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DECEMBER 6 SNEAK PREVIEW
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New Classic Niagara Cabernet Sauvignon
Reif Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

November 22 Vintages #304162 - $34.95
Deep intense purple colour. Youthful, very slightly spicy, intense, bright ripe Damson plum nose with some cassis and sandalwood-cedar notes along with a hint of dark chocolate. Dry, medium-full bodied, well structured, very slightly spicy, intense, ripe, quite well-textured, plum-cherry-cassis flavours with a lingering, bright, cedary finish. This 2020 is the best release to date and is still quite youthul. Excellent with a rib steak, it was aged for 24 months in barrels and has 13.5% alcohol.
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An Excellent Classic Dry Sherry in Vintages
Tabanco Dry Amontillado
Dry, Complex, Rich, Lingering *** (91-points)
A BEST BUY at $27.95 NOW $22.40 - Vintages #21737
Medium amber colour with some hints of orange. Attractive, slightly spicy, nutty, figgy, orange peel nose. Dry, medium bodied, spicy, tangy, well textured, nutty, melted butter and preserved fig flavours with a lingering, bright, refreshing finish. The unposted discount only appears at the Bloor West & Royal York LCBO Vintages store.

SAVE $5.55 THIS MONTH ONLY AT STORE #149
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AN INCREDIBLE NEW AUSTRIAN GEM
GOBELSBURG
Reid Renner Gruner Veltliner 2022

NOVEMBER 8 FLAGSHIP - #54353 - $69.95
Rich, Complex, Bright, Toasty, Lemon-Apple Meringue
Best Buy Rating ***/***+ (94.5-points)
One of the best most enjoyable Gruner Veltliners that I have tasted. It has a bright light yellow colour. The nose is formidable: very intense, minerally, extremely complex, Burgundian-inspired, lemon-apple meringue fruit along with elegant, gently cedary notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, wonderfully textured, ripe, toasty, lemon-apple meringue flavours with a gently cedary, lingering, bright, minerally finish. Only 240 bottles of this first-ever November 8 release are available.
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Surviving 50 years in a 6 ºC Cellar

this bottle sold for $1,000 at auction & was tasted on October 12
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