2012 Flat Rock Chardonnay – Vintages 286278 – $18.95 – **** – Great value and high quality from this wine that recently won a Gold Medal at the Ontario Wine Awards. The nose is Vanilla, Pineapple and Apple. Flavours match the nose with just hints of baking spice that linger on the finish. Simply put this wine is awesome, especially for the price. This wine will be spending some quality time on my patio this summer.
2012 Wildass Red – Vintages 86363 – $19.95 – **** – Speaking of patio wines the Wildass wines from Stratus are a welcome addition across the board. There are lots of very concentrated fruit flavours of raspberry, dark cherry, blackberry and currant. Unpretentious and aproachable right after opening this is the sort of wine that doesn’t need any time in the cellar. This will pair well with anything off the barbeque.
