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March 7 Vintages Catalogue
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* * * *A Tasty New Chile Vintages Best BuyMaturana Puente Austral
Gran Reserva Carmenere 2022
Bright, Ripe, Plum-Cassis Fruit *** (90-points)
$21.95 - Vintages February 21 #47474
NEW in Vintages. Deep intense purple red colour. Fairly intense, bright, ripe, plum-crancherry nose with some hints of cassis and black cherry along with a gentle cedar note. Dry, medium bodied, quite nicely textured, ripe, plum-cassis-cherry fruit with some lingering, faintly savoury, sandalwood-cedar notes on the finish. Perfect with beef/lamb dishes. Aged for 12 months in third-use French oak, this 100% Carmenere has 14% alcohol. (Kolonaki)
* * * *A VIOGNIER FOR EVERY BUDGET
Great Value from Southern France
Villa Blanche Viognier 2024
Bright, Ripe, Melon-Pear Puree **+ (89-points)
ONLY $17.00 - # 32017 LCBO General List
Viognier is a classic white indigenous French grape and this new 2024 from CALMEL & JOSEPH hits the spot. It has a medium straw colour and ripe, wintermelon-apple-pear fruit aromatics that jump out of the glass. Dry, refreshing and medium bodied, the bright, melon-pear puree fruit flavours are followed up by a lingering smooth finish. This well-priced versatile white is terrific with hot winter-warming dishes. Ready-to enjoy, it has 13% alcohol and a screwcap closure. (United Stars)
Laughing Stock Viognier 2022
Solid, Ripe, Bright, Complex, Rich ***/***+ (94-points)
$39.95 - Vintages Flagship #46825
NEW in Vintages. For discerning palates, this outstanding Okanagan Valley take on Condrieu (the highly sought-after Rhone 100% Viognier classic) hits the mark. Bright medium straw colour, the nose shows lots of complexity and excellent ripe apricot-peach-pear fruit with slightly spicy, floral, honeysuckle, elegantly toasty, minerally notes. Dry, medium-full bodied, very well structured, spicy, intense, ripe, fresh apricot preserves with a lingering, rich, lifted toasty, tangerine-inspired finish. The grapes were whole cluster pressed and fermented in 69% neutral French oak and 31% concrete eggs and all aged sur lie for 6 months. It has 14.1% alcohol and 1 g/L residual suga. Only 20 cases are available in Flagship stores for the March 7 Vintages Release.
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