deep red colour.  Intense bouquet dominated by aromas of spices and dried fruits.  The taste is smooth, rich well-balanced with velvet aftertaste."
Stephen Tanzers - 86pts
Wine Spectator - 87pts
$14.00

Botromagno, 2008
Puglia (Gravina)
A softer, gentler Malbec, when compared to its Argentine cousins.  Easy drinking, soft fruit, light tannins, with a cherry finish. 


$12.00

Spinelli, 2007
This casual red is a blend of Merlot, Primitivo, Malbec, and Sangiovese grapes.  A great table wine with a friendly, soft fruit center.  Just enough acid makes it a great food-friendly wine.  A model table wine for every occasion.
$14.00

Pietro Beconcini, 2006
Pisa
85% Sangiovese, 10% Ciliegiolo, 5% Malvasia
Lively ruby colour. Rich and heady nose, tones of violets and ripe dark cherry.  Firm body, tangy acidity and lingering finish.
$14.00

Menhir, 2006
IGT Salento
100% Primitivo
An intense ruby red colour with a typical grape and black berries scent, ripe cherries with spicy hints.  The taste is mellow, round with a pleasant hint of herbs. 
Silver at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2009
$20.00

Fanti San Filippo, 2007
Tuscany (Montalcino)
Sangiovese, Syrah, Merlot, Cab.
"Fanti's 2007 Sant'Antimo Rosso is once again a delicious, value-priced wine, something that isn't easy to find in Montalcino.  This soft, flora red offers plenty of dark fruit in a fresh, affable style perfect for casual drinking." - 88pts Wine Advocate
$21.00

Monte Zovo, 2007
Ruby-Red pomegranate-like colour, sophisticated and agreeable bouquet.  Its dry, velvety, bitter, and yet rounded taste reveals its full body.
I often refer to this classic table wine as "Amarone Light"! 
$22.00

Tenuta Carretta, 2008
100% Dolcetto
Dolcetto is the most typical among the vineyards cultivated in Piedmont.  Tenuta Carretta, with its own grapes, makes this wine pleasant and easy ready-to-drink, as a "daily wine", bearing of conviviality.  Bouquet of flowers and fruit. Velvety with an almond back-taste.
$22.00

Ca' Di Frara, 2008
Bonarda (Croatina)
"Intense ruby red wine with purplish reflections.  Persistent, intense flavour of wild berries and cherry.  Medium tannicity, intense and persistent aftertaste."
Indigenous to the municipalities of Casteggio, Mornico Losana, Santa Giullietta. (Lombardy)
$24.00

Fattoria La Torre, 2005
Tuscany
Sangiovese, Merlot, Cab
It has a dark red ruby colour, slightly tannic, intensive flavour. 12 months in small barrels leads to a full bodied and complex wine.
$25.00

Fanti San Filippo, 2006
Tuscany (Montalcino)
100% Sangiovese
"Dark and intense red violet. Sweet, full, delicate, intense with light oak hints.  Soft, pervasive, mouth filling with medium density, sweet tannins, very well balanced with its acidity.  Sweet fruity and lingering aftertaste."
Great with meats and cheeses.
$26.00

Ca' Di Frara, 2006
100% Pinot Nero
"This deep red is made of Pinot Nero grapes only, which come from vineyards placed all over the middle of the Oltrepo Pavese with different soil peculiarities, altimetry and exposures that characterise the typical tendril of this wine." Slightly more intense colour and flavour than its French counterparts.
$27.00

Tenuta Carretta, 2006
100% Barbera
This is a wine of rare elegance and complexity.  it is produced by the best grapes of barbera cultivated in the sunny Podio slope surrounding the Tenuta Carretta estate.  Intensive and inviting bouquet.  Harmonious, velvety, rich and persistent.  Ruby red tending to garnet.
$32.00

Donatella Cinelli Colombini, 2005
Tuscany (Montalcino)
"Donatella Cinelli Colombini's all-female wineries dedicate a wine to an man: the enologist Carlo Ferrini, who, from the outside, guides the production of the wines.  He is the dragon that one can see on the label, while the doves who surround him are the seven women who work in the winery and sell the wine."
"Intense and brilliant ruby red in colour.  Full, fine and complex with perfume notes of small red fruits on the nose.  On the palate this wine is full, intense, persistent, with well balanced tannins.
$38.00

