2014 Creekside Estate Marianne Hill Riesling – Vintages 443572 – $19.95 – ***** – Here is your first perfect score of 2016. This wine came out of left field from a winery that is better known for Syrah. The nose offers a nice mineral quality on top of lemon, lime and golden delicious apple. The flavours of this wine are lemon, peach, and apple. A perfect harmony of acidity and sugar. This wine has a nice clean finish that leaves a whisper of peach and lemon. Given the acid and sugar balance this is a wine that should age well over the next 5-10 years. You can enjoy this now without any food pairing necessary.
2013 Peller Estates Private Reserve Gamay Noir – Vintages 444745 – $19.95 – ****+ – The Gamay in this province comes from a very broad palate of flavours. No two wineries are producing identical wines but you get your Cherry, and Pepper fix easily. The Gamay from Peller is medium bodied and loaded with Black Cherry, and Blackberry but these is a nice weight to the mid palate letting you know this wine means business. The tannin is soft and approachable immediately after opening this bottle. Here is the thing about Gamay. I don’t think many people give a second thought to saving a bottle of this wine in their cellar. However with the nice acidity and tannin in this wine it should age well for the next 4-7 years while the tannin relaxes even more. Enjoy this with beef or lamb stews.
