David Brodati, DipWSET
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Stanners Chardonnay Lincoln Lakeshore 2012, VQA Lincoln Lakeshore
Ontario, Canada$23.00
An intriquing Chard. Part tank and part oak fermentation lends judicious oak characteristics including vanilla. Concentrated fruit with citrus, pear and apple notes. Good acidity. There's body here with a creamy viscous mouthfeel (15% ABV - yowser). June 2014.
3.0 Stars
Ravenswood Vintners Blend Zinfandel 2012
California, Usa$17.95
A pleasant, smooth, medium bodied fresher style Cali zin. Not very complex and rather short, but still a nice change from the more fruit bomb type entry level Cali zins. Brambly, integrated oak, balanced acidity, soft and light tannins. Decent value when purchased on sale. Feb. 2015.
3.0 Stars
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Fred Loimer Lois Grüner Veltliner 2013
Niederösterreich, Austria$17.95
Here's a good value Gruner, with notes of apple, lemon, minerality, but with only a slight touch of the characteristic white pepper for which GV is known. Racy acidity, almost austere, this is quite food friendly, as any GV should be. Very good length. Aug 2016.
3.0 Stars
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Viña Herminia Excelsus 2009
Rioja, Spain$23.95
This wine is definitely showing its age. Aromas of dark stewed and dried fruit, prune, fig, iodine, leather and baking spice. On the palate there's bitterness, and savoury characteristics like teriyaki. Tannins are still present but smooth out with air. Some alcohol heat. Ok length. A bit past it's prime so drink now. August 2014.
3.0 Stars
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Tawse Pinot Gris Redstone Vineyard 2013, Lincoln Lakeshore, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada$24.95
Pale gold. A nose that needs coaxing. Medium bodied with a creamy mouthfeel. Medium-minus acidity. Notes of pear, yellow apple, melon, some citrus and a touch of honey. Falls in between Italian Pinot Grigio and Alsatian Pinot Gris in style. Feb. 2015.
3.0 Stars
Upper Bench Pinot Noir 2012, BC VQA Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada$26.88
Good sour cherry fruit with a spicey herbal almost minty nuance. Medium bodied, medium plus acidity with tannic presence and fairly hot. Very good length, but still needs a year or two to fully integrate. Aug. 2015.
3.0 Stars
Strewn Two Vines Riesling Gewurztraminer 2013, Niagara On The Lake
Ontario, Canada$13.95
Gewurz provides the perfumed aromatics for Strewn's Rielsing/Gewurz blend. It's off dry, citrusy with a bitter late palate. Not well balanced in my opinion, but at this price point it does a decent enough job. June 2015.
3.0 Stars
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Time Syrah 2012, BC VQA Okanagan Valley
British Columbia, Canada$35.00
A fairly expressive nose of dark fruit, smoked meat, pepper, herbs, anise and oak (vanilla, mocha). The palate reveals dark cherry, dark plum, blackberry and mid/late palate black pepper with more oak influence. A mid/full bodied syrah, the tannins are somewhat soft and acidity is medium plus. I wanted a bit more structure, but good length nonetheless. A touch hot. July 2015.
3.0 Stars
Tabor Galil Cabernet Sauvignon Kp 2013, Galilee
Israel, World$25.95
This non mevushal kosher cab from the foot of Mt. Tabor in northern Isreal offers good cab sauv typicity with some dark fruit, herb and graphite in a fruit forward style. Not the best structured cab with rounder medium tannins, but it has good length and fits the bill for a meat based passover seder meal. It's an ok value at $20 (better priced than Tabor's merlot in the same release). Tasted April 2015.
3.0 Stars
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Domaine Glinavos Primus Zitsa 2013, Zitsa
Greece$6.40
A nice, clean medium greek wine - medium everything: aromatics and flavour intensity, acidity, body, alcohol. There's a creaminess (malo?) on the palate that has medium length. The flavour profile is citrus, apple, with a slight almond bitterness, spice and salinity. Just a good middle of the road white, that at a delisted price of $6.40, can't be beat on value. Jan. 2017.
3.0 Stars
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