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Italian Amarone with Grape Skins
Private Reserve
Ready in 8-9 weeks$220.00$220.00From Veneto, Italy comes Winexpert Private Reserve Italian Amarone is a spectacular partnership of grape varietals and includes grape skins for added depth. Deep ruby colour with rich aromas of dark fruit and spice combined with layers of cherry, plum, mocha, dried fruit flavours, warm oak and a firm, lingering finish. Known as Italy’s most powerful wine, it is renowned as a full-bodied, rich wine that achieves intensity from the unique process of partially drying the grapes before fermentation. Commercially, Amarone starts at about $50 a bottle!
ALCOHOL: 14%
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Italian Luna Rossa
Reserve
Ready in 6-8 weeks$180.00$180.00Bold, robust and intense: Winexpert’s ‘Big Red’ is our largest, most full-bodied red wine. A dark, inviting colour and rich, bold oak-enchanced aromas suggest at what is to come: an abundance of mouth-filling, chewy flavours of ripe black cherry, blackberry and plums. Luna Rossa is complex, with rich layers of fruit and solid supporting tannins, capped by a long toasty oak finish. A powerful wine matching startling flavours and aromas with elegance and finesse.
ALCOHOL: 13.5%
Sweetness:Body:Oak:$180 (In Store) $125 (Take Home) -
Italian Montepulciano
Reserve
Ready in 6-8 weeks$180.00$180.00A popular classic Italian red wine. Notes of cherry, boysenberry, dark plum, spice, and fresh acidity. Perfect for pairing with popular Italian dishes like pasta, pizza & charcuterie.
ALCOHOL: 13%
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Italian Piedmont Nebbiolo with Grape Skins
Private Reserve
Ready in 8-9 weeks$220.00$220.00Winexpert Private Reserve Italian Piedmont Nebbiolo (aka Barolo) is a burly and assertive wine with dark cherry iridescence. Firm tannins with solid structure and a big personality. Intense and robust with notes of strawberries, a hint of dark tar, and floral aroma complemented by rich, earthy truffles. These earthy and floral notes add depth to the cherry and red fruit character of this intense red. High acid, tannin and alcohol levels challenge the palate when the wine is young, but with age come rewards.
ALCOHOL: 14%
Sweetness:Body:Oak:$220 (In Store) $165 (Take Home) -
Italian Pinot Grigio
Reserve
Ready in 6-8 weeks$180.00$180.00The uniquely Italian version of the well known Pinot Gris grape, picked earlier in Italy than in all other regions and well before its characteristic loss of acidity at ripening, for a bright, crisp, dry white wine with a gentle perfume and a detectable spiciness. Fresh, fragrant and lively, its flavours include a certain flintiness with hints of green apple, lemon zest.
ALCOHOL: 12.5%
Sweetness:Body:$180 (In Store) $125 (Take Home) -
Italian Pinot Grigio
Classic
Ready in 4-6 weeks$135.00$135.00The Italians have their own way with the Pinot Gris grape variety, and in the process they create a special magic with it that’s unmatched elsewhere in the wine world. Though dry in character and with a pleasant zip of acidity, this Pinot Grigio shows off a pleasant floral fragrance and tremendous fruit flavours of green apple, lemon and lime, making it the perfect picnic accompaniment.
ALCOHOL: 12.5%
Sweetness:Body:$135 (In Store) $80 (Take Home) -
Italian Sangiovese
Classic
Ready in 4-6 weeks$135.00$135.00Offering flavours of plum, red cherry and fig, the lively fruit and good acidity make it one of the most food-friendly of all reds. Pairs well with pasta, veal Parmigiana, and intensely flavoured cheeses.
ALCOHOL: 13%
Sweetness:Body:Oak:$135 (In Store) $80 (Take Home) -
Italian Super Tuscan with Grape Skins
Private Reserve
Ready in 8-9 weeks$220.00$220.00From the vineyards of Tuscany, Italy comes this masterpiece loaded with ripe red cherry, blackberry, and juicy plum, complemented with vanilla and spice notes. Rich and smooth with velvety tannins.
