I posted some older tasting notes on this one last week, but today I decided to pop one I still had in my cellar. After experiencing Oregon for a week, my perception of pinot noir has changed drastically. A few months in the bottle has changed this wine too. Here are my updating tasting notes:
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As my wine budget plummets, my postings have been less than regular. I’ll be updating on a weekly basis now, and filling in with some info on varietals that make up the wines we drink. Hope folks are getting value out of this page, good luck and sante!
My best impression of the Tasmanian devil. I was surprised to see a Tasmanian pinot noir on the shelf at the Milton LCBO. After a quick check with the vintages gal, sounded like something I would like to try.
COCKFIGHTER’S GHOST PREMIUM RESERVE PINOT NOIR 2005VINTAGES 60947 | 750 mL bottle Price: $ 29.95
Dark cherry [...]
MARCHESI DI BAROLO BARBARESCO 2004VINTAGES 60855 | 750 mL bottle Price: $ 43.95
I’m on a major Nebbiolo kick (thanks Joe). Probably not the best thing to be posting to start a wine blog, since Nebbiolo is not always the most approachable grape. When I stopped into the new Milton LCBO (by the GO train station) [...]
MAISON CHAMPY PERNAND-VERGELESSES 2005
VINTAGES 8151 | 750 mL bottle
Price: $ 29.70
Another first for me, this was my first white burgundy. From the Cote de Beaune, in Burgundy, France this represents decent value. White burgundies are treasured by collectors, and prices are usually reflective. This particular wine is situated at a nice price point.
Colour: [...]
2005 Hidden Bench Vieilles Vignes Chardonnay
$40 from the winery
I want to stick to sharing mostly to LCBO offerings which are widely available, but I get down to Niagara a few times a year to taste wines and I want to share. Hidden Bench is one of those wineries you love to visit - beautiful [...]
LA CHABLISIENNE CHABLIS VIEILLES VIGNES (V) 0
VINTAGES 942243 | 750 mL bottle
Price: $ 21.80
colour: dried straw on a summer day
on the nose: this is a cheeky nose - she saunters up to you all lemon peel, slaps you in the face with grass, smirks and walks away with a fistful of dandelions, walking on [...]
Cloudy Bay is a producer well known for its Sauvignon Blanc. Little did I know when I picked up their Chard it would be as well made and tasty!
Cloudy Bay Chardonnay 2005
VINTAGES 359513
Price: 39.65
colour: golden yellow - apple juice kind of colour - watery miniscus
on the nose: sensuous bouquet of lemon rind, apricot, creamed [...]
Chardonnay has gotten a bad rap. It started for us in North America when California started to grow obscene amounts of the stuff. Chard was very popular at the time, and so massive volumes of straw coloured swill flooded the market. There was some good stuff, oh yes, but unfortunately for consumers there was also [...]
Pinot Noir is definitely one of Niagara’s best offerings. Our summers are hot enough, and our summer nights are cool, helping the grape both ripen and maintain acidity. Malivoire Wine Co. is located on the Beamsville Bench. Their estate bottled Pinot Noir comes from a 9 year old block of clone 115. 2005 vintage in [...]
