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Winemaker Notes With the glass held still, reminders of liquorice, cassis and cherries appear, with underlying, persistent lactic nuances. When swirled, more intense hints of blueberries and redcurrants can be found with ginger nuances coming through and reminders of toasted notes of toffee and vanilla and faint spicy tones. About Winery Valserrano, also known as Viñedos y Bodegas de la Marquesa, is a family-owned winery with a long history in Rioja Alavesa. Founded in 1880, it has been continuously managed by the same family for five generations. The winery's roots trace back to Francisco Javier Solano y Eulate, Marqués de la Solana, who, inspired by French winemaking techniques, began producing Médoc-style wines in the late 19th century. Today, Juan Pablo de Simón, his great-grandson, leads the winery, and his children are actively involved in the business. 

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PRE-ORDER Winemaker Notes The 2019 Château Taillefer is a Pomerol red wine known for its rich, full-bodied character with notes of dark fruit, spices, and a touch of vanilla. The wine features a deep garnet-purple color and aromas of baked blackberries, plum, and oolong tea, alongside hints of black olives and truffles. It offers a balanced palate with a long, savory finish.  About Winery Château Taillefer in Pomerol, Bordeaux, has a history dating back to at least 1785. It was one of the first properties acquired by the Moueix family, a prominent Bordeaux wine dynasty, in 1923. Antoine Moueix, a wine merchant, purchased the estate, which remained in the family's hands until today. 

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2019 | WA 97 The 2019 Bolgheri Superiore Guado al Tasso is made with 25% Cabernet Franc, with 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot. That this heat-resistant grape now makes up a quarter of the blend speaks to how vintners are gearing up to counter climate change. These are intelligent choices, and you can count on this wine to maintain that level of extreme elegance and intensity that it is known for (even when Merlot was a bigger part of the blend). Indeed, this is a new and improved Guado al Tasso with focused aromas of pencil shaving, white pepper and crushed stone that frame a rich core of black fruit.  2020 | WA 96 The wine shows nice richness and intensity. The Cabernet Franc definitely comes through and adds the characteristic vertical lift and linearity that the grape is known for. You get black fruit, spice, white pepper and no signs of bitter stems or bramble. Sweet, almost milky tannins are interlocked with fresh acidity to give this wine good cellaring potential. The new oak was dialed back a bit in this vintage. Winery History While the Antinori family’s winemaking legacy spans 26 generations and over 600 years, the Tenuta Guado al Tasso estate entered their portfolio in 1932 as part of the dowry of Carlotta della Gherardesca upon her marriage to Niccolò Antinori. This noble property in Bolgheri, which had been in the della Gherardesca family since the 17th century, sits within a natural "amphitheater" between the hills and the sea, creating a unique microclimate that the family spent decades researching. It wasn't until 1990 that the flagship Guado al Tasso Bolgheri Superiore was first produced, quickly becoming a cornerstone of the "Super Tuscan" movement by blending traditional Bordeaux varieties with a distinct coastal Mediterranean identity.

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Winemaker Notes The 2023 Henri Bourgeois Pouilly-Fumé is a vibrant Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire Valley. It opens with aromas of grapefruit, quince peel, ripe citrus, and fresh herbs, layered with subtle floral notes and a touch of eucalyptus. On the palate, it is crisp and medium-bodied, showing juicy peach and apricot flavors alongside lime and mineral tones, with a distinctive flinty character from its limestone soils. Bright acidity carries through to a long, elegant, and smoky-mineral finish, making it refreshing yet complex, and an excellent match for shellfish, fish, or goat cheese. About Winery The Henri Bourgeois winery traces its roots back over 10 generations in the village of Chavignol, Sancerre, France, where the Bourgeois family began as smallholders farming mixed crops and vines. Over time, they became dedicated winegrowers, focusing on Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, and built a reputation as one of the most respected producers in the Loire Valley. Today, Domaine Henri Bourgeois continues to champion terroir-driven wines from Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, while also expanding internationally with their Clos Henri vineyard in Marlborough, New Zealand, blending tradition with innovation across continents.

