JUSTIN'S WINE PICKS
NOVEMBER 6, 2012
Wines
go on sale in Ontario on Saturday, November 10.
There
are a whole bunch of wines to choose from this time but I found it
hard to get enthused about a lot of them. I am not really sure why
except for a feeling that buying here would not give me a lot of bang
for my buck. For example Newton Unfiltered Chardonnay 2008 Napa
$65.95 is surely a very good wine but for that cash I will be buying
Montrachet or Meursault thank you!
Having
said that here is a small tranche of wines that I would love to have
in my cellar.
Best
White: Dopff & Irion Vorbourg Pinot Gris 2009 Alsace Grand Cru
2009 $17.95. “Rich and concentrated...still young but with plenty
of power and long lasting finish.”
Extremely
Tasty Whites
Domaine
De Riaux Pouilly-Fume 2011 Loire $21.95. Racy, mineral and citrus!
Henry
Of Pelham Family Tree White 2010 Niagara $17.95. An intriguing blend
of Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Viognier and Chardonnay Musque. Loads
of Fruit!
Domaine
Latour-Giraud Cuvee Charles Maxime Meursault 2010 $44.95. The epitome
of Chardonnay.
Eradus
Sauvignon Blanc 2011 N.Z. $17.95. Compare with the Pouilly-Fume.
Vieil
Armand Medaille Gewurztraminer 2010 Alsace $17.95. Perfect with spicy
food!
Domaine
Sylvain Gaudron Vouvray 2011 Loire $15.95. Dry and tasty Chenin
Blanc.
Markus
Molitor Edition #3 Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Spatlese 2003
$29.95. Complex fruit profile, aged for you by the Vintner.
Pazo
Pondal Leira Albarino 2011 Spain $15.95. This is truly wonderful
white wine. “Fresh acidity, mineral clarity and orange and lemon
notes. Outstanding.”
One
of my favourite writers, Roald Dahl, took the mickey out of pompous
wine writers in his short story Taste. Two wine descriptors were:
“A
prudent wine, rather diffident and evasive, but quite prudent.”
“A
good- humoured wine, benevolent and cheerful-slightly obscene,
perhaps, but nonetheless good-humoured. “
Best
Red: I couldn't decide between 4 wines of widely divergent styles.
You choose.
Le
Vieux Donjon Chateauneuf-Du-Pape 2010 $53.95. Parker Score 93-95.
Don't touch it for at least 5 years.
Renato
Ratti Marcenasco Barolo 2007 $49.95. I am buying this one even though
I can't drink it until at least 2022. Elegant, classy. A GREAT
WINEMAKER!!!
Dunham
XIII Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Columbia Valley Washington $53.95 .
Exquisite!
La
Formica Amarone 2008 $47.95. “dark, ripe berry and black cherry
fruit.”
Praiseworthy
Reds
Pocas
Colheita Port 1994 $27.95. Aged in wood for 14 years. Delicious!
Seghesio
Sonoma Zinfandel 2010 $29.95. Just like bottled blackberries!
Valle
Las Acequias Oak Malbec 2007 Argentina $15.95. “Velvety-textured.”
Montgras
Quatro 2011 Chile $14.95. Huge, deeply rich blend.
Saltram
Mamre Brook Shiraz 2010 Barossa $24.95. Big, very rich wine.
Vasse
Felix Cabernet/Merlot 2010 Margaret River $24.95. “Intense
blackcurrant fruit.”
La
Ferme Du Mont Premiere Cote Cotes Du Rhone 2009 $15.95. Wow!
BARGAIN!!!
Pierre
Amadieu La Grangeliere Vacqueyras 2010 $19.95. A superior bottle of
wine!!
Talamonti
Tre Saggi Montepulciano D'Abbruzzo 2008 $15.95. DON”T MISS THIS!
Giordano
Primitivo Di Manduria 2009 $17.95. Puglia. Designed for beef!
Da
Vinci Chianti 2010 $16.95. Simple but good!
Rocca
Di Castagnoli Poggio A'Frati Chianti Classico Riserva 2008 $29.95. “
Stupendous wine for the money.”
Baron
De Lay Gran Reserva 2001 Rioja $29.95. “Superb vintage. Smoke,
Asian spices, incense, violets, black cherry and blackberry notes.”
Great
Reads: The New York Times Guide To Essential Knowledge. A great
BIG!!! book, 1300 pages of really neat info.
Red
Star Burning by Brian Freemantle. The latest in a long series of
Charlie Muffin spy adventures. Charlie works for British intelligence
and is really good at what he does, including making bureaucrats on
both sides of the fence look very silly and sometimes dead. Try to
read the earlier books first, as the story grows with each book.
Thanks,
Justin
