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Tastings: August 2002
25 August 2002
88PTS
Mission Hill Cabernet - Merlot 2000
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThe wines to look for in stores include a 2000 Cabernet Merlot -- easily the best red wine value made in British Columbia. The John Simes' blend has a spicy, minty aroma with flavours of licorice, dates and leather and its great value.Round, affordable and tasty. Buy it by the case.Prices:| BC | $14.95 | 750ml |
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21 August 2002
90PTS
Champagne Moët & Chandon Brut Impérial Vintage 1992
Champagne, FrancePersistent fine mousse. Biscuit, lees, toast, and dried fruit aromas. A lean, crisp attack with good earthy, pinot flavours and a touch of spice in the finish. Full well-balanced flavours that will appeal to a wide spectrum of tasters. An elegant, refined sparkler.Prices:| BC | $53.95 | 750ml |
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15 August 2002
89PTS
Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay 20th Harvest Limited Release 2001
Sonoma County, California, United StatesInviitng open pear, mineral, spicy lees, butter and melon aromas flecked citrus rind and peach. Rich, round and elegant with more buttery, peach, melon and lees flavours with spicy baked apple, vanilla and citrus on the finish. Fine intensity and balance. Quite elegant and certainly good value.Prices:| BC | $29.95 | 750ml |
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10 August 2002
91PTS
Konrad and Co. Sauvignon Blanc 2001
Marlborough, South Island, New ZealandLovely open, melon/gooseberry, grapefruit aromas with a dusting of grass. Fabulous balance and similar flavours with an additional whack of fresh apple. Impressive, affordable, one of the best in the market.Prices:| BC | $19.95 | 750ml |
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07 August 2002
85PTS
Tarapaca Cabernet Sauvignon 2000
Valle del Maipo, Region del Valle Central, ChileMedium dark colour, with currant/earth and pepper aromas. Similar flavours with a touch of blackberry fruit. We like the texture and structure. A pretty little cabernet that you do not often see at this price point. Prices:| BC | $11.45 | 750ml |
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06 August 2002
84PTS
Joseph Drouhin Laforet Bourgogne Chardonnay 2000
Burgundy, FranceGreen apple skin, flinty mineral Chablis?-like aromas. Strong flinty earthy apple skin flavours with medium weight. Round in the mouth but dry in the finish. Think oysters and mussels.Prices:| BC | $17.95 | 750ml |
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04 August 2002
89PTS
Valdivieso Cabernet Sauvignon 1999
Region del Valle Central, ChileIntense cassis jam and sappy fruit with barnyard and a touch of tobacco. Rich with big mouth intensity but it's on the edge of being over-extracted and it's showing plenty of peppery, dry tannins. Too young at this point and will need time to settle down.Prices:| BC | $12.95 | 750ml |
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01 August 2002
87PTS
Wolf Blass Pinot Noir Purple Label 2000
Yarra Valley, Victoria, AustraliaLight toasty oak, vanilla, cedar and spice nose with plum and dried cherry fruit and a touch of barnyard. Soft, round, forward style with good mouth feel and very soft tannins. Cherry, prune, spicy vanilla flavours with some smoky, leather and pepper notes in the finish. Well made, sound pinot for current consumption, rare for Australia.Prices:| BC | $18.95 | 750ml |
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September 2002