September 11, 2022 Newsletter
Newsletter Highlights:
- Argentina – Limited Time Offer - September 11 to October 8, 2022 (8 wines)
- New in Ontario Wineries (11 wines)
- Upstream in winecurrent.com (6 wines)
Wines or Argentina — Limited Time Offers
Scan down the following eight Argentine wines then check the LCBO stores closest to you with product in inventory by clicking on the Link on each wine shown in brackets. e.g. (11943) for the first wine below.
• You will receive a $2.00 per bottle discount from the $12.05 regular LCBO price of the following Los Cardos ‘Doña Paula’ Sauvignon Blanc 2021 from September 11 to October 8, 2022.
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Los Cardos ‘Doña Paula’ Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Tupungato, Uco Valley, Argentina $12.05 (11943) 12.0% alcohol
Delicate floral notes meld with aromas of caramel and piquant mixed spice. Palate flavours of grassy notes, citrus and passionfruit dance sprightly to and through the mouth-watering finish and lip-smacking aftertaste. Pour on its own for a crisp, refreshing thirst quencher or alongside a sushi platter or lighter-styled appetizers of fish and seafood. (Vic Harradine)
• You will receive 50 Aeroplan Bonus points per bottle purchased of the following Graffigna ‘General Collection’ Pinot Grigio 2021 from September 11 to October 8, 2022.
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Graffigna ‘General Collection’ Pinot Grigio 2021
Mendoza and San Juan, Argentina $13.00 (164756) 12.5% alcohol
Floral notes, ripe honeydew melon and lime-drizzled tropical fruit aromas abound. It dazzles the palate with lemon-lime cordial and crisp green apple and ripe Bosc pear. It’s medium weight with delightful mouthfeel and plenty of crisp, refreshing flavour. Look for palate replays on the finish and aftertaste along with some mineral notes and wisps of honey. Pour on its own when the lazy days of summer are here or, if you like, with sushi or arugula tossed in olive oil and decorated with cubed feta cheese. Pick up a few, it punches well over the price. (Vic Harradine)
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Terrazas de los Andes ‘High Altitude Vineyards – Reserva’ Malbec 2019
Mendoza, Argentina $19.95 (29280) 14.0% alcohol
Lifted aromas of exotic spice, peppery notes and sandalwood are juxtaposed with black licorice and dark purple plum. It blossoms with a glorious river of delectable palate flavours—bountiful, bombastic and chockful of pizzazz. Ripe juicy black Bing cherry mingles with black raspberry and black plum compote along with tang-infused passionfruit and cranberry jelly. This is medium-plus bodied with good balance, a soft tannin underpinning, touches of elegance and a crisp refreshing finish and aftertaste. Give this a go with a grilled medium-rare skirt steak. (Vic Harradine)
• You will receive a $2.00 per bottle discount from the $15.95 regular LCBO price of the following Kaiken ‘Selección Especial’ Malbec 2019 from September 11 to October 8, 2022.
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Kaiken ‘Selección Especial’ Malbec 2019
Mendoza, Argentina $15.95 (58339) 14.0% alcohol
High-spirited aromas of black pepper, black plum compote and mixed spice provide segue for a tang-laden flow of red currant, black cherry and sprigs of savoury herbs blanketing the palate and persisting through the dry, warm finish. This is medium-plus bodied with good texture and an underpinning of tannin for structure and interest and framed by excellent acidity. Pour alongside pasta in tomato sauce or meat-laden red pizza. (Vic Harradine)
• You will receive 100 Aeroplan Bonus points per bottle purchased of the following Bodega Norton ‘Barrel Select’ Malbec 2021 from September 11 to October 8, 2022.
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Bodega Norton ‘Barrel Select’ Malbec 2021
Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina $15.00 (400556) 14.0% alcohol
Alluring aromas of black cherry and black currant reveal themselves with the slightest of swirls accompanied by tobacco, violets, exotic spice and grilled savoury herbs. It blankets the palate with a stream of pure ambrosia, gorgeous texture and mouthfeel and deftly balanced along with creamy smooth flavours of ripe juicy bramble berry and ripe black cherry underpinned by fine-grained tannin and hints of tang-laden passionfruit and mocha. Give this gem a go with boeuf Bourguignon or steak and kidney pie. (Vic Harradine)
• You will receive a $1.00 per bottle discount from the $15.20 regular LCBO price of the following Pascual Toso ‘Toso Estate’ Malbec 2020 from September 11 to October 8, 2022.
