Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Vintages Shop Online May 03, 2012 Release

Here are my favourites of the 12 wines tasted for this release ... no notes are given, just the star rating; although the top rated wine will have a note:

Three-and-a-Half Star Wines (*** ½) …
Chateau Belle-Vue 2008 ($28.00 - #187807) - Bordeaux, France
Chateau Grand Corbin-Despagne 2008 ($39.00 - #187807) - Bordeaux, France

Three-and-a-Half-Plus Star Wines (*** ½+) …
Blue Mountain Vineyard 2009 Chardonnay ($29.95 - #238188) – British Columbia, Canada
Thirty Bench 2009 Small Lot Chardonnay ($30.00 - #203703) - Ontario, Canada - click on wine for full review

Four Star Wines (****) …
Tahbilk 2005 Eric Stevens Purbrick Shiraz ($59.00 - #237461) – Australia
Chateau Larcis Ducasse 2008 ($99.00 - #137505) - Bordeaux, France

Four-Plus Star Wines (****+) …
Chateau Gazin 2008 ($85.00 - #580464) – Bordeaux, France
Poggio Antico 2006 Madre ($55.00 - #0025577) - Tuscany, Italy
Brigaldara 2007 Recioto Della Valpolicella Classico ($25.00 - #251207) - Veneto, Italy ... sweetness of character, concentrated plum, jammy cherry-strawberry notes with a hint of spice.


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