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Cabral Reserva Douro 2023
Vintages #35446 - $13.95 - 89-points
This bright, crisp, very well-made bargain from northern Portugal has a medium-light straw colour with exhilarating, intense, gently complex, mineral-driven, white-peach-wintermelon-lemon nose. Dry, medium bodied and nicely textured, the somewhat chalky, harmonious, white peach, melon, lemon-apple-pear flavours are followed up by a lingering bright finish. This versatile blend of indigenous Gouveio, Arinto Viosinho and Rabigato has 13.5% and 2 g/L residual sugar. It was aged for 9 months in previously used oak casks and would be perfect with seafood. Agent: Wine Lovers
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Ontario White
Norman Hardie Calaire 2022
NEW LCBO RELEASE - #10441 - $25.20
Bright, Ripe, Well Textured *** (91-points)
This just-released LCBO direct store order has a light yellow colour and a lovely, bright, slightly spicy, fairly complex nose showing mineral-driven ripe lemon-apple meringue. Dry medium-plus bodied, gently citrusy, lemon-apple meringue flavours with a lingering, mineral-tinged, lifted, floral finish. An inspired blend of 78% Riesling, 12% Sauvignon Blanc, 4% Gewurztraminer, 3% Pinot Gris, 2% Muscat Blanc and 1% Chardonnay with 11.5% alcohol, 3 g/L residual sugar and 8 g/L total acidity with a screwcap closure.
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No. 1 Limited Production
Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Ripe, Bright, Damson-Plum-Cassis *** (90-points) - #35673
This brand new wonderfully flavoured 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon has a very deep purple red colour and a youthful, cassis-driven, Damson plum nose with some gently cedary, faintly herbal notes. Dry, medium plus bodied, bright, ripe, Damson-plum-cassis-black-cherry flavours followed up a lingering, nicely textured, gently toasty finish. At peak - it is showing very well now. It has 14% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar with lot number L5030 on the lower part of the glass bottle. Agent: Charton Hobbs
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A TRULY CLASSIC CHIANTI
Antinori Badia a Passignano Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2021
JUNE 7 VINTAGES RELEASE - 384552 - $78.95
Intense, Harmonious, Ripe ***/***+ (94-points)
This 100% Sangiovese has a deep intense red colour. Intense, complex, gently earthy, youthful, Damson plum nose with some faint herbal notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, fairly extracty, well structured, intense, ripe, expansive, Damson-plum-red-cherry flavours with a lingering, complex, gently cedary, cassis-tinged finish. Has 14.5% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar.
Agent: Halpern Enterprises
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