terroir-driven wines from around the world that transcend ... · terroir-driven wines from around...
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WINE terroir-driven wines from around the world that transcend a sense of
1. While curating this list, one word came to mind that would collectively describe the following wineries and that's "passion"! The end result is quality driven wines that express their true terroir. It is an honour to bring these special wines to you as we journey to another land: their land. 2. Throughout this list you will discover wineries that practice sustainable, organic or biodynamic farming and winemaking. Each maintains a serious level of commitment to distinctive environmental practices, which is ref lected in the purest expression of their wine.
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wine directorJill Spoor
WINE by the glass
| sparkling/champagne
Antech, Brut Nature, Mauzac/Chenin Blanc/Chardonnay, 15/75 Limoux, France
Vilmart & Cie, Grand Réserve, Brut 1er Cru, 28/140 Chardonnay/ Pinot Noir, Rilly-la-Montagne, Champagne, France
40 Knots, Spindrift, Extra Brut, Chardonnay/Pinot Noir, 15/75 Comox Valley, BC
| rosé
Ricco Bambino, Cabernet Franc, Kelowna, BC, 2017 14/70
| white
Jean-Paul & Benoît Droin, Petit Chablis, Chardonnay, 18/90
Burgundy, France, 2017
Lucien Crochet, Les Calcaires, Sauvignon Blanc, Sancerre, 22/110
Loire Valley, France, 2016
Gustave Lorentz, Burg, Riesling, Alsace, France, 2015 16/80
Abbazia di Novacella, Pinot Grigio, 16/80
Alto Adige Valle Isarco, Italy, 2017
Roche, Pinot Gris, Naramata Bench, BC, 2016 13/65
Poplar Grove, Muscat, Naramata Bench, BC, 2017 12/60
B. Vintners, Haarlem to Hope, Chenin Blanc/Semillon, 16/80 Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2016
L’École No. 41, Semillon, Columbia Valley, Washington, 2016 14/70
Domaine de l'Amauve, La Daurèle, Grenache Blanc Blend, 13/65 Séguret, Côtes-du-Rhône Villages, Rhône Valley, France, 2017
Kunde, Chardonnay, Sonoma Valley, California, 2016 17/85
| red
Villa Blanche, Pinot Noir, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, 2015 13/65
Wilhelm Walch, St. Magdalener, Schiava, Alto Adige, Italy, 2016 12/60
Soumah, Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley, Australia, 2016 14/70
Ferraton Père & Fils, Samorëns, Grenache/Syrah/Cinsault, 16/80 Côtes-du-Rhône, France, 2016
Le Vieux Pin, Red Brick, Single Vineyard, Syrah, Oliver, BC, 2016 16/80
Telmo Rodriguez, Corriente, 13/65 Tempranillo/Garnacha/Graciano Rioja, Spain, 2015
G.D. Vajra, Langhe Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Italy, 2017 20/100
El Enemigo, Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina, 2015 16/80
Broadside, Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles, California, 2016 18/90
| large format feature
Artakama, Pinot Noir, Oliver, BC, 2017 14/136
WINE grower champagne/sparkling
Bottle
Cantina Paltrinieri, Lambrusco di Sorbara Frizzante, Leclisse, 76 Emilia-Romagna, Italy, NV
Cipes, Traditional Cuvée, Pinot Noir/Chardonnay/Pinot Meunier, 196 Summerhill Pyramid Winery, Kelowna, BC, 1996
Egly-Ouriet, Grand Cru Brut Rosé, Pinot Noir/Chardonnay, 370 Champagne, France
Parés Baltà, Cava, Parellada/Macabeu/Xarel-lo, Penèdes, Spain 60
Pierre Péters, Cuveé de Réserve, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru Brut 198 Chardonnay, Champagne, France
