Paul Forget
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I was born into a French Canadian family and started tasting wine early with food. My love of wine and food goes hand in hand, when you have a perfect pairing, it is one of those great pleasures in life.
I have recently returned to Ontario, after living in Victoria, BC for the last four years. I worked part-time for the Mark Anthony Group which allowed me to attend many industry tastings, including numerous Import Vintners and Spirits Association tastings.
Before moving to Victoria, in December of 2006, I graduated with a Sommelier Certification from Algonquin College in Ottawa.
What I look for in a wine, above all, is aromatics. The nose should draw you in, not to much alcohol with good acidity, rich and concentrated flavour. For me, great wines are about subtlety, complexity and finesse. A bottle of wine should tell a story, should have a sense of place, terroir, where the grapes where grown. The use of oak should be handled with care.
I love everything about wine and recognize I have a great deal to learn. I enjoyed a great deal of BC wines and I am eager to get more familiar with Ontario wines.
Reviews
Bastide Miraflors Vieilles Vignes Syrah/Grenache 2011, Igp Côtes Catalanes
Languedoc, France$19.95
3.5 Stars
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Ravenswood Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel 2010
California, Usa$19.95
This wine opened up with aromas of red cherry, plum, wild berries, soft leather, spicy and vanilla notes. On the mouthfeel, medium-full bodied with ripe fruit concentration, spicy, fresh acidity and silky tannins. The finish is long, spicy with sweet and tart flavours and fine silky tannins. A lovely, well made Zinfandel, were the fruit is ripe and oak treatment is well handled, nothing overdone. Perfect paired with anything from the BBQ or can sip on its own, was very enjoyable.
3.5 Stars
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Kunde Zinfandel 2008, Sonoma County
California, Usa$22.95
Mostly Zinfandel with a small amount of Petite Sirah and Syrah, with maturation in a combination of American, French and Hungarian oak for 19 months, alcohol comes in at 14.5%.
A beautiful sensuous nose on this Zin, with aromas of black cherry, wild berries, raisins, toasty oak, saddle leather, vanilla and espresso notes. On the mouthfeel, medium-full bodied with ripe fruit concentration, peppery, cola flavours, nice acidity and silky tannins. This wines finish is a medium length with ripe and rich fruit concentration, peppery and savoury notes and a beautiful velvety texture. Great flavours on this Zinfandel, awesome value and strongly recommended.
3.5 Stars
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Tinhorn Creek Oldfield Series Cabernet Franc 2010, Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada$35.00
3.5 Stars
William Fèvre Chablis 1er Cru 2007, Ac
Burgundy, France$29.95
I have been a fan of William Fèvre wines and again this Chablis delivers the goods. Lovely freshness on the nose; green apple, citrus fruits, melon with some minerality. Medium body, crisp acidity and refreshing finish.
3.0 Stars
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Studert Prüm Riesling Kabinett 2008, Qmp, Graacher Himmelreich
Mosel, Germany$19.95
New Release May 15, 2010.
3.0 Stars
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Dog Point Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2009, Marlborough, South Island
New Zealand$24.95
New Release November 13, 2010
3.0 Stars
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Cicchitti Gran Reserva Malbec 2004, Mendoza
Mendoza, Argentina$22.95
The aromas on this wine are pretty muted, after 12 months in French and American oak and about 5 years in bottle; blueberry, blackberry, tobacco, leather, pencil shaving and vanilla. The mouthfeel is thick, velvety and sweet with well integrated tannins. The finish is long, with concentrated fruit and earthy. All and all, enjoyable, great with BBQ meat. Only negative, I am not a fan of synthetic cork, a wine which spends this amount of time in bottle needs a real cork or quality Stelvin cap.
3.0 Stars
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