Vintages New Release Collection – November 22, 2025

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TORO ALBALÁ POLEY PEDRO XIMÉNEZ DULCE MONTILLA- MORILES 2019 DO, Spain

INNISKILLIN NIAGARA ESTATE RIESLING ICEWINE 2023 6 VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

Lovely, lifted riesling aromatics, classically styled, balanced, silky and seamless, length is excellent. Textbook stuff. Tasted blind at the NWACs June 2025. Score: 93 (John Szabo, MS, winealign.com) Lusciously Sweet 558288 (S) 375 ml $89.95 2

The young sweet PX has also changed its name and image and comes with a glass stopper in half-liter bottles under the name of 2019 Poley Pedro Ximénez Dulce, a young sweet wine with 15% alcohol and 324 grams of sugar. It has a dark amber color and a nose of syrup, molasses and brown sugar, denoting youth. Drink date: 2022 2024. [This 2019 showed very well at our tasting and demonstrated the potential to drink for another 2+ years.] Score: 90 (Luis Gutiérrez, robertparker.com, Sept. 8, 2022) Sweet 46830 (S) 500 ml $29.95 2

CHAMPAGNE

SPECIALTY WINES FRUIT WINE ROSEWOOD MEAD ROYALE HONEY WINE 2022 6 Ontario, barrel aged

COLLET ART DECO 1 ER CRU BRUT CHAMPAGNE AOC, France

Generous aromas of lemon pith, oyster shells, sourdough and Asian pears. The palate is quite complex and medium-bodied, with fresh acidity and a finely beaded mousse. A very giving and bold Champagne with nice depth of flavor and a well-balanced finish. 8 g/L dosage. Drink now [through 2030+]. Score: 92 (jamessuckling.com,

The Roman family have hundreds of beehives across the Niagara Escarpment and the Greenbelt. This wine is aged for six months in French oak barrels and is floral and nutty, with flavours of honey, peach and ginger, moderate sweetness, and a balancing acidity. Always a hit during the holidays.

Jan. 31, 2025) Rich & Complex 23421

Medium 437319

$73.95 2

(XD) 750 ml

$19.95 1

(MS) 500 ml

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ICEWINE

HENRY OF PELHAM VIDAL/CABERNET ICEWINE 2018 6 VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, sustainable Henry of Pelham 2018 (200 ml) Vidal and Cabernet Franc Ice wine is dessert in a glass. Look for ripe and lush cherry, raspberry, cake spice and tangerine flavours on the palate. Serve chilled on its own or with a raspberry chocolate cheesecake. Grapes are harvested by hand while frozen in estate vineyards and the precious wine juice is forged in stainless steel tanks. Henry of Pelham is nestled in the Short Hills Bench appellation and is a family- run business of the Speck family. Drink: 2023-2026. Score: 92 (nataliemaclean.com, Nov. 30, 2024) Lusciously Sweet 672402 (S) 200 ml $39.95 2

ROGER BARNIER CUVÉE BLANCHE CHAMPAGNE 2018 AOC, France

From select parcels, this 100% Chardonnay Champagne from the excellent 2018 vintage remains vibrant and youthful, with a taut, complex character. It has nicely fashioned fruit, judicious oak spice, toast, and a gorgeous mouthfeel. Rich & Complex 45902 (XD) 750 ml $84.95 2

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