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Antica Terra prosecco Brut DOC NV
Selle Delle Spine Falanghina Beneventano IGT 2022
Creation Sauvignon Blanc 2022 – Hemel-en-Aarde, South Africa Creation Art of Chardonnay 2022 – Hemel-en-Aarde, South Africa Piedra Fluida Los Frontonos 2021 Tenerife, Spain
Pernand- Vergelesses Gevery-Chambertin 2022 – Beaune
Farmer’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon 2018 – South Australia
Vinchio Vaglio Vigne Vecchie Barbera d’Asti DOCG
2019 Piemonte Monta Maggio Chianti Classico DOCG 2013 Gran Selezione
Terre Nere Campigli Rosso di Montalcino DOC 2020 – Toscana
Terre Nere Campigli Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2019 – Toscana Ntski Biyela Umsasane 2020 – Stellenbosch, South Africa
David Moreno Vado de la Reina 2018 (single vineyard) – Rioja Alta
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THE BEST VALUE ICEWINE AT THE LCBO
Reif Estate Vidal Icewine 2021
Sweet, Vibrant, Rich *** 93-points
VINTAGES ESSENTIAL #544791 - NOW $22.95
Our November 30 BEST BUY Spanish Red
Godelia Mencia Red 2018
VINTAGES NOVEMBER 30 - #368043 - $21.95
Ripe, Complex, Raspberry-Plum *** (90.5-points)
This classy 100% Mencia from Bierzo in north-western Spain has a deep intense purple colour. The gently spicy very attractive nose shows lots of bright ripe plum, black cherry and raspberry with some minerally, gently cedar, faintly earthy notes. Dry, medium bodied, harmonious and quite complex with bright, ripe, plum-cassis-raspberry flavours balanced by faintly smoky, refined cedary notes on the lingering, well structured finish. Aged for 12 months in French oak. Terrific now, especially with lamb. It has 15% alcohol with lot number L040823 on the back label.
NEW BEST BUY 2018 BORDEAUX BARGAIN
Chateau de Beauregard-Ducourt Black Label 2018
VINTAGES NOVEMBER 16 - #28855 - $17.95
Dry, Ripe, Bright, Ready **+ (89-points)
This bargain-priced, ready-to-drink, 50-50 blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon has fairly deep red colour followed up by an intense, ripe, plum-black-cherry nose with some slightly earthy, cedar notes. Dry, medium bodied, nicely structured, ripe, Damson plum fruit flavours with some mulberry notes on the lingering, bright,slightly spicy, sandalwood-cedar finish. Located in Entre-Deux-Mers, it was aged in stainless steel vats and oak barrels and has 14% alcohol and is at its peak, so drink and enjoy.
2008 - A NEW CLASSIC 16-YEAR-OLD RIOJA
Escudero Vidau 2008
VINTAGES NOVEMBER 16 BEST BUY - #4086 - $37.95
Rich, Ripe, Well Structured *** (93-points)
NEW in Vintages. From the challenging 2008 vintage emerges a 16-year-old rich Rioja that still has lots of life. This traditional mixed-vine blend of 55% Granache, 30% Tempranillo and 20% Graciano/Mazuelo has a youthful deep ruby-red colour. Beguiling, warm, ripe, Damson plum fruit nose with cassis and black cherry notes along with refined toasty-sandalwood notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, well structured, very slightly spicy, intense, bright, ripe plum-crancherry-cassis flavours with a lingering, faintly savoury, elegant,expansive, cedary finish. Has 14% alcohol and was aged for 16 months in new French oak. Opens beautifully in a large glass - especialy with some breathing.
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