ARGENTINAN
BACKGROUND
During the colonial period the Spanish brought over to Argentina the first vines and planted in each region, for 300 years the wine production remained completely artisanal for almost 300 years and started to see its first industrial winery in 1820. Michel Aimé Pouget colled the ‘father of Malbec’ agriculture engineer hired by the Argentinean government to develop and expand the wine making industry, introducing French grapes varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Malbec.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON - MALBEC - ABV - 14.5%
Viña Cobos Volturno
Viña Cobos founding partner and winemaker, Paul Hobbs, has worked since 1988 in the exploration of the different terroirs of Mendoza, looking for the most distinguished regions in Luján de Cuyo and the Valle de Uco. With the inaugural vintage of Cobos Malbec in 1999, Viña Cobos marked a milestone in viticulture, defying existing standards and firmly positioned Malbec and Argentina on the international wine scene.
Bordeaux Blend - CABERNET SAUVIGNON - MALBEC - MERLOT - ABV - 14.5%
Felipe Rutini
Founded by Felipe Rutini in 1885 Felipe Rutini became the first winery to plant vines in Uco Valley in 1925. Since then, the winery made many changes and in 2008 the new Rutini Wine facility construction began and is there where the three premium wines are produced Felipe Rutini, Apartado, Antología.
Bordeaux Blend - CABERNET SAUVIGNON - MALBEC - MERLOT - ABV - 14.5%
Catena Zapata - Estiba Reservada
The whole project of creating the perfect blend started in 1980 by selecting the best vineyards that will be suitable for Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Malbec. The grapes are individually selected after the fermentation the goes into small French barrels for 24 months. The winery went out with its first vintage Catena Zapata Estiba Reservada 1990.
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South African
BACKGROUND
The colonial era saw Europeans bring with them their multi-generation knowledge of viticulture. One of the area that benefited from this migration of knowledge was Cape Town with the Dutch settlers bringing their first vines in 1655. Winemaking in South Africa prospered until the disastrous Phylloxera to ruin all the vine roots, it took almost 40 years for the winemakers to cure the plants and restart the production. From 1994 wine exports have exploded, this because South African winemakers focused on the flavours and structure of their wines by limiting their production.
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BORDEAUX BLEND - CABERNET SAUVIGNON - MALBEC - ABV - 15.5%
De Toren - Book 17 XVII
Emil and Sonette den Dulk left Johannesburg in 1991 and established De Toren vineyard. De Toren is Dutch for “The Tower,” and the estate is named after a tower that stands high above the cellar. Their first wine a Bordeaux blend Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot called Book XVII made from the best vines selected by using high tech instruments including infrared aerial imaging detecting and helping the wine maker to identify the best vines.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON - ABV - 14%
Tokara - Telos
Bought by Ferreira family and named after their kids Thomas and Kara, the family discovered that the farm was on one of the best wine-growing soil in South Africa. In 1999 they created one of the most stunning wineries in the Cape Winelands. Tokara produces incredible red wines however this young super-premium Cabernet Sauvignon wine Tokara Telos out with its first 2015 vintage followed by the 2016 and produced only 1000 bottles per year.
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CALIFORNIAN
BACKGROUND
The Spanish Franciscan Missionaries planting vines in the state starting with California. In the 1919 in the US was declared the sale of alcohol illegal, therefore many American families began to make their own wine at home. In 1976 California producers entered their wines in a blind tasting, comparing California wines with French. The judging panel was exclusively French, so it was a shock when the Californian wines were ranked the highest in both competition categories: Chardonnays and reds. The results of what became known as the Judgment of Paris were reported in Time Magazine.
Cabernet Sauvignon - 14.5%. Alc. Vol.
OPUS ONE
Opus One, one of the most well-known wineries in California and in the world. The union of Old and New World and the perfect merge of two legendary wine producers, Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild creating Opus One in 1980. Highly rated by critics every vintage is instantly sold out.
