Vintages New Release Collection – May 9, 2026

SHOP IN STORE AND ON LCBO.COM SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2026

AUSTRALIA œ WHITE WINE

PARINGA SHIRAZ 2023 South Australia

Beautifully fruited and fragrant on the nose, showing dark plum, wild strawberry, star anise, and nutmeg aromas, followed by a silky-smooth palate that’s juicy and supple. Delightfully expressed and flavoursome with a lingering, tasty finish. At its best: now to 2029. Score: 91 (Sam Kim, winepilot.com, Jan. 2026) Full-bodied & Smooth 632083 (XD) 750 ml $15.95 2

STONEHAVEN LIMITED VINEYARD RELEASE CHARDONNAY 2025 Padthaway, South Australia Elegantly complex and fragrant, the bouquet shows ripe peach, grapefruit, vanilla, and roasted nut aromas with a hint of flinty overtone. It’s finely expressed on the palate, offering excellent persis tence and structure. Wonderfully harmonious and beautifully proportioned with a lengthy, refined finish. At its best: 2026 to 2032. Score: 93 (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, May 2025) Full-bodied & Rich 49837 (XD) 750 ml $19.95 2

AUSTRALIA œ RED WINE

SEPPELTSFIELD VILLAGE SERIES BAROSSA SHIRAZ 2023 Barossa, South Australia Generous and fruit-forward, with aromas of plums, blackberries, baking spices, mocha and dried herbs. The palate is full-bodied with supple tannins and a plush, rounded mouthfeel, finishing with notes of cocoa, earth and spices. A classic Barossa shiraz showing immediate appeal. Drink or hold [through 2033+]. Score: 93 (jamessuckling.com, July 23, 2025) Full-bodied & Smooth 49385 (XD) 750 ml $27.95 2 Featured in Good Partners

BATTLE OF BOSWORTH CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2022 McLaren Vale, South Australia

Black fruit, black olive, dark chocolate, a floral perfume and some biscuit spice. It’s medium to full-bodied, a core of sweet black fruit with tobacco and olive, a tight mesh of gravelly tannin, balanced acidity, finishing tight and long. This is very good Cabernet and it’s a snip at the price. Drink: 2025§2032. Score: 93 (Gary Walsh, winefront.com.au, Aug. 28, 2025) Full-bodied & Firm 49822 (XD) 750 ml $26.95 2

MAXWELL THE ORCHARD CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2023 McLaren Vale, South Australia

WAKEFIELD JARAMAN SHIRAZ 2024 Clare Valley/McLaren Vale, South Australia This long-standing Vintages regular blends the bold elegance of the Clare Valley with the spicy disposition of McLaren Vale fruit. The result is a vigorous wine of pleasing depth and richness. Look for generous, complex blackberry, blackcurrant, raspberry, vanilla, mocha, dark chocolate, oak, and pepper spice. A winner of a barbecue wine that will delight through 2034+. Full-bodied & Smooth 377036 (XD) 750 ml $24.95 2

Beautifully fruited and varietally expressed, the wine shows blackcurrant, cherry, dried herb, clove, and toasted almond characters on the nose. It’s succulent and supple in the mouth, delivering good weight and silky flow, well structured by chalky tannins, finishing robust and lingering. At its best: now to 2033. Score: 92 (Sam Kim, wineorbit.co.nz, July 2025) Full-bodied & Firm 49388 (XD) 750 ml $19.95 2 Featured in Good Partners

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