Monthly Archives: September 2012

Peter Lehman Clancy’s Red mini review

Another one I tasted this one at the Toronto Wine and Spirits festival. Inky dark in color with black berries coming through on the nose. On the mid pallet this wine is dominated by deep rich black berries to match … Continue reading

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ST HALLETT CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2004

I’ve had this one in the cellar since 2006. The write up I had said drink until 2012. Dark in color with a with a nose of red berries and some wood. On the mid pallet the wine has some … Continue reading

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Daniel Chotard 2010 Sancerre

We stopped by Crush Wine bar for a quick glass of wine. I was shocked at the price they charge for wine by the glass. The glass costs about 80% of the price of the bottle in the LCBO. While … Continue reading

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Closson chase (Winery visit in Prince Edward County)

This write up is from our trip summer 2010 to the Prince Edward County area. See the entire article at my Prince Edward County trip blog None of these are in the LCBO (for now). Closson Chase We encountered a … Continue reading

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Lailey 2009 Barrel Aged Chardonnay mini review

Tasted this one at the winery. Pale in color with a nose of flint. I noticed this was common on a number of the chards from Niagara on the Lake on this trip. Sometimes (not this time) it’s so strong … Continue reading

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2010 Lailey Syrah

Picked up this one on our trip to Niagara on the lake at the winery. Inky dark in color with a nice nose of black berries. On the mid pallet this wine has some lovely dark berries, almost to the … Continue reading

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2006 NUGAN ESTATE MCLAREN PARISH VINEYARD SHIRAZ

I’ve had this one in the cellar since 2008. Dark in color with a lovely nose of black berries. On the mid pallet the wine matches the nose with beautiful black berries coming through. Very classic Aussie shiraz. On the … Continue reading

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EDNA VALLEY PARAGON CHARDONNAY 2009

Golden in color with a lovely rich chard nose. On the mid pallet this is a bold California style chard with lots of lovely vanilla and some butterscotch coming through. The wine has some lovely buttery and creamyness but not … Continue reading

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ÁLVARO PALACIOS 2009 La Montesa

Another wine from the WineAlign Spanish wine tasting at the Spoke club featuring wines from ÁLVARO PALACIOS. The event was run by David Lawrson and featured the wine maker, Alvaro Palacios, sharing his passion with wine making! Woodman Wines and … Continue reading

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INNISKILLIN MERITAGE 2009 mini review

I was walking out of the grocery store and they were tasting this one. Dark in color with mild nose. On the mid pallet this wine is dominated by BIG acidity and firm tannins and a very long finish. The … Continue reading

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PIERRE HENRI MOREL SIGNARGUES CÔTES DU RHÔNE-VILLAGES 2009

France tightly legislates there wine industry. One of the benefits of this is consistency. CÔTES DU RHÔNE is a region in France that has been making wine a long time. Above and beyond there AOC designation they also have a … Continue reading

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2006 RODNEY STRONG KNOTTY VINES ZINFANDEL

I’ve had this one in the cellar since 2009. Dark inky in color with a pleasant nose (nothing specific jumped out at me). On the mid pallet the wine is still displaying some lovely zinf fruit. This one has kept … Continue reading

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2011 MALIVOIRE LADYBUG ROSÉ

I’m not a huge lover of Rose but my GF enjoys them so we grabbed this one. It’s light in color with a mild nose of red berries. On the mid pallet this wine is slightly fruity with red berries … Continue reading

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2003 BALGOWNIE ESTATE SHIRAZ

I’ve had this one in my cellar since March 2007 and have pulled a few out earlier and been impressed with how well it is aging. When young it required a good hours worth of breathing to take away some … Continue reading

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