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Ravine Vineyard Chardonnay 2010, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada$24.00
Very Macon-Villages - it's an elegant chardonnay with a purity of butter and salty minerality at the forefront that adds undertones of caramel vanilla oak. A nice light sipper. Very suave.
3.5 Stars
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Southbrook Triomphe Organic Cabernet Franc Rosé 2011, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada$19.95
Seriously delicious. This is one of the best Rose's the Niagara region has ever produced. It coats your palate with mouth watering fruit, herbs and spices. Refreshing and luxurious.
3.5 Stars
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Canonica A Cerreto Sandiavolo 2006, Igt Toscana
Tuscany, Italy$24.95
Kind of a muted note? I get burnt wood, char, ash and smoke. The fruit is really faint but perhaps blueberry puree. The palate is medium weight with really aggressive tannins. Finishes with a fine grade sandpaper on your tongue. Too astringent for me. 93 PTS JS...he must have tasted it after smoking a cigar.
3.5 Stars
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Lapilli Beneventano Aglianico 2014, Igt
Campania, Italy$13.75
Smells like volcanic ash and cedar. The palate is dry and structured with hints of sweet oaK. Score = intriguing.
3.5 Stars
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Château Gachon Cuvée Les Petits Rangas 2008, Ac Montagne St émilion
Bordeaux, France$17.95
Thin and uninspiring - very bland & almost watery. Not recommended.
3.5 Stars
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Viña Tarapacá Gran Reserva Carmenère 2010, Maipo Valley, Chile
Maipo Valley, Chile$17.95
This wine is a beast. You need to decant it for a good three hours to unveil its excellence. Real firm tannins and structure. A stiff backbone.
3.5 Stars
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Pondview Bella Terra Cabernet Franc 2009, VQA Four Mile Creek, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada$28.00
Get down to the winery and taste the 2010 vintage release... it's hands down the best single varietal Cab/ Franc I have every had. Packed with terroir driven fruit and earthiness, it's smoky and delicious. It has incredible concentration of fruit & remains perfectly balanced. Impressive and complex.
3.5 Stars
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Concha Y Toro Serie Riberas Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, Do Marchigue, Ribera Del Tinguiririca
Colchagua Valley, Chile$17.95
Lovin this wine! Both the nose and palate are impressive. It's a big fruity wine that not shy on oak, but it's contained with incredible balance. Terroir meets crowd pleaser? $15 bucks and hits 90 pts for real. Nice job.
3.5 Stars
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Westside Red Troublemaker Blend 1, Paso Robles
California, Usa$19.95
a little fat and unfocused but deep, dark and delicious.
3.5 Stars
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Tawse Growers Blend Pinot Noir 2010, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada$24.95
This is the entry level "Bourgonge" from the Tawse folk and my my my is it ever a treat to drink. The quality of this wine demonstrates their pure love and dedication to burgundian varietals...reminds me of Village Burgundy...or a perfect woman. Rosy, sweet and delicious. Structured and serious but graceful, fun and affordable.
3.5 Stars
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