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Pascual Toso ‘Toso Estate’ Malbec 2020
Mendoza, Argentina $15.20 (35170) 14.5% alcohol
Wood smoke, pipe tobacco and mocha aromas give way to a gorgeous array of palate flavours with pie cherry, black plum and bramble berry jelly intertwined with savoury herbs and tang-laden passionfruit and red currant jelly. This is medium-plus bodied with good texture and mouthfeel, deft balance and plenty of tang and pizzazz and soft, ripe tannin. Aerate/decant this for two hours before pouring alongside meat-laden pizza or prawn and chorizo paella. (Vic Harradine)
• You will receive 100 Aeroplan Bonus points per bottle purchased of the following Masi Tupungato ‘Passo Doble – Organic Wine - Vegan’ Malbec-Corvina 2019 from September 11 to October 8, 2022.
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Masi Tupungato ‘Passo Doble – Organic Wine - Vegan’ Malbec-Corvina 2019
Tupungato, Valle de Uco, Argentina $15.70 (620880) 14.0% alcohol
Aromas of raisins, red licorice and mixed field berry fruit abound adorned with mixed spice. It warms the palate with fruit-forward flavours of juicy black cherry, black currant and mulberry adorned with excellent acidity and tang plus deft balance and persistent purity of fruit through the lengthy, lip-smacking finish and mouth-watering aftertaste. What’s not to like? Pick up a few and serve with pasta in spicy tomato sauce with pan-fried Italian sausages or beef fajitas with all the fixings. (Vic Harradine)
• You will receive a $2.00 per bottle discount from the $15.95 regular LCBO price of the following Alamos ‘One Hundred Years of Family Winemaking’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 from September 11 to October 8, 2022.
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Alamos ‘One Hundred Years of Family Winemaking’ Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Mendoza, Argentina $15.95 (295105) 13.5% alcohol
Aromas of dark cherry/berry fruit, espresso roast and cassis abound. It pleases the palate with a lively luscious river of piquant spice, ripe juicy red cherry and wisps of black plum and bramble berry fruit. It’s medium-plus bodied with satin-smooth mouthfeel and plenty of tang throughout. It’s nicely balanced with persistent purity of fruit and a soft tannin underpinning. The finish and aftertaste replay palate flavours. Pour now, it’s ready to drink, alongside pasta puttanesca or beef short ribs. (Vic Harradine)
New in Ontario Wineries
• Order the following wines by the case for daily office, home or restaurant delivery direct by toll-free phone 1-888-399-1183, from the Rosehall Run Vineyards winery using this link -Rosehall Run - or pick it up from the cellar door on your next visit to the winery 1243 Greer Rd, Wellington, Ontario K0K 3L0 in Prince Edward County—it’s best to call first and make an appointment—it’s an easy approximately two-hour drive, or less, from the GTA or Ottawa via the 401 - Here’s a map. All orders of $85.00 and over receive FREE SHIPPING in Ontario.
• The 2021 Rosehall Run Vineyards ‘Hungry Point – Estate Grown and bottled’ Pinot Gris was sourced from 100% Pinot Gris that was harvested in late September under ideal weather conditions allowing retention of good acidity and structure before frequent bouts of rain started in October. This wine was barrel fermented on lees in 500L neutral French oak puncheons for 6 months prior to assemblage and bottling. This wine was one of the great successes of the 2021 vintage.
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Rosehall Run Vineyards ‘Hungry Point – Estate Grown & Bottled’ Pinot Gris 2021
VQA Prince Edward County $29.00 12.0% alcohol
Lifted alluring aromas of almonds and nectarine intertwine with blood orange and citrus peel. It sports creamy mouthfeel, structure and plenty of palate flavours with Mirabelle plum, ripe pear and plenty of racy tang riding a streak of passionfruit and lemon curd from twist top to last drop. Clean, crisp and refreshing. Give this a go with a sushi platter or crab cakes or line-caught pickerel; A.K.A. walleye. (Vic Harradine)
Winemaker’s Notes: A harvest marked by frequent rain changed and our usual plan to harvest our pinot noir grapes for rosé first and estate grapes destined for JCR last was flipped in 2021. This resulted in light yet wonderfully complex Pinot Noir fruit ideal for rosé with lively berry notes—a benefit of the additional hang time. To help balance the lightness of the Pinot Noir fruit, we added a portion of estate Pinot Gris that had extended lees contact, building some extra structure and depth into the vintage. The eventual blend of the finished wine is 80% pinot noir/20% pinot gris. The aging was done entirely in stainless steel and put into bottle after only six months to preserve the freshness of the fruit flavours.
