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MIKE WEIR WINE, CHARDONNAY (VQA) 2008, Niagara Peninsula

08 Sunday May 2011

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Grape Variety: Chardonnay
Category: White Wine
Appellation: LCBO
Country: Canada
Region: Niagara Peninsula
Format: White Wine
Producer: Mike Weir Wine
Alcohol: 13.0% Alcohol/Vol.
Description: “All net profits from the sale of Mike Weir’s estate wines go to his foundation (themikeweirfoundation.com), a charity he founded to help children in need. With its layers of pineapple, green apple, tropical fruit and toasty vanilla notes, this full-bodied, harmonious and long-finishing white will perfectly match a grilled chicken breast or salmon steaks. ” LCBO

These are my personal tasting notes:
Crisp chard with granny apples, lemon & dry apricot on the finish. Med complexity on nose & taste. Drink on it’s own or pair with BBQ pork. Bought it for $1 less, which makes better.

Tasted: March, 2011

Score: 8/10, Value: 8.5/10, Total: 16.5/20

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 3

LCBO#: 26

STAG’S LEAP WINE CELLARS, KARIA, CHARDONNAY 2007, Napa Valley

08 Sunday May 2011

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Cost: $37.95
Grape Variety: Chardonnay
Category: White Wine
Appellation: VINTAGES
Country: United States
Region: Napa Valley
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Fob
Alcohol: 13.6% Alcohol/Vol.
Description: Now this is a well balanced Chard that I would have guest to be a Montrachet. Light gold in colour with med intensity. Complex nose shows med minus oak & toast, lemon, peach, limestone, Easter Lilly, honeydew melon & cantaloupe The taste is just as complex. Dry, med+ acidity, med body, long length & the alcohol is well checked. No bitterness from over toasting here. Easy drinking wine that shows as the nose with a lot more lemon. This is a food favourite wine that pairs nicely with lobster & drawn butter. Shows nicely now, but can age for another 2-3 years.

Tasted: 6 May 2011.

Score: 9/10 Value: 8.5/10 (I bought it on sale for $26.65 which would give a value of 9.5/10), Total: 17.5/20 (18.5/20 on sale).

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 4

LCBO#: 54585

PELEE ISLAND CHARDONNAY VQA 2009, Ontario

05 Thursday May 2011

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Cost: $10.95
Grape Variety: Chardonnay
Category: White Wine
Appellation: LCBO
Country: Canada
Region: Ontario
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Pelee Island Vineyard Inc.
Alcohol: 13.0% Alcohol/Vol.
Description: Not a complexed chard, and it’s non-oaked. It has good flavors of peach, melon, lemon, slight grapefruit & green apples. Non-oak, good acidity & well balanced. Food friendly & easy to drink. Crisp & clean. Went well with escargot & crab Alfredo. You can find this in non-vintage.

Best Buy

Score: 8.5/10, Value: 10/10, Total: 18.5/20

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 3

LCBO#: 136044

TERREDORA CAMPORE FIANO DI AVELLINO, 2008, Italy

05 Thursday May 2011

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Cost: $28.95
Grape Variety: Fiano Di Avellino
Category: White Wine
Appellation: VINTAGES
Country: Italy
Region: Campania
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Terre Dora Di Paulo S.S.
Alcohol: 13.0% Alcohol/Vol.
Description: ‘Terredora is a relatively young property founded in 1994 by Walter Mastroberardino and his family. The estate farms over 150 hectares of vineyards in Campania, making it one of the larger producers in the region. The top wines are rich, flavorful and loaded with character.'(Antonio Galloni, www.erobertparker.com, Feb. 2008)

I’m a big fan of Fiano. This has macadamia nut on palate & taste. Full body, med+ intensity, tropical fruits good mineralogy in limestone. Some orange rind & peach. Good acidity makes it food friendly such as crab with butter or by itself. Truly a treasure.

Tasted: March 2011

Score: 9.5/10, Value: 8/10, Total: 17.5/20

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 4.5

LCBO#: 905596

PFAFFENHEIM PINOT BLANC, 2008, Alsace

05 Thursday May 2011

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Cost: $12.95
Grape Variety: Pinot blanc
Category: White Wine
Appellation: LCBO
Country: France
Region: Alsace
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Cave Vinicole De Pfaffenheim
Alcohol: 12.5% Alcohol/Vol.
Description: Nothing special here, except for the low price. Lots of acid from the citric fruit as lime & grapefruit. A simple wine that goes best with white fish or fried calamari.

