Archive for the 'Chile' Category

Aug 17 2010

ESPIRITU DE CHILE SAUVIGNON BLANC

Published by John Galea under Chile,JG Review,Wine

Sauvignon blanc is quickly becoming one of my favorite white wines. I find them very food friendly. This particular one is very pale in color with some mild citrus and some grassy smells coming through on the nose. On the mid pallet the wine has some varietal Sauv Blanc flavors with mild citrus, and lemon [...]

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Jun 22 2010

MONTES CLASSIC SERIES SAUVIGNON BLANC 2009

Published by John Galea under Chile,JG Review,Wine

I’ve been on a roll with great Chilean Sauv blancs. Sadly this one breaks the role. The wine is pale in color very mild on the nose. The wine has some strong green flavors and some tartness (not quite bitter) on the finish. This wine is not horrible, but not to my tastes. There are [...]

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Apr 21 2010

VIU MANENT RESERVA CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2007

Published by John Galea under Chile,JG Review,Wine

I tasted this one at the Churchhill wine cellars annual portfolio tasting event. The wine is dark in color, with a definitely varietal cab on the nose. There is a hint of smoke and wood on the nose as well. On the mid pallet are some nice varietal cab flavors, cherries and cassis. On the [...]

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Feb 04 2010

Santa Julia Reserva Chardonnay 2008

Published by John Galea under Chile,JG Review,Wine

A while back I did a write up on a number of Chilean Sauv Blancs that I tasted at the Chilean wine event. At the event I tasted a number of Chards but did not find too many I enjoyed. Bargains were hard to find. I like Chards. I find them a challenging food match [...]

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Nov 23 2009

Santa Carolina Reserva Chardonnay 2008

Published by John Galea under Chile,JG Review,Wine

This is another one from the Chilean wine event That I decided to give a more thorough review. Again this is another well priced wine. I did not find a lot of good chards at the event, but this one was ok. The wine is light yellow in color. Not as golden as some, but [...]

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Nov 04 2009

CONO SUR VIOGNIER 2009

Published by John Galea under Chile,JG Review,Wine

Another wine from the Chilean wine event. The wine is quite pale in color. On the nose it is more Sauv Blanc than Viognier. On the mid pallet is is quite dry with some peach and grapfruit tastes. It’s medium in length. I would give it an 88 or so. Not a bad wine for [...]

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Oct 29 2009

Santa Carolina Reserva Sauv Blanc 2009

Published by John Galea under Chile,JG Review,Wine

This is another of the wines I first tasted at the Chilean Wine event. The wine is quite pale in color as would be expected from a Sauv Blanc. On the nose there is a dominance of grassyness with little else shining through. On the mid pallet there are green fruit flavors and grassyness to [...]

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Oct 27 2009

MONTGRAS SAUVIGNON BLANC RESERVA 2008

Published by John Galea under Chile,JG Review,Wine

My Daddy always taught me, get the most for the least, and barter for everything. Well strangely enough bartering does not work in the LCBO but good deals can be had. I first tasted this wine and wrote it up after the Chilean wine event and decided it needed a longer look. This is another [...]

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Oct 24 2009

J. BOUCHON SAUVIGNON BLANC 2007

Published by John Galea under Chile,JG Review,Wine

I had this one as a house wine at Spice. The wine is quite pale in color. Nice grassy lemon on the bouquet with a hint of sweetness. On the mid pallet there are citrus and grassy flavors to match the bouquet. On the finish the wine has a touch of tartness and is on [...]

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Oct 15 2009

ERRAZURIZ SAUVIGNON BLANC 2009

Published by John Galea under Chile,JG Review,Wine

I first tasted this wine at the Chilean Wine event and felt it needed a more thorough tasting. I grabbed a few of these since they are on sale. The wine is pale in color with a strong lemon/grassy bouquet. On the pallet are lots of tart flavors with the lemon and grass from the [...]

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Oct 07 2009

Chilean wine event

Published by John Galea under Chile,JG Review,Wine Events

I attended the Chilean wine event in the distillery district on Toronto. This is my first time to the press event. I have been to the public event and found it over crowded to the point of fighting to get near the wines. The press event was much more manageable for me. The event has [...]

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