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Author Archives: John Galea
DOMAINE DES ASPES MERLOT 2005
If your expecting a California style Merlot with lots of plum on the tastes, then this wine is not for you. It is good, with a medium finish but terroir in this case is dominant and this for my pallette … Continue reading
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WATERSHED SHIRAZ 2004
As most of you know a Shiraz and a Syrah are the same grape, so what’s the difference? It’s all about style. For me Syrah tends to be a more elegant refined, smooth wine. A Shiraz tends to be a … Continue reading
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DONATIEN BAHUAUD MAISON DES PRINCES VOUVRAY DEMI-SEC 2007
This is a lovely smack on varietal Chenin. This one is a mild flavored one with a bit of sweetness and a bit of crispness. I get a bit of that “Sauterne” like flavor. I had it with a nice … Continue reading
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2007 Stratus Wildass Reisling
Jason and I were out at Ki last night (my favorite sushi restaraunt by the way) and imbibed this 2007 Stratus Wildass Reisling. Looks like its unfortunately not at the LCBO. This was yummy. Lots of complexity, bang on Niagara … Continue reading
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De Loach Vineyards Merlot 2005 California
Sometimes terroir can be so dominant in the flavors of the wine. This is definitely the case here. The wine tastes more like their Zinfandel and little like a Merlot. It’s not a bad wine, don’t get me wrong, just … Continue reading
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OYSTER BAY 2007 CHARDONNAY
A lovely middle of the road chard with some butteryness, some oak and some green apple minerality as you would expect from New Zealand. Quite a good wine with nice complexity. The winecurrent descrption below I found pretty accurate. I … Continue reading
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Montalto Nero d’Avola / Cabernet Sauvignon 2007
I found this wine using my bargain hunting page http://jgalea.com/wine.htm This wine displays a nice cassis flavor. Not a lot of depth or complexity but then for the price one would not expect it. All in all this is quite good, … Continue reading
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KILIKANOON KILLERMAN’S RUN SHIRAZ/GRENACHE 2006
I enjoyed this one. The shiraz is nicely balanced by the Grenache. There lots of flavors going on and the oak is well under control. The finish is medium but all in all quite good. For the price it’s alright. … Continue reading
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KAIKEN ULTRA MALBEC 2006
This wine has a dominant taste and bouqet of vanilla. There is a fair bit of oak in the taste and there is a distinctive bouqet of earthy tones. There is little to no fruit flavors left. Some smokeyness as … Continue reading
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D’ARENBERG THE FOOTBOLT SHIRAZ 2005
D’arenberg are always known for big bruisers and this one is no exception. In this case they have a pretty good varital Shiraz. Lots of Oak, (almost too much), reasonable pepper on the finish with a medium finish. This is … Continue reading
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KILIKANOON KILLERMAN’S RUN CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2006
I’m on a roll for big bruisers! This is another big wine. Once again I’m not impressed. This wine is better than the TALTARNI I last went on about which was more like sucking on a peice of oak. This … Continue reading
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Chateau des Charmes 2005 Cab/Merlot VQA
Mr and Mrs CWG served this wine at their annual Christmas event last night. CWG shared with me that this is one of his favorite Niagara Cab/Merlot blends and that 2005 was stellar. CWG shared that he thinks this is … Continue reading
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TALTARNI CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2004
I had high hopes for this one, but they were dashed. This wine is massively over oaked Cab Sauv. So much so that the fruit is totally masked. Gone are any form of varietal flavors. It’s possible that with 2-5 … Continue reading
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New Zealand wine event
Karen and I attended a structured wine tasting event at Global wine tour hosted by Steven Thurlow from Wineaccess magazine. The event was held at the Fine Wine Reserve which is a wine storage facility for individuals. The event … Continue reading
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ESTAMPA GOLD ASSEMBLAGE 2004
This truely is a kitchen sink blend as the description refers to it. Heavy blends are nothing new, France does it, Canada does, Austalia does it lots of places do it. This one is an odd blend at best. 53% … Continue reading
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ARGIOLAS COSTERA 2006
Every now and then you come across a wine that makes you go, wow I so need to go out and buy a case of it. This wine would not be that for me 🙂 I must say the dominant … Continue reading
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CHÂTEAU DUCLA 2005
Had this one this weekend, another Bordeux. This one is not quite as complex. I would say has a medium finish. The wine is quite good and has some lovely flavors. I suspect this wine will improve with some additional … Continue reading
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CHÂTEAU LA COURONNE 2005
I’ve not had a lot of Bordeux’s before so this is a new area for me to explore. I expect a certain complexity from a $29.95 bottle of wine and this one did not disappoint! There’s lots going on at … Continue reading
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Caliterra Sauvignon Blanc 2008
I tried this one last week. The description from Winecurrent.com is pretty accurate. The Bouquet is spot on a classic New Zealand Sauv Blanc. On the pallatte the wine has terrif flavors although it has some slight “greenness” and acidity … Continue reading
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De Loach Vineyards Zinfandel 2006
For the price this is a very good Zinf. Quite a bargain. This is an absolutely middle of the road Zinf. It has a bit of everything going on. It has the jammyness that comes from the Petite Syrah, a … Continue reading
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LA POSTA ANGEL PAULUCCI VINEYARD MALBEC 2006
This is more of a fruit forward Malbec with some classic black current and cassis flavor. Medium finish with some bitterness. A little breathing is a good thing. Not a bad Malbec. This was part of the Nov 8th release. … Continue reading
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STERLING VINTNER’S MERLOT review
Check stock Checked out this one on the weekend that we had at the Food and Wine show. The wine is a varietal merlot on the mid palette, with a hint of pepperyness (more reminiscent of a Shiraz) and a … Continue reading
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Review from the Gourmet Wine and Food show
I went to the Gourmet Food and Wine Show last night which is running for the rest of the weekend. As in the past this is a great event. Plenty of different wines to tastes, a little bit of beer … Continue reading
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Gourmet Food and Wine show
It’s that time again, Gourmet Food and Wine show.
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KENDALL-JACKSON VINTNER’S RESERVE CHARDONNAY 2006
(John Galea) Just finished off one of these. Yummy. It is a classic slightly buttery Californian Chard. Not too over the top. I had this one with a lovely peice of Sea Bass with a Chocolate Brownie (one of my … Continue reading