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Tastings: May 2015
31 May 2015
88PTS
Count Karolyi Gruner Veltliner 2013
HungaryIf you're looking to explore grüner without breaking the bank, this well priced Hungarian bottle serves as a terrific gateway to the grape. Zippy lemon pith, white peach and crisp green apples rip across a juicy, stony palate, complemented with green grass, Asian pear and finishing with white peppery spice and subtle meadow herbs. A great accompaniment with fresh shellfish or endive lemon salads.Prices:| BC | $7.50 | 750ml |
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88PTS
De Vine Vineyards Grü-V Grüner Veltliner Estate 2014
Saanich Peninsula, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, CanadaTasted just after bottling and showing some initial bottle shock. That said, with air time in the glass, this grüner came right around to reveal the crisp citrus-y herbs, lime pith, wildflowers, savoury stone and green apple that I've come to recognize from this Saanich Peninsula site (and Canada's first commercially produced grüner veltliner in 2012). A slender 11 percent alcohol, finishing with shining lemon peel and delicate white pepper spice. Pour with shellfish or white fish with lemon dill and arugula. More a whisper than a shout, and a reward to the patient.Prices:| BC | $19.91 | 750ml |
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89PTS
Bio Vio Vermentino 2013
Liguria, ItalyRecognized as the first biodynamic producer of Liguria, this progressive winery is located in Albenga (Northern Italy). This crisp vermentino leads with light white flowers, marine notes, light cream and subtle basil herb aromatics. Light starfruit, white peach and lemon opens the salty, mineral-driven palate. Tight and focussed this savoury white finishes with subtle citrus and pine nuts, and would work with lighter shellfish dishes or vegetable and olive tarts.Prices:| USA | $20.00 | 750ml |
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89PTS
Pierre Amadieu Domaine Grand Romane Côtes du Rhône Blanc 2013
Gigondas, Southern Rhone, Rhone Valley, FranceLight butter, quince, pear, honey, floral, apricot, vanilla and nutty lees aromas. Dry, fresh, round, elegant palate that is a touch soft and oily. Earthy, spicy, ginger, apricot mix with light citrus flavours and baked pear, vanilla and lees on the finish. Fine fruit and finesse. This Cotes du Rhone Blanc is produced from 100 percent clairette, the oldest vines on the property, planted in 1955 at some 300+ meters. The wine is barrel fermented in new French oak barrels. In fact it is really a Gigondas blanc reflecting the true freshness of the terroir. The winery suggest you serve it with fish or goat’s cheese. Only 7,000 bottles are made each year.Prices:| BC | $30.00 | 750ml |
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89PTS
Jansz Premium Cuvée NV
Tasmania, South Australia, AustraliaPremium sparkling wine from Tazzie? You bet! This cool climate island is ideal for sparkling wine. Chardonnay based, this "méthode Tasmenois" opens with notes of bready lees and green apple and into a ripe and creamy palate full of juicy lime, lime blossom, greengage and kicky lemon kick on the finish.Prices:| BC | $44.99 | 750ml |
| AB | $39.95 | 750ml |
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30 May 2015
92PTS
Elena Fucci Titolo Aglianico Del Vulture 2009
Basilicata, ItalyHuge character and intensity, with pure volcanic soils expressing noble perfumed iris, mineral, complex blue and black fruits and berries. Fine grained, but firm, high tannins present slightly gummy and grippy, though well-balanced by the bright, lifted and pointed effortless acidity. Wet slate, minerality, iron, pomegranate, cardamom, black liquorice on the full bodied palate, showing subtle age with an organic roundness of the edges. Lingering mineral and spice, calling for pouring alongside pork sausage and grains, or orecchiette with rabbit. Great aging capability and complexity, drinking well in relative youth, though you can easily hold for a decade.Prices:| BC | $57.49 | 750ml |
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89PTS
Ferghettina Franciacorta Milledí Brut 2010
Lombardy, ItalyVintage 2010 was a very warm year, and recognized as a "thick" vintage in Lombardy. This blanc de blanc's roundness reflects it, with less of the poised delicacy of the previous vintage. This distinctive pyramidal shaped bottle opens with slight oxidative notes underneath fine white florals, light brioche and acacia. Honeyed almonds, delicate yellow florals and rocky minerality on the creamy, medium bodied palate, carrying pear, gooseberry, acacia honey, chamomile and trailing off with lime pith. Suitable for canapés, especially scallops or mussels, or sashimi.Prices:| BC | $46.09 | 750ml |
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85PTS
Stellar Organics Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Pinotage 2013
Western Cape, South AfricaSweet sugared black plums, blackberry jam, forest and cigar box on the nose of this organic, fair trade and vegan wine. The dense, sweet fruited palate carries the same, along with vanilla, assertive black pepper, roasted wood, pipe tobacco and prunes. Tannins are soft and plushy, trailing off to the stemmy side. Warm on the finish, this robust red will suit your heady beef and carmelized onion stew or shellacked beef ribs on the barbecue.Prices:| BC | $13.49 | 750ml |
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29 May 2015
85PTS
Sage Hills Vineyard Small Lot Pinot Noir 2013
Summerland Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaFrom organically farmed grapes in Summerland comes this earthy, branch-y and herbal pinot noir. Light wood smoke and Bing cherry join the herbaceous nose, and are mirrored on the palate, along with toasted wood, rhubarb, sour cherry, beets and forest moss. Though the palate is silky, the whole comes across as rather disjointed - and disappointing for the premium price. I recommend pouring with cedar planked salmon and roasted beets for best results.Prices:| BC | $44.90 | 750ml |
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86PTS
Sage Hills Vineyard Small Lot Syrah Rosé 2013
Summerland Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaFrom 100 percent organic grown grapes in Summerland, this orangey peach hued rosé opens with apple, red currant and gentle white peach. The dry palate shows light red currant, black currant and lemon pith - finishing tart and a touch leafy. Bright, cranberry acidity keeps it lively. Pour with strawberry, spinach, chèvre and walnut salad.Prices:| BC | $28.00 | 750ml |
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86PTS
Sage Hills Vineyard Small Lot Gewürztraminer 2013
Summerland Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaMild roses, ginger and tinned pear opens this 100 percent organic gewürztraminer. Bruised florals, tangerine, pithy citrus and Seville orange, with rather spiking acidity and a gentle cushion of apple and lychee. Hints of florals on the finish - a lean style to chill and serve with chilled Asian noodle dishes.Prices:| BC | $27.90 | 750ml |
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85PTS
Sage Hills Vineyard Small Lot Pinot Gris 2013
Summerland Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaFrom organically grown grapes, apparently in stainless steel. Clear, crisp nose of pear, lemon and subtle peach is the entry to a very lean, crisp citrus, gras and pear skin palate. Tart, pithy lemon peel takes over the finish. A simple, lean and light gris for those looking for a crisp citrus summer sipper.Prices:| BC | $26.90 | 750ml |
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28 May 2015
88PTS
Howling Bluff Summa Quies Sauvignon Blanc Sémillon 2014
Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaA majority of sauvignon blanc (85 percent) is apparent on the grassy, gooseberry, citrus and spring meadow nose, with the 15 percent semillon making more of an impact on the white floral, oily palate. Crisp lemon, orange rind, stone, light lees notes stream through the medium bodied wine, finishing with confident flint, stone, asian pear and the return of the herbal meadow flowers. Pair with herb grilled chicken thighs or lemon roasted trout.Prices:| BC | $20.00 | 750ml |
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86PTS
Covert Farms Zinfandel Grand Reserve (Organic) 2012
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaMedicinal dark cherry, black plum and lacquer open this big, jammy red, one of the few 100 percent zinfandels found in Canada. The palate carries forward the potent medicinal cherry notes where it is layered with leather, dried cherry, prune and herbed blackberry compote notes. Tannins, while well integrated with the dense fruit, tend to the harsh side and the finish comes across with some heat - best tamed with fatty lamb or well sauced venison.Prices:| BC | $44.00 | 750ml |
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87PTS
Matua Valley Pinot Noir 2013
Marlborough, South Island, New ZealandA potpourri box of spices and florals open this Marlborough pinot, followed with pomegranate, rhubarb pie, raspberries and balsamic. The soft, sweeter, full palate fills the mouth with perfumed raspberry, plum jam, lavender and sweet pipe tobacco, finishing its velvet downiness with spices and woodsmoke. Simple, fruity, perfumed and full - an accessible pinot to lure zinfandel drinkers.Prices:| BC | $19.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $18.00 | 750ml |
| ON | $18.00 | 750ml |
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27 May 2015
88PTS
CedarCreek Platinum Desert Ridge Merlot 2012