Cabernet Sauvignon - 14.5%. Alc. Vol.
Screaming Eagle
In 1986 Jean Phillips purchased the winery, it was a mixture of grape varieties. Jean decided to sell majority to local wineries and keeping a small plot with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Sauvignon Blanc vines. The first bottle of 1992 was released in 1995, the wine critic Robert Parker awarded the wine 99 points. In 2006 Stan Kroenke and Charles Banks bought the estate and since 2009 Stan Kroenke has been the only owner of the estate. The first vintage bottle of Sauvignon Blanc was 2010 making only few cases per year.
Cabernet Sauvignon - 14.5%. Alc. Vol.
HARLAN ESTATE
It started few years prior 1984, when Bill Harlen and Robert Mondavi went to Bordeaux and Burgundy getting the idea of First Growth wine. In 1987 Bill had his first harvest however the results were not what he expected, it was 1990 vintage to be released for the first time to the market, Harlen Estate became one of the best Californian wines. The vines are planted on the hill and growing Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot.
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AUSTRALIAN
BACKGROUND
Australia began making wine over 200 years ago and becoming one of the top six wine producers in the world. Admiral Arthur Philip brought vines from England and after few attempts at wine making managed to successfully cultivate vines. Due to the influence of the Germans settlers in the Barossa Valley the focus of winemakers went into the production of Riesling, the hot climate contributed to early grape ripeness, with high levels of sugar and low levels of acidity having a high alcoholic wine. In 1986 the demand for Australian wine grew at unprecedented levels giving to winemakers the opportunity to focus on the on the quality and structure of their wines, this combined with tremendous marketing effort has firmly placed Australian among the great New World wine producer.
CABERNET SAUVIGNON - ABV - 14.5%
PENFOLDS - BIN 407
In 1844 Dr Christopher and Mary Penfold established Penfolds winery. In 1907 Penfolds became the largest winery in South Australia under the management of Mary’s daughter Georgina. Was 1951 when Shiraz Penfolds Grange was released to the market. Despite the remarkable success penfolds never stopped to be innovative, in 2012 were released 12 handcrafted ampoules of the rare 2004 2004 Kalimna Block Cabernet Sauvignon and due to the number of bottles produces the value has increased drastically.
Shiraz - ABV - 15.5%
TORBRECK - 'The Laird'
Torbreck was founded in 1994 with the ambition to create one of the greatest wines in the world by using this incredible grape, Shiraz. The first vintage released is 2005, the grapes are handpicked in two separate moment and transported immediately to the winery after the fermentation the wine goes into new French oak barriques for 36 months. After 36 months the wine is bottled without using filtration methods and left for further 24 months before released, the beauty is that The Laird is produced only when the vintage is exceptional.
"Every now and then, in life and in wine, we are presented with unique opportunities to express ourselves and create something truly remarkable."
Sazan Allija - DeVyne Co-Founder / Director
LEBANON
BACKGROUND
Lebanon is amongst the oldest wine producing regions dating back prior to 2686 BC and have had a significant impact on the art of preserving wine, being amongst the first to preserve their wine through the use of Amphoras. The two most notable vineyards in Lebanon are Chateau Ksara and Chateau Musar. Musar its not the typical wine of Lebanon, produced naturally the bottles are kept for several years before being released for sale.
Château Musar
Rouge (Gaston Hochar)
Chateau Musar Red made with Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignan, Cinsault, it’s fermented in cement vats and transferred into French barrels and left for one year. The wines are brought together, blended, and placed back in cement tanks for 12 months before bottling. The bottles are kept for further four years in the cellar of Chateau Musar before released, the whole process from harvesting its takes seven years.
Château Musar
Blanc (Gaston Hochar)
Musar White is a blend of indigenous grape varieties Obaideh and Merwah, related to Chardonnay and Semillon. Obaideh vineyards have stony and chalky soil, while the Merwah vineyards have calcareous gravels. The process for the White its slightly different from the red, is fermented and left in French oak barriques for 9 months then blended, bottled, and left for six years before released.
