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The Next Level - July 2025 - Mixed

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The Next Level - July 2025 - Mixed
Village Pinot Noir '22
Mendel Cabernet Franc '23
Listán Blanco Artífice '21
Serge Dagueneau Pouilly Fumé '23

Discover wine’s possibilities

‘Not all who wander are lost."’ –J.R.R. Tolkien

Thrill has a smell. Anticipation has a taste. A sweet salty tang of adrenaline and fear and something else, something indescribable, unmistakable and singular. Something found at the top of a slide looking down; something found in the woods both near and so, so far from home; something found skulking through the garden after curfew. A feeling we thrive off of in youth and chase in the minutia of the everyday for the rest of our more sensible lives. Adventure, dear ones. A word far too constrained for the width and breath of a feeling that touches all five senses. A glorious human experience we invite you to discover this month in every corner of life. We may no longer climb trees to their very thinnest, trembling limbs, daring ourselves to go higher still, but life still offers adventure in the most mundane. In the zenith of summer we bring you some excellent favourites and many exciting and unusual cuveés in honor of finding adventure in life's little moments.

Kumeu River

Village Pinot Noir '22

The Brajkovich family have been making wine in New Zealand since 1944 when they purchased their first vineyard.
Village Pinot Noir '22

Serve with St. Louis style pork ribs or a classic lamb roast.

Expect light red fruits and chalky tannins.

Village Pinot Noir '22 details

  • Year 2022
  • Bottle Size 750mL
  • Type Red
  • Winery Kumeu River
  • Grapes Pinot Noir
  • Region New Zealand
  • Allergens Contains Sulfites
Mendel Wines

Mendel Cabernet Franc '23

The Sielecki family work with Roberto de la Mota, a highly respected Argentine winemaker, to produce single-vineyard wines that express the unique characteristics of the high altitude sandy terroir.
Mendel Cabernet Franc '23

Serve with a good steak or burger, beef lasagne or a black truffle risotto.

Expect red ripe cherries and raspberries with pepper and firm tannins.

Mendel Cabernet Franc '23 details

  • Year 2023
  • Bottle Size 750mL
  • Type Red
  • Winery Mendel Wines
  • Grapes Cabernet Franc
  • Country Argentina
  • Region Mendoza
  • Allergens Contains Sulfites
Borja Pérez

Listán Blanco Artífice '21

Ex-racing car engineer and 4th gen winemaker Borja took the reins of the family’s 5ha winery in 2011, with the focus on expressing Tenerife’s unique conditions, varieties, and heritage.
Listán Blanco Artífice '21

Pair with meat and cheese boards, pimientos de padrón, and pasta with tomato sauce.

Expect blossom, earth, and smoke.

Listán Blanco Artífice '21 details

  • Year 2021
  • Bottle Size 750mL
  • Type White
  • Winery Borja Pérez
  • Grapes Listán Blanco
  • Country Spain
  • Region Tenerife
  • Allergens Contains Sulfites
Serge Dagueneau

Serge Dagueneau Pouilly Fumé '23

Serge Dagueneau is a terroir-first kind of winemaker, firmly believing that great wine begins in the vineyard, a value he passed to his daughter Valèrie, who now runs the estate.
Serge Dagueneau Pouilly Fumé '23

Serve with this no-stress pan seared white fish, goat cheese, or other seafood.

Expect white grapefruit, white blossoms, and a hint of grassy over a base of stony lees.

Serge Dagueneau Pouilly Fumé '23 details

  • Year 2023
  • Bottle Size 750mL
  • Type White
  • Winery Serge Dagueneau
  • Grapes Sauvignon Blanc
  • Country France
  • Region Loire
  • Allergens Contains Sulfites