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaCedarcreek’s Platinum range is only released in high quality years, so after a two year absence, it was nice to see the Platinum Merlot return. This single vineyard Desert Ridge Vineyard merlot is a first release, a stony-soiled parcel in Osoyoos that showed particularly well. Perfumed violets, black liquorice, ink and plum aromas repeat on the palate; an elegant, floral and pretty medium-bodied merlot, fresh and silky. Blue fruits and more florals on the finely spiced finish. Tannins are smooth through sticky on the finish, and wood (20 months in French oak) is well integrated with the fruit. A finessed, elegant merlot, inviting pouring with duck.Prices:| BC | $40.00 | 750ml |
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86PTS
Père Anselme La Fiole Côtes du Rhône 2012
Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Southern Rhone, Rhone Valley, FranceEven if you don't know the winery's name, you will certainly recognize the distinctive s-curve bottle, Anselme's Châteauneuf-du-Pape a constant on our shelves for ages and many local drinkers' first (and, only) knowledge of Châteauneuf. This wine is not said entry bottle, but a basic, entry Côtes du Rhône blend of grenache and syrah. Softly spiced raspberry, cherry and wax aromas. The round, easy palate shows the same, with barnyard, fine pepper and cherry bitterness over astringent tannins. Best sopped up with weeknight chicken stew and dumplings.Prices:| BC | $17.39 | 750ml |
| ON | $16.00 | 750ml |
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26 May 2015
91PTS
Paolo Scavino Barolo 2007
Castiglione Falletto, Cuneo, Piedmont, ItalyPaolo Scavino’s introductory Barolo is all about elegance and perfume as it begins its long journey to pinot noir country, or at least an old age demeanour that might suggest it could be pinot. The nose is floral, with reserved red fruit flavours and truffle before the generous vintage adds bits of tar and rich but polished tannins before its long elegant backend kicks in. Cellar through 2017 or serve now with meaty dishes. A delicious bottle.Prices:| QC | $50.00 | 750ml |
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87PTS
La Valentina Spelt 2010
Abruzzo, ItalyFrom the hills overlooking Spoltore, in Abruzzo comes this herbal, bucolic montepulciano. Mulberry, dark plum and black liquorice pervades from first whiff to the finish. The fresh palate carries espresso, bitter black cherry, anise, earth and salt, ending with high toned balsamic tartness. Tannins are ragged and angular, and best matched to roast beef or lamb and polenta.Prices:| BC | $34.79 | 750ml |
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88PTS
Bartier Bros. Merlot 2011
Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaGrapes for this merlot/cabernet franc blend come from the warm west sloping Cerqueira Vineyard on the Black Sage Bench, a benefit for a full bodied red blend in a cool vintage like 2011. Gravels, dark cocoa, blackberry and subtle thorn aromas are the entry to this potent palate, unfined and unfiltered for additional complexities. Wild blackberries, black cherries, dark florals and thorny brambles are layered on structured and downy tannins, trailing off to bitter cherry, branch and strong black espresso on the finish. Fresh acidity carries the robust fruit, welcoming pairing to flank steak and herbed frites.Prices:| BC | $27.00 | 750ml |
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84PTS
Louis Latour Pinot Noir Domaine de Valmoissine 2012
Vin de Pays du Var, Vin de Pays de Provence, Vin de Pays d'Oc, Languedoc, Sud de France, FranceFragrant ripe raspberry, cherry jam forest and wet moss notes open this pinot noir, from negotiant powerhouse Maison Louis Latour. The departmental Var IGP has replaced the previous Vin de Pays du Var denomination on the southern coast of France. The promising nose doesn't extend through to the finish. Ripe raspberry and bing cherry lead the clipped palate, along with tight tannins and rhubarb tartness. Finish is short and cranberry tangy; pair with lox and bagels for best effect.Prices:| BC | $30.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $25.00 | 750ml |
| NF | $26.00 | 750ml |
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90PTS
Fonseca 10 Year Old Aged Tawny Port NV
Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, PortugalAs consistent as ever, this aged tawny offers licorice, peppery, spicy, black tea, walnut aromas with a touch cedar, dried cherry and leather notes. The palate is smooth and medium sweet with light toffee, dried fruit, tobacco, walnut and tea flavours. Ready to drink any time with cheeses, dessert or toasted nuts. A civilised post-dinner drink.Prices:| BC | $39.99 | 750ml |
| AB | $40.00 | 750ml |
| QC | $34.75 | 750ml |
| PEI | $40.00 | 750ml |
| NB | $39.00 | 750ml |
| NS | $40.00 | 750ml |
| NFL | $40.00 | 750ml |
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25 May 2015
87PTS
Burrowing Owl Pinot Noir 2013
Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThis wine has seen time in both French and Hungarian oak, a spice cabinet of cedar wood, subtle hickory and fine sandalwood seasoning the ripe cherry, strawberry and boysenberry pie flavour. Ripe and round, with potent steak spice and fragrant cloves and cinnamon punching up the velvety mouthfeel and adding to the up-front wood notes. Not a shy pinot noir, and a good match to rustic cedar planked salmon or Moroccan spiced lamb or eggplant dishes.Prices:| BC | $30.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $38.00 | 750ml |
| ON | $40.00 | 750ml |
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89PTS
Domaine du Dragon Cuvée Prestige Rosé 2014
Côtes de Provence, Provence, Sud de France, FrancePouring a pale peach hue, this crisp, dry rosé is based on grenache, with just a 10 tip of syrah for body and spice. Savoury, stony pear, faint white peach and rainier cherries on the nose. The spicy, fresh palate, though still restrained, reveals more with savoury spice, subtle cured meats, mild cherry, plum and crunchy pomegranate acidity. The fuller body comes via the 14 percent alcohol, which is notable in the round mouthfeel and potent, peppery finish. The weight and spice can stand up to denser proteins - think seared Ahi tuna, smoked salmon or spiced moules frites.Prices:| BC | $21.99 | 750ml |
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88PTS
Church & State Wines Lost Inhibitions White 2014
CanadaA new line of wines with various catchy / questionable labels, the Lost Inhibitions wines question wine packaging conventions and open conversation, presumably more so as the bottle is drunk. Our white wine bottles were labelled "You're so Effin' Special" and "Gimme Some Lovin'", two in the series (of 100!) of colourful names (both in language and colour). A blend of viognier, riesling, gewürztraminer, chardonnay and sauvignon blanc, this full bodied, ripe aromatic white carries 14 percent alcohol across a creamy, floral and spicy orchard fruit basket. Peaches, apricots, yellow apples, pear, lychee and pink grapefruit share space with fragrant roses and pithy lime. Fresh sage and jasmine spiciness finish with noticeable heat. Pour on a patio with lemongrass chicken skewers and mild green curries.Prices:| BC | $20.00 | 750ml |
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23 May 2015
84PTS
Unsworth Vineyards Symphony 2012
Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, CanadaThis gutsy red is a blend of hybrid grapes petit milo and cabernet libre - obscure to many wine lovers, but the future of big reds on the marine Wine Islands, in the mind of many growers. Roasted coffee, cherry, dill and pickling spice aromas. The medium bodied palate is smoothed and round, with herbal cherry, twine, dill, choke cherry, vegetal and black raspberry flavours. Peppery pickling spice and wood smoke on the finish. Best served up with campfire sausages or burgers.Prices:| BC | $22.00 | 750ml |
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90PTS
Burrowing Owl Athene 2012
Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaAthene (a-THEE-nee) takes its name from the biological genus of the Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia, and its fruit from Oliver's Black Sage Bench. Syrah and cabernet sauvignon are co-fermented and then aged for 21 months in a mix of French, American and Hungarian oak, resulting in a well-knit spice box of exotic dark aromas and flavours. Dusky dark berry, red and black currants, sweet tobacco and dark cocoa on the nose through to a gravelly, thorny finish. The ripe, round and full palate carries ample wild cassis, ripe blue plum, dark cocoa, earthy tobacco, cracked pepper and perfumed cloves. Acidity is brambled and fresh, tannins are ample and well integrated though with a rigid edge, reflecting this powerful wine's youthful state. Enjoy now with herbed roast beef or lamb, or be rewarded with 3 plus years in the cellar.Prices:| BC | $38.00 | 750ml |
| ON | $45.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $45.00 | 750ml |
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22 May 2015
86PTS
Pasion de Bobal 2011
Utiel-Requena, Valencia and Murcia, SpainHave you ever tasted the bobal grape before? Here, 60+ year old bobal from the hot interior of Valencia is freshened with altitude (approx. 1000m) and paid attention to via organic farming. Deep and dense plum, sweet cassis, red and black liquorice aromas carry through to the juicy palate where blue fruit, wood smoke, earth, vanilla, cracked pepper and candied blackberries join in across smoothed, fine tannins. Densely fruited and medium bodied, this juicy and rustic red makes a stellar barbecue red and match to grilled pork chops or plum lamb kabobs.Prices:| BC | $16.49 | 750ml |
