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Coca I Fitó Jade 2018, Do Montsant
Spain$20.75
Agree with DL's take on this wine. I really like the complexity and balance of this wine. Nothing out of place or out of proportion, it just draws you back for another sip. Drink or hold a few more years. Tasted Nov 2024.
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Alpha Estate Turtles Single Vineyard Malagouzia 2022, P.G.I. Florina
Greece$19.95
Rich and a bit exotic (from a North American's point of view), with note tropical fruit notes, hints of orange and peach. Crisp, yet a bit waxy as David notes. Superb white, hell, superb wine period. Really wish that I had bought a few more for these warm summer days. Great price too. Greece rules! Tasted June 2024.
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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.
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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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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.
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Mullineux Kloof Street Red 2016
Swartland, South Africa$17.25
Rich and ripe, this mostly Syrah red has a bit of a sweet-sour thing going on. Riper than a typical north Rhone (as point of reference for this SA red), there is almost a sweetness to the fruit (though this has only 3g/L of residual sugar), offset by a sourness that reminds me of balsamic vinegar. Good wine, fairly priced. Tasted Oct 2018.
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Domaine De La Côte De L'Ange Châteauneuf-du-pape 2010, Ac
Rhône, France$37.95
I must confess that I often find Chateauneuf de Papes a little underwhelming, often overly alcoholic and over ripe. This '10 CdP, though, despite the hefty 15.5% alcohol, has good balance. Yes, plenty of ripeness, but not over the top and just a bit of heat on the finish. I appreciate the concentrated dark fruit, supported by herbs and spice and a solid structure. Seems to be in a really nice place now, but no rush at all, this should keep at least another few years. Wish all moderately priced CdP's were this good. Tasted March 2017.
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Livio Sassetti Pertimali Brunello Di Montalcino 2005
Tuscany, Italy$39.95
As JS notes, quite mature aromas, with notes of dried fruit, earth and forest. Tasting it reveals a much younger wine, full of red fruits, fine acidity and some still firm tannin. I'll disagree with Mr Szabo and Mr Lawrason, I think this wine will not only will age well, but needs another couple of years to reach its peak. This is a lovely, authetic Brunello, but do decant if drinking now. At $40, this is quite reasonably priced by Brunello standards. Tasted Oct 2012.
4.0 Stars
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La Crau De Ma Mère Châteauneuf-du-pape 2010, Ac
Rhône, France$44.95
This CdP certainly has some authentic southern Rhone attributes. Very spicy and peppery, with loads of herbs mixed in. But there is a dearth of joyous fruit that make wines of the south Rhone so endearing. Also, there is considerable bitterness and sharp acidity. Yet another disappointing CdP - will stick with cheaper Gigondas, Vacqueyras and Rasteau from now on. Tasted Dec 2017.
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Alvaro Castro Red 2008, Doc Dão
Dão, Portugal$17.95
Medium bodied, with ripe red fruit, along with notes of smoke and spice. I actually found the wine a bit lacking in the middle palate and the finish is only good. It's a good wine for sure, and fairly priced, just not 90+ to my taste. Drinking now or can hold a few years. Tasted July 2012.
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