Les Pervenches Solinou 2015

Les Pervenches Solinou 2015

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Les Pervenches Solinou 2015 

Very light ruby color. Very floral nose with red berries, creamy english candy and earth. Feels very fresh even is sweet blue grapes notes are also there. So juicy and tasty on the palate, light without being thin, very fruit foward with earthy and floral notes. Serve it slightly chilled and enjoy it! Good+ (88)

Made of Frontenac, chardonnay, zweigelt. Aged in tanks. Organic certified. Alcohol level of 11%

Only available at the winery.

Les Pervenches website: lespervenches.com

Les Pervenches Solinou 2015

Norman Hardie Winery Gamay VQA Prince Edward County 2012

Norman Hardie Winery Gamay VQA Prince Edward County 2012

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Norman Hardie Winery Gamay VQA Prince Edward County 2012

Light ruby color. Aromas of red berries, spices, earth, some green notes and feels really fresh. On the palate the acidity seize a little at first, but then the fruit sine with mineral, spicy and earthy notes. It’s good and tru to what I wan when I drink a gamay, a wine from the County and one from that winemaker. Drank from a magnum size bottle, the ideal size for this wine (in my opinion)! Very good (89)

Made of gamay. Alcohol level of 11,4% 

Bought this bottle at the winery

Norman Hardie Winery’s website: normanhardie.com

Represented in Québec by Vins Dame-Jeanne: vindamejeanne.com

Norman Hardie Winery Gamay VQA Prince Edward County 2012

Barone Ricasoli Chianti 2013

Barone Ricasoli Chianti 2013

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Barone Ricasoli Chianti 2013

Medium dark ruby color. The wine have aromes of cherries, earth and some spices notes. Silky on the palate, the fruit is King here. With its good acidity level and its spicy finish, this wine is at its best when poured while eating even if it ca be enjoyed by itself! Good+ (88)

Mainly made of  Sangiovese. Aged in 90% tanks and 10% in oak barrels. Alcohol level of 13% 

Available in private import ordering through VINS FINS L’agence

Barone Ricasoli’s website: baronericasoli.com

Sample proposed by VINS FINS L’agence: sdvf.ca

Barone Ricasoli Chianti 2013

Henry Marionnet Première Vendange Touraine 2015

Henry Marionnet Première Vendange Touraine 2015

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Henry Marionnet Première Vendange Touraine 2015

Medium dark purple color. Nose of fruits, berries, fruits, spices, fruits, earth… Flavors are dominated by fruit notes, spices and earth. It might looks like a very primary description for a tasting note, but fir those like that are powered with Gamay based wines are gonna be pleased with this one. Might lack some depth or concentration, but this is quaffable… at that’s what’s great with it! Very good (89)

Made of Gamay. Natural winemaking. Aged in tanks. Alcohol level of 12,5%

Available at the SAQ for 23,90$ (Code SAQ : 12517875)

Henry Marionnet’s website: henry-marionnet.com

Sample proposed by VINS FINS L’agence: sdvf.ca

Henry Marionnet Première Vendange Touraine 2015

Schug Chardonnay Carneros 2013

Schug Chardonnay Carneros 2013

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Schug Chardonnay Carneros 2013 

Medium gold color. Nose of peaches, oranges, butter and toasted bread. Same flavors on the palate with additional notes of grilled pineapples and oak withouit being overwhelming, it had some balance and a touch of finesse and a medium long finish. Good+ (88)

Made of Chardonnay mainly coming from Carneros, the other part being from Sonoma. Barrel fermented, aged in oak barrels on lees with 21% new medium French oak barrels. Alcohol level of 14,5%

Available at the SAQ for 29,35$ (Code SAQ : 11089910)

Schug Winery’s website: schugwinery.com

Sample proposed by Les Sélections Fréchette: selectionsfrechette.com

Henri Prudhon & Fils Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Rouges-Gorges 2009

Henri Prudhon & Fils Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Rouges-Gorges 2009

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Henri Prudhon & Fils Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Rouges-Gorges 2009

