Malcolm Jolley

Malcolm Jolley

Malcolm Jolley is the chief custodian of Malcolm's Wine Box and a wine and food journalist based in Toronto.

Abad Dom Bueno Bierzo 2021

Abad Dom Bueno Bierzo 2021 Price: $16.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Bodega del AbadCountry: SpainRegion: LeónAppellation: Bierzo DO Grapes: MenciaAlcohol by Volume: 13.5%Sugar Content: 2 grams per litre Wine nerds love the Mencia grape because it’s contradictory. An iron fist in a velvet glove it comes on gently and elegantly…

Bottega Soave Classico 2023

Bottega Soave Classico 2023 Price: $18.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Bottega SpACountry: ItalyRegion: VenetoAppellation: Soave Classico DOC Grapes: GarganegaAlcohol by Volume: 12.5%Sugar Content: 2 grams per litre In the wake of the great bottle inflation of the 2020s, I am beginning to think economies of scale have been wholly and…

Malivoire Gamay 2024

Malivoire Farmstead Gamay 2024 Price: $21.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: MalivoireCountry: CanadaRegion: NiagaraAppellation: Niagara Peninsula VQA Grapes: GamayAlcohol by Volume: 12%Sugar Content: 1 gram per litre Who needs cranberry sauce when red fruit (cherry, straw and raspberry) and white pepper make up this lively and fun wine? But unlike the…

Flat Rock Good Kharma 2024

Flat Rock Good Kharma Chardonnay 2024 Price: $17.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Flat Rock CellarsCountry: CanadaRegion: NiagaraAppellation: Niagara Peninsula VQA Grapes: ChardonnayAlcohol by Volume: 12.5% *Sugar Content: 2 grams per litre I don’t make it a habit of repeating tasting notes from wine producers, since I am trying to sell my…

Sparklehorse Brut 2022

Sparklehorse Cap Classique Brut 2022 Price: $29.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Ken ForresterCountry: South AfricaRegion: Western Cape, StellenboschAppellation: Stellenbosch WO Grapes: Chenin BlancAlcohol by Volume: 12.5%Sugar Content: 6 grams per litre In my experience, the people who really know how to give a good time also know how to have…

El Ciprés Malbec 2023

El Ciprés Malbec 2023 Price: $15.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Bodegas CorreasCountry: ArgentinaRegion: MendozaAppellation: Product of Argentina Grapes: MalbecAlcohol by Volume: 13.5%Sugar Content: 3 grams per litre I spent a week last November walking around and eating my way through Buenos Aires. There was a lot of beef involved, and…