Lunch Event: a working lunch with Santa Rita winemaker Carlos Gatica , July 23/09

3. The Time and Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009   Noon to 2PM
The Event: a working lunch with Santa Rita winemaker Carlos Gatica
Dlopp.
The Venue: Sharkey's Village Café, Bloor West Village.
The Target Audience: wine writers
The Availability/Catalogue: all nine wines tasted are available, three
by current private order.
The Quote/Background: Carlos is one of a dozen winemakers at Santa
Rita. He is responsible for the 120 series, an entry level wine selling
for about ten dollars. There are around 9 of these 120 wines, but only
two are in the Ontario marketplace.
The Wines:

 

**** Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Santa Rita Triple C 2005, $49.95 private order (20th anniversary wine,
with cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc and carmenere as the high "C"s.
-Santa Rita Pehuen Carmenere 2005, $54.95 private order, 85% carmenere
and 15% cabernet sauvignon.
-Santa Rita Casa Real Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 Maipo, $59.95 private
order, top of the line.

 

***1/2 Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Santa Rita Reserva Sauvignon Blanc 2008 Casablanca, +275677, $13.95,
13.8% ABV.
-Santa Rita Floresta Leyda Sauvignon Blanc 2007, +680959 Vintages,
$19.95, one of a terroir series from three different clones, 13.5% ABV.
-Santa Rita Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, +253872, $13.95, 13.9%
ABV.

 

*** Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Santa Rita 120 Sauvignon Blanc 2008, +23606, $10.45: twist top, 14%
ABV
-Santa Rita 120 Cabernet Sauvignon 2008, +218644, $10.45: twist top,
13.9% ABV.
-Santa Rita Reserva Chardonnay 2007 Casablanca, +348359, $13.95, 14%
ABV.

 

The Food: we ordered off the menu, and had a collection of wraps,
pastas, wings, salads, ribs – typical people food for summer enjoyment.
The Downside: it rained a lot that day.
The Upside: a chance to taste some really good wines with useful food.
The Contact Person: cpitkin@markanthony.com
The Marketing Effectiveness (numerical grade): 88.

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