Vintages New Release Collection – October 25, 2025

THE NEW RELEASE COLLECTION

FRANCE – WHITE WINE ALSACE JEAN GEILER PINOT GRIS 2022 AOC Alsace

MAISON ROCHE DE BELLENE VIEILLES VIGNES BOURGOGNE CHARDONNAY 2023 AOC

Ripe, fleshy and golden chardonnay for Maison de Bellene’s 2023, apropos of the season as a gift to all. So ripe in fact you get the apple notes throughout, from blossom to yellow fruit crunch while freshness is caught at peak. The palate is a bit tighter wound than expected and so another six months should see to this old vines cuvée coming into its own. Drink 2025-2027. Tasted March 2025. Score: 91 (Michael Godel, winealign.com) Full-bodied & Rich 299867 (XD) 750 ml $29.95 2 Featured in French Immersion

A crisp, balanced, zesty wine, with pear, apricot, peach, melon, and a hint of flinty minerality. A pleasing match for lighter seafood dishes, this has just enough residual sugar to allow it to pair with spicy Thai food. Aromatic & Flavourful 315119 (D) 750 ml $20.95 2 Featured in French Immersion

LOIRE DOMAINE POIRON DABIN CHÂTEAU-THÉBAUD MUSCADET SÈVRE ET MAINE 2019 AOP

BORDEAUX CLARENCE DILLON CLARENDELLE BLANC 2023 AOC Bordeaux, inspired by Haut-Brion This shows freshness and vibrancy with notes of white peach, lemon peel and chamomile. Medium- bodied, crunchy and mouthwatering with a spicy, lightly phenolic finish. Delicate. 49% sauvignon blanc, 37% semillon and 14% muscadelle. Score: 90-91 (jamessuckling.com, April 19, 2024) Aromatic & Flavourful 28845 (XD) 750 ml $26.95 2 Featured in French Immersion

100% Melon de Bourgogne. Brimming with luxurious honeyed toast, lemon zest and white currant aromas; complex and mouthwatering with a creamy texture underpinned by a savoury, saline edge; full of poise and elegance. Score: 95 (Decanter World Wine Awards, 2023) Light & Crisp 42743 (XD) 750 ml $28.95 2 Featured in French Immersion FRANCE – RED WINE BORDEAUX CHÂTEAU HAUT-SIMARD 2018 AOC Saint-Émilion Grand Cru (Famille Vauthier) A creamy and beautiful red with black berry, tobacco, ash and bark. It’s medium to full-bodied with a lovely ripe tannin and a tight finish. Try after 2024 [and through mid-to-late 2030s]. Score: 93 (jamessuckling.com, March 3, 2021) Medium-bodied & Fruity 31706 (XD) 750 ml $60.95 2 Featured in French Immersion

BURGUNDY MAISON MATISCO VIRÉ-CLESSÉ 2023 AOP

This wine has lifted white floral tones on the nose and is gorgeously layered in the mouth, with deftly interwoven fruit, spice and mineral. It shows power but never oversteps the freshness or buoyancy. Enjoy into the early 2030s. Full-bodied & Rich 43890 (XD) 750 ml $34.95 2 Featured in French Immersion 4 Organic product

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