Jason Solanki

Cellier Du Château De La Chaume Chablis 2022, A.C.

Elegant, concentrated, and medium-high intensity aromas of ripe lemon citrus, apple, and pear with hints of stony minerality. It's light-to-medium bodied on the dry, ripe, and lightly honeyed palate with lemon citrus, apple, pear, and floral flavours, plus touches of oyster seashell mineral notes. Gently spicy on the mid-palate. It's all supported by crisp, bracing acidity. Juicy and lip-smacking, with seashell mineral notes lingering on the long finish. Tasted Sept. 2023. Score: 91+ pts

Santa Ema 60/40 Barrel Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon/Carmenère 2021, Sustainable, Do Valle Del Maipo

A 60/40 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenere, the medium-high intensity nose is fresh and herbaceous with red fruited currant, cassis, and oak spice aromas. On the medium to medium+ bodied palate, it is rather woody at this stage, complemented with herbally notes, plus hints of red fruited cassis and currant flavours. It's nicely structured with supple tannins and juicy acidity, while the finish is fresh and lively, with very good length. Tasted Nov. 2023. Score: 88+ pts

La Posta Armando Bonarda 2022, Grown By Estela Armando, Mendoza

Fresh and fragrant, the medium-high intensity nose is ripe and fruity with dark fruited, black cherry, black plum, blackberry, and smoky oak aromas with touches of peppery spice. On the dry, mid-weighted palate it is ripe with black cherry, blackberry, plum, oak spice, pepper, and clove flavours. It has crisp, juicy acidity, along with a touch of warmth on the mid-palate. Present tannins offer a grippy, textured mouthfeel. The balanced flavour profile of black cherry, dark berry, and plum tapering to smoky oak notes linger on the finish, with very good length. Tasted May 2024. Score: 88+ pts

Mountadam Five Fifty Chardonnay 2020, Eden Valley

Screw cap. The rich, medium+ to medium-high intensity nose offers buttery, vanilla, apple, and lemon citrus aromas with touches of butterscotch and oak spice. It's dry, medium+ bodied and quite spicy on the lively palate with buttery, apple/pear, lemon citrus, vanillin oak spice, and leesy mineral flavours. It is creamy, yet also has a slightly chalky textured mouthfeel. Acids are crisp and juicy. Buttery, apple, and citrus notes give way to leesy minerals on the lengthy finish. Tasted Mar. 2024.

Mezzomondo Sangiovese Merlot 2008, Apulia Daunia

Lots of red fruit aromas, candied berries. Red fruit, licorice, herb, menthol flavours. Tasted Nov/2010.

Domaine Du Petit Souper Bourgueil 2008, Ac

Mix of grape-oak aromas from the cork. Elegant and complex bouquet of lilacs, earth. forest floor and blackberry. Dry and medium-full bodied with more dark fruits on palate. Has a medium-length, smooth finish with mocha notes. Refined tannins are well-integrated. Good acidity and well-balanced. Yummy. Tasted Nov/2012.

See Ya Later Ranch Chardonnay 2008, VQA Okanagan Valley

Apple, toast, butter, earth/mineral aromas follow on the palate. Vanilla, pear and tropical fruit notes. Crisp, medium-long finish. Quite nice. It's not over-bearing with oak as some oaked Chardonnay's can be. Tasted Jan/2011.

Konrad Riesling 2009, Marlborough, South Island

Floral, mineral, peach aromas. Orange & floral notes, finishes with peach. Dry. Tasted Dec/2010.

The Garden Path Shiraz/Cabernet 2006, Langhorne Creek, South Australia

Mint, cassis, black currant, oak, earth/barnyard aromas. Black currant and blueberries on the palate. Ripe tannins. Fleshy, medium-bodied. Tasty. Tasted July/2011.

Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Fun 2009

This red wine is fruit forward with low- to medium-intensity cran-cherry and strawberry aromas. Bitter cranberry, sour cherry and fruity flavour profile. Good acidity, slightly hot finish. Easy drinking, good BBQ wine. Would probably have been more "fun" last year.

Tasted May/2013 with other Beaujolais BBQ wines listed here:
http://www.winealign.com/user-list/cono_sur/2013-05-15-beaujolais-bbq