Quinta da Murta, Touriga Nacional, Lisbao Extra Brut Rosé, Portugal 68
Raphaël et Vincent Bérêche, Côte, Blanc de Blancs, 354 Grand Cru Brut Chardonnay, Champagne, France, 2006
WINE rosé
| light body Bottle
Barbuc Rosata, Sangiovese, Tuscany, Italy, 2015 65
Dames, Pinot Blanc/Pinot Noir, Okanagan Valley, BC, 2016 68
Domaine de Triennes, Cinsault/Grenache/Syrah/Merlot, 65
Aix en Provence, France, 2017
Pascal Gitton, Les Romains, Pinot Noir, 86
Sancerre, Loire Valley, France 2015
Soto y Manrique, Naranjas Azules Rosé, Garnacha, 64
Rueda, Spain, 2016
| medium body Bottle
Clos Cibonne, Tibouren, Côtes de Provence, France, 2017 80
WINE white
| light body Bottle
Botijo Blanco, Garnacha Blanca/Macabeo, Valdejalón, Spain, 2017 55
G.B. Burlotto, Sauvignon Blanc, Piedmont, Italy, 2016 75
Cantina Scambia, Pinot Bianco, Umbria, Italy, 2017 72
Champalou, Chenin Blanc, Vouvray, Loire Valley, France, 2017 66
Olivier Laflaive, Bourgogne, Chardonnay, Burgundy, France, 2016 80
Domaine Christian Binner, Riesling, Alsace, France, 2015 70
Domaine Zind-Humbrecht, Muscat, Alsace, France, 2014 88
Domaine Naturaliste, Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon, 68 Margaret River, Australia, 2017
Hedges, CMS, Sauvignon Blanc, Columbia Valley, Washington, 2015 66
Little Farm, Pied de Cuve, Riesling, Cawston, BC, 2016 74
Loveblock, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand, 2017 74
Pascal Jolivet, Sauvignon Blanc, Sancerre, Loire Valley, France, 2016 100
Pewsey Vale, Riesling, Eden Valley, Australia, 2017 60
Scala, Cirò Bianco, Greco Bianco, Calabria, Italy, 2017 60
Trisaetum, Riesling, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2014 88
| medium body Bottle
Aia Vecchia, Vermentino, Tuscany, Italy, 2016 60
Clos du Soleil, Capella, Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon, 70 Similkameen Valley, BC, 2016
Franz Haas, Manna, Riesling/Chardonnay/Traminer, 112 Trentino Alto Adige, Italy, 2016
Haywire, Water & Banks, Sauvignon Blanc, 56 Summerland, Okanagan Valley, BC, 2016
Haywire, Switchback, Pinot Gris, 58 Summerland, Okanagan Valley, BC, 2017
Masseria Frattasi, Taburno, Falanghina del Sannio Taburno, 66 Campania, Italy, 2016
Moric, Hausmarke White, Super Natural, Grüner Veltiner/ 96 Chardonnay/Riesling, Burgenland, Austria, 2016
La Ferme du Mont, La Truffière, Grenache Blanc Blend, 60 Côtes-du-Rhône, Rhône Valley, France, 2016
Savage White, Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon/Chenin Blanc, 114
Cape Point, South Africa, 2016
Sea Star, Ortega, Pender Island, BC, 2017 55
St. Innocent, Freedom Hill Vineyard, Chardonnay, 120
Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2015
| full body Bottle
Culmina Family Estate Winery, Dilemma, Chardonnay, 78 Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan Valley, BC, 2016
Domaine Ferret, Pouilly-Fuissé, Chardonnay, Burgundy, France, 2017 130
Domaine Jaeger Defaix, Rully 1er Cru Mont Palais, Chardonnay, 100 Burgundy France, 2015
Monastero Suore Cistercensi, Ruscum, Trebbiano/Malvasia/ 84 Verdicchio/Grechetto, Lazio, Italy, 2017
Soumah, Chardonnay, Yarra Valley, Australia, 2016 86
Stina, Pošip, Brac, Croatia, 2016 124
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WINE red
| light body Bottle
Averill Creek, Pinot Noir, Cowichan, BC, 2016 60
Benton Lane, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2013 98
Clos Cibonne, Cuvée Spéciale, Tibouren/Gamay, 86 Côtes de Provence, France, 2016
