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Creekside Iconoclast Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon 2023, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada$23.00
A nicely made Sauvigon-Semillon blend with some tropic fruit notes along side citrus flavours and even a hint of fig. Oak aged apparently, mostly showing up in the softened texture rather than any overt oak flavours and for that I am thankful. Worth a detour as there are not too many Niagara wineries producing wine with significant element of Semillon. Tasted April 2025.
4.0 Stars
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San Polo Rubio 2021, I.G.T. Toscana
Tuscany, Italy$21.70
Pleasant, fruity, ready-to-drink Tuscan red with red cherry fruit and a hint of bitterness. Certainly has some Sangiovese character, yet is seems all a bit simple to me. I was underwhelmed. Drink now. Tasted Dec 2024.
4.0 Stars
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Clos De Luz Massal 1945 Cabernet Sauvignon 2021, Almahue, Do Valle Del Rapel
Rapel Valley, Chile$22.95
Darkly fruited with a notable herbal note running through it. Good balance, with little interference from overuse of oak. Lingering finish. Lacking just a bit of complexity to push it over 90pts, but delicious wine. Drinking nicely, should hold a few years without concern. Tasted Feb 2025.
4.0 Stars
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Montirius La Muse Papilles Côtes Du Rhône 2015, Ac
Rhône, France$17.75
Montirius is an inconsistent producer in my experience. Pure and expressive sometimes, volatile and flawed at others. Further, their Vacqueyras and Gigondas bottlings have been moved much further up the price ladder. This Cotes du Rhone bottling is a reasonably priced, delicious red without any weird or off-flavours. Ripe, bold, produced without oak but complex and satisfying. Score one for Montirius for this one. Tasted April 2020.
4.0 Stars
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Dievole Chianti Classico Docg Petrignano 2020
Tuscany, Italy$28.95
Easy going CC, with rather sweet red cherry flavours, a bit softly structured, somewhat atypical for Sangiovese. Tasty and easy to like but, in the end, a bit simple for $29. Drink in the nearer term. Tasted Nov 2024.
4.0 Stars
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Château Chapelle D'aliénor 2015, Ac Bordeaux Supérieur
Bordeaux, France$21.95
Decent, if unexciting Bordeaux Supérieur. Thankfully, the fruit takes center stage with no interference from oak. Unfortunately, some significant bitterness emerges on the finish which detracts.
Overextracted? Tasted Nov 2020.
4.0 Stars
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Fattoria Della Aiola Chianti Classico 2016, Docg Chianti Classico
Tuscany, Italy$27.00
Maturing though not at all over-the-hill, this Chianti Classico has a silky tannin structure that comes with age. Bright cherry fruit is joined by notes of dried fruit and hints of herbs. Long finishing with that crisp Sangiovese acidity that makes CC such a food friendly wine. Wood ageing is completely subsumed into the greater whole. Top kit Tuscan red, a model for modern Chianti Classico. I'd guess this is at about its peak now. Tasted Sep 2023.
4.0 Stars
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Lornano Riserva Chianti Colli Senesi 2016, Docg
Tuscany, Italy$14.75
From the lesser know Chianti sub region of Colli Senesi, near Siena. My expectation of wines from this region are that they will be lighter, easy going quaffers. Not the case here, this is a bigger red (by Chianti standards), with very ripe fruit, but with flavours much in keeping with Sangiovese (in the red fruit spectrum, with fine acidity and tannin). Easily bests most Chianti Classico in this price range and just goes to show you that it ain't the label that matters, its what is in the bottle, Fine wine indeed. Tasted June 2019.
4.0 Stars
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M. Chapoutier Bila Haut Occultum Lapidem 2016, Ac Côtes Du Roussillon Villages Latour De France
Roussillon, France$26.95
Another superb red from Chapoutier, darkly fruit with notes of wild herbs and scrub brush and even a hint of licorice.
A bit closed aromatically at first (some vigorous decanting helped), this seems a bit less opulent and more structured than the similarly priced L'esquerda (which is made from grapes from a different village), but this is a superb red in any case. Drink now through 2024. Tasted March 2020.
4.0 Stars
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Auntsfield Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2023, Southern Valleys
Marlborough, New Zealand$22.95
A superior Sauvignon from Auntsfield. Crisp, light yet brimming with flavours running from citrus to hints of tropical fruit. For drinking over the next year or two while the fruit is fresh. Lovely deal. Tasted Aug 2024.
4.0 Stars
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