The Date and Time: Monday, September 25, 2017 3Pm to 7PM
The Event: the Annual (15th) Sparkling Wine tasting by the Wine Writers' Circle of Canada.
The Venue: WWCC Clubhouse
The Target Audience: members of the WWCC
The Availability/Catalogue: all of the 55+ wines are available in Ontario through the usual distribution channels, including "consignment" or "Ontario winery only". The intent is to showcase to our members what wines would be available for the upcoming Holiday seasons.
The Quote/Background: The WWCC has been holding this tasting every fall in order to give its members a chance to taste what is in the marketplace for the upcoming Holiday Seasons (Thanksgiving through New Years and St. Valentines Day). About a dozen writers turn up over the course of a day. We the WWCC would like to thank our industry partners for the opportunity to sample these wines.
The Wines: Although ciders were also requested, we only received one wine that was apple based: Pelee Island Winery Crèmant de Pomme 2016 Lake Erie North Shore (sample with no label) available at the winery only, which was tasted at the end and rated by me at a good Three and One Half Stars (89 points), and recommended. What follows are grape-based wines; the ratings are MINE ALONE and not those of the group. Each writer rates or writes separately, and there is no cumulative total or average rating. The wines are randomly listed within their categories:
**** BEST -- Four Stars Rated by Dean Tudor (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Flat Rock Cellars Riddled Sparkling 2010 $34.95 383315 Twenty Mile Bench Chardonnay 12% ** MY FAVE OF THE DAY **
-Monmarthe Champagne Secret de Famille Brut NV $51.50 Champagne Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay 12% Cru Wine Merchants
-Henry of Pelham Estate Winery Cuvée Catharine Blanc de Blanc 'Carte Blanche' 2012 $44.95 315200 Vintages VQA Niagara Peninsula 100% Chardonnay 12.5
-Gloria Ferrer Blanc de Blancs n/v $34.95 223792 Sonoma Chardonnay 12.5
-Chateau des Charmes Brut Sparkling MT NV $24.95 224766 NOTL Pinot Noir, Chardonnay 12
-Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery Cuvée Catharine Brut N/V 29.95 217521 VQA Niagara Peninsula 75% Chardonnay; 25% Pinot Noir 12
-Tawse Winery Laundry Vineyard Blanc De Noir Sparkling 2011 $29.95 Niagara Pinot Noir 12.5
-Tawse Winery Brut N/V $ 384966 Niagara Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir 12
-Tawse Winery Limestone Ridge Spark Riesling 2015 $20.95 370361 Niagara Riesling 12
-Kew Blanc de Blancs 2014 $29.95 Niagara Barrel Aged 12%
-Kew Tradition 2012 $29.95 Niagara 12.2
-Kew Blanc de Noirs 2013 29.95 Niagara 12.5
-Cooper`s Hawk Vyds North Block Sparkling 2016 $21.95 winery only VQA Ontario Chardonnay 12.5
-Henry of Pelham Family Estate Winery Cuvée Catharine Rosé Brut N/V 29.95 217505 VQA Niagara Peninsula 75% Pinot Noir; 25% Chardonnay 12
-Bejot Laboure Gontard Cremant de Bourgogne Rose $19.95 460816 Burgundy Pinot Noir 12%
-Jackson-Triggs Entourage Grand Reserve Sparkling Brut 2014 $29.95 +538363 Niagara Chardonnay, Pinot Noir 12.50%
-Yvon Mau Henri Abele Brut Traditional NV $54.99 940436 Champagne Chardonnay,Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier 12
-Piper-Heidsieck Brut Sparkling MT NV $59.95 462432 Champagne 12
***1/2 BETTER -- Three and a Half Stars Rated by Dean Tudor (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Racentós i Blanc De Nit Rosé Brut 2013 $34.99 Spain Conca del Riu Anoia Macabeu, Xarel-lo, Parellada, Monastrell 12% Cru Wine Merchants
-Raventós i Blanc L'Hereu Blanc de Blanc Brut 2013 $28.95 Spain Conca del Riu Anoia Macabeu, Xarel-lo, Parellada 12.10% Cru Wine Merchants -Gonzalez Byass Vilarnau Cava N/A $14.95 515254 Penedés 50% Macabeo, 35% Parellada 15% Xarello 11.50%
