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Hosewarming Gift for 127 Queen East.

Jennifer reviewed this wine:

Our Retirement Port!!

Jennifer reviewed this wine:

he 2006 Tignanello is especially opulent in this vintage. Masses of dark red fruit, scorched earth and sweet oak emerge as this richly-textured Tignanello flows from the glass. The wine possesses superb density; all it needs is another few years to come together. This is a remarkably vibrant and primary Tignanello. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2024. This is a beautiful set of wines from Antinori. All of these new releases are dense, primary and endowed with tons of fruit. At the same time, the firm tannins require at least a few years of aging to allow them to start melting away. The estate’s 2006s are beautiful, but they don’t appear to possess the elegance of the superb 2004s. Robert Parker 92 points DECANT FOR >=2HRS

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winemaker's notes: The Footbolt Shiraz palate is consistently well structured as a young wine, with terrific fruit and oak tannin providing great texture to support plum, blackcurrant and rolling blackberry flavors especially on the mid-palate. Often dark chocolate characters are quite evident too. This is followed by a traditional, long, velvety, fine-grained tannin finish. On the tongue, The Footbolt Shiraz maintains a wonderfully textured palate with significant bottle age. Gentle, grainy black olive flavors balance the sweeter coffee, chocolate and occasional mint characters. Malty, earthy and distinctly savory characters on the rich middle palate dominate against soft tannin and piquant acidity.

Jennifer scored this wine: 75/100

From jackson trigg website: The grapes for the Jackson Triggs 2004 Delaine Vineyard Cabernet-Merlot were harvested between November 4th and 11th at 21.5 degrees Brix from the Delaine Vineyard in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Winemaking The grapes for our 2004 vintage were fermented on the skins for 14 - 22 days. The wine underwent complete malolactic fermentation and was 100% barrel aged for in small oak barriques. Winemaker's Notes Brilliant crimson in colour, our 2004 Cabernet/Merlot exhibits a generous, complex bouquet of black cherry, currant and blackberry aromas layered with spicy notes of tobacco and delicate vanilla oak. Firm leather tannins support a profusion of lush raspberry, chocolate and mint flavours. Food Pairings The Cabernet-Merlot pairs perfectly with beef tenderloin, venison, prime rib, rack of lamb or aged cheeses.