Vintages New Release Collection – August 2, 2025

THE NEW RELEASE COLLECTION

ARGENTINA – RED WINE CONT’D

CHILE – RED WINE

LA POSTA ARMANDO BONARDA 2023 Mendoza, sustainable (Created by Laura Catena, grown by Estela Armando) The 2023 Bonarda Armando, made from grapes grown in Guaymallén, Mendoza opens with notes of raspberry and fresh black fruit, complemented by a light touch of balsamic herbs. It is plush in texture, with slightly active tannins. A juicy mid- palate and fruit flavors lead to a pleasant finish. Good value. Drinking window: 2025-2034. Score: 91 (Joaquín Hidalgo, vinous.com, April 24, 2025) Medium-bodied & Fruity 261586 (XD) 750 ml $16.95 2 SUSANA BALBO SIGNATURE MALBEC 2022 Valle de Uco, Mendoza, unfined and unfiltered (Dominio del Plata) This wine was first released in 1999 and it has always been a selection of Altamira vineyards in the Uco Valley. An ample, succulent malbec with ripe black-fruit flavors and sweet-spice tones, with round and expansive tannins that fill the palate. It was aged in oak barrels (70% used, 30% new) for 13 months, and that’s evident in the sweet tones that spread across the palate. A generous, exuberant red. Score: 94 (Patricio Tapia, guiadescorchados.cl, 2024) Full-bodied & Firm 79798 (XD) 750 ml $22.95 2

VENTISQUERO GREY SINGLE BLOCK CARMENÈRE 2022 Trinidad Vineyard, DO Valle del Maipo Part of the good value Grey range from Ventisquero, this is very much a coastal style of Carmenère, showing freshness, brightness and welcome restraint. Graphite and bay leaf aromas segue into a layered, detailed palate with bramble and red cherry fruit, fine tannins and racy acidity. Drink date: 2025-2030. Score: 93 (timatkin.com, Chile Special Report 2024 ) Medium-bodied & Fruity 325415 (D) 750 ml $19.95 2

AUSTRALIA – RED WINE

3 RINGS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2023 Barossa Valley, South Australia This is splendidly ripe and enticing on the nose with cassis, cigar, Asian spice and stylish oak aromas on the nose. The palate displays excellent concentration and plush texture, wonderfully framed by layers of fine tannins, finishing structured and persistent. At its best: now to 2033. Score: 94 (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, July 2025) Full-bodied & Smooth 36237 (XD) 750 ml $15.95 2 DANDELION MENAGERIE OF THE BAROSSA GRENACHE/SHIRAZ/MATARO 2023 Barossa, South Australia A bright, perfumed grenache, shiraz and mataro blend from a vineyard on Seppeltsfield Road in the Barossa Valley. There’s a raspberry edge to the fruit this year. Under that you’ll find satsuma plum, blueberry and boysenberry with layers of spice and hints of biltong, dried citrus rind, citrus blossom, gingerbread, char siu and warm earth. Medium bodied with a savoury lean to the pure, ripe fruits, plenty of spice, fine, sandy tannins and abundant energy and zip. Drink from: 2025. Drink by: 2042. Special Value. Score: 94 (Dave Brookes, wine companion.com.au, March 23, 2025) Medium-bodied & Fruity 399899 (XD) 750 ml $21.95 2 Featured in Good Partners

CHILE – WHITE WINE

SANTA CAROLINA EL PACTO AGREEMENT NO. 6 CHARDONNAY 2022

Valle de Itata, carbon neutral, sustainable A haze of toast and spices on top of the green pineapple and star fruit. Generous and smooth on the palate with fresh, medium acidity and a creamy, sleek finish. Very good length. Subtle sweetness from the oak. Score: 91 (Zekun Shuai, james suckling.com, March 7, 2024) Full-bodied & Rich 44278 (XD) 750 ml $18.95 2

32 VINTAGES SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2025