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Vecchia Cantina Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano 2007
Tuscany, Italy$18.95
Decent complexity with flavours of red cherries, and leather along with earthy notes. Fine acidity and smooth tannin make this a good food wine. Won't appeal to those looking for a massive fruit bomb but rather to those looking for regional character and complexity.
3.5 Stars
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Château Des Moines 2009, Lalande De Pomerol
Bordeaux, France$21.95
Medium bodied, with slight lean dark berry fruits, notes of tea and earth. Finishes with some drying tannin. Quite alot going on here, though I am not sure that this wine is in a happy place just yet. I think that this shows better in 2-3 years. Tasted July 2012.
3.5 Stars
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Les Hauts Du Castellas Vacqueyras 2007, Ac
Rhône, France$14.75
Smells of wet cardboard, rotting leaves, wet soaks that were forgotten in a corner of you room for a few days. Corked. After that, I never bothered tasting it. Back to the Vintages for a refund. A shame, I was looking forward to trying this after all the positive notes. Smelled Dec 2011.
3.5 Stars
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Trapiche Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 2010, Mendoza
Argentina$11.95
Dark berry fruit backed up by smoke and spice from well-judged oak. Fine tannin and acidity provide a nice balance. Very enjoyable wine, with complexity well beyond the price point - a stellar value for $12. Worthy of multpile purchase. Tasted July 2012/
3.5 Stars
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Ferreira Late Bottled Vintage Port 2000, Doc Douro, Btld. 2004
Portugal$19.95
PLenty of inviting fruit and notes of prune. Quiite sweet but backed up by fine acidity. Good complexity for the money and still enough structure to keep for another 3-5 years, but fine now as well. A fine, delicious LBV from an under-rated house and a great vintage....and a good price too!
3.5 Stars
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Le Clos Jordanne Claystone Terrace Pinot Noir 2007, VQA Niagara Peninsula, Twenty Mile Bench
Ontario, Canada$36.00
I really wanted to like this wine, being a local wine. Deeply coloured for a pinot, this sports dark cherry fruit and fine tannin. But amidst it all is considerable sourness and an averall lack lack of balance. This simply does not have the harmony of fine pinot noir. Ambitious for sure, and even quite good, just not excellent and very over-priced at $45. Tasted Sept 2012.
3.5 Stars
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Jean Marie Arnoux Vieux Clocher Vacqueyras 2009, Ac
Rhône, France$23.95
My impression differs a bit from JS and DL. I found this to be a slightly leaner style of Vacqueyras, with less of the bold flavours I associate with the region. Yes, this is 3 years later, so perhaps that is a factor. Yet, my impression is that this wine seems to exhibit some of the cool climate characteristics of a Bordeaux: just ripe red fruit, hints of cedar, finishing with a bit of tartness, good but not great length. This is a good wine, no doubt, just not quite what I expected. Drink now. Tasted March 2015.
3.5 Stars
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Dow's Late Bottled Vintage Port 2005, Doc Douro
Douro, Portugal$18.95
Ripe, sweet, decadent....what a port should be. Very deeply coloured, with plenty of fruit, and just a bit rough around the edges. Very enjoyable now though could be held for a few years as well. Excellent value. Tasted Dec 2011.
3.5 Stars
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Roederer Estate Brut Sparkling, Anderson Valley, Mendocino
California, Usa$49.95
I openly admit to not being a fan of sparkling wine/Champagne. But this sparkler from the Anderson Valley in California may change my mind. I like the complexity of flavours (citrus, toast, pear) and just the right touch of sweetness (not that much, mind you) to balance the acidity. Really nice and very fairly priced. Tasted May 2018.
3.5 Stars
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Terre Del Barolo Barbaresco 2006, Docg
Piedmont, Italy$24.95
Certainly a traditional Nebbiolo, with pale red colour, flavours of sour cherries and dried fruit, followed by firm tannin. Yet I found the wine just a bit too sour/tart, as if the grapes were not quite fully ripened. Still, I did admire the authenticity of this wine in a world of increasingly faceless wines. I suggest giving this 2-3 more years in bottle. Tasted May 2012.
3.5 Stars
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