ALCOHOL: 14%
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Italian Valroza™ (Valpolicella)
Classic
Ready in 4-6 weeks$135.00$135.00Ruby red, this classical Italian style features flavours of sour cherry, raspberry and plum in a very dry wine with a medium body. Perfect with Italian cuisine.
ALCOHOL: 13%
Sweetness:Body:Oak:$135 (In Store) $80 (Take Home) -
Lodi Old Vines Zinfandel with Grape Skins
Private Reserve
Ready in 8-9 weeks$220.00$220.00The famous thick, gnarled and twisted old Zinfandel vines of Lodi in California’s Central Valley contribute to intense concentrated flavours in the grapes. Crushed berry and smoky aromas, full of dark berry flavours, nuanced oak and spice create this bold, rich and exciting wine. Rich, fruity and bold with a lingering finish.
ALCOHOL: 14%
Sweetness:Body:Oak:$220 (In Store) $165 (Take Home) -
Lodi Ranch 11 Cabernet Sauvignon with Grape Skins
Private Reserve
Ready in 8-9 weeks$220.00$220.00Toasted oak and well integrated tannins, pepper and baking spice combine to enhance trademark blackcurrant and dark cherry flavours. Big, rich fruit flavour and complex structure dazzle from first aroma to long, refined finish.
ALCOHOL: 14%
Sweetness:Body:Oak:$220 (In Store) $165 (Take Home) -
Macabeo Sauvignon Blanc – Manchuela, Spain
LE21
Ready in 6-8 weeks$199.00$199.00AVAILABLE JANUARY 2022 || PRE-ORDER BY NOVEMBER 13, 2021
Macabeo and Sauvignon Blanc are perfect partners in this bright and balanced blend. Together they show aromas of citrus and tropical fruit, with soft white blossom. The palate is lush and layered with pronounced flavours of green apple, pear, grapefruit and tropical fruit, with light notes of honeysuckle and grass. Fresh and flavourful with lively acidity, elegant complexity, and medium persistence.
BODY: Medium || OAK: None || SWEETNESS: Dry || ABV: 13%*
*Alcohol level based on following Winexpert winemaking instructions.
Sweetness:Body:$199 (In Store) $144 (Take Home) -
Mango Citrus
Island Mist
Ready in 4 weeks$125.00$125.00Juicy ripe mango complemented with a bright citrus twist of grapefruit, orange, and lemon flavours. A marvelous Summer sipper.
Sweetness:Body:$125 (In Store) $70 (Take Home) -
Marselan – Longuedoc, France
LE21
Ready in 6-8 weeks$199.00$199.00AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2022 || PRE-ORDER BY NOVEMBER 13, 2021
A cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache, this relatively young French varietal displays the best characteristics of both parents. Marselan is deeply coloured with a powerful nose of jammy red and black fruits and spice. The palate delivers rich ripe fruit flavours of blackberry, plum and black currant with spicy notes, balanced acidity, and well-rounded tannins. Supple, smooth, and seductive.
BODY: Medium-Full || OAK: Medium || SWEETNESS: Dry || ABV: 13%
*Alcohol level based on following Winexpert winemaking instructions.
Sweetness:Body:Oak:$199 (In Store) $144 (Take Home) -
Merlot Style
On The House
Ready in 4 weeks$110.00$110.00A medium bodied red wine that is soft, smooth and full of the red fruit flavours that make it so popular.
ALCOHOL: 11.5%Sweetness:Body:Oak:$110 (In Store) $55 (Take Home) -
Napa Valley Stag’s Leap District Merlot with Grape Skins
Private Reserve
Ready in 8-9 weeks$220.00$220.00Light warm oak accentuates a savoury, spicy aroma with a soft, supple and fruity palate of juicy plums and red berries. Smooth tannins and rich, round flavour provides a lush, polished texture as well as an elegant lingering finish. Harvested from the highly regarded Stag’s Leap District on the valley’s east bench, this Merlot is dry and heavy-bodied. Stag’s Leap Merlot often retails for $40+ per bottle in liquor and wine stores.
Sweetness:Body:Oak:$220 (In Store) $165 (Take Home)
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