David Brodati, DipWSET
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Creekside Syrah 2013, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada$15.95
Ok, so the press isn't broken, but this is still a nice Syrah. Medium bodied with crunchy vibrant acidity. Red fruit, pepper, spice, anise, a suggestion of meat. But the line between juicy tart sour and overt greeness is a thin one. Oak is not overdone, tannin is soft and fine and length is excellent. Nov. 2015.
3.5 Stars
Rosehall Run Ceremony Blanc De Blancs Brut, VQA Prince Edward County
Ontario, Canada$36.00
A nice little PEC Chardonnay sparkler with very fine mousse, almost frizzante in lightness of bubble but very persistent. Crisp apple, biscuit, vibrant acidity, minerality all co-mingle in a nice package that lasts fairly long on the palate. I paired this with a creamy butternut squash bisque dressed with pomegranate seeds and served with fresh crusty bread. The Blanc de Blanc's acidity was a nice foil to the creamy soup and enhanced the bite of tartness from the pomegranate seeds. The wine's autolytic character made us gobble up way too much bread. Very enjoyable. Jan. 2018.
3.5 Stars
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Château Des Ferrages Mon Plaisir Sainte Victoire Rosé 2020, Ac Côtes De Provence
Provence, France$24.95
Fresh, juicy, fruity rose in the Provencal idiom. Complex primary aromas and flavours of strawberry, watermelon, tangerine, red grapefruit, along with a perfumed floral note, white pepper, herbal garrigue and anise. Dry, with high acidity, a viscous body and excellent length. Interestingly, my tasting mentor had a bottle with similar reductive sulphur issues that Mr. Szabo experienced. Significant bottle variation this vintage, or just too aggressively anaerobic winemaking??? July 2021.
3.5 Stars
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Château Haut Garriga Bordeaux Blanc 2019, Ac
Bordeaux, France$13.95
Great value in a 100% Bordeaux Semillon. Although intensity is muted, it shows complexity in primary fruit aromas with yellow floral, yellow apple, pear, lemon, along with a resinous herbal note, anise and minerality. Juicy acidity makes this food friendly, and there's weight and texture on the palate (likely lees contact). Length of finish is very good. For sure a multi-bottle purchase. Aug. 2021.
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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Lighthall Chardonnay 2018, Prince Edward County
Ontario, Canada$35.00
A balanced and harmonious PEC Chard from Lighthall. Nice interplay between fruit and County saline minerality. Apple, pear, lemon, caramel and a sage-like herbal note. I really like the palate in terms of creamy texture. The acidity is bright and the length is excellent. Highly quaffable. Serve with butternut squash bisque. Jan. 2022.
3.5 Stars
Henry Of Pelham Estate Riesling 2018, Certified Sustainable, VQA Short Hills Bench, Niagara Escarpment
Ontario, Canada$19.95
HoP's estate Riesling offers notions of white flowers, tart apple, lemon-lime and a hint of petrol. The mouthfeel is slightly creamy with bright acidity. There's good balance and very good length. Excellent escarpment Riesling typicity. Well done and well priced. March 2020.
3.5 Stars
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Ontañón Crianza 2010, Doca Rioja
Rioja, Spain$16.95
This ruby red Tempranillo dominated Crianza certainly over-delivers on quality relative to its price. Oak is well integrated and not over the top, featuring notes of cedar, graphite, mocha and vanilla. There's cherry and dried fruit. It's a medium wine - medium complexity, medium bodied, medium acidity and medium dusty tannin. Very good to excellent length though. And the price is definitely right. A touch of alcohol burn at the end. March 2015.
3.5 Stars
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Leaning Post Chardonnay Wismer Foxcroft Vineyard 2018, Twenty Mile Bench
Ontario, Canada$40.00
A lovely chard from Wismer Foxcoft showing nice ripeness of fruit from the 2018 vintage (apple, pear, melon), but framed by integrated oak spice, bright acidity and a slight flinty reductive minerality. A honeyed note and sage like herbal add complexity. Texturally it shines with a lovely creaminess on the palate. The length is excellent. Sept. 2022.
3.5 Stars
Domaine Durieu Lucile Avril Châteauneuf Du Pape 2010, Ac
Rhône, France$0.00
Strawberry jam, herbs/garrique, nutmeg and some funk. The palate offers more or the same with cherry and black pepper. Tannins are still sticky, decant or tuck away another 2-3 years. Complex enough with good concentration, a decent CdP overall, but not outstanding. Jan. 2016.
3.5 Stars
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