Suggestions of the week

The "extra ball" for pinball machine fans is the extra chance offered when you score a lot of points. And in the jargon of winegrowers Sylvain and Nicolas Grosbois, this corresponds to the first cuvée of the year, the fruitiest and freshest. A real fruit bomb to savour for on its own, slightly chilled.

If Sylvaner is sometimes misunderstood, it nevertheless delivers all its potential here in a masterful way. Coming from old vines and benefiting from aging on lees for nine months, this cuvée has everything to seduce you, as aperitif or with a light cheese platter pairing and with your favourite seafood.

Produced from vines located in the village of Puligny-Montrachet, on the edge of the coveted eponymous appellation area, this cuvée exceeds expectations. Complexity and elegance come together in a suave mouth with subtle and perfect élevage. Great with bloomy rind cheeses or coquilles St. Jacques.

Highlighting the well-known Valpolicella grape varieties, this intriguing Venetian bottle offers a rosé graced with beautiful fine bubbles. Thanks to its crunchy red fruits and sharp acidity, this sparkling wine is ideal for enhancing an aperitif and bruschetta moment.

.Vidal is one of the most cultivated grape varieties in Quebec. Overlooking the Yamaska ​​National Park, the vineyard of the couple Chantal and Bernard is perfectly suited to this aromatic variety which yields here a lovely dry and vibrant white. Superb with a steamed artichoke starter or an apple and cheese grilled cheese.

Converted to organic farming in 1970, this Alsatian estate committed to biodynamics in the mid-1980s. Aged in century-old oak barrels for eight months, without adding sulphites, their Pinot Noir embraces a fruity and spicy profile where purity and elegance dictate the ensemble.

With a score of 92/100, the famous Wine Advocate speaks of this organic red as a sure value in Chianti in 2021. Delicately fragrant, elegant and skillfully produced, it will reveal itself alongside a pork loin stuffed with sundried tomatoes.

Founded in 1499, Tenuta Villanova remains to this day the oldest wine property in Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Their white, macerated on skins for five days then aged in concrete vats, is a wise choice for anyone wishing to explore orange wines. Aromatic and refreshing, it will pair wonderfully with a Californian salad.