INTERNATIONAL WINES
We take a look at some of the most interesting local and international wines to hit the market.
GANCIA ATTO PRIMO
Italian sparkling wine producer Gancia releases Atto Primo fruit-flavored 5.5 percent ABV sparkling wines.
The new four flavors – lychee, peach, mango and blackberry – contain less than 100 calories per 4oz serving. GANCIA gancia.com
LOS VASCOS CROMAS CARMENERE
Los Vascos winery introduces its new range of Cromas wines. Over 30 years ago, Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) fell in love with a vineyard nestled in the heart of the Colchagua Valley and worked with them to write the Los Vascos story. Fruit of those new terroirs, CROMAS Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Reserva and CROMAS Carmenère Gran Reserva, replace Los Vascos Grande Réserve and Carmenère Grande Réserve. Each CROMAS wine has its own color, painted on the label, that tells the story of the wine in the bottle. Aged for 12 months in barrels, the wines reflect the specificities of the Chilean terroirs and the knowhow of the team. DOMAINES BARONS DE ROTHSCHILD lafite.com
LEBANESE WINES LE VIN DU MARJE ROSE (ROSE) 2020
Finesse, fresh, flexible, the Rose of the Vin du Marje is characterized by its remarkable liveliness and tenderness its touch softens the mouth with a fruity sensation. The peculiarity of this wine comes from its region - the aroma recalls the soil from the south of Lebanon which offers a soft Mediterranean climate. Enhanced by direct pressure - this wine is a specific combination direct combination of the mixture of Tempranillo and Syrah grapes. LES VIGNES DU MARJE lesvignesdumarje.com
SWIFT WINES BLANC DE NOIR 2021
Made with Gamay Noir grapes, lightly pressed to lower color extraction. Fermented cool and in-tank, to make a texture and taste that is fresh and crunchy. This enjoyable blend of land, climate, vines, people and culture represents a wine worth celebrating.
The 2021 growing season was long, marked by warm days and cool nights, allowing for natural acidity, giving this wine poise and drive with an abundance of fruit concentration. SWIFT WINES swiftwines.co.nz
NICK SPENCER 2021 GRENACHE PET NAT
A sparkling wine, made from Grenache and Sangiovese using a traditional method of sparkling wine production that predates the Champagne method. The wine is not disgorged and carries the yeast lees from fermentation.
NICK SPENCER WINES nickspencerwines.com.au
LOUIS ROEDERER HOMMAGE À CAMILLE
Named after one of the most remarkable figures in the history of the Louis Roederer Champagne House, these two wines (Coteaux Champenois appellation), Camille Charmont 2018 red and Camille Volibarts 2018 white, allow fine wine drinkers to discover another facet of the unique winemaking expertise of this family-owned Champagne House. Whether it is the red (a 100% Pinot Noir from a 43-ares plot in the Charmont lieu-dit in Mareuil-sur-aÿ) or the white (a 55-ares plot of old historic Chardonnay vines in the Volibarts lieu-dit in Le Mesnil-sur-oger), these limitededition cuvées are an exciting representation of the vitality and finesse of Louis Roederer's wines, in a single-varietal and single-vineyard wine with an identity of its own.
LOUIS ROEDERER louis-roederer.com
LE VIN DU MARJE BLANC (WHITE) 2020
First born of the south of Lebanon. The white wine of the Vin du Marje is an explosion of aromas resulting in a peculiar mixture of Sauvignon Blanc, viognier and Muscatel wine small grain. It offers a balanced harmony of acidity and a strong and intense flavour which is, at the same time, delicate. Its yellow color reflects the rays of the sun from the south of Lebanon - its place of origin. LES VIGNES DU MARJE lesvignesdumarje.com
MEKSASSI
Aware of Meksassi's potential, the potential of Meksassi, we vinified it to create a balanced wine that delivers aromas of green apples, lime, apricots and white flowers of Southern Lebanon. In the mouth, it presents excellent acidity combined with the Meksassi signature mouth feel and aromas of waxed honey, stone fruit and hints of jasmine tea, producing a sustained finish. Meksassi can be drunk young although it has good aging qualities.
Meksassi is an ancient indigenous grape of Lebanon, native to the Jezzine area in southern Lebanon. It often grows wild, trained around huge native oak trees and even electric poles.
KARAM WINES karamwines.com