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J. Dénuzière Crozes Hermitage 2018, Ac

This was a good wine but not as complexed as I was expecting. Notes of black fruit, pepper and a bit of wood. Nice dark fruit flavours. It was interesting to taste how much the tannins have calmed after a year and a half since the last reviews. I found the tannins were at a very nice level.
Throughout the evening, I did not notice any change in this wine, so I see no reason to decant.
Tasted November 2022

Megalomaniac To Be Frank Cabernet Franc 2020, V.Q.A. Niagara Peninsula

The wine has aromas of dark fruit. Nice amount of tannins. The acidity of this wine surprised me and I think it would be a great wine with food.
If you are looking for a more complexed wine, I do not think this is it, and for that reason I gave it an 88 instead of the 92 that has been given.
Tasted January 2024.

Gabriel Meffre Sainte Catherine Gigondas 2015, Ap

Aromas of plum and cassis came bursting out. A little vanilla in the back ground.
The aromas were not as complex as you may think of my score of 92. The reason for this score was mainly due to taste and balance. I found this wine very well balanced. The tannin's were smooth but not too smooth. Flavors of dark fruit filled my mouth. I even enjoyed the slight heat on the finish.
Through out the evening (2 hours) I did not find that this wine opened up much more then when I first opened it, so I see no reason to decant.

Tasted April 2020

Henry Of Pelham Lost Boys Limited Edition Bin 106 Baco Noir 2020, Sustainable, VQA Ontario

Some nice fruity flavours but the issue for me was the lack of tannins. It was so weak that it was close to drinking a fruit drink. Unless you enjoy low tannins, I would drink this right now. In fact, I have the 2021 vintage, I will drink that in the coming weeks as I feel aging will take away any tannins that it currently has.
Tasted Feb 2025

Hidden Bench Estate Chardonnay Unfiltered 2019, VQA Beamsville Bench

To me, this wine had a dominant aroma of candle wax, followed by butter and a very slight hint of lemon in the back ground.
This wine had flavours of tree fruit such as apples.
This was a complexed wine and I feel the aromas and flavours that I stated are not giving this wine justice. I had this wine last night and I am still thinking how wonderful it was.
Tasted June 2022

Bertani Amarone Della Valpolicella Valpantena 2020, Docg

I love Amarone wine. However, this one did not have outstanding aroma's the taste was spot on. I felt it was very balanced with a wonderful taste of d=fruit and just enough kick of alcohol to remind you that this is no child's drink.
It was just as good as when I opened it to when I finished it so I do not think it needs to be cantered.
Tasted May 2025

Marques Del Atrio 2 Cepas Blanco De Guarda Viura/Tempranillo Blanco 2019, D.O.Ca Rioja

I had this wine last night and lost my notes. I do recall nothing special on the nose, but why this wine got a 92 was the layer flavors. Vanilla, oak, apple, peach. It is all there and more I enjoyed the complexity of flavors.
Tasted February 2024

Gemtree Uncut Shiraz 2015, Mclaren Vale, South Australia

I was unable to get much on the nose. If anything stood out, it would have been a hint of green pepper. I can say that it had a firm tannin that became softer as it had a chance to breathe. I was tasting some dark fruit and dark chocolate on the finish.

I do recommend that this wine be decanted one hour before drinking.

2015 vintage Tasted April 2019

Marques De Casa Concha Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

I was getting a mix of leather and smoke on the nose. When I tasted it I was getting some dark fruit flavors, perhaps plum. It was very well balanced. The finish was about 25 seconds. I found the wine did not evolve too much through out the night so I see little need to decant. Even though I would have liked a little more character in this wine, it was very well balanced, I think 90 is a fair rating.
2016 vintage Tasted March 2019.

2017 Vintage. Earthy and dark fruit aromas. Nice finish. Decanting may bring out more flavors. 2017 is an 89.
Tasted July 2020

Domaine Du Murinais Les Amandiers Crozes Hermitage 2019, Ap

Perfect balance of tannins. I was not getting so much complexity, but the berry flavours and and aromas were fantastic. I cant say it is a 93 due to the lack of complexity. I think 91 is fair.
Tasted July 2024