Tasted: March 2011

Score: 5/10, Value: 9/10, Total: 14/20

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 1

LCBO: 22855

LOUIS BERNARD CÔTES DU RHÔNE VALLEY, WHITE BLEND, 2008

05 Thursday May 2011

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Cost: $11.65
Grape Variety: Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Bourboulenc, Roussane
Category: White Wine
Appellation: LCBO
Country: France
Region: Rhône Valley
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Les Domaines Bernard
Alcohol: 12.5 %
Description:  Golden in colour, med intensity. Crisp, lemon-lime, grapefruit, avocado, limestone, basil with med plus complexity. On the palate, as on the nose, good acidity makes this more food friendly than drinking on it’s own. Pair it with a Capresse salad or chicken with basil linguini. Has a med body with a long length. Can’t argue about the price. A good alternative to riesling or Sauvignon Blanc. You’ll find this in the non-vintage section.

Tasted: April 2011

Score: 7.5/10, Value: 10/10, Total: 17.5/20

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 3

LCBO# 589432

DEINHARD GREEN LABEL, RIESLING, 2009, Mosel Saar Ruwer

05 Thursday May 2011

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Cost: $11.95
Grape Variety: Riesling
Category: White Wine
Appellation: LCBO
Country: Germany
Region: Mosel Saar Ruwer
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Deinhard & Co
Alcohol: 10.5 %
Description: Qualitatswein from Mosel ranks in the middle of the Riesling sweetness scale. Med+ intensity, bright pale yellow, lemon/lime lots of mineral, clementines, melon & carnations. Pleasant nose, Med+ acid, med- weight. A little carbonation on the tongue. Lemon/lime, clementines, melon & grapefruit predominate with a long finish. Not a complexed wine & for the price it’s quite good. You’ll find this in the non-vintage section, and from time to time it’s on sale.

Tasted April 2011

Score: 7.5 Value: 10, Total: 17.5

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 3

LCBO# 8094

SANTA CAROLINA, CHARDONNAY, RESERVA, 2010, Chile

02 Monday May 2011

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Cost: $11.95
Grape Variety: Chardonnay
Category: White Wine
Appellation: LCBO
Country: Chile
Region: D.O. Valle de Casablanca
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Vina Santa Carolina
Alcohol: 14.0% Alcohol/Vol.
Description: Light gold in colour with med+ intensity. The nose is clean & crisp showing lemon, guava, limestone, green apple & pear. The taste is dry, slight creaminess, med+ acidity, med+ length. Notes are like the nose with guava being the end note. Med complex wine, easy drinking on it’s own or with BBQ shrimp.

Best buy

Tasted 1 May 2011.

Score: 8.5+/10, Value: 10/10, Total: 18.5+/20.

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 4

LCBO# 304022

Stratus WILDASS WHITE, VQA, 2006, Niagara Peninsula

29 Friday Apr 2011

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Cost: $19.95
Grape Variety: Chardonnay, Semillion, Sauvignon Blanc, Gewürztraminer and Riesling
Category: White Wine
Appellation: VINTAGES
Country: Canada
Region: Niagara Peninsula
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Stratus Vineyards
Alcohol: 12.5% Alcohol/Vol.
Description:  Bright gold colour with med+ intensity. Beautiful nose showing lots of dill, Easter Lilly, honeysuckle, wet stone, ginger, orange marmalade & nectarines. The taste is dry with med acidity, med+ length, med alcohol & med minus weight. Dill dominates with Papaya, orange marmalade, nectarine, lemon, ginger, slate & light oak & butteriness. Nice to drink on it’s own or to have with snow crab & drawn butter.

Best Buy

Tasted 28 April 2011.

Score: 9.5/10, Value: 9/10, Total: 18.5/20.

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 4.5

LCBO#85100

EIKENDAL VINEYARDS RESERVE CHARDONNAY 2008, Wo Stellenbosch

27 Wednesday Apr 2011

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Cost: $15.75
Grape Variety: Chardonnay
Category: White Wine
Appellation: Vintages
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Format: 750 mL
Producer:  Eikendal
Alcohol: 14% Alcohol/Vol.

Description: Light gold in colour with medium+ intensity. On the nose I got clove, guava, lemon tart, caramelized sugar, pineapple, peach, pear and light minerality. On the taste, dry, good acidity, balanced, very long length (I stopped timing after 2 minutes) & full body. I tasted guava, lemon meringue, peach, caramelized sugar (slightly burnt), pineapple, limestone, med toast and butter. Overall a medium+ complex wine and an amazing value.

This is a Best Buy wine.

Tasted: 26 April 2011

Score: 9/10, Value: 10/10, Total: 19/20

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine 4

LCBO#984773