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New Ontario Discovery
Best Buy Vintages Sauvignon Blanc

Trius Distinction Sauvignon Blanc 2022
VINTAGES MARCH 15 - 19379 - $19.95
Elegant, Bright, Fresh, Ripe *** (91-points)
This potential gold medal award winner has a bright light straw colour. Attractive, fairly intense, very slightly spicy, gently grassy, ripe, peachy apple-lemon-melon nose with some minerally notes. Dry, medium bodied, bright, faintly grassy, fresh, ripe, lemon-apple-pear fruit flavours with a crisp, well balanced, lingering, harmonious finish. Has 12.7% alcohol, 1.6 g/L residual sugar and 6.4 g/L total acidity. Some 60% was made in stainless steel and 40% fermented and aged in in a mix French oak. A versatile, genuine crowd-pleaser that would be great with fish, oysters, an omelette, even poultry. Not to be missed (only 60 cases).
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BEST BUY NEW SPANISH RED
Pagos de Balbas 2022

NEW IN VINTAGES - 40520 - $22.95
Dry, Fairly Complex, Cedary *** (90 points)
Bright deep intense purple colour. Attractive, intense, ripe, Damson plum nose with some slightly spicy, cassis, cedar-sandalwood notes. Dry, medium-plus bodied, nicely structured, ripe, plum-cassis flavours with a lingering,slightly grippy, cedary-blueberry compote finish. With 9 months in oak, this 100% Tempranillo has 15% alcohol and under 3 g/L residual sugar with lot number L-2233 on the back label.
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New Tuscan Destination
Villa Poggio Salvi
Brunello di Montalcino 2019
MARCH 1 VINTAGES - 363028 - $56.95
Intense, Well Structured, Ripe *** (93-points)
Fairly deep garnet red colour. Classy, fairly intense, chestnut-tinged, ripe Damson plum nose with some floral (dried roses) and sandalwood notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, extracty, faintly spicy, firm, ripe, Damson plum flavours with some sandalwood and red licorice notes on the lingering, still somewhat youthful finish. This very tasty 100% Sangiovese grosso was aged for 30 months in Slavonian oak barrels (30 to 100 hl in size) and has 14.5% alcohol and under 3 g/L residual sugar with lot number LB2432 on the back label. the best vintage tasted to date - serve in a large glass. Shows well with a rack of lamb and/or a rib steak.
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