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WAYNE GRETZKY SIGNATURE CHARDONNAY 2023
#54681 $24.95 *** 90 BEST BUY
This tasty-toasty barrel fermented ready-to-enjoy blend of 55% Chardonnay and 45% Chardonnay Musque has a bright light yellow colour. The attractive bright nose has spicy, ripe, lemon-melon meringue along with minerally, vanilla notes. Dry, medium bodied, nicely textured, fresh, ripe, cantaloupe, lemon custard flavours with a llingering, bight, satisfying finish. This versatile, enjoyable, crowd-pleaser has 12.8% alcohol, 2.4 g/L residual sugar and a hefty 6.5 g/L total acidity plus a screwcap closure. Note that this was barrel fermented and aged sur lie for 12 months in 100% French oak barrels of which 25% were new.
REIF RESERVE GEWÜRZTRAMINER 2024
#360255 $19.95 *** 90 BEST BUY
This tasty ready-to-drink 2024 Gewurz has a bright light yellow colour and a gently spicy, faintly honeyed, floral, lychee-apple-pear nose. Dry, medium bodied, spicy, bright, harmonious, lychee-wintermelon flavours with a lingering, crisp finish. It has 12.5% alcohol, 2 g/L residual sugar and 5.8 g/L total acidity. Terrific with curries and Asian cuisine, it also works well as a chilled afternoon sipper with hors d’oeuvres and at Sunday brunch.
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A Classic NEW RECOMMENDED 2023 Beaujolais
Mommessin Mary & Thomas Bachelder Beaujolais-Lantignié
Fresh, Bright, Raspberry-Plum *** (91-points)
$24.95 - Vintages #48377
This one-of-a-kind collaboration wine from Mommessin hits the spot. Bright medium purple colour with an attractive, bright, fresh, ripe, raspberry-plum nose. Dry, medium bodied, gently juicy, ripe, plum-crancherry flavours with a lingering, nicely textured, lifted, minerally finish. It is the first Beaujolais-Lantignié DOC I have tasted and a genuine winner at $24.95. This ready-to-drink distinguished effort from Thomas and Mary Bachelder has13% alcohol and 2 g/L residual sugar. Agent: UNIVIN
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