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Rosehall Run Vineyards ‘Rosé of Pinot’ 2021
VQA Prince Edward County $28.00 12.5% alcohol
This is orange-pink hued in the glass. Aromas of wild strawberry and ruby red grapefruit mingle with orange peel and peach marmalade. It captures the palate with flavours of pure ambrosia with sugar-coated and grilled red grapefruit along with racy pie cherry and plenty of pizzazz from twist top to last drop and through the lip-smacking finish and mouth-watering aftertaste. Pour with pan-seared, butter spotted, East-coast salmon or line-caught pickerel or bass with a generous squeeze of fresh lemon. (Vic Harradine)
• The following 2013 Rosehall Run ‘Stardust – Estate Grown and Bottled’ Brut Zero - Sparkling Wine was fashioned Méthode Traditionnelle—a.k.a. in the method of Champagne with the 2nd fermentation having taken place in the bottles you purchased-- and sourced from estate grown 57% pinot noir/43% chardonnay from their Rosehall Vineyard. Fruit was barrel fermented in older French puncheons with extended lees contact.
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Rosehall Run ‘Stardust – Estate Grown and Bottled’ Brut Zero - Sparkling Wine 2013
VQA Prince Edward County $50.00 12.0% alcohol
This elegant, vintage-dated beauty gives up aromas of green apple, caramel and yeasty notes. It forms a formidable mousse when poured and gives up a delightful stream of fine-bead bubbles in the glass. Flavours of sugared baked apple and poached pear interlaced with racy lemon zest capture the palate on entry and make their way with excellent balance and persistent purity of fruit to the back palate. It finishes with flair and more of the same. This is a stylish sparkling wine to offer guests as a welcoming wine and to continue on to be poured with hors d’oeuvres and light mains. (Vic Harradine)
• The following 2017 Rosehall Run ‘Loveless – Estate Grown and Bottled’ Brut Rosé - Sparkling Wine was made in the Traditional Method a.k.a. in the method of Champagne with the 2nd fermentation having taken place in the bottle(s) you purchased. This was sourced from 100% Pinot Noir from their Rosehall Vineyard. Loveless is 87% from the 2017 vintage and 13% from the 2014.
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Rosehall Run ‘Loveless – Estate Grown and Bottled’ Brut Rosé - Sparkling Wine 2017
VQA Prince Edward County $45.00 11.5% alcohol
There’s nothing ‘loveless’ about this aphrodisiac. Aromas of strawberry and yeasty notes waft easily from the glass before a surge of bubbles and flavours—red cherry/berry strawberry fruit intertwined with tangy ruby red grapefruit—bathes the palate. It’s attractive, even romantic in many ways—the soft pink hue, the gorgeous flavours, the balance and the lengthy, luxurious finish and aftertaste all point to this as a starter wine to a romantic evening for two. (Vic Harradine)
• Order the following wines online for home, office or licensed restaurant: delivery in Ontario is FREE on orders of $100 or more from this link - Vineland Estates Winery. The wine shop is open for Curbside Pickup 7 days a week, 11am-5pm. Purchase online from the above link or place your order at 905.562.7088 ext. 124. Restaurant is open for Takeout Wednesday – Sunday, 11am – 6pm. Please order directly with the Kitchen at 905.562.7088 ext. 165. Best to check with the winery first as COVID-19 rules and regulations often change; and lately they’ve been improving.
• The following 2020 Vineland Estates Winery ‘Elevation - Bo-Teek Vineyard’ Cabernet is accredited as a sustainable wine from ‘Sustainable Winemaking Ontario’ and was sourced from one of the iconic and mineral-rich soil vineyards of the VQA Niagara Escarpment and is made up of 98% cabernet franc and 2% cabernet sauvignon that spent 18 months maturing in neutral oak along with settling in bottle sealed with cork before release. It has a proud history including the Bo-Teek Vineyard named for Thoroughbred Hall of Fame member George Frostad’s premier horse-breeding stable in the late 1950’s on this very site.
