Vintages New Release Collection – August 16, 2025

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FEATHERSTONE RED TAIL MERLOT 2022 6 VQA Niagara Peninsula

WENDING HOME ESTATE VINEYARD CABERNET FRANC 2021 6

VQA Creek Shores, Niagara Peninsula ... The wine spends 30 months in mostly used French oak. The nose shows lifted violets, ripe purple plums, savoury herbs, a touch of cassis and integrated, elegant spice notes. It has a smooth, almost silky texture, medium tannins, brambly red berries, plums, anise/ licorice, stewed herbs, a touch of cedar, fine oak spice and a lifted, long finish. Cellar through 2032. Score: 92 (Rick VanSickle, winesinniagara.com, April 14, 2025) Medium-bodied & Fruity 46478 (XD) 750 ml $29.95 2

Named for the red-tailed hawks that fly above the vineyard protecting vines from starlings and other pests, this 100% Merlot is fermented using wild yeast. It was aged for 10 months in French oak barrels made by the renowned coopers of Tonnellerie Sirugue. An elegant, smooth wine with complex black fruit, cherry, cocoa, cassis and earth. Enjoy now through 2032. Available exclusively at the LCBO. Medium-bodied & Fruity 131540 (XD) 750 ml $19.95 2 Featured in Summer Smart Buys LIEBLING OPPENLAENDER VINEYARD CABERNET FRANC 2022 6 VQA Four Mile Creek, Niagara-on-the-Lake (Marynissen) From the Oppenlaender family vineyard planted in 1996, this [is] a quite ripe franc with classic raspberry fruit, tobacco and nicely place oak. It was aged in French oak for 20 months. It is medium bodied, quite open knit and supple, with nicely framed tannins. Very good to excellent length. Enjoy over the remainder of this decade. It was made by Jessica Oppenlaender within the Collab Project and Marynissen Estate. Tasted November 2024. Score: 90 (David Lawrason, winealign.com) Medium-bodied & Fruity 46477 (XD) 750 ml $32.00 2

WENDING HOME UP ABOVE WISMER-CUESTA PINOT NOIR 2020 6

VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment ... The grapes were sourced from the Wismer-Cuesta Vineyard ... with aging half in puncheon and half in barrique (16% new oak) for 8-9 months and it was partially wild fermented. The nose reveals fresh red cherries, rhubarb, cranberries, violets, lovely oak spice notes and a touch of cassis. It’s dense on the palate with a complex array of brambly red berries, crunchy pomegranate, smooth tannins, spice notes and good length through a vibrant finish. Score: 92 (Rick VanSickle, winesinniagara.com, Feb. 4, 2022) Medium-bodied & Fruity 46464 (XD) 750 ml $42.95 2

CANADA – ROSÉ WINE ONTARIO REDSTONE ROSÉ 2024 6 VQA Niagara Peninsula

REDSTONE CABERNET FRANC 2021 6

Redstone Vineyard, VQA Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula

This wine encapsulates all of what makes Niagara Cabernet Franc so appealing. There’s plenty of ripe red and dark fruit, with an evocative underbelly of garden herbs and a marked minerality. Lithe and medium-bodied, it has the structure for pairing with grilled foods without losing its sipability. Pair with dinner or conversation. This will evolve for another 10+ years. Medium-bodied & Fruity 46463 (XD) 750 ml $40.95 2

Redstone is an outpost of Ontario’s iconic Tawse and is named for the red soil of the vineyard. This lithe rosé is a blend of Cabernet Franc, Pinot Noir, Gamay and Syrah and is loaded with strawberry, citrus, cantaloupe, cherry, peach, and red pepper. Chill and then sip, or pour with grilled sausages, prosciutto, or brunch with a ricotta frittata and broccolini. Easygoing & Fruity 650655 (D) 750 ml $18.95 1 Featured in Summer Smart Buys

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