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Today at Dymon Wine Cellar
May 15 Tasting with Fred Wines
6:30 – 9:00 at 1460 The Queensway
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May 23 Vintages Release
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discover 332 amazing reds at this trade-only event
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May 9 Vintages Release
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Our May 9th $14.95 Best Buy French White
Saint-Roch Corbarol Côtes du Roussillon 2025
Fresh, Bright, Spicy, Ripe, Pear-Melon **+ (88.5-points)
This just-released 2025 has a bright medium straw colour with a youthful, slightly spicy, very fresh, attractive, ripe, melon-lemon-pear nose augmented by some floral-mineral notes. Dry, medium bodied, fresh, crisp, slightly spicy, ripe, lemon-melon-apple-pear flavours with a lingering, minerally, harmonious finish. Tasty, versatile and ready-to-drink, this blend of 80% Grenache Blanc and 20% Roussanne has 12.5% alcohol and 3 g/L residual sugar.
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MAY 9 RELEASE NIAGARA BEST BUY
Bachelder L'Ardoise
Niagara
Chardonnay 2024
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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Domaine Lafage Cayrol Vieilles Vignes Carignan 2023
Bright, Ripe, Plum-Cassis-Cherry *** (90-points)
Our April Vintages BEST BUY - #494039 - $19.95
Deep intense purple colour, this 100% Carignan ha an attractive, gently spicy, fairly intense, ripe, black-cherry-cassis-plum nose with some minerally, cedar-sandalwood notes. Dry, medium bodied and nicely textured, the slightly spicy, ripe, cassis-raspberry-plum flavours are followed up with a lingering, bright, gently complex finish. Tasty, versatile and approachable, it will pair very well with bbq ribs,steak and/or roast beef.
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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 bottles were opened last October and were tasted by dozens in attendance at a celebration of life for the winemaker Paul Bosc Sr. All three bottles were in perfect condition
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A Great Springtime Discovery
Bright, Ripe, Toasty, Effervescent *** (91-points)
RECOMMENDED - $32.95 - New April 25 Vintages #491092
Made in the classic Champagne tradition with fermentation in the bottle, this 2021 has a bright pale yellow colour with with a fairly intense, gently complex, slightly toasty, bright, lemon-apple nose along with some chalky-mineral notes. Dry, medium bodied, slightly spicy, bright, lemony-yellow-apple and pear flavours with a crisp, citrusy-tinged, minerally finish. It well textured and would be perfect with that special Sunday brunch. Favourful, bright and ready-to-enjoy, this new 2021 is now Pinot-Noir-driven with 49% (vs 20% in 2020) along with 23% Chardonnay (down from 50%), 22% Pinot Meunier and 6% Pinot Blanc. It has 12.2% alcohol and about 3 g/L residual sugar and was aged on its lees for four years.
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A New Private Import Portuguese Red
Irmaos Tinto Douro 2022
A Recommended Best Buy at only $18.95
DELICIOUS, NEW & NOT AT THE LCBO
This ripe lush red has an attractive, ripe, plummy, black cherry nose with some gently toasty notes. Dry, medium bodied, well balanced bright ripe Damson plum fruity notes with a lingering, refreshing, minerally finish. This perfectly dry well-balanced blend of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz & Tinta Amarela has 13% alcohol and is ready to enjoy with anything that comes of the bbq.
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Vintages 2026 Buyers Guide
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New White Greek DiscoveryKir-Yianni The North Assyrtiko 2025
Dry, Fresh, Bright, Youthful *** (90-points)
BEST BUY - $19.95 - New Vintages Essential #25707
Internationally recognized as one of the great indigenous white grapes of Greece, this vibrant new 2025 Assyrtiko is now 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. It spent 3 months on the lees and has 13.5% alcohol and 1.3 g/L residual sugar with a screwcap closure. (Kolonaki)
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