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 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
Bachelder Wismer Foxcroft Gamay Noir Niagara Cru 14% Whole Cluster 2022, VQA Twenty Mile Bench
Ontario, Canada$32.00
34% whole cluster. The fresh, medium to medium-high intensity nose offers a lovely nose of crunchy red berry, currant, and spice aromas, along with some stony minerality, plus herbs. It's medium-full bodied with very good concentration and weight on the dry palate. Lovely peppery, raspberry, cran-cherry, and currant flavours dance on the palate. Mild oak spice on the mid-palate, alongside crisp, well-balanced acidity, and supple, fine tannins. Herbal notes join the party on the long finish. Tasted May 2025. Score: 92+ pts
4.5 Stars
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Domaine Hamelin Beauroy Chablis 1er Cru 2021, A.C.
Burgundy, France$45.95
Lovely, open, fragrant & highly aromatic on the nose w/ earthy/stony minerals flecked w/ lemon citrus, apple, pear & herbal aromas, plus touches of pleasant bitter notes adding further savoury characters. The medium-full bodied, well-structured palate is very impressively concentrated. Dry w/ stony mineral flavours layered over lemon citrus, apple, pear & green herbal notes supported by crisp, juicy acidity. Nicely textured on the gently spicy mid-palate, while oyster-shell notes join the stony mineral, apple, pear & lemon replays on the exceptionally long, balanced finish. Tasted Sept. 2023.
4.5 Stars
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Shunka Shusetsu Echizen Junmai Ginjo Sake (720ml)
Japan, World$29.95
Crafted with rice polished to 50% of the grain and enclosed by screw cap, this has a fragrant, intense, and concentrated nose of rice and mineral aromas with a hint of jasmine. It's light-to-mid-weighted, but gains volume and concentration in the mouth. Dry with peppery spicy and mineral flavours supported by racy acidity, which give way to rice and jasmine flavours. A touch warming, with well-balanced mineral, rice, and peppery spice notes lingering on the long, succulent, and crisp finish. Enjoy this recommended buy well-chilled. Tasted Mar. 2025.
4.5 Stars
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Cave Spring Csv Riesling 2019, Cave Spring Vineyard, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment
Ontario, Canada$31.95
From mature vines grown on limestone-clay soils, fermented with indigenous yeasts in both tank and neutral barrels, and aged for 10 months sur lie. Gorgeous, highly aromatic nose has lovely notes of honey, peach, apricot, and subtle limestone mineral. Dry on the structured and textured palate with lemon/lime citrus, plus subtle oak nuances on the flavour profile. Excellent length on the long, textured, and slightly chalky finish. Tasted Apr. 2022.
4.5 Stars
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Stags' Leap Winery Petite Sirah 2018, Napa Valley
California, Usa$60.95
Primarily Petite Sirah. Elegantly perfumed aromas of black and blue berry, dark plum, peppery spice, and cocoa, with some wood spice and reductive notes rise out of the glass. It's full-bodied and well-structured on the palate with juicy, ripe black and blue fruit, pepper, spices, and cocoa flavours with touches of smoky mineral and black raspberry adding further complexity. Acids are fresh, vibrant, and juicy, while the firm tannins are structured and grainy. Nicely balanced throughout with savoury, smoky mineral, and cocoa notes lingering on the very long finish. Tasted Jan. 2023.
4.5 Stars
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Tenuta San Guido Guidalberto 2020, I.G.T. Toscana
Tuscany, Italy$75.95
A 50/50 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot that is fresh, yet seems shy with crushed dark red berry, currant, and cassis aromas with savoury undertones. It’s medium-full bodied on the crunchy palate with tight tannins. Very nice aroma replays on the flavour profile are joined by licorice, and wild herbs. It has fresh acidity and excellent length on the long, balanced, finish. Still a bit young and should age nicely up to a decade from now. Tasted Sept. 2022.
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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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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Villa Maria Taylors Pass Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2019, Sustainable, Marlborough, South Island
Marlborough, New Zealand$29.95
From a site next to the Awatere River on stony and silt soils, this has a fairly intense flinty mineral, citrus, herbal, and lemongrass nose that is a touch creamy on the medium+ bodied palate and balanced with lively acids. Nicely textured and quite minerally on palate with herbal and lemon citrus notes that continue through to the finish with excellent length. A serious Sauvignon Blanc for the table to enjoy over the next 4+ years. Tasted Mar/2020. Score: 91+ pts
4.0 Stars
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