Alvento Sondra 2006, VQA Niagara Peninsula
Critic Reviews (3)
Evolved, spicy, earthy, herbal, very intriguing, with an almost Italianate profile. The palate is mid-weight, with...
Tasted at least three times in recent month, this is a maturing merlot-based (90%) blend from a cool vintage that...
Lots of intensity behind this smoky nose that is just beginning to mature gracefully showing spicy grilled meat,...
Community Reviews (2)
Nice nose, you can clearly pick up the cran/raspberry of the Cab Franc.
A touch of bricking appearing on the rim.
On the palate: medium, almost light bodied, a bit thin for a Merlot really. Some nice clean fruit flavours, some wood and leafiness. Not a lot of ripeness or concentration but plenty of acidity. A bit out of balance I'd say.
Tasty enough but disappointing for $24.
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Very smoky and spicy not my style, prominent bricking on the the edges
Last bottle: drank 6/16/2017, lots of sediment and flavours have mellowed quite a bit, more enjoyable now. Sad this winery is under new ownership, this was a promising windy with loads of potential