JUSTIN'S WINE PICKS,
JANUARY 14, 2014
Wines
go on sale in Ontario on Saturday January 18, 2014.
I
appears that we are going to need a lot of good wine to help us
through the extended hibernation we are enduring. I sit here
listening to the harsh wind swirling outside, secure in the knowledge
that the LCBO has got your back. The bonus is that there are a bunch
of very solid wines under the $20.00 mark, which is exceedingly rare
these days.
There
are a lot of them, so I will give you my list of the top ten reds &
whites. Stock up for that next blizzard!
Top Ten Whites.
Calamus
Pinot Gris 2012 Niagara $16.95.
Red
Rooster Gewurztraminer 2012 Okanagan Valley $16.95.
Matchbook
Old Head Chardonnay 2011 California $17.95.
Cristobal
1492 Chardonnay 2012 Argentina $13.95.
Ch.
Lamothe-Vincent Heritage 2011 Bordeaux $15.95.
Domaine
Langlois Ch. St. Florent 2011 Loire $15.95
Mas
Des Brassades Cuvee Tradition Blanc 2012 Rhone $15.95
Monchhof
Robert Eymael Riesling 2011 Mosel $16.95.
Kellerei
St. Magdalena Pinot Grigio 2012 Sudtirol $16.95.
Beronia
Viura 2012 Rioja $14.95.
Top
Ten Reds.
Columbia
crest H3 Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 Washington $19.95.
Norton
Reserva Malbec 2010 Argentina $17.95. #51 in Wine Spectators Top 100
of 2012.
Emiliana
Natura Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 $14.95. BEST BUY!!
Sister's
Run Bethlehem Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 $16.95.
La
Cartuja Tinto 2012 Priorat Spain $18.95. VERY RICH!
Finca
El Encinal Crianza 2010 Ribera Del Duero $17.95. EXCEPTIONAL!!!
Centuno
Nero D'Avola 2010 Sicily $17.95. I am Buying This One .
Saladini
Pilastri Rosso Piceno 2011 $14.95. Blend of Montepulciano and
Sangiovese.
Cave
Les Coteaux Du Rhone Panicaut 2012 $15.95.
L.A.
Cetto Cabernet Sauvignon Baja Mexico 2011 $11.95. BARGAIN!!!
Three
Wines To Cellar:
Palazzo
Brunello Di Montalcino 2006 $59.95. Drink 2020 through 2026.
Recchia
Musua Di Jago Amarone 2010 $37.95 Open after 2025.
La
Perla Del Priorat Clos Les Fites 2006 Spain. $30.95. 2017 through
2028.
Several
Most Interesting Single Malts Arrive this time. The two that piqued
my imagination are Hart Brothers Finest Collection Clynelish 14 Years
Old 1998 $119.95 ( Ocean Influence.) and Bunnahabhain 18 Years Old
Islay $149.95. You must go to Islay if you can!
Great
Books To Read: Collision 2012 by Dan Balz. Exceptional coverage of
the Obama/Romney campaign.Trouble is my business by Raymond Chandler.
The Phillip Marlowe mysteries never get old!
Stay
Warm, Thanks,
Justin
