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Chateau Canteloup
2012 Chateau Canteloup Médoc – LCBO 420000 – $19.65 – ***1/2+ – Who said that decent Bordeaux was expensive? or that it had to age in a cellar for years? This is uncomplicated straight forward and most importantly delicious. Fruit driven with very soft tannin on the finish. The nose...
September 19 – 2013 Cave Spring Indian Summer Late Harvest Riesling – 2013 Coffin Ridge Back from the Dead Red
2013 Cave Spring Indian Summer Select Late Harvest Riesling – Vintages 415901 – $24.95 – ****+ – This is a great wine for those of you who say that Icewine is too sweet. First off being a late harvest there is less sugar than in your regular Icewine. Secondly, this...
Winery Collective (August 2015)
This is my last post about my visit to California. I can honestly say going through my notes and reflecting on what I tasted I am already eager to go back. There is so much to see, taste and eat in California that I am convinced even if I had...
Benziger (August 2015)
Benziger has one of the most beautiful estates I have ever seen. It’s as if the hills surrounding the vineyards of this biodynamic winery are trying to swallow it. I spent my Sunday morning in the Sonoma Valley taking a tour of this vineyard. Just like with my Saturday visits...
September 12 – 2013 Calliope Sauvignon Blanc – 2013 13th Street Red Palette
2013 13th Street Red Palette – Vintages 249458 – $15.95 – ***1/2 – The nose on this wine is Raspberry jam. This is made to be enjoyed now with no cellaring necessary. The flavours in the glass are Cherry, Strawberry and Raspberry and as with the nose very ripe and...
Ravenswood (August 2015)
What I found most interesting about my visit to California has to do with their own identity as a wine growing region. Most wineries have put their Cabernet Sauvignon at their highest tier with Chardonnay somewhere behind it and Zinfandel on the bottom rung of the ladder. This is great...
Count of Buena Vista
The Count of Buena Vista is alive and well at Buena Vista Winery. Well, the actual count, Agoston Haraszthy died in 1869 where it is presumed he was eaten by Alligators in Nicaragua. George Webber now has the mantle of Count of Buena Vista and I couldn’t help but get...
September 5 – Peller Estates Ice Cuvée Rosé – 2013 Cave Spring Chardonnay Musqué
Peller Estates Ice Cuvée Rosé – Vintages 113035 – $34.95 – **** – You don’t really expect a wine to transport you back to grade school when you taste it … but that’s what happened here. This wine tastes like fruit roll ups! This is absolutely not a bad thing....
2013 Wildass Sauvignon Blanc – 2014 Hat Trick Cabernet Merlot
This isn’t a part of my regular weekly reviews. But these are a couple of wines that I have tasted through recently that I thought were worth sharing with you. It was certainly nice to get into some quality more pocket book friendly wines after my visit to California. 2013...
August 28 – 2013 Malivoire Gamay – 2013 Southbrook Triomphe Chardonnay
2013 Malivoire Gamay – Vintages 591313 – $17.95 – **** – The nose is dark cherries and damp earth right after a rainfall. This is textbook Cru Beaujolais with nice depth in flavours while still being a light red wine. The flavours are very concentrated cherry and just like the...