Price: $19.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Telmo RodriguezCountry: SpainRegion: GaliciaAppellation: Valdeorras DO Grapes: MenciaAlcohol by Volume: 12.5%Sugar Content: 2 grams per litre The tasting notes on the LCBO website for this red wine from the Northwestern corner of Spain, are all about juicy bright cherry red fruit. I agree, but…
Malivoire Estate Chardonnay 2023 Price: $21.95 ($23.95 after April 27) or $21.00 plus deposit, taxes, etc.Channel: LCBO Vintages or direct from Malivoire Producer: Malivoire Wine Co.Country: CanadaRegion: NiagaraAppellation: Beamsville Bench VQA Grapes: Chardonnay (62%), Chardonnay Musqué (38%)Alcohol by Volume: 13%Sugar Content: 3 grams per litre I nearly didn’t recommend Malivoire’s latest…
Garzón Estate Pinot Rosé de Corte 2024 Price: $17.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Bodega GarzónCountry: UruguayRegion: Punta del EsteAppellation: Uruguay Wine Grapes: Pinot Noir (50%), Merlot (30%), Marselan (20%)Alcohol by Volume: 13%Sugar Content: 2 grams per litre I went to the Halpern Premier Cru Portfolio Tasting this week (much more on this…
Price: $25.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: BachelderCountry: CanadaRegion: NiagaraAppellation: Niagara Peninsula VQA Grapes: ChardonnayAlcohol by Volume: 13%Sugar Content: 3 grams per litre I’m not sure how he’s managed to do it, but Thomas Bachelder has slipped one of his celebrated boutique Niagara Chardonnays into the LCBO for under $30. The…
Price: $19.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: Les Domaines du MontCountry: FranceRegion: Southern Rhône ValleyAppellation: Côtes du Rhône Grapes: Grenache (60%), Syrah (30%), Mourvèdre (10%)Alcohol by Volume: 14.5%Sugar Content: 3 grams per litre Stéphane Vedeau makes some of the Southern Rhône Valley’s more prestigious wines, at Châteauneuf and Gigondas and the…
Pecchenino san Luigi Dogliani DOCGPrice: $23.95Channel: LCBO Vintages Producer: PeccheninoCountry: ItalyRegion: PiedmontAppellation: Dogliani DOCG Grapes: DolcettoAlcohol by Volume: 13.5%Sugar Content: 4 grams per litre If I live to be one hundred years old, and if I am served a glass of Dolgiani on my birthday, I wouldn’t be surprised…