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La Rioja Alta Viña Ardanza Reserva 2010, Doca Rioja

Fresne Ducret La Grande Hermine 1er Cru Champagne 2008, A.C.

Bibbiano Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Docg Vigna Del Capannino 2016

The quality of the winemaking is apparent on first taste. Inky black colour, with loads of dark fruit and a little sweetness, some floral notes, and nebbiolo-style tar. Complex and quite delicious. Very more-ish.

Bindi Sergardi Chianti Classico Riserva Calidonia 2015, Docg

Icardi Fossati Barolo 2016, D.O.C.G. Piedmont

Cave Spring Csv Riesling 2018, Cave Spring Vineyard, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario

Outstanding value for money. A real crowd-pleaser, though I ultimately had to order it directly from the winery as it was never available at my LCBOs. This is one I think I will collect for a few years going forward, because I have a feeling it could age beautifully. Well-balanced, flavourful, crisp and with all the light citrus and petrol flavours I look for in my rieslings. I look forward to revisiting this in a few years to see how it's evolved.

Bachelder Wismer Wingfield Ouest Vineyard Chardonnay 2018, VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment

Truly wonderful chardonnay. This wine will compare favorably with anything double the price or more from Burgundy. Somehow manages to have both a floral and exotic fruit nose, and an extraordinarily fresh and bright finish.

Aurelio Settimo Rocche Dell'annunziata Barolo 2015, Docg

Poderi Colla Barolo Bussia Dardi Le Rose 2015, Barolo

Very classical Barolo here. Focused fruit and tar with rose petal. Quite garnet in the glass, and I’m pretty sure it benefited from a half hour of decanting. Really amazing value for money. I’ll be buying more of this in subsequent vintages.

Sottimano Barbaresco Pajoré 2017, Docg