2013 Southbrook Triomphe Cabernet Franc – Vintages 275958 – $21.95 – **** – I submit this wine as evidence that we should be flying the Franc flag high over the vineyards of Ontario. 2013 was a fairly typical summer in Niagara and this is reflected well in the bottle. This is not a wine that needs to spend time in your cellar, it’s drinking great right now and will make a perfect match to some heartier cuisine as we head into cold weather. I have a hard time cooking with wines that I really enjoy, but it’s important that if you have a recipe that calls for Red wine you’re using something tasty. This will be at home in your beef stews or sauces. It will be even more at home in your glass. There is nice raspberry, cherry, cranberry and a nice savory note that is like roasting red pepper.
2014 Fielding Estate Bottled Riesling – Vintages 251439 – $19.95 – **** – Chalk and Lime in equal proportions climb their way out of the glass from this intense wine. The bright, crisp, laser beam focused acidity (see what I did there … look at all those adjectives) hit the palate hard and bring a whole lotta citrus flavours to the palate. There is just a hint of lemon zest that helps cement the flavours in your mouth. This wine is balanced and will find it’s way into my kitchen with perogies, choucroutte garni, raclette. Basically, this is something that will help cut through some hearty Eastern European cuisine.