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Spanish
BACKGROUND
Spanish wine is widely viewed to have started to be commercially exported under Roman Rule, with demand growing steadily over the following centuries. By the 17th century, Spain experienced significant growth in exports which was further bolstered during the Phylloxera plague, with French wine production impacted most severely, many counties, including France turned to Spanish wine. Nowadays after perseverance and passion towards the terroir and vines we can taste some of the iconic grapes such as Tempranillo, Garnacha, Monastrell, Verdejo, and Albarino.
Dominio de Pingus
Pingus
Danish-born oenologist Peter Sisseck, arrived in Spain 1993, where he discovered the new home for Pingus in the Ribera del Duero region. The first vintage released was in 1995, reviewed by the Wine Advocate as one of the best Tempranillos. Having aged his early vintages in new barriques, gradually Peter abandoned this technique for the later vintages, producing a limited number of cases every year.
Vega Sicilia
Unico
Founded in 1859 by Eloy Lecanda, the property was bought in the early 1900s by the Herrero brothers. In that same period the famous winemaker Domingo Garramiola Txomin started working with Vega Sicilia introducing the Bordeaux system of ageing wine in barriques. His first vintage was the 1915 Vega Sicilia Unico. No less than 10 years is required for this complex ageing process, with the wine spending six years in wood followed by four in the bottle.
Marqués de Murrieta
Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Tinto
Owned by the Luciano de Murrieta y García-Lemoine family from 1852 it was then passed to the Cebrián-Sagarriga family in 1983. The renowned Castillo Ygay, made from Tempranillo and Mazuelo, has its own unique process of ageing, with the Tempranillo being left for three years in American oak and the Mazuelo for three years in new French oak. Once blended the wine spends one year in concrete and then three years in bottles before being released.
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Italian
BACKGROUND
Settled in south Italy the Greek exported their art of wine growing to Italy and impressed by the mild climate perfect to grow and produce wine they started to call Italy Oenotria. The Romans improved the technique used by the Greek and the demand for wine increased rapidly, the wine was consumed at every meal and because the alcohol content was stronger, they had to mixed with water. The Romans discovered that if the wines were kept in closed containers improved with age, becoming the first to store it in wooden barrels. Italy grows and use more then 400 types of grapes to produce its wines, and the most wanted wines are Barolo, Barbaresco, Amarone, Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino and all the Super-Tuscan.
Giacomo CONTERNO - RISERVA
Barolo Riserva Monfortino
Giovanni Conterno established the winery at the beginning of 1900 near Monforte d’Alba Piemonte, and until 1920 the wine was sold in demijohns or barrels. Giacomo Conterno, Giovanni’s son, decided to differentiate the method of producing Barolo by ageing the wine after bottling. Barolo Riserva Monfortino is made from Nebbiolo grapes, that have been left to macerate in their skins for five weeks before ageing for seven years in wooden barrels, producing around 580 cases per vintage.
Antinori
Tenuta Tignanello 'Solaia'
Tenuta Tignanello estate is in the heart of Chianti Classico. The sunniest part of the Tignanello’s hillside is home to the Solaia vineyard, with soils that originated from marine marlstone from the Pliocene period, rich in limestone and schist. Solaia boasts the finest Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Sangiovese grapes from its namesake vineyard. The estate’s two signature wines, Solaia and Tignanello, are produced from these vineyards and have been defined by the international press as “among the most influential Super-Tuscan in the history of Italian viticulture”.
Biondi-Santi
Brunello di Montalcino
The most iconic Brunello di Montalcino wine for Brunello lovers is the Biondi-Santi. It all started in 1867 with Clemente Santi producing Moscadello wine. Biondi-Santi Riserva 1891 is considered to be its best ever vintage. Franco Biondi Santi strongly defended the traditional way of making Brunello, refusing to go with new barrels or oak, because Sangiovese is naturally rich in tannins and doesn’t need the strong tanning imparted by new oak. The winery produces three wines: Brunello Riserva, Brunello di Montalcino, and Rosso di Montalcino. Having been discontinued in 2010, in 2021 Biondi-Santi reintroduced the Topping-Up System of refilling the wine bottle with the same vintage to the required level and replacing the cork.
