June 2, 2022 LCBO VINTAGES Release Wine Picks: Online Exclusives

Here's my top wine picks from the June 2, 2022 LCBO VINTAGES Online Exclusives Release. Of the thirty-two wines included as part of this small-ish release, ten are including among my top wine picks. There is no theme to this release, but Australia had a particularly high number of recommendations. All of the wines from this Online Exclusives release will be available for purchase online only on lcbo.com starting this Thursday.

Among my top red wine picks, the only blend is the wine from McLaren Vale that consists of 62% Grenache, 32% Shiraz, 6% Sagrantino. Also from Australia are wines crafted with 100% Grenache and 100% Shiraz. For Pinot Noir wine lovers, there is an excellent local Pinot from Prince Edward County, as well as a lovely Pinot from Central Otago in New Zealand.

From my white wine recommendations, there are a pair of lovely Chardonnay wines - a premier cru Chablis from Burgundy, and a Chardonnay from the southern Chilean winegrowing appellation of Traiguén in the Malleco Valley. For sweet wine lovers, you'll want to order the Riesling Kabinett from the unique red volcanic and slate soils of the Ürzig Würzgarten (Spice Garden).

The last two wines are a dry 2012 vintage rosé from Spain that is made with 60% Tempranillo, 30% Viura, and 10% Garnacha Tinta, while the non-vintage Champagne is composed of roughly 70 % Chardonnay and 30 % Pinot Noir.

Enjoy my wine recommendations from this release! Cheers!

Red Wine:

• TEUSNER THE G GRENACHE 2018 - Vegan, Barossa Valley, South Australia (#23781) (XD) - $29.95
• MITOLO 7TH SON 2018 - McLaren Vale, South Australia (#481937) (XD) - $29.95
• CLONAKILLA HILLTOPS SHIRAZ 2017 - Canberra District, Australia (#481861) (XD) - $34.95
• LOVEBLOCK PINOT NOIR 2020 - Vegan, sustainable, Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand (#313924) (XD) - $37.95  91+ pts  wine review
• CLOSSON CHASE CHURCHSIDE PINOT NOIR 2019 - VQA Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (#265074) (XD) - $42  93 pts  wine review

White Wine:

• MÖNCHHOF ÜRZIG WÜRZGARTEN RIESLING KABINETT 2019 - Prädikatswein, Mosel, Germany (#25714) (S) - $22.95  review coming soon...
• BAETTIG LOS PARIENTES CHARDONNAY 2020 - DO Traiguén, Valle del Malleco, Chile (#23086) (XD) - $33.95
• DOMAINE HAMELIN BEAUROY CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2019 - AC, Burgundy, France (#391805) (XD) - $41.95  93+ pts  wine review

Rosé Wine:

• LÓPEZ DE HEREDIA VIÑA TONDONIA GRAN RESERVA ROSÉ 2012 - DOCa Rioja, Spain (#15781) (XD) - $67.95

Sparkling Wine:

• CHARLES MIGNON CUVÉE COMTE DE MARNE BRUT GRAND CRU CHAMPAGNE - AC, France (#18133) (XD) - $67.95