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Winemaker Notes The 2023 Domaine Henri Bourgeois JS-150 Pouilly-Fumé is a refined Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire Valley. It offers lively acidity and a complex aromatic profile, with citrus, pear, quince, and green plum layered over chalky and flinty mineral notes. Subtle touches of white flowers and white pepper add elegance, while the palate is bright, fresh, and steely, finishing with impressive persistence. Structured yet balanced, this wine can age gracefully for 8–10 years, pairing beautifully with fine cuisine such as seafood, poultry, or goat cheese. About Winery The Henri Bourgeois winery traces its roots back over 10 generations in the village of Chavignol, Sancerre, France, where the Bourgeois family began as smallholders farming mixed crops and vines. Over time, they became dedicated winegrowers, focusing on Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, and built a reputation as one of the most respected producers in the Loire Valley. Today, Domaine Henri Bourgeois continues to champion terroir-driven wines from Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, while also expanding internationally with their Clos Henri vineyard in Marlborough, New Zealand, blending tradition with innovation across continents.

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Winemaker Notes An unctuous, mouth-filling attack. As it passes over the palate fresh, but well-rounded tannins appear recalling flavours of black tea, as in the nose. The aftertaste is elegant, fine and lengthy, with complex, slightly mineral flavours. With more bottle time it will continue to grow in intensity and complexity. About Winery Valserrano, also known as Viñedos y Bodegas de la Marquesa, is a family-owned winery with a long history in Rioja Alavesa. Founded in 1880, it has been continuously managed by the same family for five generations. The winery's roots trace back to Francisco Javier Solano y Eulate, Marqués de la Solana, who, inspired by French winemaking techniques, began producing Médoc-style wines in the late 19th century. Today, Juan Pablo de Simón, his great-grandson, leads the winery, and his children are actively involved in the business. 

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2023 | D 96 The 2023 Guidalberto showcases a deep purple-red hue with an intricate aroma of lavender, blackcurrant, thyme, and citrus hints. Its fresh palate balances acidity and salinity, with well-integrated tannins leading to a clean, refined finish. While enjoyable now, its density and subtle sweetness ensure excellent ageing potential.   About Winery Guidalberto was created by Tenuta San Guido in Bolgheri, Tuscany, as a tribute to Guidalberto della Gherardesca, an ancestor known for his agricultural vision. Launched in 2000, it was conceived to broaden the estate’s range beyond Sassicaia, offering a wine that could be enjoyed earlier while still expressing the gravelly soils and coastal breezes of Bolgheri. Crafted mainly from Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, Guidalberto quickly gained recognition as a refined yet approachable “Super Tuscan,” embodying the estate’s philosophy of innovation rooted in tradition.

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Winemaker Notes This Malbec boasts aromas of blackberry, black cherry, and violet, with flavors of dark fruit, spice, and mineral notes. It has a full-bodied, silky smooth texture with firm tannins and a lingering finish. About Winery Bodega Catena Zapata is one of Argentina's high-altitude Malbec pioneers. The Catena family began making wine in Mendoza in 1902. Nicolas Catena, third generation family vintner, was one of the first to see the potential of Mendoza's mountain vineyards for producing high quality Malbec. In 1994, he became the first Argentine to export a world-class bottling of Malbec under the Catena label. Nicolas is joined by his daughter, Dr. Laura Catena, in their relentless pursuit of world-class quality from the family's high-altitude vineyards. Laura has done extensive work in introducing Malbec and other varietal plant selections, soil and climate analysis, and sustainable practices throughout Mendoza. Head winemaker, Alejandro Vigil, has been at Catena Zapata since 2002 and works with Laura and Nicolas to make wines that express the family's vineyards and palate.

