Category Archives: White Wines

LENZ MOSER PRESTIGE GRÜNER VELTLINER 2009

21 Thursday Apr 2011

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Cost: $14.95
Grape Variety: Grüner Veltliner
Category: White Wine
Appellation: LCBO
Country: Austria      
Region: Niederösterreich  
Format: 750 mL
Producer:  Lenz Moser Gesselschaft M.B.H.
Alcohol: 12.5% Alcohol/Vol.

Description:Med straw colour with a slight green tinge. The nose has med+ intensity, and shows green apple, key-lime, grapefruit, limestone, white pepper, thyme and cucumber. On the taste, dry, good acidity, med- body, med+ complex with medium length and well balanced. Taste is like what’s on the nose with the addition of honeydew melon.  Very nice drinking GV. Drink on its own (on a nice spring or summer day by the pool) or with food. Pairs well with Seared Sea Scallops made by Chef Tobias from Red Canoe Bistro in Burlington.

Best Buy

Tasted: 19 April 2011

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

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 4.5

LCBO#71233

Luca Chardonnay, 2008

11 Monday Apr 2011

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Cost: $28.95
Grape Variety: Chardonnay
Category: White Wine
Appellation: VINTAGES
Country: Argentina
Region: Uco Valley, Mendoza
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Puerto Ancona Sa/Luca
Alcohol: 14.0 %

LCBO#: 167338

Tasted: 9 April 2011
Description: Bright gold colour, med+ intensity with lemon tarts, vanilla, pineapple, mango, white lilies & limestone. Med+ complexity on the nose. On the taste good acidity, full body, some heat in the after taste, long length & balanced. Creamy buttery mouth feel, vanilla, lemon meringue, pineapple, cantaloupe, mango, orange, limestone. More complex on the taste than the nose. Medium oak on nose & taste. Easy drinking Chard from a reliable producer.

Highly recommend.

Score: 9.5/10, Value: 8.5/10, Total: 18/20. I got it on sale for $23.15, which raised the value to 9.5/10

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 4.5