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92PTS
M. Chapoutier Hermitage Chante Alouette Blanc 2012
Southern Rhone, Rhone Valley, FranceA fully biodynamic product here and only 13.5% alcohol. Light gold colour with honey, baked pear, floral, vanilla, spicy lees, earthy, apricot skin and nut aromas. Ripe, rich, round, juicy and elegant yet with fine texture. Apricot, nutty, floral, honey, butter, lees, ginger, guava, pear and citrus flavours with a buttery, baked quince finish. Very flavourful yet delicate and round, drinking well now but could be good again in 10 years time. A bit lighter than previous vintage but very fine effort.Prices:| BC | $92.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $85.00 | 750ml |
| ON | $74.00 | 750ml |
| QC | $74.50 | 750ml |
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21 May 2015
88PTS
Soahc Estate Wines Riesling 2014
Kootenay River Valley, British Columbia, CanadaWhite flowers, lime pith and cucumber scents open this Fruitvale riesling, the first winery in the Southern Kootenays region and billed as North America's first biodynamic winery from inception. The off-dry palate carries ripe pear, lychee, fragrant white peach, wild anise, cold cream and floral apple blossoms - concentrated and generous, but reined in with lime peel focus and brightened with kicky citrus acidity. The finish lingers on and on with lime, spring blossoms and stone. An attractive 10.3% alcohol, ideal for partnering with fresh spot prawns.Prices:| BC | $23.50 | 750ml |
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90PTS
Fort Berens Cabernet Franc 2012
Lillooet, British Columbia, CanadaGravelly, savoury and ripe dark fruits at first whiff, followed by earthy cassis, walnuts and subtle brambles. The structured palate is textured with ripe black cherries, thorny cassis, cassis, tobacco, dark florals and dried herbs. Acidity is fresh and natural and the length considerable and tactile. This layered and complex wine reveals itself to you in stages - worth opening in advance and savouring over time, especially with grilled pork tenderloin. Enjoy now or 2-3 years time (would be longer if they lose the plastic cork).Prices:| BC | $25.00 | 750ml |
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87PTS
Township 7 Cabernet Franc Rock Pocket Vineyard 2012
Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThis cabernet franc, exclusive to Township 7's wine club, is grown in Oliver's Rock Pocket Vineyard, a sun trap site on the Black Sage Bench. Cola, ripe cherry and sun warmed raspberries on the nose. The smoothed, full palate echoes the same, along with peppery spice, cool mint and soft cedar wood notes. Tannins are supple and the cola scented, cocoa textured wine persistent, ending with a bittersweet chocolate finish. A gentler, ripe cabernet franc, welcoming pairing with lamb meatballs.Prices:| BC | $31.00 | 750ml |
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88PTS
Soahc Estate Wines Chardonnay 2014
Kootenay River Valley, British Columbia, CanadaA marked improvement over the 2013 vintage, this pioneering biodynamic producer from the Southern Kootenays seems to be finding its rhythm (lunar and otherwise). A tight, energetic chardonnay with green apple, lemon and stone aromas. The green apple and lemon pith return on the crisp palate, where they are joined by gentle hazelnut and waves of caramel. Acidity is bright and stony spiced, and finishes with herbal meadow flowers. Best appreciated when the wine has a chance to warm a bit and breathe, especially paired with scallops or clams.Prices:| BC | $26.50 | 750ml |
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90PTS
LaStellaVivace Pinot Grigio 2014
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaPerhaps it was the warm 2014 summer, or the lower than average yield, but this vintage of Vivace, with its gently concentrated, pure-fruited, finessed form, especially impresses. Wild desert herbs, orchard pear, fine lees and lemon zest roll across the textured palate, brightened by crisp green apple tartness and bitter white grapefruit pith. Fragrant melon, subtle meadow blossoms and stones linger on the finish. Lively, dry and elegant, this is a grown up grigio.Prices:| BC | $25.00 | 750ml |
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20 May 2015
88PTS
Averill Creek Gewurztraminer 2014
Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, CanadaThis cool climate gewürztraminer leaps from the glass with lemon blossom, pear and fragrant lime. The crisp, zesty palate displays the same - dominated by lively key lime peel and spicy ginger, and centered with tight green apple, bright melon, herbal anise and lychee and finishing with perfumed blossoms. No flabby gewürztraminer here, but rather a tight, energetic and vibrant spiced white, ideal for a summer al fresco seafood dinner or Vietnamese flavours. Rethink the Wine Islands with this.Prices:| BC | $15.82 | 750ml |
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88PTS
Zuccardi Serie A Bonarda 2012
Santa Rosa, Northern Region, Mendoza, ArgentinaOriginally grown in Piedmont, bonarda has seen much success in the high altitude, rich soils of Argentina, though it always plays second string to the gloried malbec grape. Which is a shame - the juicy, fruity and floral forward red can be quite welcoming. Here, from the sandy desert heat of Santa Rosa, ripe blueberry, plum and violets are the entry to a juicy, soft and chewy palate. Potent, concentrated blueberry, blackberry gummies, mulberry and wine gums fill the mouth, with moderate acidity. Tannins are present, but supple and pliable, and end with a downy finish. Try alongside grilled beef burgers or spiced beef or lamb empanadas.Prices:| BC | $13.10 | 750ml |
| ON | $17.00 | 750ml |
| MB | $19.00 | 750ml |
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19 May 2015
85PTS
Averill Creek Vineyard Foch Eh! 2014
Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, CanadaThis carboni-macerated red is as carefree and easy as Beaujolais and should be treated as such, chilled, cracked and enjoyed al fresco, preferably alongside a ham, salmon or roast eggplant sandwich. Bright in hue (royal purple) and fruit, this easy-drinking, light bodied red reveals mulled spiced plum and cherries on the nose. Blackberry gummies, youthful plum and strawberry jelly fill the gulpable palate, unhindered by tannin, and lifted with mulling spices and green, resinous tinged acidity.Prices:| BC | $16.12 | 750ml |
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86PTS
Symphony Vineyard Ortega 2014
Saanich Peninsula, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, CanadaThe grapes for this Saanich Peninsula ortega come from neighbouring Starling Lane Vineyard, and the grapes were offered to Symphony when the Starling Lane owners retired. Reductive at first crack of the cap, with airtime this shows peach fuzz, lemon thistle and bitter melon notes. The dry, juicy palate is dominated by herbed bitter melon, while potent peach, peach fuzz and tangerine pith mingle alongside. An Arcadian white, best enjoyed chilled on a patio alongside melon and prosciutto.Prices:| BC | $15.57 | 750ml |
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90PTS
Pascual Toso Alta Cabernet Sauvignon Las Barrancas Vineyards 2011
Maipú, Northern Region, Mendoza, ArgentinaFresh black pepper, black berry, cassis aromas mix with smoky, savoury, tobacco, cedar, saddle leather and prune notes. Dry, fresh, warm, juicy, soft palate with smoky tobacco, black berry, cassis jam, coffee, black olive and vanilla flavours. Love the finesse and fruit intensity but it finishes warm. Drinkable now or over the next 2-4 years. Steak anyone?Prices:| BC | $34.79 | 750ml |
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18 May 2015
89PTS
Domaine du Grand Cros Rosé 2014
Côtes de Provence, Provence, Sud de France, FranceVery pale salmon colour with a delightful peppery, cherry, red apple, floral, citrus nose. Fresh, elegant, juicy, round palate with cherry, black pepper, black licorice, savoury herb and citrus flavours. Perfect summer food wine without the sweet and sour flavour pendulum. Well balanced. Don’t let the drab package put you off this is a very appealing wine. The blend is 50% grenache, 30% cinsault, 10% semillon and 10% rolle.Prices:| BC | $19.99 | 750ml |
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90PTS
Blue Mountain Reserve Chardonnay 2012
Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaTwenty three year old vines and a selection of four French clones make up this understated and elegant reserve chardonnay. Half was fermented and aged in French oak with the remainder in stainless steel, and no MLF was employed, leaving the acidity clear, shining and bright. Biscuit, cream, light lees and orchard apple aromas. The palate is full with apple, pear, lemon peel, almond, fine lees and persistent gentle nutmeg spice through the lengthy finish. This is a full bodied and structured chardonnay that handles ample oak in a confident, finessed way. Drinking well now (especially with scallops and crab), but will reward with 3 plus years in the cellar.Prices:| BC | $30.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $30.00 | 750ml |
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90PTS
Ruffino Chianti Classico Riserva Ducale (Tan Label) 2011
