JUSTIN'S WINE PICKS
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
Wines
will be released for sale in Ontario on Saturday, November 9.
Good
news wine fans! The Ontario Government must be ready to build a new
subway line, eliminate all hospital waits and put a large chicken in
every pot! Nothing else could explain the prices of the wines on
offer this time. The price range here for most items starts at $30.00
and goes quickly skyward.
More
bad news: There appears to be a sharp rise in global wine consumption
combined with a decrease in worldwide production. Less wine is being
produced in Europe particularly. I guess they have finally dried up
the wine lake of the 70's and 80's.
You
get one guess at what that will do to your wine purse.
I
almost skipped this edition but there must be a lot of financiers out
there who need to spend all that loot that they ripped us off for in
2008.
I
will give you my pick of the top five I would buy when Sheila hit the
lottery jackpot.
There
are also a slim number of affordable values here.
Need
a gift for that Single Malt lover that you love a whole bunch? Buy
them two bottles ( one to drink and one to collect ) of The Macallan
Fine Oak 21 Years Old Highland Single Malt, a steal at only $499.95!
What the hell, it's Christmas, throw in the nickel to tip your
Spirits Merchant in this lucrative festive season.
Cash
in those bonds and buy:
Antinori
Guado Al Tasso 2009 Tuscany $99.95. Wine Enthusiast Rating 98!
Renatto
Ratti Marcenasco Barolo 2008 $52.95. This wine is always
SPECTACULAR!!!
Penfolds
Bin 389 Cabernet/Shiraz 2010 $44.95. Simply WONDERFUL red wine!
D'Arenberg
The Dead Arm Shiraz 2009 McLaren Vale $54.95. Amazing nose!!
Domaine
Durieu Lucile Avril Chateauneuf-Du-Pape 2010 $44.95. Must age at
least 10 years.
Best
White Wine available.
Domaine
Zind-Humbrecht Calcaire Pinot Gris 2011 $27.95. One of my all-time
favourite producers. Full-bodied, rich, with brilliant acidity. A
WOW!!
Classy
Whites.
Abbazia
Moscato D'Asti 2012 $14.95. Low in alcohol, very high in bubbly
flavour! Serve this with a citrus fruit dessert or a bowl of sugared
strawberries.
Hinterbrook
Sauvignon Blanc 2011 Niagara $16.95. “ Fresh, crisp & racy
citrus zest. “
Rockway
Small Lot Reserve White Assemblage 2012 Niagara $16.95. A most
interesting blend!
Great
Red Wine Bargain: MacMurray Ranch Pinot Noir 2010 California $21.95.
This is a classy bottle of wine that shows the fruit intensity and
richness that are the hallmarks of fine Pinot noir.
Great
Value Reds.
Casa
Del Bosque Gran Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 Chile $19.95.
“Superbly structured.”
Chilensis
Lazuli 2010 Chile $17.95. This needs red meat!
Natura
Carmenere 2012 Chile $14.95. BEST BUY!!!!
Ninquen
Antu Chilean Mountain Vineyard Syrah Chile 2011 $17.95 “A very good
wine!”
Dark
Side of The Moon Shiraz 2011 Clare Valley $27.95. “Loaded with dark
fruit depths.”
Henry
Of Pelham Reserve Baco Noir 2011 $24.95. A perennially delightful
wine!
Frey
Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 Mendocino $19.95. One of California's top
Vintners!
Southern
Cross Reserve Cab/Sauv 2011 S.A. $17.95. Great flavour & aromas!
Foncalieu
St. Gervais Reserve Du Crouzau Cotes Du Rhone-Villages 2011 $16.95.
Drink now.
La
Luna E I Falo Barbera D'Asti Superiore 2010 $19.95. Piedmont. Tres
Good!!
Castello
D'Albola Chianti Classico Reserva 2008 $22.95. “Beautiful Floral
Notes!
Great
Books To read: Sheila reads almost as much as I do and she highly
recommends the novels (10) of a Canadian Author, Linwood Barclay.
Very well written thriller/mysteries.
The
Mad Scientist's Guide To World Domination is a completely fun
compendium of short stories, featuring some really whacked out
megalomaniacs! Editor is John Joseph Adams.
Thanks,
Justin
