2013 Nk’Mip Qwam Qwmt Chardonnay – Vintages 391813 – $24.95 – ****+ – This is a bold and buttery Chardonnay that just screams warm summer in a glass. Make sure you don’t serve this too cold or the strong oak pressence in the glass will overpower the wine. This is meant to be served a little below room temperature, thirty to sixty minutes in a fridge before serving should do the trick. The nose offers up Applesauce with spice notes over the orchard fruit. The flavours of the wine match the nose with Vanilla tossed into the mix on the finish. This Chardonnay punched out of it’s weight class in terms of dollar to value and will make a perfect match to creamy pasta or fried fish.
2012 Wildass Red – Vintages 86363 – $19.95 – ****+ – This wine is incredible value and this will be a staple in my house for the spring and summer. Very rich and fruit driven and lip smacking good. The nose offers up Cherry, Strawberry and Raspberry but has hints of smoke to let you know that this wine is “serious”. Those quotation marks are to let you know that this wine is in fact … not in the least bit serious. You could buy a couple bottles to put in a cellar to see how this will develop but it’s drinking great now, so why wait. The very ripe fruit flavours from the nose are matched on the palate with the addition of vanilla and hints of smoke on the finish. This wine is dangerously smooth on the finish and is begging to be paired with any red meat you can put on a grill.