Tuscany, ItalyA nice jump up in quality after the 2010 with a bright floral, cherry jam, meaty, spicy, peppery nose flecked with chocolate, tobacco and licorice root. Round, dry, fresh, supple palate with light, smooth tannins. Spicy, peppery, cherry, smoky, light meat, tobacco and ash flavours with a touch of vanilla. Well balanced and elegant with solid fruit core and some tannins to shed. Needs another two to five years in bottle to reach its peak. The Riserva Ducale mixes 80 per cent sangiovese with 20 per cent cabernet sauvignon and merlot. Total skin contact last about 20 days before it is aged for twenty four months in 40/80 hl. oak barrels, stainless-steel and concrete vats.Prices:| BC | $23.50 | 750ml |
| AB | $27.00 | 750ml |
| SK | $30.00 | 750ml |
| ON | $25.00 | 750ml |
| QC | $25.00 | 750ml |
| NS | $35.00 | 750ml |
| NF | $39.00 | 750ml |
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91PTS
CrossBarn by Paul Hobbs Pinot Noir 2012
Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California, United StatesTypically big and boisterous, California pinot noir is for those who like the hedonistic pinot style. The attack is fresh, round, elegant and juicy, the palate suave with layers of raspberry, cocoa, vanilla, blood orange, celery salt and tobacco flavours with light, round tannins. Rich, fruity and intense this will need three years in bottle to really show its best stuff.Prices:| BC | $37.24 | 750ml |
| QC | $42.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $50.00 | 750ml |
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90PTS
Robert Mondavi Pinot Noir Reserve 2012
Carneros, Napa Valley, California, United StatesBig black cherry, tobacco, celery salt, rooty, licorice, black pepper, vanilla, light smoky oak and vanilla aromas. Dry, tart, tight palate with some gritty tannins. Smoky oak, stemmy, rooty, bramble, black cherry, tobacco, vanilla, gamey, light barnyard flavours. Rich, ripe California style pinot. The reserve is now mostly two select Carneros AVA blocks: Rancho Carneros head-trained, dry-farmed vines over forty years old and the clonally diverse Hyde Vineyard planted in 1979. This will need time to develop.Prices:| QC | $60.50 | 750ml |
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92PTS
Pierre Amadieu Gigondas Le Pas de l'Aigle Rouge 2012
Gigondas, Southern Rhone, Rhone Valley, FranceHuge black pepper, sausage meat, garrigue nose flecked with eucalyptus, black cherry, black berry, licorice root and light vanilla and coffee aroma. Dry, fresh, full, round, suave palate with some grainy tannins buffered by intense black berry, black plum, licorice, meaty, savoury, peppery, tobacco, menthol, blood orange and vanilla flavours. A big styled, fruity, age-able Gigondas. Drinkable now but will benefit from 3-5 years. Perfect for the cellar.Prices:| BC | $50.00 | 750ml |
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89PTS
Pierre Amadieu Gigondas Romane-Machotte Rouge 2012
Gigondas, Southern Rhone, Rhone Valley, FranceBig black pepper, savoury, smoky, meaty, black cherry, black berry, tobacco and licorice root aromas. Round, full, warm, suave and juicy palate with light tannins. Black cherry, peppery, meaty, plum, tobacco, garrigue, resin flavours. Good concentration and fruit with a slightly warm finish that is a touch rustic now but good with beef. Needs a year or so to integrate. Good intensity here.Prices:| BC | $38.00 | 750ml |
| ON | $29.00 | 750ml |
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90PTS
Signorello Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
Napa Valley, California, United StatesRich black olive, tobacco leaf, peppery nose with cassis, sappy, resin, smoky, licorice, cedar aromas. Dry, round, elegant, suave, juicy palate with light, smooth tannins. Smoky, vanilla, coffee, peppery, cassis, tobacco, cedar, black olive, green bean, resin and earth flavours. Very well balanced for the vintage. Drinkable now but should improve with 2-5 years. A mid-term cabernet likely best from 2018-2022.Prices:| BC | $94.99 | 750ml |
| ON | $62.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $65.00 | 750ml |
| NS | $56.00 | 750ml |
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85PTS
Tommasi Poggio al Tufo Rompicollo 2012
Maremma, Tuscany, ItalyEarthy, barnyard, saddle leather, floral, nose with stemmy, tobacco notes. Tart, lean, slightly sweet palate with light tannins. Candied cherry, tobacco, meaty, resin, olive and coffee flavours. This needs a meaty pasta dish to balance what is in the glass.Prices:| BC | $22.00 | 750ml |
| ON | $19.00 | 750ml |
| MB | $19.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $20.00 | 750ml |
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88PTS
Amalaya Vino Tinto de Altura 2013
Calchaqui Valley, Salta, North, ArgentinaThe nose is slightly reduce but with time opens up with black cherry, tobacco, black pepper, savoury, orange peel, meaty, coffee aromas. Dry, fresh, round, juicy palate with light tannins. Savoury, blood orange, plum, cassis, black olive, tobacco, peppery flavours. Good intensity if a bit short on the finish. Fine for grilled beef or lamb. The ‘Milagro’ waiting for a miracle 'Amalaya' wine is grown at some of the highest vineyards in the world. Mostly malbec mixed with 15 percent cabernet sauvignon, syrah and tannat.Prices:| AB | $20.00 | 750ml |
| BC | $19.99 | 750ml |
| YK | $21.00 | 750ml |
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17 May 2015
88PTS
Unsworth Vineyards Petit Milo Vintners Selection 2014
Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, CanadaPetit Milo is a hybrid grape (one of the Blattners) specifically suited to our cool, maritime climate. Here, 21 grams/litre of residual sugar is gobbled up handily by racy acidity, buoyed by ripe pear, pink grapefruit, white peach and fine, pithy spice. Mid-sweet and pure fruited, this makes for a lovely aperitif with melon and prosciutto and sweetly fresh spot prawns. Well done.Prices:| BC | $23.00 | 750ml |
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89PTS
Chateau St. Jean Pinot Noir 2012
California, United StatesMuch like last year this is much to like in this friendly, juicy style pinot with its super bright fruit. Look for cherry, light vanilla, cocoa, strawberry jam, light barnyard and earth aromas. Fresh, juicy, elegant texture on the palate. Strawberry jam, orange peel, cocoa, light celery salt, licorice and coffee flavours. Solid fruit and good value. Try this with grilled chicken.Prices:| AB | $20.00 | 750ml |
| ON | $20.00 | 750ml |
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90PTS
Pierre Amadieu Domaine Grand Romane Gigondas 2012
Gigondas, Southern Rhone, Rhone Valley, FranceBig black pepper, savoury, smoky herb, tobacco, licorice, coffee, black cherry, garrigues aromas with a meaty note. Fresh, dry, juicy, slightly tannic palate with black cherry, black plum, smoky, slate, black pepper, resin, coffee, meaty, garrigues flavours. Big style wine with some tannins to shed on the finish. Should improve with 2-5 years or try with barbeque chops.Prices:| BC | $33.09 | 750ml |
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83PTS
Two Oceans Shiraz 2013
Western Cape, South AfricaRubbery, peppery, lees, floral, rooty, tobacco, resin aromas. Fresh, juicy, slightly tart and sweet with cherry jam, meaty, peppery, cocoa, prune and cedar flavours. Very simple commercial light acidic syrah. Same as last time.Prices:| BC | $9.79 | 750ml |
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16 May 2015
89PTS
Sea Star Ortega 2014
Pender Island, Southern Gulf Islands, British Columbia, CanadaOrtega is one of the finer calling cards of the Wine Islands - a coastal, bright, aromatic white grape native to Germany, and a cross between müller-thurgau and siegerrebe. Sea Star's crisp, lively version is an excellent introduction to the grape. Crisp lime, white peach and spring blossoms fill the nose and carry through to the palate, where it is joined by fragrant melon and pink grapefruit pith. Sprightly but concentrated, off dry but crisp, this would be lovely with papaya salad and Thai lime dressed dishes.Prices:| BC | $17.30 | 750ml |
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87PTS
Los Dos Corte d'Oro 2012
Mendoza, ArgentinaViñas Don Martin a 60-ha estate at 1000 meters at Alto Agrelo in Mendoza belongs to Swiss shareholders. Famed Argentine winemaker Roberto de La Mota is the consulting winemaker working with owners Los Dos Los Dieter Meier, a Swiss artist and Laurenz Moser, pupil of the Austrian wine family Moser. Typically dark and ripe on the nose with hints of savoury black fruits and oak. The attack is soft and round with spicy chocolate black cherry fruit flavours soft smooth, vanillin notes in the finish. A round harmonious, spicy red, for current drinking.Prices:| BC | $17.79 | 750ml |
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15 May 2015
87PTS
Rodney Strong Chardonnay 2013
Sonoma County, California, United StatesSpice, toast and cinnamon apples open this entry tier Rodney Strong Sonoma chardonnay, partially barrel fermented and aged (with the 40 percent remainder in stainless steel). Green apple, lemon and smoked stone coat the palate, along with pear, asparagus and fine cloves. Wood is ever-present, though the crisp apple fruit pops through from time to time. Best with smoked white fish or grilled corn dishes.Prices:| BC | $19.99 | 750ml |
| AB | $22.00 | 750ml |
| QC | $20.00 | 750ml |
| ON | $20.00 | 750ml |
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85PTS
Sandhill Cabernet Merlot Vanessa Vineyard 2012
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaFrom the well-situated Vanessa Vineyard in the Similkameen Valley comes this coffee-kin cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and merlot blend. Black cherry joins coffee on the nose and continues through the dense palate, along with spicy blackberry, red currant, tobacco, thorny branch and a lick of dark florals. Tannins are astringent and the finish is ragged. Try pouring with ragu sauced rustic pastas.Prices:| BC | $20.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $22.00 | 750ml |
