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Borsao Tres Picos Garnacha 2009, Do Campo De Borja

LCBO old world- Spain
100% grenache and tastes like it! Very typical grenache taste- fruity and juicy with some toasty spice
-has a young, purple brigth red colour
-smell of wood and toasted oak
-juicy, ribena, light, lively, supple, velvet and smooth
-vanilla taste is indicative of spanish wines (because of the american oak)
- medium bodied- quite sweet

-very tasty but I feel like I could get a new world grenache for a better price
-I also would not typically get a 100% grenache- Grenache on its own is too juicy tasting- Iw oud like something with a drier finish- typically.

Cave Spring Estate Riesling 2010, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula

LCBO Wine Appreciation- Canada 1/8
-silver tinged, watery yellow- cool climate riesling

-fruit, pear, grapefruit, sweet, green apple
-mouthwatering, balanced, good but would not purchase for the price.
-not especially good value

Château De Chambert Les Tourelles Cahors 2008, Ac

This is a very balanced wine with definite aromas and flavours of woodsmoke and blackberry. Medium to long finish.
The Malbec keeps the wine quite dark and I think the Merlot mixed in helps to mellow the wine. This 2008 is great to drink now (2012). I let the bottle breathe for 1-2 hours and the wine did not get NOTICEABLY different as it breathed throughout the night.
Enjoyed this over a special steak dinner- paired nicely.
This is a nice red for a dark - more ornate salad, a red meat and a chocolate or fruit dessert.
dry- easy to drink with food or alone.

E. Guigal Cotes Du Rhone 2007

Joffré E Hijas Premium Merlot 2004, Uco Valley, Mendoza

LCBO Wine Appreciation -South America 4/8

Nice sample of a warm climate merlot- Have converted me to only warm climate merlot's if I were to drink a straight up merlot
-plum, soft vanilla, hints of lavendar
-you can really taste the gentle touch of the french oak.
-lucious, smoother
-medium nice finish
-very nice-gets better as it breathes
-can be enjoyed right away.

-might purchase- but there is better value out there. very good though

Henry Of Pelham Reserve Baco Noir 2009, VQA Ontario

LCBO Wine Appreciation -Canada 5/8
Had 2010 Vintage
-deep crimson- black cherry,
-not nice
-not good.
-do not buy.

Misiones De Rengo Gran Reserva Cuvée Carmenère 2010, Rapel Valley

LCBO Wine Appreciation -South America 5/8

-smoke on teh nose
-extra dry, no length- disappears righta fter the sip
-tannin end

-would definitely purchase for an easy wine- with a clean finish- best enjoyed with food where you want the FOOD taste to linger and not necessarily the wine.

-perhaps better value- but i find this wine interesting, unique extra dry wine with no finish.

would repruchase with the right meal

-beef patties, juicy burgers, smoked roasted meats, red meat

Errazuriz Max Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Aconcagua Valley

LCBO Wine Appreciation -South America 7/8

-Chocolate covered cherries,
-dry
-would buy..maybe- for the smell- not outstanding but definitely good.

Domaine Rodet Château De Mercey Mercurey 2009, Ac

Third White wine at LCBO Old Wine Appreciation course notes:
-Yellow/ Golden colour
-grassy/ methyl smell on linger (aka- don't linger)
-ripe apples
-low acid, matured in oak- the oak is subtle and softens the taste/finish. (not oak fwd)
-vanilla smoke, buttery finish, round

*I have never been a fan of white wines but I would say that this is a wine that would change my mind considerably.
Really well balanced- you can tell a good wine when you can instantly imagine what you would want to eat this with- as soon as I tasted this I wrote down:
"Fish in cream sauce!" and "buttery oysters"

La Crema Pinot Noir 2010, Sonoma Coast

New World LCBO4/8
with violent swirl tastes like burnt marshmallow- the caramelized part of it.
-woody smell, tart red fruit and oak on the nose
-very light-distinctly a pinot noir
-well balanced, bit of barnyard

-balanced but not really my style. food, not great value