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Vineland Estates Winery ‘Elevation - Bo-Teek Vineyard’ Cabernet 2020
VQA Niagara Escarpment $28.00 14.0% alcohol
Aromas of fresh red cherry/berry fruit mingle with savoury herbs and mixed spice adorned with notes of minerality and rose petals. It envelops the palate with tannin and full-flavoured ripe berry fruit with black currant and mulberry to the fore. This is just coming in to its own and would benefit from three months of careful cellar time and an aeration/decant of a couple of hours on opening. If you can’t wait, pour now alongside a premium cut of grilled medium-rare beef steak with a generous shake of © Hy’s Seasoned Salt. (Vic Harradine)
• The following 2021Vineland Estate Winery ‘Semi-Dry Riesling; was sourced from premium 100% Niagara Peninsula riesling fruit at the near-perfect organaleptical ripeness of residual sugar, acidity, tannin and percentage of alcohol. You may notice the unfamiliar green glass in the bottle that’s due to a world-wide supply chain shortage of the usual brown glass bottle. Personally, I like everything about it; you may, too—especially at the price-quality balance that tips wildly in your favour—93 points @ $13.95.
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Vineland Estate Winery ‘Semi-Dry’ Riesling 2021
VQA Niagara Peninsula $13.95 9.0% alcohol
Aromas of lemon-lime and flinty minerality dominate the nose of this fabulous riesling. It envelops the palate with lemon-lime cordial on entry and finishes up dry, crisp and refreshing with lemon curd flavour and notions of Key lime pie intertwined with ripe white peach and plenty of tang and pizzazz from twist top to last drop. This is pure ambrosia to sip on its own and will find many dance partners at the dinner table. Try spicy prawns sautéed in butter with a side of jasmine rice or a mixed platter of sushi or with a salad of arugula with a dash of olive oil for dressing and adorned by crumbled chèvre. One of the most popular white wines at $15.95 the reduced price of $13.95 will drive even more sales by the case than usual; don’t linger, purchase now. (Vic Harradine)
• The following 2021 Vineland Estates Winery ‘Unoaked’ Chardonnay was sourced from various premium Niagara Peninsula vineyards and has a healthy dollop of 9.4 residual sugar making it an off-dry offering worth tracking down as the price-quality balance tips well in your favour, especially with the discount price. Pick up an armful or two.
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Vineland Estates Winery ‘Unoaked’ Chardonnay 2021
VQA Niagara Peninsula $12.95 (includes the $2 off on a Limited Time Offer) 11.5% alcohol
Alluring aromas of floral notes, exotic incense and green apple abound on the nose of this exceptional-value gem. It blankets the palate with a surge of delectable ambrosia expressed as Meyer lemon, lemon pastille adorned with grilled ripe pineapple and oodles of tang-infused Granny Smith apple and notions of layers of lemon meringue pie. Give this a go with all manner of roast fowl or pan-seared in butter, freshwater, line-caught pickerel or bass. (Vic Harradine)
• The following 2021 Vineland Estates Winery Cabernet - Merlot was sourced from select Niagara Peninsula vineyards with the final blend being: 50% merlot/26% cabernet sauvignon/24 % cabernet franc along with moderate residual sugar of 6.5 grams.
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Vineland Estates Winery Cabernet - Merlot 2021
VQA Niagara Peninsula $15.00 11.5% alcohol
This is lightly hued ruby in colour and easily wafts aromas of sharp spice, a mélange of black currant, juicy dark cherry and notions of charred toast. It rolls over the palate with tang-laden flavours of crunchy red fruit—pie cherry and red currant—mingling with a laser-like stream of tang-infused flavours over the palate finish and aftertaste. Give this a two-hour aeration/decant and pour now with pasta puttanesca or pastitsio (a.k.a. Greek lasagna) or chorizo and prawn paella. (Vic Harradine)
• The following 2021 Vineland Estates Winery ‘Bo-Teek – Clone 54’ Pinot Blanc is accredited as a sustainable wine from ‘Sustainable Winemaking Ontario’ and is residing on a downward slope from the Twenty Mile Bench that was sourced from estate fruit sporting vines that were 25-years-old at the time of the 2021 harvest for this wine along with a moderate 6.0 residual sugar. The pinot blanc grape is a white mutation of pinot gris (itself a mutation of pinot noir that is autochthonous to Burgundy, France. Pour and serve this wine after being removed from the frig ten minutes before serving.