Clos de la Roilette, Gamay, Fleurie, Beaujolais, France, 2017 65
Cristom, Mt. Jefferson, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2015 130
Domaine du Closel, Une Emotion Anjou Rouge, Cabernet Franc, 136 Loire Valley, France, 2013
Domaine Ramonet, Passetoutgrains, Pinot Noir, 105
Burgundy, France, 2015
Franz Haas, Pinot Nero, Trentino Alto Adige, Italy, 2016 110
Fratelli Alessandria, Verduno Pelaverga Speziale, 74 Piedmont, Italy, 2017
Manoir de la Tête Rouge, Bagatelle, Cabernet Franc, 68
Saumur, Loire Valley, France, 2017
Mathieu & Camille LaPierre, Gamay, Morgon, 124
Beaujolais, France, 2017
Mt. Boucherie, BlauFränkisch, Similkameen Valley, BC, 2017 55
Noelia Ricci, Il Sangiovese, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, 2017 84
St. Innocent Winery, Momtazi Vineyard, Pinot Noir, 145
Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2015
Tawse Winery, Gamay Noir, Niagara Peninisula, Ontario, 2016 86
Trisaetum, Pinot Noir, Willamette, Valley, Oregon, 2016 100
White Rose, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2015 124
| medium body Bottle
Ad Libitum, Monastel de Rioja, Rioja, Spain, 2016 82
Aia Vecchia, Lagone, Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon/ Cabernet Franc, 70
Tuscany, Italy, 2016
Artadi, Garnacha, Navarra, Spain, 2015 85
Bodegas Juan Gil, Honoro Vera, Monastrell, Jumilla, Spain, 2017 55
Borgogno, No Name, Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Italy, 2014 114
Botijo Rojo, Garnacha, Valdejalón, Spain, 2015 55
Château Pegau, Cuvée Maclura, Grenache/Syrah/Mourvèdre, 72 Côtes-du-Rhône, France, 2014
De Martino, Viejas Tinajas, Cinsault, Itata Valley, Chile, 2016 108
Domaine de Cristia, Les Garrigues, Grenache, 70 Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Vieilles Vignes, France, 2014
Domino de Pingus, PSI, Tempranillo, Ribera del Duero, Spain, 2015 138
I Mandorli, Vigna alla Sughera, Sangiovese, 130
Tuscany, Italy, 2013
Little Farm, Pied de Cuve, Cabernet Franc, Cawston, BC, 2017 85
Long Meadow Ranch Winery, Pinot Noir, 130
Alexander Valley, California, 2015
Moric, BlauFränkisch, Burgenland, Austria, 2015 130
Occhipinti, SP68, Frappato/Nero D'Avola, Sicily, Italy, 2017 108
Querciabella, Chianti Classico, Sangiovese, Tuscany, Italy, 2016 95
Reyneke, Cornerstone, Cabernet Franc/Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon, 88 Stellenbosch, South Africa, 2013
Ricco Bambino, Syrah, Kelowna, BC, 2017 124
Savage Red, Syrah/Grenache/Cinsault, Cape Point, 124
South Africa, 2016
Stag's Hollow, Teroldego, Okanagan Falls, BC, 2016 84
WINE red
| full body Bottle
Allende, Tempranillo, Rioja, Spain, 2010 110
Agricola Sanguinhal, Quinta das Cerejeiras, Reserva Tinto, 96
Castelão/Aragonez/Touriga Nacional, Lisbon, Portugal, 2011
Clos du Soleil, Célestiale, Cabernet Sauvignon Blend, 74 Similkameen Valley, BC 2014
Colomé, Autentico Malbec, Salta, Argentina, 2017 130
Culmina Family Estate Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon, 108 Golden Mile Bench, Okanagan, Valley, BC, 2014
Domaine Naturaliste, Cabernet Sauvignon, 68 Margaret River, Australia, 2016
Justin Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, 115
Paso Robles, California, 2017
Macchion dei Lupi, Esperienze, Cabernet Sauvignon/Sangiovese, 130
Tuscany, Italy, 2013
Massena, The Howling Dog, Saperavi, 120
Barrossa Valley, Australia, 2016
