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Scacciadiavoli Montefalco Sagrantino 2008, Docg
Umbria, Italy$39.95
Huge, ripe, highly concentrated with still massive chewy tannin and marked acidity. As JS said, most certainly not soft and cuddly, this is loaded with flavour from both the fruit and some oak (though this is well integrated). And did I mention the tannin....still omnipresent after 10 years. Wow. An impressive wine for sure, but still a few years from prime drinking in my view. Hold until at least 2021, I can imagine this sailing past its 20th birthday with ease. Tasted Dec 2018.
4.0 Stars
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Norman Hardie County Cabernet Franc 2013, VQA Prince Edward County
Ontario, Canada$25.00
Notes for the 2014 vintage:
I wanted to like this wine...very fond memories of the County as a child. But this is a lean and very tart cab franc. Highly acidic, with lemony notes and some hints of tart sour cherries. Thankfully, little of the vegetal notes that plague many cab francs but, to me, this wine just lacks ripeness and fruit. OK with food. not nearly worth $29. Tasted Jul 2017.
4.0 Stars
Kir Yianni Le Nord Assyrtiko 2023, I.G.P. Florina
Macedonia, Greece$18.00
mmmm, citrusy. Mostly lemons I should think. Bit of pleasant bitterness there, and palate wakening acidity. Would be great with seafood...in fact, i had it with salmon - nice match. Fine value indeed. Tasted May 2024.
4.0 Stars
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Vinosia Santandrea Taurasi 2017, D.O.C.G.
Campania, Italy$30.95
Really interesting and delicious wine. Plenty of ripe fruit, firm tannin with hints of herbs and smoke (ash?). Long finishing. Oak is so well-integrated it is but an after-thought, Drinking just fine right now, but can certainly hold if you like even more mature flavours. Tasted Nov 2024.
4.0 Stars
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Clos St Antonin Côtes Du Rhône 2016
Rhône, France$19.95
Spot-on Cotes du Rhone for sure - ripe fruit, herbs, pepper, seductive. Yet another example of how this region can produce excellent reds without having to pay a small fortune. Delicious! Tasted Feb 2021.
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Rizzi Barbaresco 2015, Docg
Piedmont, Italy$42.95
Excellent Barbarbesco from Rizzi. Tannins are silky yet still firm, red fruit, long finish, this is in a good spot now but still several years ahead of it. As I recall, purchased on sale for about $34. Bravo Ernesto! Tasted March 2023.
4.0 Stars
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Malivoire Pinot Gris 2022, VQA Beamsville Bench
Ontario, Canada$21.95
Another very good pinot gris from Malivoire. Crisp, unoaked, with notes or peach, and pear with lemony acidity on the finish. zero grams of residual sugar. I wonder if the wine might even be better with just a few grams of RS, just to temper that acidity a wee bit. Tasted Oct 2023.
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Feudo Montoni Lagnusa Nero D'avola 2018, Doc Sicilia
Sicily, Italy$24.95
A fairly big nero d'avola, with plenty of red fruit, herbs and a hint of smoke, though it takes a bit of aeration to bring those qualities out of their youthful shell. Fruit, length, tannin, acidity all seem in just the right balance. Really good nero d'avola,...well, just a really good bottle of red. Drink now through 2025. Tasted April 2021.
4.0 Stars
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Cune Gran Reserva 2012, Doca Rioja
Rioja, Spain$28.95
I rarely buy Rioja, fearing the dreaded coconut attack of overt American oak ageing. This Gran Reserva strikes an excellent balance between the red cherry fruit, and oak flavours. The integration of the wood is seamless and the complexity and length are outstanding. At almost 10yrs from harvest, this is still fresh and delicious. Top notch stuff here. Taste May 2022;
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Emiliana Coyam 2019, Los Robles Estate, Colchagua Valley
Colchagua Valley, Chile$29.95
Cant add much to the reviews already posted here. This is a very fine, flavourful red from Chile, with lovely balance....the fruit, oak, tannin, acidity all spot on. Picked this up at $26.95 ($3 off at the time, which was just a few months ago). However, yet another wine at the LCBO has seen a significant price increase....this is up $5. An excellent wine, Taste Mar 2023.
4.0 Stars
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