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French
BACKGROUND
France was a land without vines or wine until the arrival of the Greeks and romans. Monks maintained vineyards and conserved wine making knowledge and skills. France’s centuries-long reign as the top wine-producing country came to a sharp halt when cultivation was devastated by the spread of phylloxera across Europe from 1870 to 1908. After this crippling plague, in 1930 the French government introduced the wine classification system to minimise the threat posed by competing wine countries. Nowadays nearly every region of France produces wine and Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Loire valley are the top areas.
Burgundy Côte de Nuits Red - GRAND CRU
DOMAINE LEROY - Musigny
Established in 1868 by François Leroy owning Mersault Pommard, Chambertin, Musigny, Clos Vougeot, and Richebourg vineyards. In 1912 Henri Leroy joined the family business and in 1942 after acquiring 50% of the shares from his friend Henri, became co-owner of Domaine Romanée Conti, still today held by the Leroy family. Musigny from Domaine Leroy is one of the rarest wines under the radar for many collectors.
Burgundy Côte de Nuits Red - GRAND CRU
Romanée Conti
Medium garnet color, bricked throughout, much sediment. Rich and sweet nose of baked pie of stone fruits and berries, with an enormous mix of mints, tobacco pouch, damp redwood, beef broth in there. On arrival, low tannin and delicately low acidity.
Domaine de La Romanée-Conti
Montrachet Grand Cru
In 1200 the vineyard was operated by the Abbey of Saint Vivant in Vosne, it is believed that the vines were cultivated by the Romans giving them their name Romanée. In 1700 the Prince of Conti bought the vineyard giving his name Romanée Conti and not sharing a single bottle with anybody. The Duvault-Blochet family in 1800 started their journey, bringing to the market one of the most sought wines in the world. Since 1942 the Domaine has been co-owned by the de Villaine and Leroy/Roch families. The high demand for specific vintages and with the Domaine producing only 280 cases per year, makes Montrachet the most esteemed Chardonnay on the market.
Bordeaux Pomerol - Grand Vin
Château Pétrus - POMEROL
Bordeaux, France, Chateau Petrus owned by the Moueix family with 28 acres of vine Petrus produces 100% Merlot. In 1964 Jean-Pierre Moueix hired Jean-Claude Berrouet, oenologist and winemaker producing 45 stanning vintages. The vines are planted at the highest hill of Pomerol, producing only 30,000 bottles per year every wine enthusiast loves to have his Petrus case.
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Arnoux Lachaux
If you had to put a finger on what makes this domaine special, it would be Charles Lachaux and his unwavering focus on the vineyard.
The domaine was founded in 1858, with estate-bottling being introduced by Robert Arnoux, Charles’ grandfather, who was born in 1931 and took over upon his father’s death in 1957. Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux owns 14.5 hectares of Pinot Noir, spanning six villages and 15 terroirs. Four grands crus, five premiers crus, five villages wines and the excellent Bourgogne ‘Pinot Fin’.
750ml - OC - GRAND CRU (2015)
Clos-De-Vougeot
The domaine has a half-hectare holding in the Clos de Vougeot. This was not made in 2016 due to frost so, excitingly, this is our first allocation of this particular grand cru. It is sweetly fruited, spicy and with a robust tannic frame, offset against a beautiful succulence of dense red berry fruit. 60% whole bunch fermentation adds some viscosity, which works nicely with a supple, pliant finish.
This was an outstanding year, where quality went hand in hand with quantity. 1982 Cheval Blanc is rich and complete. It is one of the finest vintages in the latter half of the 20th century.
