Monthly Archives: February 2019

Cecchi Storia di Famiglia Chianti Classico 2015

Posted on February 26, 2019 by John Galea

Dark in color with a mild nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some nice edgy red berries backed almost immediately by some nice dryness, tannins and acidity. If there’s anywhere this wine is a little light on it’s … Continue reading →

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Liboreau Charentes Sauvignon Blanc 2017

Posted on February 24, 2019 by John Galea

Pale in color with nice mild citrus/mineral nose. On the mid palate the wine matches the nose with nice citrus notes, no where near lemon zest along with some nice minerality. On the medium length finish the wine displays some … Continue reading →

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2015 Masi Bonacosta Valpolicella Classico DOC

Posted on February 20, 2019 by John Galea

Dark in color with a mild cherry nose. On the mid palate the wine is quite fruit forward with cherries and some raspberries coming through. It actually took me a few sips to place the raspberries. On the medium length … Continue reading →

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2016 Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi Tenuta di Castiglioni

Posted on February 17, 2019 by John Galea

Dark in color with a mild nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some bold cherries and some nice mocha. On the medium length finish the wine displays some nice velvety tannins and some nice acidity. It’s nice and … Continue reading →

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Catena Appellation San Carlos Cabernet Franc 2016

Posted on February 15, 2019 by John Galea

I love Cab Franc, and Niagara make some awesome ones … Recently I encountered the Alta Vista Cab Franc which was a new one for me, an Argentinian Cab Franc single varietal. So I grabbed this one … Dark in … Continue reading →

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Navigating the LCBO biweekly vintage release

Posted on February 13, 2019 by John Galea

I thought I would take a bit of time and go through the biweekly LCBO vintage release … Every two weeks the LCBO release a catalog of wines that are featured. These wines may or may not come back to … Continue reading →

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Peninsula Ridge Beal Vineyard Reserve Merlot 2016

Posted on February 11, 2019 by John Galea

Dark in color with a mild nose. On the mid palate there’s some mild cherry and plum notes. On the medium length finish the wine displays some smooth tannins and acidity, nice and dry. This is a fruit forward, varietal … Continue reading →

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2015 Tawse Growers blend Cab Franc

Posted on February 9, 2019 by John Galea

This is the second time I’ve had this wine and been impressed. The first time we were out for dinner at the Ancaster old mill and I chose it, this time around we were having guests over and I love … Continue reading →

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2015 Chateau Breillan mini review

Posted on February 6, 2019 by John Galea

This wine was one of my favorites of a recent Sichel tasting held by Vinexx. Inky dark in color with a mild black berry nose. On the mid palate the wine delivers beautiful dark fruit to match the nose. ON … Continue reading →

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2017 Emiliana Adobe Organic Merlot

Posted on February 4, 2019 by John Galea

Ok I know this isn’t a popular sentiment, but I like a good fruit forward merlot … Movies like Sideways where the lead character screams I’m not drinking Merlot, along with changing consumer tastes have left Merlot, nowhere near as … Continue reading →

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Château Clos Mansio 2015

Posted on February 1, 2019 by John Galea

Dark in color with a nice back plum nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some bold rich black plum notes, the merlot is quite dominant. On the medium length finish the wine is nice and dry with some … Continue reading →

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