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Domaine Rolet Père Et Fils Arbois Trousseau 2014, Jura

The colour is translucent garnet with a wide brick rim. Some complexity on the nose with notes of cherry, cranberry, raspberry, red licorice, forest floor, leather, thyme, mint, pepper, smoke, and hints of clove. Dry on the palate with medium body. Tannins are medium and very fine. Acidity is medium with very good length.

Terre A Terre Wrattonbully Red 2016, Wrattonbully

Bachelder Wismer Foxcroft Gamay Noir Niagara Cru 2018, Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Peninsula

I have to admit this wine has more complexity than expected. Notes of sour cherry, stewed strawberry, blackberry, leather, forest floor, and white pepper. There is also a phenolic rawness present that gives the wine an edge. Medium minus body with matching, very fine tannins. Acidity is medium plus and length is moderate.

Moon Curser Malbec 2018, Okanagan Valley

A nicely hued purple in the glass. Notes of blackberry, blueberry, violet, cedar, leather, menthol, black pepper, and bramble. A vanilla note also carries from the nose to the palate. Medium acidity and body with medium plus, chewy tannins. Excellent length.

Le Vieux Pin Cuvée Violette Syrah 2018, Unfined, Lightly Coarse Filtered, BC VQA Okanagan Valley

Enrique Mendoza Finca Xaconero Montastrell 2017

Full of ripe, dark fruit. BlackBerry, black cherry, black currant are the dominant flavours, but rounded out with graphite, cigar box, and a floral and herbal quality. Medium body with medium plus tannins and acidity.

Volpe Pasini Zuc Di Volpe Pinot Grigio 2018, D.O.C. Friuli Colli Orientali

Costaruél Le Dolcirive Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco

Pale in colour with typical Prosecco effervescence. Notes of pear, apple, melon, white flowers, and a lemon lime zest.

Domaine Couroulu Vacqueyras Cuvée Classique 2017, A.O.C. Vacqueyras

Dido La Universal Montsant 2019, D.O. Montsant