750ml - OC (2015)
Chambolle-Musigny
Five constituent plots go into this wine, totalling 1.62 hectares, grouped at the very top of the Chambolle slope, near the limestone cliffs. These plots all face north/north-east, resulting in a cool, fresh, acidity-driven style. This has a lovely perfumed nose, of crushed rose petals and tea leaf spice. The palate is filigree-fine on the entry, a sense of gentle weight building in the mouth. 70% whole bunch fermentation.
This warm year with record dry weather was as favourable to Merlot as it was to Cabernet Franc. This immense wine is elegant and powerful, with a beautiful tannic texture and great length. It will long leave its mark on the history of Château Cheval Blanc.
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Château Cheval Blanc
Vines have been grown at the place named Cheval Blanc for centuries and the vineyard of Saint-Emilion has produced wines of outstanding quality year after year, decade after decade, since late antiquity… they are some of the most acclaimed in the world – and the mythical Château Cheval Blanc is at their forefront.
Cheval Blanc obtained the highest possible distinction in the first classification of Saint-Emilion wines in 1954: Premier Grand Cru Classé “A”. This exalted rank was confirmed in every following classification in each subsequent decade.
GRAND CRU - Classé "A" (1982)
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC
This was an outstanding year, where quality went hand in hand with quantity. 1982 Cheval Blanc is rich and complete. It is one of the finest vintages in the latter half of the 20th century.
The beautiful colour is medium-deep and showing some bricking on the rim. The nose is remarkably powerful, concentrated, and complex with an elegant succession of truffle, crème caramel, and prune aromas, as well as a slight smokiness. When swirled in the glass, the bouquet goes on to reveal roasted overtones of coffee, cocoa, and chocolate overlaying spice (cinnamon) and praline. The wine starts out smooth, fresh and rich on the palate. It is rich, concentrated, round, and sinewy on the palate, but also fluid and in no way heavy. The velvety tannin is accompanied by flavours of cedar and blackcurrant, accompanied by blackberry and raspberry jam nuances that go into a very long aftertaste. This wine seems virtually eternal and still has the attributes of its flamboyant youth.
GRAND CRU - 1er CLASSÉ "A" (2005)
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC
This warm year with record dry weather was as favourable to Merlot as it was to Cabernet Franc. This immense wine is elegant and powerful, with a beautiful tannic texture and great length. It will long leave its mark on the history of Château Cheval Blanc.
The weather this year was ideal and brought together all the necessary qualities of a great vintage. This was the driest growing season ever recorded in Saint Emilion. It also confirms that dry years make for outstanding vintages in Bordeaux. The colour is exceptionally deep, dark, and intense. The nose is rich, with ripe black fruit aromas. In fact, this wine is rich in every respect. It shows concentrated black fruit on the palate, as well as a beautiful tannic texture – the sign of great Cabernet Franc. The aftertaste is tremendously long and generous – the sign of an outstanding year. Marked by Cabernet Franc in superb condition contributing elegance and complexity, this vintage also features power and richness of similarly successful Merlot grapes. The extraordinary length is indicative a wine that will last for several generations.
GRAND CRU - CLASSÉ "A" (2015)
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC
2015 was hot and dry at the beginning of the year and then cool during the ripening season. Due to the exceptional quality of the harvest throughout, there was no Petit Cheval produced in this vintage. The 2015 vintage wines are beautifully balanced and harmonious.
Deep, shiny, ruby red colour with violet hints. The nose is extraordinarily intense. A medley of fruit, flowers, spices and balsamic notes combines with a marked freshness resulting in a bouquet of rare complexity. The initial aromas are dominated by red fruits, raspberry, blackcurrant crush and subtle floral notes of lily and violet. A powerful, rich attack develops into a dense mid-palate enveloped in precise, clean, elegant, distinguished and persistent tannins. This wine is rich and full-bodied with an extremely long finish. Power, elegance and distinction combine to create a perfectly harmonious wine.