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DISCOVER OUR LATEST • SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2011 SOUTH AFRICA – RED WINE FAIRVIEW PINOTAGE 2009 WO Coastal Region A cross of Pinot Noir and Cinsault, Pinotage was created in the Welgevallen experimental farm in Stellenbosch in 1925. This Fairview offering has rich notes of chocolate, blackberries and licorice on the nose. Dry with a beautifully balanced and complex palate featuring deliciously ripe fruit, this wine offers great versatility. Try with a stir-fried beef dish, or with grilled pork. 205203 (D) 750 mL $14.95 1 GRAHAM BECK THE GAME RESERVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2009 WO Robertson The Graham Beck Game Reserve Cabernet is the new name of the perennial VINTAGES customer favourite, The Gamekeeper’s Reserve. The name may have changed, but the wine is as delicious as ever. Look for notes of blueberries and blackberries, cedar, spices and leather. The palate is dry with black-fruit flavours, toasty oak and wonderfully integrated tannins. 002519 (XD) 750 mL $18.95 2 FRANCE – WHITE WINE ALSACE JOSEPH CATTIN PINOT GRIS 2008 AC Alsace In 2009, this wine won Gold Medals at both the Concours Général Agricole in Paris and the Concours des Grands Vins de France in Mâcon. TASTING NOTE: The Cattin family has been devoted to winemaking in the Alsace region since the 1850s. This Pinot Gris is an award winner, and deservedly so, with its beautifully balanced elements of peach, apple, poached pear, baking spice and pumpkin. Tangy, crisp and flavourful, with great intensity and length. Pairs beautifully with a sweet red Thai curry, or chicken à l’orange. (VINTAGES panel, May 2010) 196956 (MD) 750 mL $18.95 1 38 VINTAGES SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2011 LA CAVE DE SIGOLSHEIM RÉSERVE PARTICULIÈRE MUSCAT 2008 AC Alsace This wine won a Gold Medal at the Concours Général Agricole in Paris in 2009. TASTING NOTE: Some theorists believe that all grapes are descendants of Muscat – it being the oldest variety on record. A brilliant yellow, this Muscat exhibits a lovely floral nose. Further elements of pear, apple and grapey notes intermingle on the palate with excellent balance and length. A real beauty! Lovely as a sipper, it will also match well with a variety of cheeses, especially blue or gorgonzola. (VINTAGES panel, May 2010) 202408 (D) 750 mL $15.95 2 BURGUNDY MAISON KERLANN CHABLIS 2008 AC TASTING NOTE: Chardonnay’s huge spike in popularity in the latter part of the 20th century gave Chablis a big resurgence as well. This Chablis has a characteristic citrus nose, with aromas and flavours of lemon, nuts, ripe melon and pear, with just a hint of vanilla. An elegant, mediumfull-bodied white, with a very long finish. This is a great-value Chablis! A beautiful pairing with seafood dishes, such as trout amandine with asparagus. (VINTAGES panel, July 2010) 158964 (XD) 750 mL $21.95 1 LOIRE JEAN-MAX ROGER CUVÉE C.M. SANCERRE BLANC 2008 AC TASTING NOTE: This shows a lot more fruit in the aromatics than many Sancerres, but it’s still nowhere near the flavour fruitiness of many from New Zealand. Look for excellent structure and very good complexity, together with a spine of acidity that acts as a focus for the other components. It’s a terrific choice for white fish and seafood. Score: HHHHJ (Rod Phillips, www.rodphillipsonwine.com, Oct. 27, 2010) 196667 (XD) 750 mL $24.95 1
VINCENT RAIMBAULT BEL AIR VOUVRAY 2008 AC TASTING NOTE: Racy, sleek and vibrant wine. Lacks the sweetness some of us love, but for bonedry-heads, this is it. There’s muscle along with sinew, though, and feral musk. Fascinating three-dimensionality at first, then kind of funnels toward pinpointedness as it finishes. (Joe Appel, www.pressherald.mainetoday.com, Sept. 15, 2010) 205468 (XD) 750 mL $16.95 2 RHÔNE FERRATON PÈRE & FILS SAMORËNS BLANC 2009 AC Côtes du Rhône TASTING NOTE: Michel Ferraton and his father began crafting wines in 1946. This white blend has a delightful citrus and apple nose, inviting you into its fresh flavours of apricot, tropical fruit, lemon zest, pineapple and melon. A lively white, with bright acidity and a crisp, dry finish. A refreshing accompaniment to pork and applesauce, or grilled scallops. (VINTAGES panel, April 2010) 073916 (XD) 750 mL $13.95 1 FRANCE – RED WINE BORDEAUX CHÂTEAU DES MOINES 2008 AC Lalande-de-Pomerol (Henri Darnajou & Frères, Prop.) TASTING NOTE: The Darnajou family has been operating their vineyard since the 1940s, making Bordeaux reds of very fine quality. Leading with a floral nose with a hint of mocha, this Merlot-based Right Bank beauty exudes plenty of fresh fruit. Plum, cassis, bell pepper and creamy vanilla revisit the palate in waves. A medium-bodied wine with good acidity and length. A delicious companion to escargots or coq au vin. (VINTAGES panel, May 2010) 206789 (XD) 750 mL $22.95 2 DISCOVER OUR LATEST • SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2011 CHÂTEAU LE BRULE 2006 AC Médoc TASTING NOTE: 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc. A medium ruby colour, and a pretty floral nose, somewhat like fresh peonies. There’s good fruit here, with lots of creamy raspberry, currant and cassis that replay nicely on the palate to a smooth, dry finish. A fabulous value for a Médoc wine. Sip this alongside your favourite cheeses, or with a hearty lamb stew. (VINTAGES panel, May 2010) 199125 (XD) 750 mL $15.95 2 CHÂTEAU LE GRAND MOULIN 2008 Cuvée Grande Réserve, AC Premières Côtes de Blaye This wine won a Gold Medal at the 2010 Concours Général Agricole in Paris. TASTING NOTE: This winery was founded by Gabriel Bruneteau in 1904, and is now run by his great-grandson. 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, this red boasts an attractive coffee nose, and creamy flavours of raspberry, blackberry, smoky caramel, toffee and earth. A toasty, complex, medium-full-bodied wine with good length. A grilled steak or a rack of lamb will suit this pretty Bordeaux nicely. (VINTAGES panel, May 2010) 198994 (XD) 750 mL $15.95 2 CHÂTEAU REYSSON 2005 AC Haut-Médoc Silver Medal at the 2008 Concours des Grands Vins de Mâcon. TASTING NOTE: Medium ruby with a hint of bricking. A wonderfully expressive nose of smoked meat, blackberry, mineral, fresh fig, and dark chocolate. Dry, with the fruits, tannins and acids all playing impeccably off one another. An intriguing, smoky fruit core is apparent all the way through. Medium bodied wtih a fairly long finish. A good value-priced cellar candidate (3-5+ years) from the great 2005 vintage, or enjoy it tonight with rare roast beef. (VINTAGES panel, Dec. 2010) 199083 (D) 750 mL $21.95 2 Featured on the back cover SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2011 VINTAGES 39
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