Vladimir Torres

Tenuta Montemagno Violae Rosso 2016, Monferrato

Talking about the Wine Exchange, this one was a definite hit. Lovely blend, predominantly Barbera I believe, medium body, very gentle and pleasant from the moment it greets you with an almonds tinged nose.

Terre Di Bruca Syrano 2016

There are hits and misses in the Wine Exchange selections, but even after considering the personal taste factor, this syrah felt like more of a miss. No CdR north here, this is more in overtly fruity, ripe, sweet territory (blame it on the Mediterranean if you may, but not sure that would be entirely fair.)

Cavazza Bocara Classico 2017, Gambellara

Herència Altés Garnatxa Blanca 2017, Terra Alta

Hin Areni Vineyards Voskehat 2016, Armenia

Monasterio De Las Viñas Special Selection Old Vine Cariñena 2016

Full bodied goodness. Rugged, robust, fleshy, fruit forward, and with a scrumptious full mouth flair.
Another very pleasant surprise in the wine exchange quarterly case!

Mulderbosch Faithful Hound 2015, Wo Western Cape

Here's a naïve question: this very good Brodeaux style blend comes all the way from South Africa, and yet it is priced much cheaper than an equivalent local Ontario red blend, why?

Westmount Pinot Noir 2015, Willamette Valley

When I use words like sweet, juicy, or fruity, it is usually to describe a wine a did not particularly like. Not this time. This is a fairly refined Pinot Noir, at a very reasonable price, and charming in its sweet, juicy and fruity ways.

Domaine Barou Cuvée Des Vernes Syrah 2016, Collines Rhodaniennes

Cascina Castlet Litina Barbera D'asti Superiore 2016, D.O.C.G.