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Tasca D'almerita Regaleali Lamùri 2020, Doc Sicily
Sicily, Italy$23.95
A delicious nero d'avola, which is dense yet light on its feet. The balance here is spot-on, with crisp acidity, complex red fruit with hints of herbs and silky tannin. Really fine wine, and great value. Alas, my only bottle and virtually none left at the LCBO. I really hope that we see this wine again. Drink now or hold a few years. Tasted Mar 2025.
4.0 Stars
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Tawse Sketches Rosé 2020, Niagara Peninsula
Ontario, Canada$18.95
Apparently a blend of pinot noir, cab franc and gamay. I certainly picked up a bit of herbeceous character from the cab franc and even a bit of beetroot from the pinot. Good complexity and not too austere (6g/L of RS - seems spot-on). A really well made rose, well-priced and a lovely summer sipper. Tasted Aug 2022.
4.0 Stars
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Mullineux Kloof Street Chenin Blanc 2021, W.O. Swartland
Swartland, South Africa$19.95
Fresh, aromatic, with flavours of pear, peach, and citrus. Complex, compelling and a long finish. A fine white, a great value. Tasted Aug 2022.
4.0 Stars
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Château De Montfaucon 2016, Ap Lirac, Rhône
Rhône, France$29.52
Clearly a wine made respecting the terroir, this is a red that can be from nowhere but the south Rhone. Complex, with intense spicy red fruit, firm tannin and a long dry finish. Oak, if any is used, has no impact on the flavours. Really delicious wine here though another year in bottle would not hurt. Wines like this remind me why I don't ante up bigger bucks for Chateaneuf. Tasted Oct 2021.
4.0 Stars
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Avignonesi Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano 2019, Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano D.O.C.G.
Tuscany, Italy$39.99
A fine Vino Nobile from the ever reliable Avignonesi. Deceptively firm, the tannin are smooth. Herbs and red fruit lead the way, with a hint of medicinal notes (not in a bad way). Oak goes unnoticed. And made with organic grape, which is always a positive. Fine wine. Drinking very nicely now, but I can see this holding another 3-5 years. Tasted April 2025.
4.0 Stars
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Piano Dei Daini 2015, Doc Etna Rosso
Sicily, Italy$20.25
Ripe, smoky, firm and silky. A bit like Pinot Noir and Barolo. Fine wine. Tasted April 2020.
4.0 Stars
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Paitin Ca Veja Nebbiolo D'alba 2017, D.O.C.
Piedmont, Italy$34.95
If Paitin had put "Barbaresco" on the label and offered it for $34.95, this would be considered a huge bargain. Fine Nebbiolo, with plenty of red fruit, brisk acidity and firm tannin....long finish too. Just entering it's drinking window I should say. Now to 2029. Tasted March 2024.
4.0 Stars
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.
4.0 Stars
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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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Vinosia Santandrea Taurasi 2017, D.O.C.G.
Campania, Italy$26.90
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.
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