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Ridgepoint Meritage 2005, VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada$14.95
This wine won awards and after tasting it almost a decade later, i can see why.
I also tasted the 2007, and both are really graceful but with noticeable super fine tannins. both are packed with cherry, tobacco, herbs and spice. Get down to Ridge Point & taste for yourself!
2.5 Stars
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Redhawk Vineyard Grateful Red Pinot Noir 2008, Willamette Valley
Oregon, Usa$21.95
light and muted, but still has nice pinot qualities.
2.5 Stars
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Chateau Des Charmes Estate Cabernet Franc 2008, VQA Niagara On The Lake
Ontario, Canada$12.45
Nice nose of roasted green bell pepper and blueberries. The pallet is silky smooth and the tannins are laid back. Medium to light body, but nice mouth feel. I picked up some steal notes, maybe from the fermentation tanks? All in all a simple wine with classic Niagara cab frac characteristics. One of the best Niagara wines at $14 i have ever had.
2.5 Stars
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Sierra Cantabria Selección 2008
Rioja, Spain$13.95
Not bad for the money. Really well made stuff. Drinks more like a Rhone inpired wine...i get wet rock, blueberries, toffee and sour cherries and a little iron (blood taste) on the finish. No barnyard that i usually adore in my Rioja wines. oh well it's still a really nice wine for the money, just not textbook Rioja. I would buy again.
2.5 Stars
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Rivera Cappellaccio Riserva Aglianico 2005, Doc Castel Del Monte
Puglia, Italy$18.95
Too bad for those that received a tainted bottle, b/c i really enjoyed mine. My bottle was a Fresh & well made. Great tannin and structure (could have aged it for several more years) The nose offered black current, cedar, candle wax, which transcended to sour cherries and cedar on the palate. Medium to full bodied.
2.5 Stars
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Cave Des Vignerons De Bel Air Beaujolais Villages 2009, Ac
Beaujolais, France$11.95
This wine has an amazing way of being sweet/sour and salty. Mararita comes to mind, but instead of lime it's sweet and sour cherries with rose petals. really good value, I chilled it slightly. Beaujolais for REAL YO! Nice.
2.5 Stars
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Stoney Ridge Excellence Sauvignon Blanc 2009, VQA Niagara Lakeshore
Ontario, Canada$25.00
I love the way this wine has crisp sour and smoky notes with a solid dose of minerality. Gordon Robert has done an inccredible job on his excellence series wines!
2.5 Stars
Ironstone Chardonnay 2009, California
California, Usa$17.95
smooth, butter lemon, ripe fruit flavours...no minerality though, so a fairly simple wine...enjoyable non-the-less and great for the money
2.5 Stars
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Ridgepoint Cabernet Franc 2009, VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada$14.95
Smooth and tasty but light and boring.
2.5 Stars
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Flagstone Writer's Block Pinotage 2009, Wo Western Cape
Western Cape, South Africa$19.95
wow what an odd ball wine this is. The nose offers sweet cherries, blackberries, smoky oak, caremel and vanilla. The palate is totally disjointed and awkward. it starts sweet and smooth and finishes extremely I mean mega dry and bitter - like you just chewed up a nasty sour cherry pit and sucked on a harsh day old black tea bag. Give it a try...lol
2.5 Stars
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