JUSTIN'S WINE PICKS,
FEBRUARY 10, 2013
Wines
released for sale in Ontario on Saturday, February 16, 2013.
This
month I opened the magazine featuring a lot of new wines with a
feeling that disappointment loomed. Why I don't know? It didn't take
long for me to realize that the opposite was the case.
There
is such a wide range of truly outstanding wines here that I could
actually picture my Mastercard flinching in horror!
So
sit back and get ready for severe temptation. Our new Premier could
certainly use the added revenue, so get out there and consume
citizens! Think of every bottle helping to hold up the Gardiner
expressway or better yet, securing my pension.
I was
hard-pressed to limit my choices and I consider the wines listed
below as somewhat special. Enjoy!
Best
White: An interesting tie between two N. American Rieslings. Hogue
Cellars Genesis Riesling 2010 Washington $18.95 and Fielding Riesling
2011 Niagara $18.95. Buy both for a neat comparison tasting.
Best
Value White: Calamus Cosmic 2011 Niagara $13.95. Interesting blend
of Riesling, Chardonnay and Gewurztraminer. Citrusy, off-dry and
delicious!
Whites
Teruzzi
& Puthod Vernaccia Di San Gimignano Tuscany 2011 $15.95.
Bone-dry, refreshing.
Cotnari
Vin Alb Dulce Tamaiosa Romaneasca 2010 Romania $12.95. Sweet Dessert
wine wth good acidity. Needs a sweet dessert!
Louis
Bouillot Perle D'Ivoire Brut Blanc De Blancs Cremant De Bourgogne
$18.95. Delightful Bubbly @ a great price.
Banero
Extra Dry Prosecco $13.95. Perfect before dinner aperitif.
Riverview
Cellars Gewurztraminer 2011 Niagara $18.95. Try with pork tenderloin
& apricot.
In
Situ Chardonnay/Viognier 2011 Chile $15.95. “Notions of mango,
papaya, peaches.”
Wakefield
Riesling 2011 Australia $14.95. “ Green apple & lime.”
Bel
Echo Sauvignon Blanc 2011 N.Z. $19.95. “ Intense aromas of
grapefruit, peach, pea pods, asparagus...Pair with mild green
curries.”
Momo
Sauvignon Blanc 2011 N.Z. $17.95. Really well-balanced, packed with
flavour!
Salomon-Undhof
Gruner Veltliner 2011 Austria $19.95. Full-bodied, delicious, dry
fruit!
Domaine
De La Tourlaudiere Muscadet Sevre Et Maine Sur Lie 2011 $13.95. Top
notch seafood wine.
Sols
& Sens Laudun Cotes Du Rhone-Villages 2011 $14.95. Crisp,
lifting citrus!
Anselmann
Gewurztraminer Kabinett Pfalz 2011 $14.95. Delightful semi-sweet
vino. Would be perfect with spicy Thai or Curry with some heat.
A
Canadian Is Somebody Who
Thinks
he knows how to make love in a canoe.
Bets
on the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Enjoys
Air Canada dinners, desserts and all.
Boasts
that Donald Sutherland comes from New Brunswick.
Is
sesquilingual. (Speaks one and a half languages.) John Robert
Colombo.
Know
what the word Broodle means? Savage, cruel. As in “I tellya Rick,
the Leafs lass game was broodle.”
Best
Red Wine: Cave De Rasteau Ortas Les Hauts Du Village Rasteau Cotes Du
Rhone-Villages 2007 $22.95. Great Vintage! Drinking well now. Nose
shows Garrigue ( kind of a woodsy herbal aroma) berries and spice.
In
the same quality range are two stunning Ports. Quinta De La Rosa
Vintage Port 2009 $49.95 and Quinta Do Noval Late Bottled Vintage
Port 2005 $24.95
There
is a separate release of Tuscan wines with some real treats
available. Savour any of these!
Giacomo
Mori Chianti 2009 $17.95 “Full, yet delicate and balanced.”
Castello
Di Querceto Chianti Classico Riserva 2008 $27.95. Intensely rich,
delicious wine!
Castello
D'Albola Chianti Classico Riserva 2006 $22.95. Perfect with prime
rib!
Poliziano
Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano 2009 $25.95. I love this winery!
Altesino
Brunello Di Montalcino 2007 $57.95. Wonderful Vintage!
Reds
Fransiscan
Estate Merlot 2008 Napa $27.95. “Lots of plum & spice aromas.”
Lamadrid
Bonarda 2010 $14.95 Argentina. An elegant, balanced wine!
Trapiche
Fincas Las Palmas Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 $16.95 Argentina. Your
steak needs this.
Vinca
Alicia Paso De Piedra Malbec 2008 $19.95 Argentina. “Dense &
mouthfilling.”
Sol
De Andes Syrah 2008 Chile $17.95. “Concentrated, with structure.”
Very Fine!
McPherson
Basilisk Shiraz/Mourvedre 2010 Australia $18.95. “Black cherry,
spicy tannins.”
Penfold's
Bin 389 Cabernet/Shiraz 2009 $44.95. Fabulous wine!
Turkey
Flat Butchers Block Shiraz/Grenache/Mourvedre 2010 Australia $19.95.
Think great Chateauneuf-Du-Pape at less than half the price. Should
age from 6 to 10 years.
Sileni
The Plateau Pinot Noir 2011 N.Z. $17.95. Kinky, zippy, fruity and
very tasty!
Ch.
Fort-Lignac 2009 AC Haut-Medoc $17.95. “A superb value wine from an
impressive Vintage.”
Ch.
Le Grand Moulin 2009 Bordeaux $16.95. Gold Medal Winner. BEST BUY!
Ch.
Teyssier 2009 Bourdeaux $23.95. Parker score 92.
Domaine
De Fontavin Terre D'Ancetres Chateauneuf-Du-Pape 2010. $37.95. This
would be fun comparing with the Turkey flat, above, in about 10
years.
Domaine
De Montin Grignan-Les-Adhemar Emotion 2010 $16.95. Delicious
Grenache.
Gemma
Colarej Barolo 2007 $34.95. If you like them dry as dust here you
go.
Borgo
Reale Sangiovese 2011 Puglia. Lovely wine @ a BARGAIN price.
Bodegas
Balbas Ardal Crianza 2005 Spain. $16.95. Huge wine to go with
barbecued steak.
Palacios
Remondo La Montesa 2009 Rioja $17.95. Rich, fruity and smooth.
Great
Reads: Shadow of The Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Part of an amazing
trilogy of novels set in Barcelona. Blind Eye by Stuart McBride.
Tough police procedural set in Aberdeen Scotland.
Dispatches
by Michael Herr. Vietnam War correspondence by a writer for Esquire
Magazine. One of the finest war chronicles I have ever read.
You
will see no newsletters in March. Back on duty in April.
Justin