-Chateau des Charmes Blanc de Blancs MT 2014 $32.95 423111 NOTL Chardonnay 12.5
-Konzelmann Estate Winery Methode Cuvee Close Riesling 2015 17.95 Niagara Riesling 11
-Flat Rock Cellars Crowned Sparkling Brut 2009 $45.00 N/A Twenty Mile Bench Chardonnay 12%
-Jackson-Triggs Reserve Sparkling Moscato 2016 $19.95 N/A Niagara Muscat 12%
-Piera Martellozzo S.P.A. BLU GIOVELLO PROSECCO 0 14.95 85316 11%
-Pierre Sparr Cremant Brut Reserve NV 19.95 388603 Alsace 12.5
-Segura Viudas Segura Viudas Brut Reserva NV $15.50 216960 Penedes, DO Cava 50% Macabeo, 35% Parellada, 15% Xarel.lo 12
-Chateau des Charmes Rose Sparkling MT 2014 $29.95 78055 NOTL Pinot Noir 12
-Kew Rosalie 2010 29.95 Niagara 12.5
-Tawse Winery Quarry Road Pinot Noir Sparkling Rose 2015 $29.95 Niagara Pinot Noir 12
-Redstone Pinot Noir Sparkling Rose 2015 $29.95 Niagara Pinot Noir 12.5
-13th Street Winery Cuvee Rose NV 27.95 147504 Niagara Peninsula Pinot Noir, Chardonnay 12.5
-Schmitt Soehne RELAX BUBBLES NV $13.95 488593 Mosel Cuvee 12%
-Colio Estate Wines Lily Sparkling Rose NV 16.95 536565 Lake Erie North Shore 90% Riesling, 10% Cabernet Franc 12
-Colio Estate Wines Lily Sparkling NV 17.95 418657 Lake Erie North Shore Riesling 12
-Cono Sur Vineyards Sparkling Brut Rose NV $14.15 365205 Bio Bio Valley Pinot Noir 12
-460 Casina Bric di Viberti Gianluca Barolo Casina Bric Brut Rose Collezione N8 NV $29.99 941376 Piedmont Nebbiolo 12
-Pierre Sparr Cremant Brut Rose NV 19.95 39016 Alsace 100% Pinot Noir 12.5
-Pelee Island Winery Secco 2013 14.95 225946 Lake Erie North Shore 85% Pinot Blanc/15% Auxerrois 12
-Rosehall Run Indigo Sparkling 2016 24.95 winery only VQA Ontario Riesling, etc. 12.2
-Calamus Estate Winery Starstruck 2014 $28.95 Ontario 85% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay 11.5
-Creekside Estate Winery Backyard Bubbly Sauvignon Blanc 2016 $25 398628 Niagara Peninsula Sauvignon Blanc 13.20%
-Chateau de Montgueret Chateau de Montgueret Cremant de Loire NV $19.95 217760 Loire Chenin, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc 11.50%
-Bejot Laboure Gontard AOC Cremant de Bourgogne Brut $20.95 401018 Burgundy Chard/Pinot Noir 12%
-Sorelle Bronca Brut Superiore Prosecco NV $24.50 Valdobiadene Glera 11% Cru Wine Merchants
*** GOOD -- Three Stars Rated by Dean Tudor (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):
-Trapiche Extra Brut 2015 13.45 262261 Chard/Sem/Mal 12
-Rosehall Run Ceremony Blanc de Blancs ?? ?? PEC ?? 12.2
-Bottega Petalo Il Vino dell' Amore Moscato $13.95 588780 Veneto Moscato 6.5
-Megalomaniac Bubblehead Rose NV $23.75 363655 Niagara Pinot Noir 13
-Konzelmann Estate Winery Methode Cuvee Close Rosé 2016 17.95 Niagara Merlot 12.5
-Rosehall Run Pixie NV 19.95 492959 PEC Vidal 11.7
-Pelee Island Winery Lola Rose 2016 14.95 450981 Lake Erie North Shore 85% Vidal/!5% Chambourcin 12
-Pelee Island Winery Lola Vidal 2016 13.95 484998 Lake Erie North Shore 100% Vidal 12
-Calamus Estate Winery Crackle 2016 18.95 NTP only Ontario 75% Vidal /12.5% Chardonnay / 12.5% Pinot Gris 11
-Jackson-Triggs Reserve Sparkling Cuve Close 2015 $15.95 217679 Niagara Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir 12.50%
-Ruffino Prosecco NV $16.75 467811 Friuli & Veneto Glera 11%
The Food: bread and water, almonds, olives.
The Contact Person: deantudor@yahoo.com
The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 95.
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