Wine Type: Rare

‘Nota Bene’ Black Hills Winery, Black Sage Bench, Okanagan Valley BC 2008

'Nota Bene' Black Hills Winery, Black Sage Bench, Okanagan Valley BC 2008

This is a finely tuned example of what great Meritage should be - sweet oak and skin tannins, jammy blackberry over cedar notes and loads of mineral, showing off the distinct Black Sage Bench terroir. A big, dark and elegant wine which will reward us all with a vigorous decanting (i would suggest letting it sit in the decanter for a good fifteen minutes before enjoying - so be sure to order it for your mains as soon as you sit, that way it'll be ready for you!). This wine is hard to find even in its native province, and we're lucky enough to be able to bring it to you at such a stunning value.

  • Price (bottle) ~ $85.

Robert Biale Zinfandel ‘Black Chicken’ Napa Valley 2008

'Black Chicken' Zinfandel, Robert Biale, Napa Valley 2008

Wine Spectator 91 points! Dense yet sleek, with blackberry and cracked pepper aromas and complex, layered flavors of plum, licorice and roasted sage, finishing with firm, loamy tannins. Needs time. Best from 2012 through 2016. This is a highly Allocated wine in California, similar in style to a Turley zin, and every bit as rare!

  • Price (bottle) ~ $100.00

Raboso di Piave

Moletto 2001

A not often seen wine from the Veneto region of Italy, made from the indigenous grape Raboso. It’s a dark and tannic wine, and could do with some cellar age, but a vigorous decanting will reward the patient with lovely Bing Cherry aromas and flavors, roses and dried berries. It’s an ideal match to mature cheeses or rare cuts of meat.

  • Price (bottle) ~ $39

Viognier Daniel Lenko

Niagara Peninsula, Ontario Canada 2004

When pioneering grower Bill Lenko planted these vines in the early nineties, there was no Viognier planted anywhere in Ontario. “Jim Warren (Stoney Ridge) suggested Viognier, as I was looking for an early ripening white.” Cropped to less than two tons per acre, these are now the oldest Viognier vines in the country, and the concentration is remarkable, giving the wine a voluptuous texture enveloping flavors of ripe white peaches, apricots and mango that hold through a lingering finish. Truly satisfying and delicious!

  • Price (bottle) ~ $65

Morey-Saint-Denis Dujac

Domaine Dujac, Burgundy, France 2002

Jacques Seysses is the namesake of Domaine Dujac – which means quite simply, ‘house of Jacques’. As rare as it is to see a white from Morey-Saint-Denis, (which, as a village in the Cotes de Nuits, is better known for its reds) it is with equal pleasure that we enjoy the product: The structure of this Chardonnay speaks of quality far beyond a ‘village’ wine.

  • Price (bottle) ~ $95