The Event: Napa Valley Vintners Toronto 2015 tasting

 

The Date and Time: Monday, October 26, 2015  1:00PM to 4:30 PM

The Event: Napa Valley Vintners Toronto 2015 tasting

The Venue: Roy Thomson Hall

The Target Audience: wine writers and wine trade.

The Availability/Catalogue: all of the wines are available to licensees from the agents.

The Quote/Background: Vintages was putting on a show that evening; One Night in Napa Valley, with 29 wines for purchase. Only two of these wines were in the afternoon trade show.

The Wines: I did not try all the wines. There were five wines in the seminar moderated by John Szabo, and they were all cabernet sauvignon or cab blends. I continued this them by pursuing Napa cabs (with some chardonnays for relief). Prices are all licensee, but very few tables had price sheets.

 

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

-Atalon Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2012, $37.95 cons B & W Wines

-Black Stallion Chardonnay Napa Valley 2014, $29 Select

-Beringer Chardonnay PR Napa Valley 2013, Treasury Wine Estates

-Cain Red Blend 2007 Cain Concept The Benchland Napa Valley

-Cain Red Blend 2010 Cain Five Spring Mountain  Rogers

-Clos du Val Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 SLD Stag's Leap District, The Vine

-Clos Pegase Chardonnay 2012 Los Carneros, Azureau

-Grgich Hills Chardonnay 2012 Napa Valley   Rogers

-Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select Spring Mountain District 2011, $362  Rogers

-Signorello Estate Chardonnay 2014 Hope's Cuvee Napa, $134.95 Profile

-Silenus Chardonnay 2014 Oak Knoll District

-Silver Oak Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2006 Halpern

-Silver Oak Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2010 Halpern

-Spottswoode Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon St Helena Napa 2012

-Spottswoode Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon St Helena Napa 2012 $200

-Spottswoode Estate Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Lyndenhurst Napa 2012 $100

 

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

-Silverado Cabernet Sauvignon SOLO Stags Leap District Napa Valley 2012

-Frank Family Chardonnay Napa Valley 2013, Da Capo

-Freemark Abbey Chardonnay Napa Valley 2014, $37.95 B&W

-Freemark Abbey Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2011, $39.95 B&W

-Silenus Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2012

-Somerston Cabernet Sauvignon Priest Ranch Napa Valley 2012

-Stag's Leap Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2012 Treasury Wine

-Bouchaine Chardonnay Carneros Napa Valley 2011 $35

-Acumen Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2011, $90  Vinexx

-Cuvaison Chardonnay Estate 2013 Los Carneros, Lifford

-Faust Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2012, $57  Rogers

-B Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Syn3rgy Napa Valley 2011, $69.75 Da Capo Wines 

-B Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon Ehrlich Vineyard Napa Valley 2012, $119.75 Da Capo Wines 

-B Cellars Chardonnay Maldonaldo Vineyard Napa Valley 2013, $45.75 Da Capo Wines 

-Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Napa Valley 2012, $61 +29207 

-Round Pond Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford 2012, $93 +440230 Rogers

-Napa Cellars Chardonnay Napa Valley 2013 Dandurand

-Clos du Val Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2012, The Vine

-Havens Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 Spring Mountain District $62, Profile

-La Jota Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 2011, $95 Classics +659755

-Mt. Brave Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder 2011, $96.95 Vintages +411579

 

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

-Black Stallion Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2012, $32.95 Select

-Gallica Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Napa Valley 2012, BND wines 

-Girard Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2012 Azureau

 

The Food: Daniel et Daniel catered with charcuterie platters, cheese platters, and breads.

The Contact Person: bhawley@napavintners.com

The Event's Marketing Effectiveness and Execution (numerical grade): 90.

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