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New Crowd-Pleasing Spanish Red
Luis Marin Old Vine Amethyst Edition Garnacha Crianza 2023
Bright, Solid, Ripe *** (89-points)
BEST BUY - $16.95 - June 6 Vintages #37517
Deep bright purple red colour. Very gently spicy, ripe, plummy nose with some minerally sandalwood notes. Dry medium plus bodied, fairly intense, bright, ripe, plum-strawberry flavours with a lingering, well balanced, gently cedary, well-textured finish. This versatile, very well-priced, solid, crowd-pleasing 100% old-vine Garnacha was grown at 800m. It was aged for 6 months in French oak and has 13.5% alcohol. Great with grilled meats and sausages.
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Kir Yianni Xinomavro Rosé 2025
Dry, Fresh, Bright, Ripe *** (90 points)
BEST BUY - $16.95 - Vintages #39595
Deep bright purple red colour. Very gently spicy, ripe, plummy nose with some minerally sandalwood notes. Dry medium plus bodied, fairly intense, bright, ripe, plum-strawberry flavours with a lingering, well balanced, gently cedary, well-textured finish. This versatile, very well-priced, solid, crowd-pleasing 100% old-vine Garnacha was grown at 800m. It was aged for 6 months in French oak and has 13.5% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar with lot number L2605041 on the back label. Great with grilled meats and sausages hot off the BBQ,ng.
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Celebrating Ontario Chardonnay
Bachelder L'Ardoise
Niagara
Chardonnay 2024
NEW ONTARIO VINTAGES BEST BUY
Elegant, Ripe, Lemon-Apple Meringue *** (91-points) - $26.95
This new release really hits the spot - medium straw colour, the nose is quite intense and faintly spicy with ripe, youthful, lemon-apple meringue aromas accompanied by gently toasty, mineral notes. Dry, medium-plus bodied, nicely structured, very bright, fresh, ripe, lemon-apple-pear meringue flavours with a long, lingering, harmonious, minerally, toast-tinged finish. Great with poultry, roasted vegetables and/or seafood.
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Kir-Yianni The North Assyrtiko 2025
Dry, Fresh, Bright, Youthful *** (90-points)
BEST BUY - $19.95 - New Vintages Essential #25707
One of the great indigenous white grapes of Greece, this vibrant new 2025 Assyrtiko is the FIRST GREEK VINTAGES ESSENTIAL. Pale straw in colour, it has a fresh, slightly spicy, lively, honeysuckle, bright, wintermelon-grapefruit nose with some youthful, leesy-mineral notes. Dry, medium bodied, very fresh, wintermelon and ripe pear flavours with a lingering, crisp, refreshing, well balanced finish. This well-priced, versatile, crowd-pleaser is perfect with pasta, poultry and/or seafood.
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Surviving 50 years in a 6º C Cellar
Last Fall a bottle of 1975 Chateau-Gai Gamay Beaujolais sold for a world-record $1,000 at a Waddintons auction. Three bottlesof 1975 were opened last October and were tasted by dozens in attendance at a celebration of life for the winemaker Paul Bosc Sr. All 3bottles stored at the ultra-cold temperature were in perfect condition.
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