TASTING: Wine Writers' Circle of Canada, September 18, 2009

The Time and Date: Friday, September 18, 2009  10:30AM – 2 PM

The Event: monthly tasting of the Wine Writers Circle of Canada

The Venue: LCBO Scrivener Square Store #10

The Target Audience: WWCC members

The Availability/Catalogue: all wines are available in Ontario through the LCBO,

The Wines:

 

**** Four Stars (91+ in Quality/Price Rating terms):

- Ferraton Pere & Fils   Crozes-Hermitage  La Matiniere Blanc   2007  100% Marsanne   13% alc   Vintages   #122720  $21.95

- Torres  Gran Coronas  Cabernet Sauvignon  2005  14% alc  Spain

-  Henry of Pelham   Riesling Reserve  2007  VQA  Off-dry  11.5% alc   Short Hills Bench Ontario

-Joseph Drouhin   Cote de Beaune-Villages  2006 13% alc   CSPC 47845  $19.95 

- Bouchard Pere & Fils  Pouilly Fuisse 2007  15.5% alc  LCBO 276436  $27.90

- Azienda Agricola   Canalicchio di Sopra  Brunello di Montalcino  2003  14.5% alc  Vintages  125070  $57.95  Released Sept 12/09

 

***1/2 Three and a Half Stars (88 – 90 in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Jaffelin  Pouilly-Fuisse  2007  13% alc  Gen Purchase  #242909  $25.95

-Ogier   Cotes du Rhone  Heritages 2007  14% alc  LCBO 535849  Gen list  $16.95

-Torres  Santa Digna  Cabernet Sauvignon  Reserve  2006  14% alc  Chile

 

*** Three Stars (85 – 87 in Quality/Price Rating terms):

-Ferraton Pere & Fils  Crozes-Hermitage  La Matiniere Rouge  2006   100% Syrah  13% Alc   CSPC 122712  $21.95

-Ogier  Cotes du Ventoux Rose  2008  13% alc  LCBO 134916  $11.95

-Ogier  Cotes-du-Ventoux  2007 14.5% alc  LCBO 569095  $11.95 Gen list

-Louis Jadot  Beaune Boucherottes 2006  13.5% alc  Vintages 47837  $49.10

-Luigi Bosca  Malbec Reserva  2006  14% alc  Mendoza, Argentina 

 

The Food: Brix Chocolate to compare and contrast with the red wines (syrah, cabernets, pinots). The medium chocolate worked best of all with everything (60% chocolate).

The Contact Person: sdarby@rogers.com

The Marketing Effectiveness (numerical grade): 85.

 

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