| MB | $19.00 | 750ml |
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14 May 2015
88PTS
Spierhead Pinot Gris Golden Retreat Vineyard 2014
East Kelowna Slopes, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaApple blossoms, bitter melon, pear skin and green apple aromas lead this single vineyard pinot gris from Summerland's Golden Retreat Vineyard. Crisp red apple, yellow apple, melon and grapefruit pith on the juicy palate, with just a lick of residual sugar for body. The herbal, citrus bitterness lingers alongside fine and slightly fiery ginger spice. Would make a fine match to spicy fish tacos.Prices:| BC | $20.00 | 750ml |
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87PTS
See Ya Later Ranch Gewurztraminer 2014
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaSoft rose petals, melon and peach notes open this juicy, mouth-watering white, and continue on the palate. Ripe white peach, pear, lychee and melon are overlaid with fine herbal and ginger, and finishes off dry with a wave of ripe, sweet melons. The bright fruit easily manages blousy gewürztraminer's alcohol (ringing in at 14 percent). A well-priced summer pour with salads or orange spiced Chinese.Prices:| BC | $16.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $22.00 | 750ml |
| SK | $19.00 | 750ml |
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85PTS
Pascual Toso Malbec 2013
Mendoza, ArgentinaI call this old style malbec now. The attack is soft and sweet with a meaty reductive note. The palate is supple, the style easy-sipping with earthy, black raspberry, savoury, spicy fruit that finishes sweet and sour a la Australia.Prices:| AB | $13.00 | 750ml |
| BC | $10.87 | 750ml |
| ON | $14.00 | 750ml |
| QC | $14.00 | 750ml |
| YK | $17.20 | 750ml |
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85PTS
Bota Box Old Vine Zinfandel 2013
California, United StatesClassic nose of brambly, sweet blackberry and spicy red currant. The attack is smooth the textures soft and fleshy with more sweet, smoky, spicy black cherry fruit and a soft pepper finish. Try this with grilled meats; hamburgers, pork chops or beef kabobs. Simple ready to drink zinfandel for large parties.Prices:| BC | $34.79 | 3000ml |
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85PTS
Cantina di Negrar Valpolicella 2013
Pedemonte Valpolicella, Verona, Veneto, ItalyTight, spicy meaty (reductive) nose that needs some air or splash decanting. As it cleans up you pick up some cherry, floral notes before the dry balanced finish kick in. Simple honest red for barbecue or pizza needs. The longer it is open the better it gets.Prices:| BC | $22.00 | 1500ml |
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88PTS
Le Vieux Pin Retouche 2011
Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaOkanagan growers that worked with the cool 2011 growing season were still able to achieve phenolic ripeness on their reds, at the expense of sun ripe fruit, sugar, alcohol and quantity. That's certainly the case here, with a scant 62 cases of this branchy, sinewy, dark cherry and leathery Hermitage blend of cabernet sauvignon/syrah, tasted after time in cellar. Dried cherry and fig compote, tar, dark plum and blackberry leather are stretched across structured, chewy tannis and finish with drying blackcurrant, a touch menthol and spice. A couple of years in now, the 2011 has settled nicely into a wine for drinking, particularly with mole lamb or braised rabbit.Prices:| BC | $65.00 | 750ml |
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13 May 2015
85PTS
See Ya Later Ranch Major's Block Red Blend 2012
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThis merlot dominant blend is plumped out with shiraz, cabernet sauvignon and zinfandel, and sees time in both American and French oak. Blackberry jam, spiced plums and sundried blueberries dominant the ripe, dense palate. Vanilla, cloves, mocha and sweet, dense and uber-concentrated fruit finish a bit hot. Best to pair this uncomplicated big red with well-dressed beef burgers on the BBQ.Prices:| BC | $21.00 | 750ml |
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90PTS
Fowles Wine Ladies Who Shoot their Lunch Shiraz 2010
Strathbogie Ranges , Victoria, AustraliaIf you don't fall in love with the name (intriguing) or the label (characterful) you'll surely fall in love with the fresh, inviting and open wine. Concentrated in fruit, complexed by ancient granitic soils and brightened by altitude, this wine was blended to complement wild game. This shiraz was aged in 1/3 stainless steel, 1/3 140-year old oak and 1/3 oak puncheons; no overblown sweet oaked shiraz here. In fact, this wine is much more to the wild, Rhone-inflected syrah bent. Intense aromas of floral cassis, black cherry and leather lead to a fresh and savoury palate of black cherry, fine black pepper, softly plush tannins and black plums on the lingering finish. I'll concur that wild game would make a fine pair, though herbed lamb rack would also suit.Prices:| AUS | $30.00 | 750ml |
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12 May 2015
86PTS
Aveleda Casal Garcia Vinho Verde NV
Vinho Verde, Northern Portugal, PortugalLight floral, lemon, green apple skin, slate and pear aromas. Fresh, creamy, juicy, elegant palate with pear skin, green apple, citrus, earthy, chalky, nectarine skin flavours. Delicate, light spritzy style that still delivers for summer at the price.Prices:| BC | $14.49 | 750ml |
| AB | $13.00 | 750ml |
| MB | $14.99 | 750ml |
| YK | $14.25 | 750ml |
| NB | $12.99 | 750ml |
| SK | $12.29 | 750ml |
| ON | $12.95 | 750ml |
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87PTS
Aveleda Vinho Verde 2013
Vinho Verde, Northern Portugal, PortugalLime, green apple, light floral, mango, grassy, slate aromas with a touch of matchstick. Fresh, lively, slightly spritzy palate with a hint of sweetness. Green apple, slate, light lees, lime rind, pear, grassy flavours. Good delicacy and freshness with just a bit more intensity and length than the regular Casal Garcia.Prices:| BC | $14.00 | 750ml |
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89PTS
Louis Latour Grand Ardèche Chardonnay 2012
Vin de Pays des Coteaux de l'Ardèche, Languedoc, Sud de France, FranceHoney, warm peach, butter, nutty lees notes over baked apple, light vanilla and citrus aromas with a hint of anise and guava. Fresh, creamy, juicy palate but open with peach, ripe red apple, honey, pineapple, orange, baked pear, lees and butter flavours with a touch of garlic lees. Fruitier, forward style and quite ripe for current drinking, Napa-like but in a lighter style.Prices:| BC | $29.00 | 750ml |
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87PTS
Louis Latour Ardèche Chardonnay 2013
FranceLight butter, spicy lees, peach, honey, baked apple and anise aromas. Fresh, elegant, juicy and dry palate with pear, nectarine, baked apple, light lees, citrus and herb flavours. Very solid food wine for current drinking. Good value.Prices:| BC | $17.00 | 750ml |
| ON | $16.00 | 750ml |
| NF | $18.25 | 750ml |
| PEI | $19.00 | 750ml |
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87PTS
Charles Sparr Riesling 2012
Alsace, FranceSpicy, slate, lemon, baked apple and floral aromas. Fresh, round, just off-dry palate but juicy with a touch of austerity. Lemon, honey, pear, nectarine and slate flavours. Good solid intensity and food friendly.Prices:| BC | $25.00 | 750ml |
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85PTS
Fetzer Chardonnay Sundial 2013
California, United StatesFloral, honey, baked pear, apple and light peach aromas. Round, soft somewhat flat palate with light apple skin, pear, honey, citrus, pineapple and spicy, floral flavours. Simple, easy-sipping, slightly sweet style. Ready to drink.Prices:| BC | $14.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $12.00 | 750ml |
| ON | $12.95 | 750ml |
| QC | $14.95 | 750ml |
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90PTS
Taken Red Wine 2011
Napa Valley, California, United StatesTobacco, black olive, cedar, floral, cassis, chocolate, earthy, peppery aromas. Round, dry, fresh, slightly lean but elegant palate with light tannins. Coffee, peppery, chocolate, cedar, tobacco leaf, black olive, resin, licorice, cassis and green bean flavours with a smoky leather, savoury note on the finish. Needs a few years to integrate the fruit and tannins but an otherwise solid effort. Steak anyone.Prices:| BC | $38.39 | 750ml |
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84PTS
Beringer Founders' Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
California, United StatesCassis, black berry, tobacco, black olive, cedar, celery salt, pepper and herb aromas. Soft, round, somewhat sweet and pruny palate with olive, cocoa, cedar bark, prune, black berry, tobacco and resin flavours. Modern inexpensive American red that is sweeter than it needs to be.Prices:| BC | $18.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $18.00 | 750ml |
| SK | $17.00 | 750ml |
| MB | $18.00 | 750ml |
| ON | $18.00 | 750ml |
| QC | $20.00 | 750ml |
| NF | $20.00 | 750ml |
| NS | $19.00 | 750ml |
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83PTS
Stellenzicht Red Escape Red Blend 2010
Stellenbosch, Coastal Region, South AfricaPeppery, tobacco, chocolate, earthy, cassis, cedar, smoked meat and black cherry aromas with a bit of sweaty saddle leather. Round, easy, soft, somewhat sweet style with similar flavours. The finish is sweet and warm. Basic stuff.Prices:| BC | $14.00 | 750ml |
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85PTS
JP Azeitao Tinto 2013
