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
Jean-max Roger Cuvée Les Caillottes Sancerre 2021, A.C.
Loire, France$36.95
Elegant & beautifully intense, the aromatic nose offers lemon/lime citrus, stony minerality, grassy herbs, guava, tropical fruit & grapefruit aromas w/ hints of melon. It's medium-full bodied, impressively concentrated & well-structured on crunchy palate. Dry & complex w/ lightly honeyed flavours of lemon/lime, citrus, white floral, ripe apple, & pear, w/ touches of guava, tapering to stony mineral notes. Gently spicy on mid-palate. Nicely textured mouthfeel is supported by juicy, balanced acidity. Stony, leesy mineral notes linger on the exceptionally long, balanced finish. Tasted Sept. 2023.
4.5 Stars
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Aurelio Settimo Barolo 2017, Docg
Piedmont, Italy$57.95
Beautiful, fragrant, medium-high to highly aromatic nose of red cherry, floral, orange zest, and raspberry notes. It's full-bodied with lovely aroma replays echoing on the structured palate. It has well-balanced acidity and medium-firm tannins, while the finish is long and balanced, with excellent length. Approachable now, but will age. Tasted Oct. 2022.
4.5 Stars
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Domaine Hamelin Beauroy Chablis 1er Cru 2019, Ac
Burgundy, France$41.95
100% Chardonnay. Elegantly fragrant and ripe on the nose with fresh citrus, apple and pear aromas with hints of lactic and shell minerality. It's ripe and fleshy on the medium-full bodied, textured palate with fresh, clean, and bright acidity. Lovely lemon citrus, apple, pear, and butter flavours taper to a minerally, citrusy, and crisp finish, with excellent length. Beautiful! Tasted June 2022. Score: 93+ pts
4.5 Stars
San Felice Il Grigio Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2017, Sustainable, Docg
Tuscany, Italy$51.95
80% Sangiovese. The medium-high intensity nose has savoury and wet earth aromas flecked with subtle red cherry, dried cherry, floral, and wood spice notes. On the medium-full bodied palate it has tangy aroma replays along supported by structured chalky tannins and very good, juicy acidity. Wood spice with subtle cherry notes linger on the finish, with excellent length. Tasted May 2022. Score: 92+ pts
4.5 Stars
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Ruffino Riserva Ducale Oro Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2017, Docg
Tuscany, Italy$49.95
Blend of 80% Sangiovese with 20% Merlot & Colorino, the highly aromatic nose offers sweet spice, red cherry, floral, and some dried cherry notes, all of which come through very nicely on the medium-full bodied, structured palate. It's with slightly chalky tannins, while the long, balanced and very satisfying finish has excellent length. Tasted Nov/2021.
4.5 Stars
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Montes Wings Carmenere 2019, D.O. Apalta, Valle De Colchagua
Colchagua Valley, Chile$67.95
This blend of 85% Carmenère and 15% Cabernet Franc has an open, medium-high to highly aromatic nose that is fresh and elegantly herbaceous with currant, cassis, and tobacco aromas adding pleasure. It's medium-full bodied with a tight mouthfeel and lovely, tangy aroma replays of currant and cocoa notes on the flavour profile. It's juicy with fresh acidity, along with green pepper and herbal notes on the mid-palate. Tight tannins lead to a long, youthful finish. Enjoy over the next 10+ years. Tasted Sept. 2023.
4.5 Stars
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Banfi Poggio Alle Mura Brunello Di Montalcino 2019, Docg
Tuscany, Italy$72.20
Elegantly fragrant and highly aromatic, this Sangiovese has attractive red and black fruits, cherry, currant, fine sweet wood spices, and rose floral aromas. On the elegant, medium-full bodied palate it is dry with slender, structured, and gritty textured tannins joined with fresh acidity that delivers lovely, well-balanced aroma replays. Tapers to a savoury, long, crisp, and structured finish, with excellent length. Tasted Nov. 2023.
4.5 Stars
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Donatella Cinelli Colombini Brunello Di Montalcino 2019, Docg
Tuscany, Italy$91.00
The fresh, perfumed medium-high to highly aromatic nose offers captivating aromas of sweet wood spice, tangy red cherry, citrusy aromas. The dry, full-bodied palate is firmly structured with lovely aroma replays echoing on the palate. It has fresh acidity and big, firm tannins that need time to unwind. Tangy red cherry and citrus notes linger on the long, tight finish. I would tuck this away for 5+ years and enjoy to 2040. Tasted Nov. 2023.
4.5 Stars
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La Fiorita Brunello Di Montalcino 2019, Docg
Tuscany, Italy$90.40
This Sangiovese has fresh and enticing, medium-high to highly aromatic nose featuring herbally, minerally, dark berry, savoury earth, and wood spice notes. On the dry, medium-full bodied, elegant, and crunchy palate it displays lovely aroma replays that echo on the flavour profile. It has fresh, well-balanced acidity alongside refined tannins. Long and balanced on the firmly structured finish. Will be even better after a few years in the cellar. Tasted Nov. 2023.
4.5 Stars
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Bachelder Lowrey Vineyard Old Vines Pinot Noir 2021, VQA St. David's Bench, Niagara On The Lake
Ontario, Canada$60.00
The gorgeous, medium-high to highly aromatic nose is fresh with flinty minerality, savoury dark red cherry-berry, currant, raspberry, cranberry, earthy, strawberry, and mushroom aromas in a very complex profile. It's medium-full bodied on the dry palate with lovely balanced aroma replays on the flavour profile joined by cran-cherry notes. It has very nice, well-balanced acidity, alongside supple, textured tannins. earthy, savoury, and black tea notes linger on the exceptionally long finish. Tasted May 2025. Score: 93+ pts
4.5 Stars
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