tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791085734232162325.post1633195959423052641..comments2014-07-21T13:52:31.346-04:00Comments on Ontario "Vintages" Releases: Saturday Febraury 19, 2011 - Vintages ReleaseMichael Pinkushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15968983157077688761noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791085734232162325.post-18662057782593517592011-02-09T17:33:55.155-05:002011-02-09T17:33:55.155-05:00My take on these wines ...
TOP VALUE WHITE WINES ...My take on these wines ...<br /><br />TOP VALUE WHITE WINES under $20 or so.<br />1. Calamus Unoaked Chardonnay 2008 Niagara: juicy, ripe, long finish. <br />Twist top. +210062, $13.95, QPR: 90.<br />2. Alamos Viognier 2010 Mendoza: plenty of orchard fruit and flowers <br />here, long fruity finish. +507830, $13.95, QPR: 90.<br />3. Emiliana Adobe Sauvignon Blanc 2010 Casablanca Valley: ripe peachy <br />flavours come across with the citrus-herby zest. Sipper? Organic wine. <br />+211912, $12.95, QPR: 89.<br />4. Spy Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2009 Marlborough: zesty, balanced, long <br />finish, enjoyable Loire-ish wine. Sip or with food. Gold Medalist. <br />+686675, $15.95, QPR: 90.<br />5. Domaine Saint-Remy reserve Gewurztraminer 2008 Alsace: a climate-<br />change wine, with more off-dry MVC for the variety. Slight bitterish <br />finish, but dense and concentrated flavours and body. +61150, $18.95, <br />QPR: 91.<br />6. Domaines Schlumberger Les Princes Abbes Riesling 2007 Alsace: long <br />riesling finish with good MVC. Delightful. Best with food. +981662, <br />$18.95, QPR: 89.<br /> <br />TOP VALUE RED WINES under $20 or so.<br />^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<br />1. Ironstone Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 California: a rock-steady value <br />wine, hitting all the California cabby notes. +537597, $17.95, QPR: 89.<br />2. Michel Torino Don David Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Cafayate <br />Valley Mendoza: high quality cab sauvignon (black currants, vanilla, <br />pepper) at this price. +974428, $12.95, QPR: 89.<br />3. Cathedral Cellar Triptych 2007 WO Coast Region South Africa: a value <br />blend of Bordeaux varieties with syrah, aged in new oak (on the nose), <br />mocha, cassis, and eucalyptus. +53124, $16.95, QPR: 90.<br />4. Chateau Saint-Roch Chimeres 2008 Cotes du Roussillon-Villages: 65 <br />grenache/30 syrah/5 carignane blend, 14.5% ABV, off-dry finish. Late <br />winter BBQs?<br />5. Chateau Goudray Cuvee Excellence Rasteau 2009 Cotes du Rhone-<br />Villages: lovely black fruit from syrah and grenache, plums, smoke, and <br />the like. 14.5% ABV. Gold Medalist. +195032, $15.95, QPR: 90.<br />6. Louis Bernard Reserve de Bonpas Cotes du Rhone 2009: a G-S-M but <br />heavy syrah-inflected in flavours, 14% ABV. +194969, $13.95, QPR: 90.<br />7. Tommasi Poggio al Tufo Rompicollo 2008 IGT Maremma Toscana: lots of <br />black and dark flavours from berries and fruits, delicious length and <br />complexity. Italianate. +13755, $17.95, QPR: 90.<br />8. Herdade Paco do Conde 2007 Alentejano: lots of mocha but not off-dry <br />on mid-palate. Sip or food this treasure. +131821, $14.95, QPR: 90.<br /> <br />VALUE: “RESTAURANT READY” or “BRING YOUR OWN WINE BOTTLE” over $20<br />^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<br />Restaurants should consider offering these FINE VALUE wines at a $10 <br />markup over retail; the wines are READY to enjoy right NOW. Consumers <br />should buy these wines to bring to restaurants with corkage programs.<br /> <br />1. Lailey Vineyard Canadian Oak Chardonnay 2009 Niagara River, +225474, <br />$24.95 retail.<br />2. Davis Bynum Chardonnay 2007 Russian River Valley, +205815, $24.95.<br />3. Domaine Masson-Blondelet Villa Paulus Pouilly-Fume 2008, +702878, <br />$24.95.<br />4. Jackson-Triggs Okanagan Estate Proprietors’ Grand Reserve Shiraz <br />2006, +33241, $24.95.<br />5. Candor Lot 2 Zinfandel California, +133389, $21.95.<br />6. Christian Moueix Napanook 2007 Napa, +212357, $53.95.<br />7. Yalumba The Signature Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz 2005, +528356, <br />$51.95.<br />8. Abbazia Barolo 2005, +189787, $28.95.<br />9. Zenato Amarone Della Valpolicella Classico 2006, +413179, $47.95.<br />10. Jean Leon Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Penedes, +401596, $28.95.Dean Tudorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027150351344396656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-791085734232162325.post-9709135646613438932011-02-07T19:05:19.383-05:002011-02-07T19:05:19.383-05:00Glad you enjoyed the Galil Mountain Yiron and the ...Glad you enjoyed the Galil Mountain Yiron and the Dalton Shiraz - they are two great Israeli wines. Looking forward to your reactions on other Israeli wines as well.<br /><br />Yossie Horwitz<br />www.yossiescorkboard.comYossiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12769829154660015598noreply@blogger.com