Monthly Archives: July 2020

Clos Bel-Air 2016

Posted on July 26, 2020 by John Galea

Dark in color with a mild nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some nice black plums along with some mocha notes. On the lighter side of medium in length the wine displays some nice smooth dry tannins along … Continue reading →

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Hess Select Monterey County Chardonnay 2018

Posted on July 23, 2020 by John Galea

Biases up front, I prefer an oaked chard over an unoaked. When I read the description on the LCBO web site I was under the misunderstanding this was an oaked chard. Even the categorization of full bodied and rich to … Continue reading →

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Granite Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

Posted on July 21, 2020 by John Galea

Dark color with a black cherry nose. On the mid palate there are some black cherry notes along with some cassis, minty, herbal and even some eucalyptus notes. On finish the wine is on the lighter side of medium in … Continue reading →

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2019 Redstone Rose

Posted on July 19, 2020 by John Galea

Salmon in color with a mild red berry nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some nice strawberry notes along with some citrus. On the medium length finish the wine displays some nice crisp acidity, nice dryness along with … Continue reading →

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2015 Redstone Cab/merlot

Posted on July 15, 2020 by John Galea

Dark in color with a nice rich red berry nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some nice firm dark cherry notes along with some earthy notes and mocha/coffee … On the medium length finish the wine displays some … Continue reading →

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2017 Small Gully The Formula Robert’s Shiraz

Posted on July 13, 2020 by John Galea

Inky dark in color with a mild black berry nose. On the mid palate the wine displays some juicy, fruit forward, black berries and black currants along with some herbal notes. On the lighter side on the finish the wine … Continue reading →

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2019 Peller Rose

Posted on July 10, 2020 by John Galea

Salmon in color with a nice strawberry nose. On the mid palate the wine displays nice crisp strawberry notes to match the nose along with some nice citrus acidity. On the medium length finish the wine is nice and dry … Continue reading →

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Carpineto Chianti Classico 2017

Posted on July 8, 2020 by John Galea

Dark in color with a nice cherry nose. On the mid palate the black fruits are smacked immediately by firm tannins and acidity. The wine is just too young to be approachable now and just completely overshadows what is likely … Continue reading →

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2018 Kacab Rebecca Rose

Posted on July 6, 2020 by John Galea

Salmon in color with mild nose. On the mid palate the wine smacks you with bubble gum being the dominant flavor along with some citrus notes. On the medium length finish the wine displays some mild acidity where the citrus … Continue reading →

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2014 Chateau Capbern

Posted on July 4, 2020 by John Galea

I bought this as part of a Bordeaux futures order quite a while back. About three years ago I opened one and it was a tannic monster. I decanted it, and it still was unapproachable. I gave in and aerated … Continue reading →

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