For Ontario wine buyers, no ‘special’ bargains but some OK
options in this release.
ARGENTINA
NORTON RESERVA MALBEC 2011 3494 cases
of 12- $17.00 - An OK buy if you’re a
Malbec fan. Made the WS Top 100 last
year so a multi unit purchase might be worthy of consideration, if only because
BBQ season is upon us and charred red meats are in our future for some months
to come.
TRIVENTO GOLDEN RESERVE MALBEC 2012 384 cases of 12- $19.95
- Too bad for it that it’s up against Mr. Norton this release.
AUSTRALIA
CHÂTEAU TANUNDA
GRAND BAROSSA CABERNET SAUVIGNON 614 cases of 12- $23.95
- A relative newcomer to Ontario producing quality juice.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
JACKSON-TRIGGS SUNROCK RED MERITAGE 2010 111 cases
of 6- $29.95 – Produced using grapes
from a wonderful site in the Southern Okanagan, SunRock holds a special place
for me. This is a very well made wine.
CHILE
SANTA RITA MEDALLA REAL GRAN RESERVA CABERNET 839 cases
of 12- $17.95 - Always very good and a reflection of Chilean
terroir – but definitely more green flavours than the Aussie options in this
release.
MIDI
GÉRARD BERTRAND
LANGUEDOC SYRAH/GRENACHE 2011 3198 cases
of 12- $17.00 - 90 points from WS and trumpeted as another Food and Drink ‘special’
by the LCBO. But don’t read CostcoWineBlog.com because you’ll find it there for
$9.99 US. Explain to me again why we have to pay these prices?
Dourthe Freres
CHÂTEAU DE SÉRAME RÉSERVE DU CHÂTEAU 394
cases of 12- $16.95 – Right there with
the Bertrand and 5 cents less.
RHÔNE
BROTTE BOUVENCOURT VACQUEYRAS 2013 449
cases of 12- $23.95 - Love the fruit –
and it’ll be fruity! Needs some time to come around. Give it a year or two.
E. GUIGAL CROZES-HERMITAGE 2011 302 cases of 12- $28.95 – Lamb in your future? Go for this.
Want to do an Old World Syrah vs New World Shiraz taste off? Go for this for
your old world rep. Give it time and/or air. You’ll smell earth, bacon (well
smokey meat fat anyhow) maybe even some barnyard. Relax, it’s part of the
charm!
PIEDMONT
G.D. VAJRA BARBERA D'ALBA 2011 273 cases of 12- $21.95 – Want to try some Piedmontese
examples but think Barolo is too expensive? Try this one.
TUSCANY
IL MOLINO DI GRACE CHIANTI CLASSICO 2011 1297 cases
of 12- $18.95 – Lots of bottles so no
rush here.
SPAIN
CASTAÑO SOLANERA VIÑAS VIEJAS 2012 999 cases
of 12- $16.95 – Read carefully – this is
not a recommendation but rather a FEW words of warning. Do you
already have some of this in your cellar? It wouldn’t surprise me a bit because
in the August 27th release last year it was a ‘Food and Drink Special’
at $17. Now here we are with our wonderful LCBO buying team buying less and somehow
managing to sell it for less than that so called ‘Food and Drink special’. Further
proof that this arm of the government is not here to serve the populace but to
screw it with perhaps not false but somewhat misleading advertising! Even the
laws of supply and demand don’t seem to apply to our intrepid bureaucrats.
MARQUÉS DE CÁCERES GRAN RESERVA 2005 - 349 cases of 12- $29.95
WASHINGTON STATE
COLUMBIA CREST GRAND ESTATES MERLOT 2012 952 cases
of 12- $16.95 – Espresso, mocha,
vanilla, black fruits. That about covers it.
BIG BUCKS
LA GERLA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2009 173 cases of 12- $49.95
BOSQUET DES PAPES CUVÉE TRADITION Chateauneuf du Pape 2012 149 cases of 12- $49.95
CHÂTEAU DE VAUDIEU CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 98 cases of 12- $59.95
BERINGER KNIGHTS VALLEY RESERVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 223 cases of 6 - $69.95
BREZZA CANNUBI BAROLO 2010
99 cases of 12- $64.95
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