Ventisquero Yali Wild Swan Cabernet-Sauvignon Maipo 2014 Dark color with purple hue. Nose of black berries, spices and oak notes. Medium bodied with a present rustic twist on the palate with fruit, spices and oak flavors. Quite dense for the price, perfect to go with your grilled dishes on this upcoming and the awaited BBQ […]
Domaine Buisson-Charles Bourgogne Aligoté Sous le Chemin 2013 Lightly colored. Expressive nose of lemon and green apples. Bright on the palate with its lemon and apple flavors, have a great acidity level and did gain amplitude and complexity on the finish. Very good (89) Made of d’Aligoté coming from a plot located in Meursault. Aged […]
Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso 2014 Bright and translucid ruby color. Nose of red berries with some green notes, earth and ashes. Good acidity level without being razor sharp, very fresh and never the alcohol level was an issue other than the smile that came in our faces. Was almost drinking like a Beaujolais! Same […]
Sterling Vineyards Reserve SVR Napa Valley 1994 The cork crumbled at bottle opening, but thankfully, nothing went into the bottle. Still brightly colored even if it did showed some bricking on the rim. Nose of candied berries, leather, old wood, smoke and sweet spices. Really tasty, it does deliver and give what I usually expect […]
Bodegas Murviedro Agarena Utiel-Requena 2014 Dark cherry color. Nose of black fruits, nutmeg, smoke and wet earth. Flavors of black berries, spices, smoke, earth and raisins. Very affordable! Good (87) Made of 70% Tempranillo, 30% Cabernet-Sauvignon. Aged in stainless tanks. Alcohol level of 12,5% Available at the SAQ for 10,10$ (Code SAQ : 00620674) Bodegas Murviedro’s website: murviedro.es […]
Pierre-Marie Chermette Les Griottes Beaujolais 2014 Dark ruby color. Nose of red berries, earth and flower notes. May have less acidity than previous vintages on the palate, it does give a good fruit concentration and a real yummyness. Want more and this wine is good now, so don’t wait! Very good+ (90) Made of de Gamay. […]
Vietti Castiglione Barolo 2012 Medium brick garnet color. Pretty nose of fruit, flowers, fine spices and leather. Fine, fresh and typical of Nebbiolo wines. Charming on the palate with balance between finesse and rusticity. Flavors of wild berries, dried flowers, leather, sweet spices, all this in a long lasting finish! Will be a Grand vin for […]
Domaine Chasselay Les Grands Eparcieux 2014 Bright ruby color. Nose of fruits and spices that are well be=lended with earth and rocks note. Explosive fruit on the palate, then the spicy finish kicks in and ask to be brought at the table to pair with many types of dishes. Good acidity level, as well as structured […]
Jean-Noël Bousquet Terre à Terre Corbières 2014 Ruby with purple hue. Nose of black berries, lots of spices with green notes. Medium concentration on the palate with fruit flavors, spices, herbs, leather and a little heat from the alcohol. Pretty good for the price! Good (87) Made of 60% Syrah, 20% Carignan, 20% Grenache. Aged in tanks. […]
E. Guigal Côte-Rôtie La Mouline 2006 The wine is quite dark colored. Fine nose of spices, luxurious but balance oak aromas that lift the wine instead of overpowering it. This will be so much more complex with more cellaring time! Flavors of berries, spices (cinnamon), flowers with a fatty and rich oaky twist but in […]
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