Vintages New Release Collection – October 11, 2025

THE NEW RELEASE COLLECTION

FRANCE – RED WINE CONT’D LANGUEDOC MUS PAYS D’OC MALBEC 2022 IGP (Domaines Julien & Fils) A lovely nose of plums, dark cherries, cassis blossoms, blueberries and violets. Medium body with fine tannins. Round and velvety with a caressing stream of blue fruit and violets, and a fruity, delicious finish. Drink now. Score: 91 (jamessuckling.com, Nov. 24, 2023) Medium-bodied & Fruity 45204 (XD) 750 ml $23.95 1 Online & Flagship Exclusive

DOMAINE BRUNELY CAIRANNE 2022 AOP A smoky, wild, animal nose. On the palate too, this is very savoury and quite unusual in its meaty register. Juicy blackberries on the palate, and good length. Almost old-fashioned in its enjoyably rustic edge. Good value. Drinking window: 2024-2029. Score: 90 (Matt Walls, decanter.com, Sept. 17, 2023) Medium-bodied & Fruity 15520 (XD) 750 ml $18.95 2

GABRIEL MEFFRE SAINTE-CATHERINE GIGONDAS 2021 AOP Appealingly chewy and meaty, with serious character behind perfumed red currant, dusty earth, baked cherry, ganache and licorice notes. Reveals tobacco and mesquite accents that smolder through a finish marked by a pleasing kick of bitter cherry. Grenache and Syrah. Drink now through 2028. Score: 92 (Kristen Bieler, winespectator.com, Dec. 15, 2023) Full-bodied & Smooth 370270 (XD) 750 ml $40.95 2 Online & Flagship Exclusive

GREG & JUJU PAYS D’OC MARSELAN/SYRAH 2023 IGP Deep and seductive, with fragrant spices, cracked peppercorn, dark chocolate, blackberry and blackcurrant. Equal parts gravitas and easygoing elegance, with good lift on the finish. Medium-bodied & Fruity 45458 (XD) 750 ml $20.95 2 Online & Flagship Exclusive

RHÔNE CHÂTEAU LAVAL COSTIÈRES

TERRANEA ROC DES DENTELLES GIGONDAS 2023 AOP

DE NÎMES 2023 AOP, sustainable

Made from 80% Grenache, 15% Syrah and 5% Mourvèdre all from vineyards planted in 1971, this wine was forged in concrete tanks. It’s complex, rich and spicy, with suggestions of ripe blackberry, blackcurrant, crushed strawberry, clove, white pepper and truffle. Medium-bodied & Fruity 43812 (XD) 750 ml $29.95 2

Made from 100% Syrah, this is beautifully struc tured and brimming with notes of ripe blackcurrant and spicy peppercorn. Savour through 2033. [Concours Mondial de Bruxelles did not include a tasting note.] Score: Gold (Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, 2024) Medium-bodied & Fruity 31701 (XD) 750 ml $20.95 2

54 VINTAGES SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2025