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
Villa Maria Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2015, Marlborough, South Island
Marlborough, New Zealand$21.95
Balanced, medium-high aromatics of gooseberry, asparagus and kiwi. It's medium-bodied on the palate with ripe fruited aroma replays. Well-balanced overall with balanced acids and long finishing. Consistently well-made. Tasted May/2016.
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Domaine Millet Chablis 2014, Ac
Burgundy, France$27.95
Aromas of clean lime and citrus with hints of stone from the cork. Vinified in thermal regulated tanks, in the glass this offers aromas of lemon/lime, stone fruits with some herbal and stony minerality adding interest. The palate is light-to-medium bodied with crisp, balanced acids and flavours of lemon, peach, chalk along with hints of minerality and butter. Peach and orange notes really show through as it warms up in the glass. A clean Chablis that's refreshing with good length on the finish. Enjoy over the next 2-3 years. Tasted Mar/2016.
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Concha Y Toro Marqués De Casa Concha Syrah 2012, Buin, Maipo Valley
Maipo Valley, Chile$18.75
Ripe black and blue fruits on the medium intensity nose along with black cherry and cedar oak aromas. It's full-bodied with Asian spice, blue fruit, vanillan, and some earthy flavours. Acids are very good, while the finish is long with dusty tannins. Tasted Oct/2015.
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Domaine Queylus Tradition Pinot Noir 2013, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada$31.95
Medium-intensity nose offers oak spice, cherry, strawberry and herbally notes that continue on the palate. Has supple tannins, good acids, and finishing long. Tasted Oct/2016.
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Nals Margreid Pinot Noir 2013, Doc Alto Adige
Alto Adige-Trentino, Italy$16.25
8 months in big oak barrels. Plum and sour cherry aromas from the cork. Ripe cherry with dampen earth aromas along with whiffs of ripe plum, clove and charcuterie. On the palate, it's medium-bodied with saliva-inducing acids, soft rounded tannins and flavours of ripe dark cherry, black cherry, sweet spice with beetroot, earth and strawberry flavours emerging on the medium-long finish. Tasted Jan/2016.
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Southbrook Triomphe Chardonnay 2014, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada$24.95
Stelvin screw cap. Lifted aromatics that are reductive in style with matchstick most prominent followed by lemon, herbs, buttered popcorn and yellow pear aromas. It's medium-bodied on the palate with clean, refreshing lemony acids. Balanced flavours of lemon, buttered popcorn, herbal and smoky nuances linger on the long finish. This should improve in a year's time as the wine integrates. Tasted Sept/2016.
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Featherstone Black Sheep Riesling 2015, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada$18.95
Lovely medium-high intensity nose has clean orange, citrus and some tropical fruit, mineral, apple and peach notes add complexity. It's fairly light-weighted with a slatey texture and pleasing aroma replays on the medium sweet palate. Bright acids provide freshness, while the finish length is very good. Tasted June/2016.
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Norman Hardie Riesling 2015, VQA Ontario
Ontario, Canada$21.20
Medium intensity nose shows a slightly reductive quality with aromas of peach, citrus, and orange notes. On the medium-bodied, slightly sweet palate, it has Flintstones vitamins and citrus flavours. It has plush acids and very good length on the finish. Tasted Apr/2016.
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Rendola Rosso Di Montalcino 2009, Doc
Tuscany, Italy$15.95
Lovely aromas feature incense, sweet oak, herbs and cherry of medium-to-high intensity. This mature wine is full-bodied and still shows excellent fruit concentration with pleasing aroma replays that also shows hints of purple fruit. It has balanced acids and finishes long. Tasted Mar/2016.
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