Mollard & Fillon, Terrasses du Larzac, 62
Grenache/Syrah/Cinsault/Carignan, Languedoc, France, 2015
Truchard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California, 2015 100
Underraga, T.H. Cabernet Sauvignon, Leyda, Maipo Valley, Chile, 2016 72
Yangarra, Shiraz, Mclaren Vale, Australia, 2013 92
WINE reserve list
| white Bottle
Azienda Agricola Quintodecimo, Exultet, 182 Fiano di Avellino, Irpinia, Campania, Italy, 2014
Bodega Catena, White Stones, Chardonnay, 274 Mendoza, Argentina, 2013
Checkmate Artisanal Winery, Little Pawn, Chardonnay, 216
Oliver, BC, 2013
Clos du Moulin aux Moines, Pernand-Vergelesses Blanc, 200
Les Combottes, Chardonnay, Burgundy, France, 2015
Domaine du Closel, Les Caillardières Savennières 186
Chenin Blanc, Loire Valley, France, 2015
Domaine du Chevalier, Bordeaux Blanc, 600
Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon, Bordeaux, France, 2015
Domaine Pattes Loup, Chablis, Chardonnay, 178
Burgundy, France, 2015
Dumol, Chardonnay, Russian River, Sonoma, California, 2015 320
Etienne Sauzet, Puligny-Montrachet, Champ-Canet, 1er Cru, 678
Chardonnay, Burgundy, France, 2016
Grgich, Chardonnay, Napa Valley, California, 2011 243
Jean Luc Colombo, Amour de Dieu, Viognier, Condrieu, 226
Northern Rhône, France, 2016
Maison Leroy, Meursault, Chardonnay, Burgundy, France, 2013 966
Meyer Family Vineyards, Micro Cuvée, Chardonnay, 158
Okanagan Falls, BC, 2016
Moric, Grüner Veltiner, Sankt Georgen, Burgenland, Austria, 2015 290
Radio-Coteau, Wingtine, Chardonnay, 300
Sonoma Coast, California, 2016
| rosé Bottle
Marqués de Murrieta, Primer Rosé, Mazuelo, Rioja, Spain, 2016 210
Domaine Ott, Château de Selle, Grenache/Cinsault/Syrah/ 150
Mourvèdre, Côtes de Provence, France, 2017
WINE reserve list
| red Bottle
Brovia, Barolo, Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Italy, 2013 198
Bruno Rocca, Rabajà, Nebbiolo, Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy, 2013 340
Castell d'Encus, Quest, Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc/ 180
Petit Verdot/Merlot, Costers de Segre, Catalonia, Spain, 2013
Château Durfort, Vivens, Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot, 150
Margaux, Bordeaux, France, 2013
Col d'Orcia, Brunello di Montalcino, Sangiovese, Tuscany, Italy, 2013 150
David Durban, Vosne-Romanée, Pinot Noir, Burgundy, France, 2016 304
Domaine Perrot-Minot, Bourgogne, Pinot Noir, 210
Burgundy, France, 2016
Duemani, Cabernet Franc, Tuscany, Italy, 2011 410
Felton Road, Block 5, Pinot Noir, Central Otago, New Zealand, 2016 310
Frias Family Vineyard, Spring Mountan, Cabernet Sauvignon, 420 Napa, California, 2015
Maison Clusel-Roch, Côte-Rôtie, Syrah, Rhône, France, 2015 256
Maison Leroy, Nuits St. Georges, Pinot Noir, 2458
Burgundy, France, 2009
Radio-Coteau, Terra Neuma, Pinot Noir, 334 Sonoma Coast, California, 2014
Speri, Pigaro, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Corvina/Rondinella/ 174 Molinara, Veneto, Italy, 2015
Spottswoode, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California, 2014 555
St. Supéry, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California, 2015 186
Thierry Germain, Outre Terre, Cabernet Franc, Saumur Champigny, 274 Loire Valley, France, 2016
Vega Sicilia, Unico, Tempranillo, Ribera del Duero, Spain, 2003 1200
Vietti, Ravera, Barolo, Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Italy, 2013 850