Château de Carolle Graves 2014 Dark color. Nose of green notes, berries, spices, graphite and some oak. Balanced between classic Bordeaux power and a good drinkability for that type of wine. Flavors of dark berries, spices, a touch more oak from what I had on the nose. This wine calls in for a roasted meat […]
Norman Hardie County Pinot Noir Prince Edward County 2014 Few years have past already since the first time I had a sip of Norman Hardie’s wines. Then came something special that is there everytime I open one of his wine, either from one grape variety of a blend, a red or a white, with a preference for […]
Clos des Fous Pour ma Gueule Del Sur Itata 2014 Dark purple color. Nose of black berries, spices and earth. Wide and mouth coating, it is more intense than other Clos des Fous’s wines, but is still balanced and perfect for those who likes deeper and bigger wines. Good+ (88) Blend of Malbec, Cinsault, Pais and Syrah. […]
Cono Sur Pinot Noir Reserva Especial Valle de San Antonio 2015 Medium dark ruby color. Nose of branches, earth, ground cherries, berries and smoke. Fresh on the palate with flavors of red berries, a whole bunch of spices, it’s balanced, long lasting with just a touch of heat on the finish, but it doesn’t stop […]
Marchand-Tawse Marsannay 2012 This wine comes from the negoce activity of Pascal Marchand (Domaine Comte Armand et Domaine de la Vougeraie) and the Ontario native Moray Tawse. Medium dark ruby color with a pink rim. Nose of red berries, spices, earth, oak and some green notes. Powerful and slightly rustic on the palate, not very deep, it seems more approchable […]
Birichino Besson Vineyard Central Coast California 2014 Bright ruby color. Fine nose where homemade small berry jam pairs with garrigue style herbs. This have such beautiful aromas. Bright, great red berry flavors, some herbs, spices notes, it’s fresh, just round enough, good acidity. If California could offer more of that type of wine! Very good+ (90) Made […]
Jean Foillard Morgon 2014 Dark and shiny ruby color. Nose of strawberries, cranberries, aromatic herbs, spices and earth. Flavorful, does have some depth, have notes of spices and the finish shows a good acidity level. Medium structured, it doesn’t stop one to drink it quite rapidly! Very good (89) Made of Gamay. Certified organic. Aged in tanks […]
Lavradores de Feitoria Tinto Douro 2013 Dark colored with purple hue. The wine shows aromas where the warm Portuguese climate can be feel, without any jammy cooked notes, rather being on nice black berries and spices notes. Chewy on the palate with medium softness, this would pair well with red meat dishes! Then flavors of black berries, spices and just […]
Chartier Créateur d’Harmonies wines I had the opportunity to taste over the last two years few wines made by François Chartier, a well-known sommelier, an author of many wine guides (still have many copies at home and these did influenced the buying of my first cellared worthy bottles many years ago…), for his wine and […]
Campobarro Tempranillo Ribera del Guadiana 2015 Dark color with purple hue. Nose of black berries, sweet spices, vanilla, earth and light green notes. Medium structure on the palate with flavors of vanilla ice cream, small berry cake and a light bitterness on the finish. This is pretty good for the price. Good+ (88) Made of 100% […]
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