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 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
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13th Street Premier Cuvée Sparkling 2017, Traditional Method, VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Ontario, Canada$39.95
Blend of 55% Chardonnay and 45% Pinot Noir that spent 4 years on its lees. It has a lovely, very attractive, and highly aromatic nose of elegant citrus, grapefruit, lemon, brioche, pastry, and autolytic characters. The palate is crisp, clean, and dry with lovely aroma replays and notable citrusy and lemon pith flavours. Biscuit and citrusy flavours linger on the crisp, dry, and exceptionally long, balanced finish. Tasted Nov. 2022. Score: 93+ pts
4.0 Stars
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Cloudsley Cellars Pinot Noir 2020, VQA Twenty Mile Bench
Ontario, Canada$34.95
Lovely, fragrant aromas of impressive intensity offers attractive notes of tea leaf, dark red cherry, black raspberry, spice, earth, beet root, and some exotic spices for added complexity. It's light-to-mid-weighted and dry, with elegant tannins supporting the black raspberry, cherry, spice, beet root, and dried herb flavours. It's got juicy acidity, while the finish is long, earthy, and savoury. Tasted Apr. 2024.
4.0 Stars
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Azienda Poliziano In Violas Merlot 2017, D.O.C. Cortona
Tuscany, Italy$32.95
The rich, intense nose offers lovely aromas that leads with sandalwood, dark berry, and blackberry, followed by notes of currant, floral, walnut, and cocoa. The richly structured, chewy, full-bodied palate is a touch warming with more sandalwood, dark berry, blackberry, walnut, clove, and cocoa replays supported by fresh, lively acidity. Ripe, structured tannins have some youthful grip. Long, juicy, structured, and savoury finish with sandalwood, cocoa, and clove spice notes. Tasted Jan/2022. Score: 91+ pts
4.0 Stars
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Stags' Leap Winery Chardonnay 2020, Napa Valley
California, Usa$44.95
The medium-high to highly aromatic nose is rich with impressive depth, featuring lovely aromas of lemon citrus, stone fruit, green apple, pear, and white peach with touches of vanillin oak spice, butter, and a hint of mineral. It has a concentrated, medium-full bodied, dry and spicy palate with delicious, ripe lemon citrus, green apple, pear, white peach, and gentle oak spice flavours, plus hints of vanilla, butter, and flinty mineral. It's nicely textured with fresh and vibrant acidity, while flinty mineral and oak spice notes linger on the long, juicy finish. Tasted Aug. 2023. Score: 92+ pts
4.0 Stars
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Trapiche Terroir Series Finca Coletto Malbec 2017, El Peral, Mendoza
Mendoza, Argentina$45.00
Medium-high intensity nose is deep & dark fruited, slightly reductive & bretty, but laying underneath are complex aromas of spice, black and red fruit, currant, forest floor, earthy, and stony mineral notes. Impressively structured, medium-full bodied palate it has lovely dark fruited blackberry, blueberry, stony mineral & dried spice notes with hints of black plum. Succulent acids are fresh & juicy, while the suave, structured tannins have a slightly chalky grip. Some warmth on mid-palate, but still well-balanced. Excellent length on stony mineral, slightly tart berry finish. Tasted Oct/2021.
4.0 Stars
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Vineland Estates Elevation St. Urban Vineyard Riesling 2021, St. Urban Vineyard, VQA Niagara Escarpment
Ontario, Canada$22.95
Touch reductive and shy on the nose with citrus, petrol, and peach aromas. It's medium-full bodied and much more expressive on the palate with lovely peach, apricot, citrus, lemon, petrol, floral, and honey flavours in a medium-sweet profile. Acids are very good, while the finish is long, balanced, and very satisfying. Tasted Apr. 2023.
4.0 Stars
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Ken Forrester Old Vine Reserve Chenin Blanc 2019, Wo Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch, South Africa$17.95
Screw cap. Lovely, intense, and elegant nose offers leesy and paraffin aromas mingling with baked apple-pear, stone fruit, herbs, and touches of lemon citrus adding further complexities. The full-bodied palate is rich, creamy, and textured with complex layers of honey, vanilla, oak spice, baked apple-pear, white pepper, white floral, and dried herb flavours in a dry profile. Acids are fresh, zesty, and textured, while leesy mineral with touches of baked apple, dried herb, and citrus linger on the long, juicy, lip-smacking finish. Tasted July 2022.
4.0 Stars
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Col D'orcia Brunello Di Montalcino 2017, Docg
Tuscany, Italy$54.95
This organic and pure Sangiovese has lovely bright red cherry, dark currant, and earthy aromas of high intensity. It's medium-full to full-bodied with structured, grippy, and drying tannins, along with juicy acidity that supports the lovely ripe red cherry, earthy, and subtle oak spice flavours. A touch of warm on the mid-palate that lingers on the finish, with excellent length. Should provide pleasure to the end of the decade. Tasted Sept. 2022. Score: 92+ pts
4.0 Stars
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Barón De Ley Gran Reserva 2015, D.O.Ca Rioja
Rioja, Spain$34.95
Lovely, slowly emerging & complex aromas of Indian spices, red and black cherry, underbrush, forest floor, olive, pot pourri & sandalwood rise out of the glass. It's medium-full to full-bodied with very good depth & delicious flavours of red and black cherry, spices, cedar wood, underbrush, and forest floor in a dry, lightly tangy profile. It has very good, juicy acidity, while the well-structured, dusty textured tannins are lightly chalky & grippy on the back palate. Cedary, sandalwood, and earthy notes linger on the long savoury finish, with excellent length. Tasted June 2023. Score: 92+ pts
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