2016 13th Street Cabernet/merlot – Vintages 056598 – $19.95 – **** – Juicy and lush red fruit with very soft tannin. This is very easy drinking and a great reminder that not every bottle of red wine from a stellar vintage in Ontario needs to spend time in a cellar...
In early August I had an opportunity to pop in to Legends Estates to see what Derek Barnett has been working on for his Meldville label. The third edition bottles are making their way out, and there are more wines going into bottle in the fall. The Sauvignon Blanc continues...
2016 Henry of Pelham Speck Family Reserve Chardonnay – Vintages 616466 – $29.95 – **** – Rich and heavy, great toasted oak and spice is well integrated with ripe peach, tangerine, and pineapple. A great reflection of the warm 2016 vintage. With a year or two in cellar this should...
2015 Chateau des Charmes Old Vines Riesling – Vintages 277228 – $18.95 – **** – Great intense aromas of apricot, peach, lime, are caressed by mineral. This bottle is perfectly balanced and brings a symphony of flavour to your glass – orchard fruit is met seamlessly with citrus – a...
2015 Leaning Post The Fifty Chardonnay – Vintages 578864 – $21.95 – **** – Wonderfully complex, and showing some restraint. This checks a lot of boxes that make me excited to grab a few bottles of this. The aromas of green apple, melon, and just a hint of spice. There...
2017 Featherstone Black Sheep Riesling – Vintages 80234 – $16.95 – ****+ – This continues to be benchmark for quality of Riesling from Ontario. Even though 2017 was by most accounts a challenging vintage, you certainly wouldn’t be able to guess by the flavours in this bottle. In your glass...
2016 Southbrook Triomphe Chardonnay – Vintages 172338 – $24.95 – ****+ – Aromas are baking spice, baked apple, and vanilla. There is so much texture and richness coming out of the bottle – it’s unapologetic with the invasion of flavour it brings to your glass. There is nice weight on...
I had an opportunity to stop by Organized Crime Winery to chat with their new winemaker Greg Yemen. After recent discoveries of their 2012 PIpe Down and 2016 Sauvignon Blanc, I needed to see how the rest of the portfolio stacked up. This winery is going to be a regular...
2016 The Hare Crown Land White – Vintages 547786 – $18.50 – **** – A blend of Gewurztraminer and Riesling – this bottle offers fantastic balance of these two grapes. The aromas are unapologetically rosewater and lychee in spades. On the palate this matches the nose and has me wondering...
Here are a few gems that are currently available in the Tawse portfolio. I do go on about it a little more in my note on the Redfoot Cabernet Franc, but there is something very Niagara about these wines. Tawse is most definitely a leader for Ontario as we try...
I was thrilled to taste through some Redstone wines earlier this year. It’s always a treat to get to taste these wines. 2015 Sparkling Rosé – $29.95 – **** – This Pinot Noir sparkler is so fruity and delicious. The aromas are very pretty red fruit. On the palate this...
2017 Featherstone Four Feathers – Vintages 341586 – $14.95 – ***½+ – This is crushable, something that needs to be served next to grilled chicken, or at your next fish fry. The ideal way to serve this wine is going to be on a patio, dock, or outdoor setting with...