Schiopetto, 2006
Friuli (Collio)
"About 1/3 each of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot.  Clean, open, fragrant, lovely high-toned very ripe and delicate.  Surprisingly forward and fruit-driven, modern.  Clean, woody, soft textured, delicately tannic and lean/feminin, with superripe alcohol (15%).  Average length." 
89 pts, John Szabo, MS
$43.00 

Tenuta Carretta, 2004
100% Nebbiolo
Tenuta Carretta has been making great investments in vineyards and wine cellars.  This Barolo testifies, but its unique personality and elegance, the steady working into research in favour of great quality. Persisting wild fruits, cocoa and spice on the bouquet.  Noble tannins, composite, great body, harmonious and velvety.  Deep garnet red.
$50.00

Deltetto, 2003
Piedmont (Canale)
100% Nebbiolo
"The wine has an intense ruby colour with shades of purple.  The bouquet and palate exude ripe red berried fruits and jam, with a firm, elegant tannin structure indicative that tat wine is built for a long ageing period.  Enjoy with rich pastas and rare cuts of meat.
$64.00

Fossacolle, 2003
Tuscany (Montalcino)
Sangiovese Grosso
"Its colour is intense ruby and the aromas are of mature fruits, sustained in the palate by great complexity.  The tannins are noteworthy, silky and oily, persistent.  A wine of optimal equilibrium, elegance and complexity, it will increase its bouquet after a moderate time in bottle."
"Shows loads of dried cherry, blackberry and fresh cedar aromas.  Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a long, caressing finish." - 91pts James Suckling (Wine Spectator)
$66.00

Fanti San Filippo, 2004
Tuscany (Montalcino)
%100 Sangiovese
"Shows blackberries and dried flowers on the nose.  Full bodied, with lots of ripe berry and cream character.  Rich and flavourful.  Long and beautiful.  It's layered and velvety.  Seductive.  Drink now. 5,610 cases made" - 94 pts, JS Wine Spectator
$82.00 (6 per case)

Bodegas Leza Garcia, 2005 Crianza
Spain (Rioja)
85% Tempranillo, 5% Red Granacha, 5% Mazuelo
"It is a wine with hues of good wood, where oak and fruit mix together and complement each other in the bottle.  Cherry-red in colour with ruby-red tones, well covered.  Complex aromas with good intensity.  Ample, tannic and very tasty in the mouth."
$21.00

Wildhurst, 2005
California, Lake County
"Wildhurst Merlot is an excellent example of superior fruit crafted into straightforward, well-made wine.  Classic Merlot characteristics are carefully brought forward - the black cherry flavours, the intriguing cedar and earthy notes, the touch of spice - in a wine that is easy drinking without sacrificing complexity.  A must for dedicated Merlot fans."
$19.00

Nichols Winery & Cellars, 2000
California (Paso Robles)
"This elegant Merlot is intertwined with spice, oak, earth and fruit flavours.  On the palate, black cherry, currant, plum, and wild berries envelope the tongue as faint green notes linger in the background.  Integrated with hints of caramel, smoke, and toast."
$44.00

Nichols Winery & Cellars, 2000
California (Paso Robles)
"This Cabernet Sauvignon is loaded with ripe fruit, with a rose pedal, blueberry nose.  An elegant and velvet mouth feel, the palate unveils ripe cherry, strawberry, black currant, plum, blueberry and wild berries.  Delightfully integrated, with hints of caramel, smoke, and toast.  It is complex, rich, and well balanced."
$56.00

Peju Family Estate Wines, 2005
California (Napa Valley)
"Superripe jammy black fruit, melted butter, abundant oak - full-on Napa Valley style Cab.  The palate is full, lush, round, with fat tannins, pronounced coffee liqueur and oak flavour.  Above average length.  A solid, rich example that manages to retain some elegance and offers good complexity," - 91pts, John Szabo, MS
$73.00