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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

Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough 2017

On the nose I was getting apple. When I tasted it, I was getting Pineapple and apple. On the finish I was tasting pineapple and mango. Well balanced.

Tasted March 2019 (2017 vintage)

Esporão Reserva Red 2015, Alentejo

It is best to let this wine breath for about 30 minutes before drinking. If you try it right away, it will be very hot and the alcohol will over power flavours and aromas. Once it has breathed you will get berries on the nose and berries on the taste. This has a nice long finish.

As Steve Thurlow suggested, it would probably be best to cellar this for a couple of years.

2015 vintage tasted April 2019

Malivoire Chardonnay 2017, VQA Niagara Peninsula

On the nose I was getting some apple. The taste was well rounded, nice acidity. Good length.

Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc 2018, Marlborough

The nose hit me with grapefruit, followed by melon. The taste was very fresh and crispy. I tasted a bit of lime but what I loved was the acidity. Even on the finish you could taste the perfect balance of acidity in the mouth. Unlike the 2017 vintage that I tasted a few weeks ago (good but nothing special) this was very nice.

Redstone Merlot Cabernet Bistro 2015, VQA Niagara Peninsula

Aromas of dark fruit. Flavors of dark fruit. Smooth tannins. A little hot on the finish.
Throughout the evening (2 hours), I noticed that it did not open up much more than when I first opened it so I see no reason to decant.
Tasted August 2020

Familia Schroeder Alpataco Chardonnay 2017, Patagonia

On the nose I was getting lemon and melon notes. When I tasted it, I tasted apple and lemon, but it was nicely combined. I enjoyed how the acid tickled the back of my tongue and throat. This has a medium finish. Tasted May 2018.