A very complex nose with alluring floral, menthol, tobacco and blackcurrant aromas. Abundant ripe, rich black fruits are mouth filling on the full-bodied palate. Fine-grained tannins are well polished by 15 months in French oak. Cabernet Franc (2%) adds aromatics and length. Will cellar well until 2019.
No denying that this is Sauvignon Blanc what with its nectarine, passion fruit, fruit salad, line zest and tomato vine. Crisp and dry with a lingering finale. Pair with halibut ceviche or chicken souvlaki.
Grapes for this likeable, potent Chenin were sourced from the Breede and Coastal regions of Western Cape. After light crushing, brief skin contact and overnight cold settling, this was tank fermented where it spent 3 months on lees before bottling. The result is an easy and juicy white, with ripe yellow apple, pear, guava, lime, melon and pineapple on the spicy, medium-bodied palate, finishing shorter and snappy. A swig of RS rounds this out and makes it super accessible. Great value.
The Oakville district has been home to some of Napa’s most coveted Cabernet Sauvignon vineyards for over 130 years. Winemaker Genevieve Janssens used the classic five-grape Bordeaux blend from fruit harvested form the legendary To Kalon vineyard to craft this, dense, inky, muscular red. Redolent of tar, graphite, cassis, black liquorice and tobacco, it’s going to need a few years to really explode. Give it at least a few more years; 15 more if you’re young.
This is one of three Chardonnays Thomas Bachelder has made in Burgundy, Oregon and Ontario. Light straw in colour, it offers a bouquet of spicy Meyer lemon and green apple with a mineral note; elegant, clean and beautifully balanced with well-integrated oak and good length.
Deep ruby colour; spicy cherry nose with vanilla oak; medium-bodied, dry, elegant, beautifully balanced cherry and plum flavours finishing firmly with great length.
Toronto’s Left Field Brewery’s Squeeze Play series make fruited kettle sours. A zingy kefir-like tang mixes with juicy pomegranate seeds in an easy-drinking refresher that will keep those “last days of summer” vibes going strong.