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Vineland Estates Winery ‘Bo-Teek – Clone 54’ Pinot Blanc 2021
VQA Twenty Mile Bench $25.00 12.5% alcohol
Light-yellow hued when poured in the glass, aromas of delicate yellow plum, floral notes and a fruit bowl of nectarine, ripe pear and yellow peach appear after a couple of serious swirls. It blankets the palate with citrus flavours of lemon curd and lime cordial, ripe pineapple and plenty of tang and pizzazz. These flavours replay to and through the lip-smacking finish and crisp, clean and refreshing aftertaste. Sip on its own or with lighter-styled appetizers or with cold-smoked Atlantic salmon on a warmed bagel smothered in cream cheese and decorated with fine-chopped dill weed and sweet onion and a few capers strewn on the bagel and cream cheese along the way. (Vic Harradine)
• The following 2021 Vineland Estates Winery Chardonnay Musqué is accredited as a sustainable wine from ‘Sustainable Winemaking Ontario’ and was sourced from estate vines on the Niagara Escarpment and given the high quality and low price of the finished wine, you might want to pick up a few. It carries itself well with 9.4 g/L residual sugar and enough acidity to match up well.
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Vineland Estates Winery Chardonnay Musqué 2021
VQA Niagara Escarpment $17.95 12.0% alcohol
Aromas of hazelnut, citrus and floral notes abound on the nose. It captures the palate with a wash of balanced and bountiful surging flavours with peel marmalade, Key lime pie and plenty of tang and pizzazz. It’s beautifully balanced with smooth and mellow flavours from opening twist top to last delectable drop. It finishes crisp, clean and refreshing. Pour with skewers of garlic prawns and butter-basted, pan-seared pearl onions or prawn ceviche or freshly shucked, Malpeque oysters dotted with hot sauce, a squeeze of fresh lemon and a pinch of horseradish. (Vic Harradine)
• The fruit for the following 2021 Vineland Estates Winery was sourced from select vineyards from premium sites in the Niagara Peninsula from primarily cabernet franc fruit. Drink over the next 10 to 12 months. This carries residual sugar at 6.4g and almost the identical number for titratable acidity. Serve well chilled and taken from the kitchen frig 10 minutes before pouring and serving. We tend to serve white wines right out of the ‘too cold’ frig rather than removing from the ‘too cold’ frig 10 or so minutes before service, allowing the aromas and flavours to develop in the wine glass for the imbiber.
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Vineland Estates Winery Rosé 2021
VQA Niagara Peninsula $16.95 11.5% alcohol
This is a pleasing orange-tinted pink in both the bottle and the wine glass. Aromas of mixed herbs and fresh ginger mingle with citrus and red cherry/berry fruit. It streams over the palate with tang-infused flavours of pie cherry, passionfruit and plenty of nerve and verve cascading from first sip and over the finish and aftertaste. This is a great thirst quencher and will find many dance partners at the table—try with brie cheese on a biscuit or bread roll or bruschetta or with your favourite sushi platter. The price-quality balance tips well in your favour—91 points @ $16.95. (Vic Harradine)
Upstream in winecurrent.com
Vintages Release: September 10, 2022
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Bodegas Atalaya ‘Laya’ 70% Garnacha Tintorera/30% Monastrell 2020
DOP Almansa, Spain $16.95 (132605) 14.5% alcohol
Black-purple ink and almost opaque in the glass from the Garnacha Tintorera, aromas of red cherry/berry fruit and grilled savoury herbs waft easily after giving the glass a swirl or two. It’s bold and brash on the palate sporting a gusher of pie cherry and passionfruit and plenty of tang and pizzazz that is soon followed up with ripe black plum and juicy black currant that rides a medium-plus bodied delightfully balanced stream of replays to and through the mouth-watering finish and delectable aftertaste. The price-quality balance tips well in your favour pick up an armful and enjoy with red meat-laden pizza or backyard burgers or cheese burgers. (Vic Harradine)
LCBO Release: September 11, 2022
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Speck Brothers Wine ‘Free Bird - Naturally Lively’ Riesling 2021
VQA Niagara Peninsula $15.95 (28672) 11.0% alcohol
Aromas of floral notes, hints of honey and flinty minerality form the nose of this excellent riesling—it’s well balanced on the palate with a steady stream and persistence in purity of fruit from twist top to final drop. The finish is crisp and refreshing while the aftertaste delivers more of the same with palate replays galore. The price-quality balance is well in your favour; pick up a few and drink over the next few months alongside lighter-styled fish and seafood or a mixed sushi platter. (Vic Harradine)
Vintages Release: October 22, 2022
• Grapes—merlot/cabernet sauvignon/cabernet franc—for the following 2019 Henry of Pelham ‘Speck Family Reserve’ Cabernet-Merlot were sourced from older vines that averaged over twenty years of age. This was hand-harvested gently destemmed and mechanically sorted. All juice was separated from the skins with no press wine added back. It is accredited as sustainably farmed and fashioned.
