Gismondi On Wine

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After 365 days of tastings and global travel we are proud to release our list of our favourites wines encountered in 2007. We have left off many magnificent old wines that are simply impossible to find and tried to confine our picks to recently released wines that you could probably track down with a bit of effort. If you are new to the site you may note that often our scores are two to three points lower than what you may see from other wine review sites. Our goal is to accurately reflect the quality and value of the wines we taste everyday and to place them in a global perspective. I ’m sure we will encounter a 100-point wine some day but so far we are still looking. Anthony Gismondi and Stuart Tobe 96 Taylor Fladgate Vintage Port 2003 Douro Valley, Northern Portugal, Portugal BC $137.00 specialty listing, MB $139.00, NB $142.00, ON $109.00, QC $142.00, SK $107.00 We love the way Taylor is put together. Always so solid with powerful dense fruit, flecked with floral (violet) notes and spice. The color is opaque with a licorice laced, black fruit flavours and a wonderful long, warm finish packed full of plums chocolates and raisins. It seems to linger on the palate in perfect balance for ever. (AG) 96 House of Salon Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil-sur-Oger 1996 Champagne, France BC $359.00, AB $370.00 fine wine shops, ON $350.00 arriving Fall 2007, QC $350.00 arriving Fall 2007 The House of Salon only makes one wine – the Blanc de Blancs, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Even then it ’s only produced in the finest years and its release occurs only when the winery thinks it ’s ready, usually some 6 to 8 years later – surely a rare occurrence in the modern wine business. The fruit comes off a single hectare of vines known as Le Jardin de Salon and 19 other smaller parcels totalling just over 9 hectares in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. The 1996 is everything you think it should be powerful yet elegant, youthful but drinkable, and packed full of nutty, mineral, citrus flavours. Very fine bubble. Highly refined champagne. (AG-ST) 95 Colgin IX Proprietary Red 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot - Cabernet Franc - P.Verdot Napa Valley, California, United States US $250.00 Colgin ’s 20 acre vineyard sits between 900-1400 feet above sea level. The rocky, low yielding hillside site is home to the 59/22/13/6 blend of cabernet sauvignon/merlot/cabernet franc/petit verdot. The colour is opaque. The nose, magnificent mix of juicy, fruity black cherry and finely chiselled acidity. The tannins are dense yet silky smooth - a real cult wine trademark. The flavours are layered and intense all playing on the rich fruit, dark chocolate theme with a minerality and acidity to balance the equation. Excellent New World red that should be best buy 2015. The winery released 1200 cases at $250 in April 2007. (AG) 95 De Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon 2004 Australia BC $27.99 specialty listing, AB $28.00 fine wine shops, MB $33.00, NF $30.00, ON $30.00 Vintages Noble One continues to impress one vintage short of its 25th anniversary. The 2004 has undergone two important changes: the switch to screwcap (for those markets who want it) and the addition of 20 per cent un-oaked juice to the final blend.

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