Medium dark ruby color. Aromas of spiced strawberries, sweet cranberries, spices, earth and just a hint of animal and green notes. The usual rustic feel from Prudhon’s wines is there on the palate with ripe fruit flavors in a good and chewy way. Good acidity level, well spiced with a long finish, I really enjoyed this wine. Could’ve last few more years in the cellar. Very good+ (89)

Made of Pinot Noir. Aged 15 to 18 months in oak barrels with only a smallproportion of new oak. Alcohol level of 13,5%

Producer’s website : henri-prudhon.fr

The Henri Prudhon wines are available in private import with Séguin-Robillard

Saint Aubin 1er Cru Les Rouges Gorges

Source: www.henri-prudhon.fr

Daniel Bouland Chiroubles Chatenay 2015

Daniel Bouland Chiroubles Chatenay 2015

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Daniel Bouland Chiroubles Chatenay 2015

Quite dark purple color showing the warm vintage. Very aromatic with fruity, floral and earthy notes. Dense on the palate with a texture close to the one of biting into berries that leads to a spicy explosion. Good from now and for many years more as this wine has the depth to last and what it takes to be enjoyed today. Drank that bottle over a week just to see it evolve and it stayed stale all that time. Very good+ (90)

Made of Gamay from vines planted on very sloped hills (40% angle of inclination) Aged in tanks and large oak barrels for 6 to 9 months. Alcohol level of 13,5%

Daniel Bouland’s website: daniel-bouland.com

Daniel Bouland’s wines are available in Québec through private import with Vinéalis: vinealis.qc.ca

Daniel Bouland Chiroubles Chatenay 2015

Domaine Buisson-Charles Meursault Les Tessons 2011

Domaine Buisson-Charles Meursault Les Tessons 2011

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Domaine Buisson-Charles Meursault Les Tessons 2011

Beautiful golden color. Complex nose of citrus fruits, ripe fruits, flowers, salty notes and fine oak aromas. Followed flavors of fresh pineapple, citrus fruit and minerality shows again, but what impresses me the most is the texture of the wine. There is a round and fat mouthfeel, but finesse, there is acidity, but it doesn’t hide the richness of it while being remarkably balanced. Excellent+ (92) 

Made of Chardonnay from 40+ years old vines. Aged in oak barrels with 20% being new. Alcohol level of 13,5%

Available through private import.

Domaine Buisson-Charles website, mastered by the winemaker, Patrick Essa: buisson-charles.com

They are represented in Québec by Séguin-Robillard: seguinrobillard.ca

Domaine Buisson-Charles Meursault Les Tessons 2011

Domaine du Nival Matière à Discussion 2015

Domaine du Nival Matière à Discussion 2015

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Domaine du Nival Matière à Discussion 2015

Lightly colored. Shy nose where some salty, lemon and hay notes did showed up in a very fresh way. More expressive on the palate with lemon zest flavors paired with a round and almost fat mouthfeel, then the acidity came on the finish on salty and mineral notes. Great wine from Québec! Very good (89)

Made of  100% Vidal from vines plated in 2013. Aged 5 months in neutral oak barrels, then 3 months in stainless taks. Total production of 2892 bottles. Alcohol level of 11,2%

Available at the winery or through their agent, Agence Boires, but hurry, there is not much left!

nival.ca

agenceboires.com

Domaine du Nival Matière à Discussion 2015

Château Cailleteau Bergeron Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux 2012

Château Cailleteau Bergeron Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux 2012

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Château Cailleteau Bergeron Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux 2012 

Dark garnet color. Nose of dark berries, spices and smoke. On the palate this wine shows the Bordeaux classic balance with notes of tobacco and leather, this fruit flavors paired with an enjoyable bitterness. Approcheable now, but would surprise many of us after some ageing in a cellar. Good+ (88))

Blend of 80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Malbec. Aged 13 months in oak barrels. Alcohol level of 14%

Available at the SAQ for 19,55$ (Code SAQ : 00919373)

Château Cailleteau Bergeron’s website: cailleteau-bergeron.com

Sample proposed by Vins Fins: sdvf.ca