Alentejo, Central and Southern Portugal, PortugalPeppery, cedar, tobacco, black berry, licorice, meaty aromas. Fresh juicy easy palate with black plum and similar peppery, cedar, tobacco and licorice flavours. A bit tart but will be find with hamburgers or grilled sausages.Prices:| ON | $9.00 | 750ml |
| MB | $10.50 | 750ml |
| AB | $12.00 | 750ml |
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86PTS
Pasion de Bobal 2011
Utiel-Requena, Valencia and Murcia, SpainSpicy, black pepper, earthy, licorice, black berry, smoky, meaty, tar aromas. Fresh, round, dry, elegant palate with light tannins. Black raspberry, black pepper, savoury, smoky, tobacco flavours. Elegant but somewhat rustic and lean but with solid fruit. Try this with grilled pork chops.Prices:| BC | $16.49 | 750ml |
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88PTS
Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages Combe aux Jacques 2012
Beaujolais Villages, Beaujolais, Burgundy, FranceGo gamay go thanks to a peppery, black cherry, tobacco, gamey, earthy, floral nose. The attack is fresh and elegant with a dry, juicy palate with blood orange, black cherry, meaty, black pepper and smoky leather flavours. Very solid fruit and finesse for drinking now - 2 years. Try it with grilled chicken dishes.Prices:| BC | $19.19 | 750ml |
| ON | $17.00 | 750ml |
| MB | $19.00 | 750ml |
| QC | $18.00 | 750ml |
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89PTS
Tommasi Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2010
Veneto, ItalyRich, cherry jam, plum, smoky, raisin nose with pepper, meaty, balsamic, almond, barnyard, sweaty saddle and tobacco aromas. Round, full, elegant, slightly tannic, slightly sweet palate with fresh acidity. Warm with coffee, pepper, tobacco leaf, plum jam, earthy, resin, leather, meaty, balsamic, prune and mocha flavours. Still young, needs some years yet to reduce the tea tannins and further integrate the tannins and fruit. Big and boisterous only lamb will take it down at this point or mature hard cheese.Prices:| BC | $60.00 | 750ml |
| MB | $57.00 | 750ml |
| QC | $48.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $55.00 | 750ml |
| NB | $48.00 | 750ml |
| NS | $49.00 | 750ml |
| NF | $50.00 | 750ml |
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88PTS
Noble Vines 667 Pinot Noir 2012
Monterey County, Central Coast, California, United StatesThis Dijon clone wine offers spicy, floral, black raspberry, cocoa, worsteshire, tobacco, celery salt and licorice aromas. Fresh, juicy, creamy, warm but bright palate with celery, savoury, black cherry, orange, licorice and tobacco flavours. Good fruit and finesse in a forward style to drink now. Good value in an American pinot noir. Serve with pork.Prices:| BC | $18.00 | 750ml |
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85PTS
Barone Ricasoli Campo Ceni 2012
Tuscany, ItalyBlack cherry, gamey, savoury, light barnyard, sausage, peppery, coffee and balsamic aromas. Dry, fresh, light, somewhat leaner style palate with smoky, tobacco, savoury herb, and peppery, cherry, meaty, resin flavours. Finish is somewhat lean and tart, lacks appeal at this price.Prices:| BC | $20.00 | 750ml |
| QC | $16.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $18.00 | 750ml |
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89PTS
Torres Celeste Crianza 2011
Ribera del Duero, Castilla-Leon, SpainBig spicy, licorice, black pepper, black cherry jam, smoky, savoury, chocolate and tobacco aromas. Ripe, full, juicy, suave palate with coffee, chocolate, cedar, black berry, plum, licorice, vanilla, savoury, blood orange flavours. Full and rich but with fine ripeness and tannin balance for near term consumption. The vineyard sits at 895 metres above sea level.Prices:| ON | $22.00 | 750ml |
| QC | $20.85 | 750ml |
| MB | $25.00 | 750ml |
| BC | $27.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $28.00 | 750ml |
| NB | $28.00 | 750ml |
| YK | $27.00 | 750ml |
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87PTS
33 Route Tempranillo Bonicaire 2012
Castellón, SpainSmoky, meaty, peppery, saddle leather, black cherry, savoury, coffee and black olive aromas. Round, fresh, smooth, warm palate with chocolate, black olive, black pepper, plum, smoked meat, saddle leather and garrigue flavours. Good concentration but a bit rustic.Prices:| BC | $20.00 | 750ml |
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86PTS
Babble Mendocino Red Wine 2013
Mendocino County, California, United StatesPeppery, sausage meat, smoky, licorice, black berry jam, prune and coffee aromas. Soft, round, slightly sweet and easy palate with black cherry, chocolate, cocoa, peppery, black olive and licorice flavours. Easy-sipping, basic, red blend for grilled meats.Prices:| US | $35.00 | 750ml |
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87PTS
Maverick Estate Winery Sophia Port Style Wine 2012
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaVery peppery, spicy, licorice root, resin, black cherry jam, cedar, chocolate, coffee, spirit-y, earthy aromas. Fresh, warm, juicy, somewhat sweet palate with huge vanilla, coffee, chocolate, cedar, tobacco, gamey, earthy, resin, licorice, meaty and leafy flavours. Needs a few years to integrate and subdue the herbaceous leafy tannins.Prices:| BC | $30.00 | 500ml |
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11 May 2015
89PTS
Spierhead Riesling GFV Saddle Block 2014
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaPerfumed white flowers, gooseberry and white peach open this juicy riesling, from the estate Gentleman Farmer Vineyard in south east Kelowna. Crisp, cool orchard fruit, pear blossom and scented melon rules the fresh palate - streamlined, focused and lime-peel zesty. Whole cluster pressing ups the textured mouth feel and a gentle cushion of residual sugar ups the friendliness, inviting pouring with fragrant Thai or Vietnamese dishes.Prices:| BC | $19.00 | 750ml |
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90PTS
Tawse Winery Meritage 2010
Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, CanadaThough this biodynamic meritage blend is from Niagara Peninsula, it presents very much like its old world kin, with its savoury graphite, tar, and cured meat notes. Potent in black fruit and pretty solidly built in structure with ample grainy tannins and acidity to carry. This textured red will match your herbed roast beef or lamb roasts and accompanying root vegetables.Prices:| ON | $60.00 | 750ml |
| NF | $61.00 | 750ml |
| QC | $67.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $71.50 | 750ml |
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88PTS
Moon Curser Border Vines 2012
Osoyoos, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaGrowing along the border belt separating Osoyoos from the USA, this structured blend of merlot, cabernet sauvignon, malbec, petit verdot and carmenère leads with ripe black cherry, tar, lacquer and earth. Potent, sun-sweetened black plum and perfumed florals mix on the dense palate, and end in some distinct herbal stemmy and thorns. A match for your grilled beef or pork ribs.Prices:| BC | $25.00 | 750ml |
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88PTS
50th Parallel Estate Pinot Noir 2013
Lake Country, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBright cherry, stone, twine and bramble open this youthful pinot. Cherry and raspberry are cushioned on the gently rounded palate. Fine grained tannins and lifted red berry and rhubarb acidity finish with a fine dusting of cocoa. An approachable and interesting pinot for your pork kabobs or simple salmon dishes.Prices:| BC | $32.00 | 750ml |
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10 May 2015
86PTS
Inniskillin Okanagan Dark Horse Single Vineyard Red Meritage 2012
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaAnise, black liquorice, tar and damson plum open this dark, brooding blend. Cracked spices, black cherry compote and blackberry bush herbaceousness fill the toasty palate, with dusty, grippy tannins hinting to the ample use of American and French oak aging. The finish trails off to bitter and astringent berry skin and espresso. Best poured with sauced steaks.Prices:| MB | $21.00 | 750ml |
| BC | $25.00 | 750ml |
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87PTS
The Ned Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Marlborough, South Island, New ZealandBright fresh citrus gooseberry attack with notes of pink grapefruit and passion fruit. Similar flavours mark the palate with a light, fresh, lemon-lime undercurrent and touch of bell pepper. A slightly less aggressive style make this a friendlier sipper. Try this with steamed mussels.Prices:| NS | $21.00 | 750ml |
| BC | $14.79 | 750ml |
| YK | $18.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $18.00 | 750ml |
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89PTS
Tantalus Riesling 2013
East Kelowna Slopes, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaOrange blossom, marmalade and river stone on first whiff, a standard-bearer for BC riesling and made up of vines up to 37 years old. This bigger boned riesling carries its fleshy fruit well. Honeycomb, mandarin, Seville orange, ripe peach and apricot pit spice are lifted by lime pulp juiciness and lime. There's a bit of a hole in the middle palate that time will easily fill; this can last and mature over the next decade and beyond.Prices:| BC | $23.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $32.50 | 750ml |
| QC | $30.00 | 750ml |
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89PTS
JoieFarm En Famille Reserve Chardonnay 2012
