David Brodati, DipWSET
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Colomé Torrontés 2015, Calchaquí Valley, Salta
Salta, Argentina$15.95
Fits the typical Torrontes amped aromatic profile. The aromatics and flavours are quite complex with florals, citrus, herbals, honey, medicinal iodine, bitterness and salty minerality. Bright acidity keeps it all very fresh and length is excellent. There's a lot here for the bargain price. Jan. 2017.
3.5 Stars
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Château Plaisance 2009, Ac Bordeaux Supérieur
Bordeaux, France$19.95
Great value in a lovely Bordeaux from an excellent vintage. Six years on now and not quite hitting middle age. Dark fruit (black cherry, blackberry, cassis) not quite yet fading to dry and integrating with secondary flavours of herbal mint, leather, tobacco, cedar, pencil shavings and graphite minerality. Well balanced with a nice seam of acidity and dusty tannins just starting to soften. Excellent length. Sept. 2015.
3.5 Stars
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Cesari Mara Valpolicella Ripasso 2010, Veneto
Veneto, Italy$17.95
A ruby red medium to full bodied valpolicella. This wine has a certain elegance and balance that is endearing and approachable. Mild oak, vanilla, spice and cherry are nicely integrated with soft tannins and acidity. There's just a hint of confected sweetness, but again, balanced with a touch of bitterness and heat on the lengthy finish. I paired it with a mushroom, roasted garlic and spicy sausage pizza, but it could stand up to red meat dishes or rich pastas as well. Don't "pass over" this nice wine especially while on sale. Tasted Oct. 2013.
3.5 Stars
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Abbazia Di Novacella Müller Thurgau 2014, Doc Valle Isarco Alto Adige
Alto Adige-Trentino, Italy$15.75
Italy's most northerly wine area in the Isarco Valley of Alto Adige is able to truly express German varieties like this Muller Thurgau. Fairly intense floral aromas with apple, nutmeg, almond and salt/minerality. Bright acidity from the high altitude gives freshness. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, and the length is very good to excellent. A very reasonable price puts this squarely in bargain value territory, given the quality here. Nov. 2016.
3.5 Stars
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Heartland Spice Trader Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, Langhorne Creek
South Australia, Australia$17.00
Aptly named shiraz/cab sauv blend. For me this wine is all about the complex and fairly intense aromatics with black cherry, cassis, plum, menthol, anise, cedar, spice and black pepper. A bit too jammy for me with softer tannin and a touch hot, but good value at $17.00 and a great deal with the markdown I found at $12. April 2016.
3.5 Stars
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Domaine Tournon Shay's Flat Vineyard Shiraz 2010, Pyrenees
Victoria, Australia$37.95
This Aussie wine takes you on a lovely journey starting with meaty, earthy notes and then popping with typical shiraz pepper and spice. Good length that shows subdued tannins with a hint of chalk. Then acidity kicks in playing as juiciness that highlights the dark fruit on the palate. This well structured, nicely balanced shiraz is an excellent quaff. 91-92 points. Grip it n' sip it!. April 2013.
3.5 Stars
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Lake Breeze Winemaker Series The Spice Jar 2014, BC VQA Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada$18.90
An interesting blend with gewurz showing on the floral nose and viognier on the creamy honeyed palate. Lots of fruit with peach, pear and tangerine. Off dry and spicey and, as such, appropriately branded. A late palate bitterness and slight burn. Excellent length. Paired really well with a dish of spicey Nasi Goreng (Indonesian fried rice). Aug. 2015.
3.5 Stars
Château Gassier Le Pas Du Moine Rosé 2015, Ap Côtes De Provence Sainte Victoire
Provence, France$21.95
A lovely, refined Provencal Rose in a matching elegantly shaped bottle. Very pale in colour, but there is substance and body here. The nose is fairly intese with peach and nectarine fruit. The palate is refreshing with good acidity and a nice bitter finish. Perhaps a bit more complexity would bump to a 90 score, but hey, I'm not necessarily drinking Provence Rose for complexity. Sept. 2015.
3.5 Stars
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Hidden Bench Estate Riesling 2014, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada$24.95
A fine organic Bench Riesling from Hidden Bench. Aromatic intensity with green apple, pear, lime and plenty of minerality. On the palate the acidity is bright, fruit is citrusy- tart and length is excellent. Well priced to boot. Nov. 2016.
3.5 Stars
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J. & J. Eger Kékfrankos 2011, Eged Hegy Vineyard
Hungary$19.75
Modern in style, this Blaufrankisch shows red and dark fruit, brambly, with spice, pepper and obvious oak but fairly well integrated. Good acidity and ripe tannin provide structure. There a touch of alcohol heat but, again, integrated for the most part. Very good to excellent length. Good quality to price ratio. Nice example of a Kekfrankos and very approachable. August 2016.
3.5 Stars
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