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Henry of Pelham ‘Speck Family Reserve’ Cabernet-Merlot 2019
VQA Short Hills Bench $44.95 (616433) 13.2% alcohol
Lifted aromas of black plum, dark cherry and bramble berry abound. It captures the palate on entry with red fruit—currants and passion fruit—mingling with generous acidity and plenty of pizzazz. This showcases a supple underpinning of tannin and plenty of fruit that is, for now not bothered by soft, ripe tannin. Give this another four to five years of careful cellaring or pour now after a two-hour aeration/decant with a premium cut of well-seasoned beef (try © Hy’s of Canada - Seasoning Salt) grilled medium-rare. (Vic Harradine)
Vintages Release: October 22, 2022
• The following 2020 SKYFALL cabernet sauvignon was sourced from 85% cabernet sauvignon and 15% syrah with all fruit gently destemmed and crushed, then inoculated with commercial yeast for alcoholic fermentation. Each variety was fermented separately and pumped over twice daily with temperatures peaking at 90 ° F or 32.2 ° C with a shortened maceration for the cabernet sauvignon for tannin management while the syrah matured for 12 months in barrel with 30% in 1-2 year old French oak and 70% in neutral oak.
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SKYFALL WINES Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
AVA Washington State, USA $18.95 (26508) 13.9% alcohol
Aromas of black raspberry and juicy Bing cherry are adorned with minty notes, piquant peppery spice and hints of Saskatoon berries. It caresses the palate on entry with oodles of fruit flavours with black plum compote and kirsch liqueur juxtaposed to racy tang and crunchy acidity that persists through the delightful finish and lengthy aftertaste. A pizza wine looking for a home-baked or a commercial pizza delivered with lots of toppings—mushrooms, green pepper, bacon and plenty of spicy tomato sauce and cheese. (Vic Harradine)
Vintages Release: November 5, 2022
• The following 2019 Henry of Pelham (Speck Family Reserve) Pinot Noir is barely a teenager, though strutting its stuff now and certainly flashing signs of an enhanced future after even short-term cellaring. Sourced from older vines—some shovel planted 35 years before this fruit was harvested—that are sustainably grown under, and accredited by, SWM. Fruit was hand- harvested, gently destemmed and mechanically sorted. It was then stainless steel vat fermented with the cap punched down by hand. It was then aged in European oak, 30% new then married together with the balance in pre-loved oak with total oak maturation being ten months.
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Henry of Pelham ‘Speck Family Reserve’ Pinot Noir 2019
VQA Short Hills Bench $39.95 (657874) 13.0% alcohol
Grilled savoury herbs and mixed spice aromas mingle with red berry fruit on the nose of this fresh and lively pinot noir. A lively flow of flavours race over the palate with tangy red cherry and passionfruit intertwined with sweet black plum and hints of black cherry along with savoury herbs and a soft tannin underpinning. There are replays of palate flavours and mouth-watering tang on the lengthy finish. Time in the cellar should pay off handsomely, pick up a few and pour starting in late 2022 or early 2023. Drinking nicely now; aerate/decant two or three hours and pour alongside roast fowl with all the fixings—stuff bird with savoury dressing or, if you’re invited for dinner, bring this along for a superb host/hostess gift. (Vic Harradine)
Vintages Release: November 5, 2022
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FERRATON PÊRE & FILS ‘LE PARVIS’ 2020
AOP Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France $59.95 (638551) 14.5% alcohol
Smooth and mellow from cork pop to last drop, alluring aromas of vanilla, floral notes and dark cherry/berry fruit adorned with piquant spice and earthy notes are soon joined by deftly balanced waves of palate flavours with black currant and ripe juicy Bing cherry melding with a tang-laden finish and a wonderful aftertaste that replays the palate flavours with nerve, verve and plenty of pizzazz. The tannins are soft, ripe and a gentle underpinning. Pour with Osso buco or cassoulet or cape malay bobotie. (Vic Harradine)
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