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaFragrant, ripe pear, potent cream and light nut notes open this finessed chardonnay, the reserve "En Famille" from Heidi Noble and team. Green apple, fine spice and cool, stony minerality are lifted with bright lemon acidity and seamlessly integrated with perfumed orchard fruit. There's a caramel undertone that swirls under everything. Pour with creamed and/or citrus dressed poultry or shellfish dishes.Prices:| BC | $30.00 | 750ml |
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87PTS
Concha y Toro Trio Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2014
Casablanca - Rapel - San Antonio, ChileThe ‘Trio’ sauvignon is all about a three sites that are home to this stylish, delicious sauvignon blanc. The fruit, a varying amounts from Casablanca, nearby San Antonio and Rapel, bring citrus and elegances, mineral notes and exotic fruit respectively. We like the cool fruit and freshness in the structure and the richer, mango fruit in the underbelly that makes this an enjoyable wine to sip with appetizers or to serve with a variety of shellfish recipes. Good value.Prices:| ON | $15.00 | 750ml |
| QC | $15.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $15.00 | 750ml |
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09 May 2015
89PTS
Real de Aragon Cava NV
Penedès, Catalunya (Catalonia Cataluña), SpainYes, there are cheaper Cava out there, but for $15, this is a stellar superstar. AND the pretty label is sure to brighten your day long after the bubbles are gone. From the highlands of Catalunya, this crisp sparkler charms, from the first nutty, green apple whiff to the tart quince and lemon palate, though the persistent finish. Bright and friendly, but serious. And seriously good.Prices:| BC | $15.00 | 750ml |
| NS | $19.00 | 750ml |
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88PTS
Sandhill Chardonnay Sandhill Estate Vineyard 2013
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThis big creamy wine is intensified with whiffs of flint and light puffs of smoke. Wood is overly evident at present on the creamy, ripe palate, topped with ample dough, apple, pear, melon and lightened with green apple acidity. Round and welcoming, this would stand up to buttery shellfish and pastas.Prices:| BC | $18.00 | 750ml |
| SK | $19.00 | 750ml |
| MB | $18.00 | 750ml |
| YK | $23.00 | 750ml |
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89PTS
50th Parallel Estate Grown Pinot Gris 2014
Lake Country, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaA pointed nose of lemon oil, eraser and white flowers. The round, ripe palate flows with the same, though with lovely herbal intrigue - peach fuzz, apricot stone and fine ginger spiece. Nice freshness and lick of herbal anise. Would do well with fragrant green curries, pork/chicken kabobs or melon dressed summer salads.Prices:| BC | $19.00 | 750ml |
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86PTS
Sileni Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc 2013
Marlborough, South Island, New ZealandIf you need a wine to boost your blind tasting skills Marlborough sauvignon blanc is it. You can set your watch by the intense aromas of gooseberry and grapefruit with a splash of lime rind. The attack is similar with fresh squeezed lemon and tropical yellow fruits mixed with dried herbs. Needs food to smooth those edges and either fresh steamed mussels or clams will do.Prices:| BC | $14.79 | 750ml |
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08 May 2015
87PTS
Five Vineyards by Mission Hill Pinot Blanc 2012
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThis round, bright pinot blanc is blended from vineyards stretching from Kelowna south to Osoyoos, and reflects the orchard basket fruits of the Okanagan. The 5V pinot blanc opens with pronounced white and pink flowers, light pear and lime blossom. Lime pith acidity severs pinot blanc's flabby tendencies, mellow yellow apple fruit keeps it pleasant and approachable and a sharp white grapefruit finish helps with food pairing possibilities.Prices:| BC | $16.00 | 750ml |
| SK | $18.00 | 750ml |
| MB | $17.00 | 750ml |
| ON | $16.45 | 750ml |
| NB | $19.00 | 750ml |
| NF | $20.00 | 750ml |
| QC | $18.00 | 750ml |
| YK | $21.00 | 750ml |
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07 May 2015
91PTS
J. Christopher Pinot Noir Lia's Vineyard 2012
Chehalem Mountain , Willamette Valley, Oregon, United StatesIn 2012 a long, dry summer meant an earlier harvest and richer fruit characters when compared to 2011 as the winery says there’s less terroir. Lia’s Vineyard is a south-facing site on volcanic Jory soil planted in 1992 to one block of Pommard and one of Wadensvil clones. The style is pinot pretty with ripe sweet fruit dehydrated by the warm winds that sweep down off the mountain. Soft, round, juicy black fruit flavours its hedonistic style in 2012 stands alone from the norm at J. Christopher. Some ten percent of the cluster were fermented whole using native yeast fermentation. The wine spends 20 months in barrel. Total production is 171 cases.Prices:| BC | $80.00 | 750ml |
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92PTS
J. Christopher Pinot Noir Nuages Unfiltered 2011
Chehalem Mountain , Willamette Valley, Oregon, United StatesMusician winemaker Jay Christopher Somers named ‘Nuages,’ in tribute to the Django Rheinhart song one of his favourite gypsy jazz tunes. The fruit is comes off neighboring vineyards in the Chehalem Mountains AVA. In fact nuages is French for clouds that most days moderate the temperature in the vineyards extending long hang time and helping to developed ripe pinot flavours. The fruit is grown over marine sediment soils producing a drier, firmer style but with those classic Christopher silky textures. We love the spice and bright cherry fruit with a dusting of dry herbs. Rich and long this needs another three to five years in bottle. It’s an all-native yeast ferment that spends 18 months in barrel. Production is 640 cases.Prices:| BC | $60.00 | 750ml |
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90PTS
J. Christopher Pinot Noir 2011
Willamette Valley, Oregon, United StatesThe J. Christopher philosophy is to “produce wines in an Old World style that emphasizes focus, length and balance.” His partner Ernst Loosen is the collaborator bringing Old World ideas techniques with some amazing international marketing know how. Their flagship is the Willamette Valley pinot that in 2011 it came off four impressive Willamette AVAs: Dundee Hills, Chehalem Mountains, Yamhill-Carlton and Eola-Amity Hills. All native yeast and 18 months of barrel is all you need to know other than it was one of the coolest years on record and the pick date was mid-November. What you get is a bright, juicy textured pinot with the perfect mix of understated sweet and sour cherry fruit with a dusting of earth. Finesse, length, drinkability and balance all in one package. Good value at $44 going to $55 in late May. Total production: 2,300 cases.Prices:| BC | $44.00 | 750ml |
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06 May 2015
87PTS
Road 13 Chip Off The Old Block Chenin Blanc 2014
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThere are only four acres of the original old vine Chenin Blanc at Road 13 so three years ago the decision was made to take some cuttings from the 1968 patch and 5 acres were planted; this is the first edition. The wine is very exciting. So fresh and clean with bright, juicy, youthful chenin blanc with just a twist of sweetness with bright acidity. A fabulous patio wine, great with spicy food, the winery suggests you pair it with a bubble bath.Prices:| BC | $19.00 | 750ml |
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90PTS
Le Vieux Pin Syrah Cuvée Violette 2013
Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaViolette is very high quality, entry level syrah, that in 2013, co-fermented with one percent of roussanne. The nose is very complex with a fabulous floral nose quite an achievement in a year where rains and rot were problems. The silky textures invite you to drink it as does the peppery cherry fruit but the acidity comes through to freshen the finish. As suggested you can drink this now or over the next five years. Duck and or lamb. Good value.Prices:| BC | $30.00 | 750ml |
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05 May 2015
88PTS
Quails' Gate Dry Riesling 2014
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThirty year old estate riesling vines make up this dry white, a consistently good value in BC. Aromas of orange creamsicle, pear and stone, before a juicy, highly zesty palate of pithy tangerine, lime pulp and a gentle cushion of herbal pear. The finish is granny smith and lemon pith bright. Lean (but not mean), this is a likeable, crisp riesling, perfect with your crab cakes or sashimi.Prices:| BC | $17.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $18.00 | 750ml |
| MB | $18.00 | 750ml |
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89PTS
Clos du Soleil Fumé Blanc 2014
Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThe Similkameen and sauvignon blanc may be the best wine match in BC and the ‘Fumé Blanc’ at Clos du Soleil's is a good example. Spiked with a dash of sémillon (12 percent) the nose is bright the fruit is ripe with big notes of gooseberry, passion fruit and lime, not quite tropical but showing layers of fruit including some pineapple and ripe grapefruit and some pleasant but unobtrusive oak. Rotisserie chicken, goat cheese and or mussels are work here.Prices:| BC | $20.00 | 750ml |
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04 May 2015
89PTS
Domaine Zind-Humbrecht Riesling 2012
