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.
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Fontevecchia Verdicchio Dei Castelli Di Jesi Classico Superiore 2017, Doc
Marche, Italy$14.95
Fresh, open nose features herbally, flinty minerality, apple, and pear aromas. It's medium-bodied with good fruit concentration and ripe, herbally and apple flavours along with hints of white floral. The mid-palate is spicy with bright acidity, while the finish length is very good. Tasted Feb/2020.
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Monterra Cabernet Sauvignon 2016, Mclaren Vale, South Australia
South Australia, Australia$19.95
The fresh, ripe, medium+ intensity nose has pretty aromas of red fruit, currant, creme de cassis, raspberry, and whiffs of herbal. It's medium+ bodied with an array of red fruits on the palate with flavours of cassis, cherry, raspberry, and sweet oak, supported by fresh acidity and supple tannins. Touches of mint on the long, structured finish. Tasted Feb/2020.
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Vineland Estates Elevation St. Urban Vineyard Riesling 2018, St. Urban Vineyard, VQA Niagara Escarpment
Ontario, Canada$19.95
Fresh, medium-high intensity nose has lovely apple, petrol, limestone mineral, and lemon aromas. The medium+ bodied palate is chalky textured and medium sweet with green apple, citrus, honey, and petrol flavours balanced with juicy acidity. Textured and long on the finish. Tasted Sept/2019.
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Gorghi Tondi Coste A Preola Grillo 2018, Doc Sicilia
Sicily, Italy$17.95
Leads with earthy mineral aromas that give way to lemon citrus and herbal notes. Citrusy with hints of peach and orchard fruits on the palate, supported by crisp, bright acidity. Very good finish length. Tasted May/2019.
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Crios Torrontés 2019, Argentina
Argentina$14.95
Screw cap. Fresh and highly aromatic with floral, green grassy-herbal, lemon citrus, and grapefruit notes. The medium-bodied, slightly creamy palate has crunchy, tart citrus fruit flavours plus some herbs and floral. Acids are well-balanced and juicy. Somewhat chalky mineral textured and saline on the mid-palate, followed by mineral and lime citrus notes on the finish, with very good length. Tasted Aug/2020.
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13th Street Chardonnay June's Vineyard 2019, Creek Shores
Ontario, Canada$21.95
Screw cap. This unoaked Chardonnay has a medium+ intensity nose of ripe apple, stone fruit, citrus, and white peach aromas surrounded by leesy characters. It's medium+ bodied on the creamy, nicely textured palate that is ripe with golden apple, honeysuckle, citrus and leesy flavours with a touch of earthy minerality. Acids are well-balanced, while the finish is long and crisp with apple, earthy mineral, and some pleasing mealy notes adding complexity. Enjoy well-chilled. Tasted Oct/2020.
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Nautilus Southern Valleys Pinot Noir 2016
Marlborough, New Zealand$29.95
Indigenous yeast fermented, with some whole bunch fermentation, and matured in French oak for 11 months. Fresh, medium+ intensity nose is earthy with beetroot, rhubarb, cherry, and spice aromas. It’s medium+ bodied and nicely balanced with lovely aroma replays, plus cran-cherry flavours, supported by fine-grained tannins that offer some structure on the back palate. Balanced throughout with a long, clean finish. Enjoy over the next 6-8 years. Tasted Mar/2020. Score: 90+ pts
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