Vintages New Release Collection – May 10, 2025

THE NEW RELEASE COLLECTION

CANADA – RED WINE CONT’D ONTARIO FEATHERSTONE RED TAIL MERLOT 2021 6 VQA Niagara Peninsula, vegan

CANADA – ROSÉ WINE ONTARIO MALIVOIRE VIVANT ROSÉ 2024 6 VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment, sustainable

A ridiculously affordable price for a Merlot this good. The wine is aged in 100% fine French oak barrels (25% new) ... for10 months. There is an intriguing, perfumed note on the nose with dark cherries, black raspberries, cassis, integrated spices, and subtle earthy accents. It’s rich with some tannic structure and weight on the palate followed by juicy red berries, anise, cassis, and elegant spice notes ... [You]can age this for 5+ years and you can feel pretty damn happy you paid only $20 a bottle. Score: 92 (Rick VanSickle, winesinniagara.com, June 5, 2023) Medium-bodied & Fruity 131540 (XD) 750 mL $19.95 2 STRATUS CABERNET FRANC 2021 6 VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake, sustainable, vegan A bowl of mixed berries is what you get with your first sniff of this wine, followed by a puff of orange- vanilla pipe tobacco smoke. You’ll find blueberry, lemon pith and massive balsa wood flavors on the leathery palate. The wine’s acidity is overshadowed by tannins as chewy as beef jerky. Score: 89 (Michael Alberty, Wine Enthusiast , July 1, 2024) Medium-bodied & Fruity 412759 (XD) 750 mL $45.20 2 Featured in Good Partners WENDING HOME SYRAH/MERLOT 2021 6 VQA Ontario Crafted from an unorthodox combo of grape varieties grown side by side in a single vineyard, this elegantly structured wine was aged for 30 months in French oak. Evocative of white pepper, brambly berries, smoked meats, dark chocolate and cassis, it will impress for a decade or more from vintage, particularly with herb-crusted steaks or game. Medium-bodied & Fruity 44666 (XD) 750 mL $29.95 2 Featured in What’s On

This pretty rosé is 100% Pinot Noir. It’s floral and fruity, with shy aromas, zippy acidity, and flavours of watermelon, grapefruit, and cherry blossoms. An ideal wine for light snacks like fresh berries in Greek yogourt, or saltine crackers with dip. Medium-bodied & Dry 498535 (XD) 750 mL $21.95 1

ARGENTINA – RED WINE

GRAN ALAMBRADO MALBEC 2023* Valle de Uco, Mendoza

A ripe, creamy and broad malbec showing chocolate, oranges, raspberries, licorice and sweet spices on the nose. It’s full-bodied with dusty, coating tannins. Spreads across the palate. Drink from 2025. Score: 92 (jamessuckling.com, April 10, 2024) Full-bodied & Smooth 42755 (XD) 750 mL $22.95 2 Featured in Hand-Picked Gifts

SALENTEIN RESERVE MALBEC 2022* Valle de Uco, Mendoza A blend of malbecs from different vineyards, all owned by Salentien in the Uco Valley, this is 55% from Finca El Oasis, 42% from San Pablo, and the rest is from Altamira. 60% was aged in oak for a year, and the rest remained in stainless steel tanks. This is a ripe and succulent malbec with firm tannins and flavors of black fruits in a body where the alcohol offers warmth and voluptuousness. Score: 91 (Patricio Tapia, guiadescorchados.cl, 2024) Full-bodied & Smooth 640854 (XD) 750 mL $19.95 2

30 VINTAGES SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2025