Alsace, FranceWhile lean and linear, this aromatic white is quite concentrated with white blossoms, quince, mandarin and eraser. Stone and smoky mineral fill the palate, layered with ginger, dried pear, fennel, quince and lemon pith spiciness. From one of the iconic bio-dynamic producers in the world, this is a highly interesting riesling, and the starting level of his riesling portfolio, which arcs up steeply in both price and complexity from here. Would pour with scallops, roasted fowl or tarte a l'oignon.Prices:| BC | $30.00 | 750ml |
| QC | $25.00 | 750ml |
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89PTS
Burrowing Owl Cabernet Franc 2011
Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBright and juicy red and black fruits meets structured, ripe tannins in this fresh, herbal red. Tobacco, branch, cherry compote, bramble, rhubarb, plum and some darker cola notes on the smoothed, full palate, finishing with a peppery spice and dusky clove. Pour now with grilled ribs.Prices:| BC | $33.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $45.00 | 750ml |
| ON | $44.00 | 750ml |
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89PTS
LaStellaVivace Pinot Grigio 2014
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThis wine has caught our attention in the past but the 2014 is the best expression yet. The nose is aromatic even lifted offering sweet floral cherry notes with a squeezed of dried sagebrush. The attack is lighter and fresher mixing citrus and apples which complements its reductive wine making style that lets the lees work its magic adding just a wisp of complexity. A truly fun food wine that would be fine with most any shellfish dish or a favourite summer salad.Prices:| BC | $25.00 | 750ml |
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91PTS
LaStella Fortissimo 2012
Osoyoos, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaI’m so happy not to be tasting 2010 and 2011 Okanagan reds I’m wondering if I’m over reacting to the 2012s. Fortissimo is said to be a nod to Tuscany, not so much for the style but the fact that they challenged the traditions of earlier Italian winemaking. In 2012 it boasts its highest ever percentage of cabernet franc at 38 percent in addition to 39 percent merlot, 17 percent cabernet sauvignon and finally six percent sangiovese grosso most of which spends time in large format puncheons (35 percent new) of Hungarian/Slavonian oak. It is fragrant on the nose with a beautiful savoury south Okanagan streak that feeds into its silky textures and black cherry fruit. Love the elegance and styling. This will age effortlessly for a decade. Bravo.Prices:| BC | $35.00 | 750ml |
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03 May 2015
89PTS
Lake Breeze Pinot Gris 2014
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaHeady and fragrant pear and orchard fruits, imbued with an alluring herbaceousness and light anise reminiscent of the Okanagan. The creamy, rounded palate carries the same, along with white peaches and cream, white florals and a green apple sharpness on the lifted finish. Pour with mussels or chèvre decked greens.Prices:| BC | $19.00 | 750ml |
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87PTS
Meyer Family Vineyards Pinot Noir McLean Creek Road Vineyard 2013
Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThe McLean Creek Road Vineyard pinot noir blocks are planted with five different French Pommard and Dijon clones. Smoky forest, moss and toasted wood aromas. Young raspberry, herbal and more smoked earth, tobacco, cinnamon bark and wood on the palate, dominating over bright berry and cherry notes. Acidity is bright, and tannins are fine. Pair with planked salmon or prosciutto pizza now, or lay down to mature and settle for a year or two.Prices:| BC | $40.00 | 750ml |
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02 May 2015
86PTS
Time Syrah 2012
Oliver, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaBlack Sage Bench's Sundial Vineyard holds a special place in Harry McWatters' heart, and here he expresses the warm site through this full bodied, near-near-opague syrah. Black pepper and blackberry jam aromas lead to a very densely fruited palate. Thick blackberry jam, black cherry, dark cherry compote, prune, roasted coffee and chocolate are cut with thorny brambles and sweet wood. Tannins are smooth and a bit sticky, and the finish cloved, warm and woody. Pour this big beefy red with big beefy dishes.Prices:| BC | $35.00 | 750ml |
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87PTS
8th Generation Vineyard Merlot 2012
Okanagan Falls, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThis friendly, medium bodied merlot offers ample plum, along with blackberry, dark chocolate, sweet black gummies and black pepper spiciness. Fine tannins suit the fresh acidity, and would welcome beef and pork kabobs.Prices:| BC | $22.00 | 750ml |
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01 May 2015
89PTS
Clos du Soleil Célestiale 2012
Keremeos, Similkameen Valley, British Columbia, CanadaThis very complete Bordeaux-styled blend is composed of merlot, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, malbec and petit verdot from their Similkameen home vineyard. Big, sweeter wood aromas open this ripe, full red, layered with lacquer, black fruits and perfumed darker florals. Big peppery spices are woven into the structured, finely grained tannins and lifted with a wave of black cherry freshness. A lingering medicinal cherry and cracked peppercorn on the finish. Youthful still, decant and enjoy with beef, or lay down for a couple of years and be rewarded for your patience.Prices:| BC | $27.00 | 750ml |
| ON | $26.00 | 750ml |
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88PTS
Henry of Pelham Special Select Late Harvest Vidal 2013
Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, CanadaVidal grapes from Short Hills Bench. Sweet and silky, without the unctuous body of an icewine, this is a great alternative for a lighter dessert wine. Perfumed florals, lemon curd, lychee, apricot and lime come together with potent sweetness, cut a bit with pointed lime peel and gooseberry acidity. Pour alongside a vanilla or stone fruit custard dessert.Prices:| ON | $20.00 | 375ml |
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89PTS
Henry of Pelham Cuvée Catharine Brut NV
Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, CanadaHenry of Pelham Family Estate has been owned and operated by the Speck family since 1988, but their connections to the land reach back far further than that. The winery was founded by brothers Paul, Matthew and Daniel Speck on the limestone bench land that was deeded to their great, great, great grandfather, Henry Smith, in 1794. This traditional method bubble shows dough, subtle wet stone, apple, citrus, playdough and nougat notes, with a fairly intense and hazelnut paste and delicate meyer lemon jockeying on the medium bodied palate.Prices:| ON | $33.00 | 750ml |
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85PTS
Gnarly Head Old Vine Zin 2012
Lodi, Central Valley, California, United StatesThe nose is cleaner this year with brighter cherry berry fruit notes mixed with earth and spice. The attack is spicy with sweet blueberry fruit with vanilla, mocha, chocolate flavours. A safe sweet sipping zinfandel for hamburgers or spicy meaty pizzas.Prices:| BC | $20.00 | 750ml |
| MB | $18.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $18.00 | 750ml |
| SK | $20.40 | 750ml |
| ON | $18.00 | 750ml |
| NS | $18.00 | 750ml |
| NB | $20.00 | 750ml |
| YK | $21.00 | 750ml |
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82PTS
Twisted Old Vine Zinfandel 2012
California, United StatesNot much change here. This is simple stuff offering confected blackberry jam and cedar notes with bits black licorice. The attack is round, slightly sweet with candied berry and mocha, coffee cedar flavours with a soupy, acidic finish. A simple commercial zinfandel.Prices:| BC | $16.00 | 750ml |
| NF | $15.00 | 750ml |
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88PTS
Covert Farms Zinfandel Grand Reserve (Organic) 2012
Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, CanadaOne of the better zinfandels we’ve tasted in the Okanagan; the vines are planted to fluvial and glacial sedimentary soil at about 420m above sea level and in a perfect 2012 growing season the fruit is ripe. Peppery lifted black and red fruits with fine acidity mixes with plenty of Okanagan ‘garrigue.’ Youthful and powerful this will be best served alongside grilled lamb.Prices:| BC | $44.00 | 750ml |
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88PTS
Concha y Toro Marques de Casa Concha Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Puente Alto, Valle del Maipo, Region del Valle Central, ChileTypically rich and always solid look for a savoury, cassis, meaty, menthol, bay leaf nose with bits of coffee and vanilla. Dry, fresh and elegant on the palate the tannins are well managed the flavours a mix of cassis, black berry, smoky thyme, cedar and earth. Warm but with fine acidity, well balanced with solid intensity. A classic steak wine.Prices:| BC | $23.00 | 750ml |
| ON | $22.00 | 750ml |
| QC | $22.00 | 750ml |
| AB | $20.00 | 750ml |
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87PTS
Whiplash Lodi Zinfandel 2012
Lodi, Central Valley, California, United StatesLodi zinfandel can be rich, ripe and spicy and it appears Whiplash has it all and then some. The attack is fresh if a touch acidic with a mix of black and reds fruits and the aforementioned spice in the back end. The tannins are moderate but nothing a big slab of ribs wouldn’t defeat easily. Solid barbecue red.Prices:| BC | $17.59 | 750ml |
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June 2015