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Dagaz Carmenère 2018, Do Valle De Colchagua

This wine started off promising with nice notes of raspberry and black pepper. However, when I tasted it, it seemed off balance and was lacking quality flavor. It had some grippy tannins, but that is about it. I felt it tasted a bit better the longer the bottle was opened, so perhaps decanting for 30 minutes to an hour will help open this up.
Tasted December 2022

Stina Cuvée White 2021, Island Of Brac

Nice wine with some aromas of stone fruit. Nice balance of acidity. Just a simple yet good wine.
Tasted October 2023

Piekenierskloof Shiraz 2020, Wo Piekenierskloof

Aromas of cherry, and dried herbs. The main issue with this wine is I felt it was too tannic and too acidic. It did smooth out a bit after about an hour but I still feel that this wine needs more time. Perhaps 3 more years before it starts to become more balanced.
Tasted September 2023.

Tros De Mas Vilella 2019, Catalunya

This was a nice wine at that price point. Aromas of dark fruit with subtle hint of flint. Nice amount of tannins.
Over the evening this wine did not evolve so I see no reason to decant.
Overall, a solid wine for $24 but nothing stood out for me to make this a great wine.

Tasted August 2023

Woods Crampton Barossa Shiraz 2015, Barossa, South Australia

Zuccardi Apelación Vista Flores Malbec 2014, Uco Valley, Mendoza

Two Sisters Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, Niagara River

On the nose I was getting cassis with a hint of leather. When I tasted it, it hit me with a smokey leather and dark berries. The finish was very nice with the subtle warmth created from the alcohol lingering in the back of my throat. I found this wine very well balanced. I sipped on this wine through out the night and did not notice much of a change. I would say this wine is great right out of the bottle with no need to decant.
Tasted June 2019.

Santa Carolina Reserva De Familia Cabernet Sauvignon 2015, Maipo Valley

Kacaba Select Series Unoaked Chardonnay 2017, Niagara Peninsula

I was getting a nice aroma of green apples. The mouth feel was full bodied. I was tasting fruit such as apple. The finish I was swear I was tasting a slight hint of butter. I even double checked to make sure this was unoaked. Pretty good length.

I can see why this won silver in the national wine awards of Canada. Good value for $15.95.

Tasted Aug 2019

Rodney Strong Charlotte's Home Sauvignon Blanc 2017, Sonoma County

I was not a fan of this at all. Maybe I am use to New Zealand Sauvignon blancs. This did not have the crispness,acidity or flavors that I expected. I tasted buttery nutty flavors with none of of the crispness or fruit flavors that I would expect. Perhaps it was a wine passed its prime. But I was not a fan and I struggled to drink it.

Tasted September 2019