Sunday, April 21, 2013

In-Store Discoveries Appearing on Shelves April 27, 2013

“ISD”s are In-Store Discoveries, these are wines that seem to just appear on the shelves of your local Vintages outlet.  Finally the LCBO has allowed the media the opportunity to taste and review these wines.

8 wines are being released, here are scores for 5 of them.

Three-and-a-Half-Plus Star Wines (*** ½+) …
Rainoldi Crespino Valtellina Superiore 2006 ($33.95 - #316331) ... Lombardy, Italy

Four Star Wines (****) …
Teusner Avatar Grenache/Mataro/Shiraz ($42.00 - #305433) ... Australia
Delas Domaine des Grands Chemins Crozes-Hermitage ($31.95 - #101105) ... Rhone, France
Schola Sarmenti Cubardi Primitivo 2004 ($26.95 - #316083) ... Puglia, Italy

Four-Plus Star Wines (****+) …

Thorn-Clarke 2010 William Randell Shiraz ($44.00 - #922773) ... Australia


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