Vintages New Release Collection – August 16, 2025

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CHILE – RED WINE SANTA TERESA UNGRAFTED OLD VINES CINSAULT 2022 DO Itata

VOYAGER SAUVIGNON BLANC/ SEMILLON 2023 Margaret River, Western Australia

Moreish and bright with a lip-smacking tropical profile. Notes of fresh-cut pineapple, lime zest, and grass are expertly balanced on the palate with a touch of gunflint on the finish. Beautifully textured with a long finish leads to a well-crafted wine. [Drink through 2028.] Score: 95 (International Wine & Spirit Competition, 2023) Aromatic & Flavourful 570770 (XD) 750 ml $22.95 2 Online & Flagship Exclusive 4 Organic product HITHER & YON GRENACHE/ MATARO 2023 McLaren Vale, South Australia, sustainable This is a juicy wine up front, turning firm and authentic on the back end, which is to say, structured, with genuine depth and range of flavours in the classic repertoire. Strawberry jam, black cherry, black raspberry, and mild resinous herbal spice mingle with little evident wood influence to report. Authentically firm, with succulent acids, and impres- sive length. This is a much more serious wine than the label, and the price, would lead one to believe. Best from 2026. Tasted June 2025. Score: 91 (John Szabo, MS, winealign.com) Full-bodied & Smooth 42067 (XD) 750 ml $24.95 2 Featured in Summer Smart Buys AUSTRALIA – RED WINE

This is the prototype of ready-to-drink cinsault: juicy and full of fruity flavors. It comes from vineyards planted about 50 years ago on granitic slopes in Guarilihue, in the Itata Valley, about 20 kilometers from the sea. The wine was destemmed, fermented, and aged in very old barrels for four months. It’s perfumed and full of fruit, and the palate is light and very soft. The perfect wine to quench your thirst. Score: 94 (Patricio Tapia, guiadescorchados.cl, 2024) Full-bodied & Smooth 41894 (XD) 750 ml $25.95 2 Online & Flagship Exclusive

CARMEN GRAN RESERVA CABERNET FRANC 2023 Valle de Colchagua

Blackcurrants, sour red cherries and a hint of white pepper follow through to a juicy, medium-bodied palate and soft-grained tannins. Not complex but well-made and balanced with a medium-length finish. Drink now [to 2027+]. Score: 90 (Zekun Shuai, jamessuckling.com, May 8, 2025) Medium-bodied & Fruity 44596 (XD) 750 ml $17.95 2

AUSTRALIA – WHITE WINE

SIDEWOOD SHIRAZ 2021 Adelaide Hills, South Australia

McHENRY HOHNEN ROCKY ROAD CHARDONNAY 2024 Margaret River, Western Australia

Individual parcels left for an extended maceration on skins, wild-yeast fermented in French barrels, matured for 15 months before final blending. The bouquet is expressive and multifaceted, with pepper, licorice and spice decorating the black fruits, dark chocolate and earth on the medium- bodied palate. Its balance is flawless. Exceptional value. Drink from: 2023. Drink by: 2043. Special Value. Score: 96 (James Halliday, winecompanion.

A blend of estate young vines and grower fruit, this is uncomplicated and highly gluggable. Stone fruit and citrus, a touch of flint and ginger spice, with the palate reined in by fresh acidity. A light layering of creamy lees adds some definition. Moreish and savoury. Drink by: 2028. Special Value. Score: 92 (Jane Faulkner, winecompanion.com.au, Feb. 17, 2025) Full-bodied & Rich 42065 (XD) 750 ml $24.95 2

com.au, May 10, 2023) Full-bodied & Smooth 446146

$19.95 2

(XD) 750 ml

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