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Weingolb Pelissero Augenta Dolcetto d'Alba 06 will divide yr dinner party down the middle, but I know I'll get more! Phaneuf singles it out for big oak yet there are many other Dolcetto woodier than this. It's high extract - intense bitter notes, dark cherry pits, confit of orange peel, looming star anise, all augmented by presence of alcohol & hard drying tannins that are as much from grape as from barrel
Weingolb Arthur Metz Pinot Blanc Alsace 08 (10967469) $14.85 Un peu neutre, mais il y a un soupçon de banane et puis de pomme verte qui donne ce vin quelque vitalité ** (2).
Weingolb Pio Cesare Dolcetto D'Alba 07 (129890) $21.25 Très élégant Dolcetto avec son franc caractère de fruits sauvages et sa vivacité tonifiante. Aucun lourdeur et il manque la trame tannique excessive d'autres Dolcettos moins rafiné. Un achat avisé ! **** (2).
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Clos d'Albizzi Cassis 06 (11095797) $19.95 Composé de clairette, de marsanne et d'ugni blanc, le seul Cassis de la répertoire SAQ possède un nez de pierre et d'agrume et une bouche des minéraux et des herbes un peu comme du sel de céleri sur une verre de Pineau des Charentes. Intéressant mais curieux, surtout pour la s...uggestion sur l'étiquette qui dit de la garder six ans enfin de servir avec du foie gras *** (1Read More
Weingolb More Phaneuf-styled (but penned by me) posts on as-yet unreviewed wine in anticipation of the Guide de Vin release this week... Brunheda Reserva Douro 03 (10841153): $32.75 Un assemblage de touriga nacional, touriga franca, tinta roriz et tinta barroca qui est doté d'une note de bois attactive. Flatteur et savoureux, et pour maintenant - **** (2).
Weingolb Quinta de Roriz Douro 03: A $40 4-star Phaneuf red. His notes reflect what I taste but says une certin austérité qui, loin d'être un défaut, ajoute à son relief en bouche et lui confère passablement de caractère. I say admirable but slightly impenetrable at its current stage - youthful fruit in the past; age still making it mellow. Fine wine & example of how Phaneuf is a great, but not perfect taster, for me
Weingolb Took Coste del Molino Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi 05 & Tenimenti Fontanafredda Vigna La Lepre Diano d'Alba 07 to Luciano's Red Room in Verdun last week - was a hit (great salads call for zesty white; lingering almondy finish of Dolcetto a shoe-in at any slow service resto... Another Friday, another Italian BYO resto to curate: Getting Petit Rouge to Chez Ennio immediately
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Organic wines Ch. la Tour de L'Évêque Côtes de Provence 08 (blanc) & Perrin Nature CDR 07 welcomed winter last night by being warming but not hot at dinner, which was the final local farm basket of fall. Authentic Pan de Muerto bade goobye to it all. L'Évêque Sémillon/Rolle was hard-edged w/ juniper & martini hints; Pe...rrin had more alcohol, more herb too so lavender & bright fruit worked a nimble balanceRead More
Weingolb Corsican white wine - look into it! Orenga de Gaffory Patrimonio 06: flinty, lemony, notable viscosity, and wood? - a great vermentino that you ought to let warm up a bit (into the double digits Celsius). Must buy more of this as this vintage has been drinking well since the spring, when I first tasted it.
Weingolb Jean Perrier Pinot Noir Cuvée Gastronomie Vin de Savoie 07 apt cuvee name for a balanced Pinot that snickers at New World wood, fruit bombs or any hint of opaqueness at the table. Rust-colored red w/ true pizzazz, chilled to 12°C it compliments yr food + its terroir. Also, stops at 12% alc so it can actually be a wash-down-yr-dinner wine sans regret
Weingolb Thinks he was made fun of for noting a hint of rosemary in the cranberry freezie shooters during weekend festivities. Chumps can get jealous. Mazzei's Tenuta Belguardo Bronzone Morellino di Scansano 05 rocked Toussaint dinner and there's only 06s on shelves. Plus, apero Kim Crawford SB Marlborough 08 had even more herbs then those vodka shots.
Weingolb Didn't know Serrano ham would be at the Halloween party, but it made my Mantinia Moschofilero by Boutari (08) the right choice. Saline, w/ flowery melon on the finish. As tantalizing & bracing on its own as with the snack tray. And only 11.5% - ultimate 6-hrs-of-drinking party beverage? Great deal at LCBO, tho I picked it up trick-or-treating (+$2 = trick) at the late-night Séléction on Mt-Royal.
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Uh oh. Bela Fonte Jaen Vinho Regional Beiras 03 tasted oxidized served right after an exceptionally-nippy, more-than-lifted, takes-2-glasses-2-get-used-2-the-volatil
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More on that Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso: Orecchiette al ragù di agnello wasn’t ready; I order a Refosco (http://bit.ly/1N2Cst) to pass time. Heard it was light & thought it a good aperitif. But resto called it a CabSauv standin. Who to believe? Tenuta Luisa fumbles toward truth with a little lost-in-tanslation lingo...: “typically tanninous & pleasently plain” Hefty & pure at same time! Refosco, best of both worldsRead More
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Terroni take-out: Orecchiette al ragù di agnello was great for lunch and if I could've I would've taken out their Tenuta Luisa Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso Isonzo di Friuli 06 which I drank waiting at the bar for my order. Was better than those $15 Dolcetto wines pictured (and noted on Oct 27) because this Refosco was d...elicate, fresh and flowing yet big-bodied with admirable structure. Ideal for the lamb pasta. Plus there were thick jam flavours and something fibrous backing it up. No notes, just memory as this was my first time tasting the grape and it definitely was not what I was expecting.Read More