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Winemaker Notes Rich and fine but closed, new wood and stoniness and blackberry sweet, cassis fruit; beautifully balanced wine with a superb concentration of core of fruit, a vital acidity and marked, but very refined, velvety textured tannins; long and energetic to taste, great complexity and thoroughbred feel, superb fruit presence, great fruit core length. This appears to have even more of everything than the fine 2009, above all terrific freshness, tenacity and persistence. A great Poyferré, the best since 1961? Great matter, but entirely without excess or asperity. Very complete! Long term class and splendor. 2024-40+  About Winery With origins dating back to 1638, Léoville was the largest vineyard in the Médoc region at the time of the French Revolution. Léoville Poyferré springs from various divisions and successions in 1840. Its outstanding quality wines gained early recognition when it was ranked 2nd Growth in the 1855 classification. Château Léoville Poyferré was acquired in 1920 by the Cuvelier family. Château Léoville Poyferré was the Léoville that got left in the starting blocks in terms of reputation and in the quality of its wines. Léoville Poyferré has been owned by the Cuvelier family (who also own Château Le Crock) since 1921, yet it was not until the 1970s, when Didier Cuvelier took control at the château, that quality began to improve. In the last 20 years, Didier, with the assistance of Michel Rolland since 1995, has turned Léoville-Poyferré into one of StJulien's finest estates. Now up with the best of the St-Juliens but still selling at nonscary prices. Léoville Poyferré is classified as a 2ème Cru Classé

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2018 | V 95 The warm growing season gave this wine it’s rich and dark character. The nose is filled with black cherry, blackberry, cassis, and fig, which is perfectly complimented by the classic PlumpJack sage and mint. The palate is silky upon entry and opens up to juicy blackberry and black cherry. The balanced acid and well-integrated tannin give this wine energy and length and leads to a beautiful raspberry and spice finish. Blend: 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Malbec, 5% Petit Verdot About Winery PlumpJack Winery sits squarely in the heart of Napa Valley's renowned Oakville region, surrounded by a 42-acre estate vineyard highly-regarded for the quality of its Cabernet Sauvignon. Both their winery building and their vineyard date back to the 1800s, when winemaking pioneers first took advantage of a unique position on the valley floor. The east side of their vineyard lies along the foothills of the Vaca mountain range and yields grapes with the kind of bold fruit character that comes from well-drained hillside soils. To the west, their estate lies in the Napa River flood zone. Here, their vines take root in rich, deep clay soild, for grapes with softer, more supple varietal character. From their oldest, rockiest section - the "I" Block, where they source their Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve - to more recent plantings, they strive to maintain balanced vines.

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Winemaker NotesGrand-Puy-Lacoste 2019 is once again remarkable by the high proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon in its blend: 83% which expresses all the character and typicity of the fine gravel soils of Pauillac. This wine has an intense purple colour; deep yet bright. The aromas of powerful black fruits, in particular the bigarreau cherry, explode on the nose, underlining the characteristics of very ripe grapes whilst retaining good freshness. The whole is enhanced with a hint of spice and menthol. On the palate, the attack is very dense, precise, and complex long; an extremely aromatic and balanced mid-palate and finish paired with a bright freshness. The whole is supported by tannins which combine power and elegance already in great harmony. Once again, we find in this splendid vintage the expression of the great terroir of Grand-Puy-Lacoste expressed in all its richness and complexity. It will undoubtedly be one of the great successes of the property adding to the collection of the great vintages produced here. About Winery5th classified growth in 1855. The name of Grand-Puy comes from the old expression "puy" which means "hill, little hill", and this land is mentioned in documents dating from the Middle Ages. Indeed, the vineyard extends on one of the ridges of land which were made the first wines of the Medoc. Since the sixteenth century, the thought has passed from generation to generation and, by way of alliances between families, he stayed within the same descent until 1920, before resuming a destiny with Borie family in 1978. Under the leadership of François-Xavier Borie (Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou), GP Lacoste is the perfect example of a classic Pauillac, tannic and full bodied. A wine for keeping, which makes part of the top of the Medoc wines.  

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PRE-ORDER About Winery Domaine de Grand Pré, located in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, was founded in 1994 by Swiss immigrant Hanspeter Stutz, who believed the region’s terroir could produce world-class wines. With the help of his son Jürg, a Swiss-trained winemaker, Hanspeter transformed the property into one of Atlantic Canada’s pioneering wineries, combining viticulture with hospitality and culinary experiences. Initially focused on establishing quality vineyards, the estate grew into a family-run operation that now includes a restaurant led by Chef Jason Lynch, showcasing local ingredients alongside the wines. Today, Hanspeter’s daughter Beatrice manages the winery, while Jürg continues to oversee winemaking, ensuring that Domaine de Grand Pré remains a cornerstone of Nova Scotia’s wine industry, blending European tradition with Canadian innovation.

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