Vintages New Release Collection – November 22, 2025

THE NEW RELEASE COLLECTION

SPARKLING WINE HENRY OF PELHAM CUVÉE CATHARINE CARTE BLANCHE ESTATE BLANC DE BLANCS 2017 6 VQA Short Hills Bench, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario, traditional method, sustainable ... easily among the best sparkling wines made in Ontario that I have tasted ... Such an intriguing nose of lemon tart, brioche/autolytic notes, apple/quince fruit, poached pear, pie crust and showing a light golden colour in the glass. It’s pure hedonistic pleasure on the palate with a soft(ish) but elegant bead, ripe stone fruits, baked bread/biscuit notes, lemon, fresh saline/flinty minerality, and mouth- watering acidity ... Wow, just beautiful! Score: 95+ (Rick VanSickle, winesinniagara.com, Dec. 9, 2024) Medium-bodied & Flavourful 315200 (XD) 750 ml $49.95 2 Featured in ’Tis Your Season KEW TRADITION SPARKLING 2020 6 VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario, traditional method This single-vineyard blend of 50% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Meunier and 20% Pinot Noir was aged for five years on the lees. It’s a crisp, dynamic expression of excellent bearing, elegance, structure and complexity, with touches of peach, grapefruit, orange citrus, biscuit, brioche, vanilla, and a distinct, characterful mineral note. Medium-bodied & Flavourful 491092 (XD) 750 ml $32.95 2 Featured in Local Talent REDSTONE LIMESTONE VINEYARD BLANC DE NOIRS SPARKLING 2021 6 VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario, traditional method Delicate red apple and raspberry with hints of red berries. Fresh, linear, vibrant acidity, elegant Pinot. With a refreshing, mineral aftertaste. Drinking window: 2024-2034. Score: 89 (decanter.com, Aug. 4, 2024) Medium-bodied & Flavourful 48056 (XD) 750 ml $32.95 2 Featured in Local Talent

TAWSE SPARK QUARRY ROAD BLANC DE BLANCS BRUT SPARKLING 2016 6 VQA Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, traditional method This is a gorgeous blanc de blancs made in the traditional method, mature, yet also sprightly. Honeyed, sweet floral aromas precede flavours of red apples, dried lemons and zest, and orange marmalade on toasted brioche. Tangy acids add some verve and energy to the palate, while the finish is long lasting and complex, with a hint of wet stones emerging towards the end. Tasted November 2024. Score: 92 (Megha Jandhyala, S.J.D., winealign.com) Medium-bodied & Flavourful 48055 (XD) 750 ml $39.95 2 Featured in Local Talent WESTCOTT BRILLIANT ROSÉ SPARKLING 2022 6 VQA Vinemount Ridge, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, traditional method This 100% Pinot Noir, traditionally-made sparkling wine was disgorged for this tasting ... It’s wild fermented, aged on the lees in tanks for 24 months with a dosage of estate Chardonnay (5 g/L). It shows a light rosé colour and elegant bead in the glass followed by a nose of fresh red berries, red currants, lovely saline, brioche, flint and toasty notes. The palate reveals fresh picked raspberries, cherries, watermelon and toasty brioche with a rounded texture, elegant bubbles and length through the finessed finish. Can age this through 2030. Score: 93 (Rick VanSickle, winesinniagara. com, Sept. 9, 2025) Medium-bodied & Flavourful 38733 (XD) 750 ml $40.00 2 Featured in Local Talent A unique blend of L’Acadie, Vidal, Seyval, Chardon nay, Pinot Noir, and vins de reserve encompassing wines dating back to the inaugural 2002 vintage. An intense, luxurious wine with pear, lemon, citrus, a delicate smoke note, and a gorgeous Atlantic Ocean-inspired saline minerality. Perfect as a sipper, or why not pair it with Pacific salmon and bridge the country? Drink now through 2030. Medium-bodied & Flavourful 528752 (XD) 750 ml $32.95 2 Featured in ’Tis Your Season BENJAMIN BRIDGE MÉTHODE CLASSIQUE BRUT SPARKLING 6 Nova Scotia, traditional method

34 VINTAGES SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2025