Wine Reviews - Alphabetical Order
You can see all my reviews in these archives. Reviews are organized alphabetically by the producer's name.
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Mission Hill Five Vineyards Pinot Grigio, Westbank BC, 2005-
The Mission Hill Pinot Grigio is a well-known BC staple and
this new vintage may well be better than the last!
In a word, fresh.
Ripe peaches, minerals, tropical fruit and peach blossoms. Lush and
creamy in the mouth with a crisp white grapefruit finish.
Stock up for those summer shin-digs, and don't worry if you forget
to bring the corkscrew.
$15.99
Wine Diva tasted-April 22, 2006
Tinhorn Creek Gewurztraminer, Oliver BC, 2005-A delicate
gewürztraminer bright, crisp and tropical but not cloying it its aromatics. Smooth
fruit, softly spiced with a glycerin, tongue coating finish.
$14.50
Wine Diva tasted-April, 2006
White-
Hester Creek Semillon/Chardonnay Okanagan BC, 2003- An interesting
wine (about a 50/50 blend) with grassy/herbal aromas, toasted marshmallows,
mandarin, candied apples and pear. The wine starts out fairly light on your tongue then
gathers steam becoming quite rich and oily with sweet tropical fruit flavours.
$14.99
Wine Diva tasted-May 18 2006
Domaine de Beaurenard, Côtes du Rhône, France, 2003-
Not your typical Côtes du Rhône-better!
Bright cherry fruit, fresh berries, violets, earth and leather
(sounds a bit like a pinot). Soft chalky minerals and white pepper
with light dusty tannins long intriguing finish, reminiscent of
smoked duck fat, that coats the tongue and lingers on the palate.
Wine Diva's father was visiting and gave it two thumbs
up!
$20.95 Private wine stores
Wine Diva tasted-April 21 2006
Sandhill
Small Lots "One", Phantom Creek, Okanagan, BC, 2003:
Wine Diva isn’t quite sure what they are feeding those grapes up in the Phantom Creek Vineyard, but whatever it is, keep doing it! This vineyard is a perfect example of terroir and science. Add in great vineyard management, skillful winemaking (and a good vintage) and this is what you get…What, you thought winemaking was easy?
Not only
does the lovely, lush, lady Petit Verdot come from here. So does the
champion, Canada’s Best Syrah, Sandhill Small Lots Syrah, and the emperor
himself, known simply as ‘One’.
‘One’ (if you have been hiding under a rock and don’t drink BC wine) has
the power to make even the snobbiest of snobby, snob wine-snob’s take notice. A
luscious blend of (Bordeaux varietals) Cabernet Sauvignon (80%), Petit Verdot
(15%) and Malbec (5%).
Chock-a-block full of black fruit-blackberries and plums, dark flowers,
bitter-sweet chocolate, leather and the smallest hint of bell peppers. Velouté
(a fancy French word meaning velvety smooth) in the mouth, fine grained tannins
and a long finish sprinkled with subtle, sweet spices.
Santé
$33.00 (sold out on most places)
Wine Diva tasted-March 2006
Le
Camassot, ‘Les Amandiers’ Syrah, Vin de Pays de Vaucluse, France 2004
Le Camassot is located in
Sablet in the Southern Rhone Valley. Winemaker Cecile Chassagne fo llows her
family’s tradition of producing traditional, elegant handcrafted wines. The ‘Les
Amandiers’ is quite a delicate syrah with juicy berry fruits and hints of
smoked meats, savoury herbs and earth. Soft tannins and a long finish
reminiscent of dried fruit. A wine made for food pairing, I suggest slightly
chilled on the patio.
$13.99 Private wine stores
Cecile
Chassagne, Gigondas, France 2001
Like ‘Les Amandiers’ the
Gigondas is made by Cecile Chassagne in her family’s traditional style. A
classic blend of 70%Grenache, 15% Syrah, 15% Mourvedre. It shows ripe cherries
and blackberries, firm, complex, elegant and approachable with fine-grained
peppery tannins.
$28.99 Private wine stores