Here are my top wine picks from the April 27 Vintages Release. You can also get all 55 of my Best Value Wines and Top Rated Wines for red, white, rose, sparkling and dessert wines that encompass many price points, styles and regions. I’ve also posted my reviews for the May 11 Vintages Release.
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These are my reviews that were published in the LCBO Vintages Catalogue:
Here are more of my top wines:
Angels Gate Sauvignon Blanc 2011, V.Q.A., Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Mild and medium-bodied with white peach and apple blossom. Soft and inviting. Great aperitif. Pair with: chicken-topped salads, seafood dishes. Drink: 2013-2015. 277590 13.5% D 750 mL $13.95 Score: 87/100. Best Value White Wine
Henri Bourgeois La Chapelle Des Augustins Sancerre 2010, A.C., Loire, France
Lemon sunshine piercing the clouds of doubt. Medium-bodied and mouth-watering with happy notes of citrus, green apple and lime zest lift. Bring it! Drink: 2013-2018. 322628 13% XD 750 mL $29.95 Score: 92/100. Top Rated White Wine
Familia Zuccardi Organica Cabernet Sauvignon 2011, Mendoza, Argentina
Great price for this full-bodied quaffer. Knock it back. Dark fruit and some toasty smoke. This organic wine has just 2 mg/l of free sulphur. Pair with: braised meats, beef brisket, pulled pork. Drink: 2013-2015. 68452 14% XD 750 mL $13.95 Score: 87/100. Best Value Red Wine
Champ De Rêves Pinot Noir 2010, Anderson Valley, California
Generous, juicy and inviting with fleshy red cherry aromas and flavours. The grapes are de-stemmed whole berries and the wine is matured in one-third new oak barrels. Full-bodied and satin smooth. This vineyard of 85 acres above Boonville is new for the winery. Drink: 2013-2017. 317883 14.5% XD 750 mL $46.95 Score: 93/100. Top Rated Red Wine
Königschaffhauser Vulkanfelsen Trocken Pinot Noir Rosé 2012, Q.B.A., Baden, Germany
Great intensity and vibrancy! Quivering wild strawberries dance the kick-line across your palate. Dry and crisp and medium-bodied. Great price. Pair with: grilled white fish. Drink: 2013-2015. 168237 11.8% D 750 mL $12.95 Score: 88/100. Best Value Rosé Wine
Château Val Joanis Tradition Chancel Family, Prop.-Récolt. Syrah Rosé 2012, A.C., Luberon, Rhône, France
Lovely depth for a rose! Wild raspberry, bone dry and refreshing. Endless like you want summer to be. Pair with: salmon steaks. Drink: 2013-2015. 707281 13.5% XD 750 mL $14.95 Score: 90/100. Top Rated Rosé Wine
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Vintage Rosé Champagne 2004, A.C., Champagne, France
Supremely satisfying and lovely… just like Mom. Hint. Gorgeous notes of field strawberry and some subtle smoke on a long, refreshing finish. Mouth-watering and crisp with some orange citrus lift on the mid-palate. Some kind of wonderful. Drink: 2013-2018. 588475 12% D 750 mL $97.95 Score: 96/100. Top Rated Sparkling Wine
Chateau De Fargues Lur Saluces Sauternes 2003, Bordeaux, France
Gorgeously seductive aromas and flavour of honey, pear preserves, quince jelly and apricot blossom. Luscious, rich and round with a mouth-filling texture and a hedonistic length that keeps on giving. Beautiful cinnamon sprinkled apple pie cooling on a country cottage window on the finish. Pair with: silky lingerie. Drink: 2013-2020. 98376 14% S 375 mL $88.00 Score: 95/100. Top Rated Dessert Wine
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