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Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon
Kentucky, Usa$45.95
Sweet vanilla oak with spice, smooth but bold.
3.5 Stars
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Hartley Ostini Hitching Post Cork Dancer Pinot Noir 2009, Santa Barbara County
California, Usa$27.00
Did I mention how Awesome WineAlign is, I just love this website. Anyway's, it's a relaxing moody Sideways Sunday that calls for a Hitching Post Pinot. It's my first, and I gotta say, its fresher than what i was expecting. This is why I think Niagara is still really so undiscovered...it reminds me of a Niagara Pinot, juicy and full of flavour, but balanced and really fresh and grippy. Well made and perfect for any mood - rainy or sunny outside, this is a pinot that slowly works itself into your life.
3.5 Stars
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Firestone Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, Santa Ynez Valley
California, Usa$19.90
Ya, I mean this hits all notes - structured and flavourfull - well done! Cab fans like my father will love this wine, especially for the price. Bravo!
3.5 Stars
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Lealtanza Reserva 2009, Doca Rioja
Rioja, Spain$19.95
Nice wine with some earthy notes to add complexity. Nice wine but a tad boring in my opinion.
3.5 Stars
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Pierre Henri Morel Signargues Côtes Du Rhône Villages 2010, Ac
Rhône, France$15.95
sweet scents of brown sugar, violets, black pepper, herbs and spice. Nice creamy body with structured dry tannins. Plenty of rocky minerals to satisfy. Finishes a tad short and sharp.
3.5 Stars
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Maison Roche De Bellene Savigny Les Beaune Vieilles Vignes 2010, Ac
Burgundy, France$22.95
Clean, structured and balanced with just enough cherry infused mushroom flavours. Violets, red rose petals, red liquorice and game notes. It’s delicate, graceful and authentically burgundian. Great Value!
3.5 Stars
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Château Pech Redon L'épervier 2010, Ac Côteaux Du Languedoc, La Clape
Languedoc, France$24.95
Where do I start? This wine offers a nice old world funky (manure inspired) nose. The start, again is pleasant smooth and flavorful, but the finish is obnoxiously dry and bitter. My wife pointed out that the finish actually tasted like chewing on an aspirin… and after she did, that’s all I could taste.
3.5 Stars
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Stratus Sémillon 2009, VQA Niagara On The Lake
Ontario, Canada$24.25
You have to appreciate oak aged wines to truly enjoy this Spicy Oaked lush devil. It has really nice honey dew fruit but the spicy oak is dominating once it warms up in your glass. I appreciated this effort. Fans of California Chards will enjoy this Semillon.
3.5 Stars
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Mayu Reserva Carmenère 2009, Elqui Valley
Chile$17.95
here's a wine with some real tension! It's got a strong spicy bouquet - ...blueberry, smoke, jalapeno brandy liqueur, cigar, leather. the palate is surprisingly smooth, but the tension between oaky fruit bomb and earthiness complicates things, but in a nice way. This wine has a little bit for everybody to enjoy. Great finish!
3.5 Stars
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Villa Maria Private Bin Pinot Noir 2009, Marlborough
New Zealand$19.95
Classic NZ Pinot flavours, a tad light bodied.
3.5 Stars
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