Jason Solanki
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Wine lover since 2001! My interest in wine began while touring the factory where they printed the LCBO VINTAGES magazine.
Over time, my passion for wine grew. Now, I am highly regarded by friends and colleagues as a resource for when they need a wine for that special occasion, be it an anniversary, birthday, wedding, gatherings at home, or when they want to impress their special friend or the In-Laws.
Combining my interest in the Internet/web/computers, you can find me at https://vintagewinepicks.blogspot.com where you will find more wine reviews, events and contests.
Reviews
Domaine La Rougeante 2016, Ac Corbières
Languedoc, France$18.95
Blend of Mourvèdre, Grenache, and Syrah raised in tank. Enticing aromas of dark berry, blackberry, and black plum sprinkled with crushed stones and touches of garrigue and dried herb. The medium-full bodied palate is ripe with good fruit concentration and nicely balanced fruity-savoury-herbal flavours of dark berry, pepper spice, dried herb, and earthy notes. Refined, lightly structured tannins have a nice dusty textured character, while juicy acids are well-balanced. Some warmth on the mid-palate. Savoury, earthy mineral notes linger on the finish, with very good length. Tasted Sept/2020.
3.5 Stars
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Lungarotti San Giorgio 2016, Igt Umbria Rosso
Umbria, Italy$51.95
A 50/50 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese, this Super Umbrian has a medium-high intensity nose that needs some coaxing, but reveals pretty and complex aromas of red cherry, baking spice, clove, and savoury earthy notes with touches of dried spice and floral. The full-bodied, structured palate has cherry, clove, oak spice, earthy, and mocha chocolate flavours with touches of dried floral and berry tones. Tannins are fine-grained, textured, and quite drying, while acids are very good. Savoury and earthy on the long, juicy finish. Tasted Sept/2020. Score: 90+ pts
3.5 Stars
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13th Street Premier Cuvée Sparkling 2014, Traditional Method, VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Ontario, Canada$39.95
Blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay. Aged on lees for a minimum of 48 months. Zero-dosage. Maturing, toasty brioche, autolytic, yeast, and baked apple aromatics with touches of lemon citrus and honey adding complexity. It's medium+ bodied on the crisp, dry palate with fine mousse and lively acidity. The dry flavour profile offers toasty, brioche, leesy, lemon citrus, and mineral characters. The mineral notes linger on the finish, with excellent length. Tasted Nov/2020.
3.5 Stars
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Whitehaven Greg Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2019, Vegan, Awatere Valley, Marlborough, South Island
Marlborough, New Zealand$23.95
Fresh, elegant aromatics are clean and ripe with melon, citrus, wet rock minerality, and grapefruit notes. It's medium+ bodied on the fresh, broad palate with nicely ripe melon replays, followed by some mineral, gooseberry, and nettle flavours. It’s got fresh acids and a long, crisp, and lightly spiced finish. Tasted Mar/2020.
3.5 Stars
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Château Bel Orme Tronquoy De Lalande 2016, Ac Haut Médoc
Bordeaux, France$38.95
A blend of 58% Merlot and 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, this has a ripe, medium-high intensity nose that offers elegant dark berry/cherry, currant, wet forest floor, complex wood spice, and touches of savoury notes. It's full-bodied with astringent, grippy tannins, fresh acids and ripe fruited aroma replays joined by herbally flavours. Very good finish length. Still very young, needs 3-4 years of cellar time. Tasted Sept/2019.
3.5 Stars
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Domaine Hamelin Beauroy Chablis 1er Cru 2018, Ac Burgundy
Burgundy, France$37.00
Intense, terroir-driven, minerally aromas mingling with ripe, lemon citrus and touches of oyster shell, white floral, and acacia. It's medium+ bodied on the fresh, ripe palate with stony, lemon citrus flavours with hints of peach. It's nicely textured with fresh, bright acids that are crisp and clean. Some nutty and mealy notes arrive on the mid-palate, adding complexity and interest, lingering through to the long, juicy, textured, stony, oyster shell finish. Tasted Nov/2020.
3.5 Stars
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Viña Tarapacá Gran Reserva Carmenère 2019, Do Valle Del Maipo
Maipo Valley, Chile$17.95
The medium-high intensity aromatics are fresh with wild herbs mingling with blackberry, black cherry, and spice notes. It's medium+ bodied on the palate with fine herbally, blackberry, black cherry replays joined by savoury oak spice flavours. Acids are fresh and uplifting while the smooth, refined tannins are nicely textured. More savoury and earthy on the juicy finish, with very good length. Tasted Mar/2021.
3.5 Stars
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Trius Brut Rose, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada$29.95
Fragrant and open with strawberry, ripe cherry, raspberry, and pink grapefruit aromas and flavours. Elegant, fine mousse with crisp, balanced acids, and finishes long. Really quite lovely. Tasted May/2019.
3.5 Stars
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Albino Armani Extra Dry Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore, Docg, Friuli, Italy
Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy$22.95
The medium+ intensity nose delivers citrusy, orange peel, floral, and pear aromas. On the medium+ bodied palate it has frothy mousse with gentle acidity in an off-dry flavour profile with deliciously appealing aroma replays. The finish length is very good. Tasted Nov. 2025.
3.5 Stars
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Radford Dale Vinum Chenin Blanc 2018, Stellenbosch
South Africa$18.95
From 35 to 40 year old vines. 30% naturally fermented in small, Burgundian barrels. The clean, medium+ intensity nose delivers white peach, stone fruit, and herbal aromas with touches of saline. It's medium-full bodied with very good fruit concentration on the creamy textured palate with nicely dry aroma replays plus some leesy characters on the flavour profile. Excellent length on the finish. Tasted Oct/2019. Score: 90+ pts
3.5 Stars
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