Monday, November 18, 2013

In-Store Discoveries Appearing on Shelves November 23, 2013

“ISD”s are In-Store Discoveries, these are wines that seem to just appear on the shelves of your local Vintages outlet.  Finally the LCBO has allowed the media the opportunity to taste and review these wines.

22 wines are being released, here are scores for 16 of them.

Three-and-a-Half Plus Star Wines (*** ½+) …
Delaforce 2000 Vintage Port ($67.95 - #344861) – Portugal
Domaine Wachau 2011 Achleiten Smaragd Riesling ($N/A - #351379) ... Austria
Domaine Bachey-Legros 2010 Vieilles Vignes Chassagne-Montrachet Morgeot 1er Cru ($59.95 - #268508) ... Burgundy, France
Domaine du Petit Metris 2009 Clos de la Marche Savennieres ($N/A - #250571) ... Loire, France
Bollig-Lehnert 2011 Piesporter Goldtropfchen Riesling Spatlese ($23.95 - #284422) ... Germany
Duckhorn 2007 Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon ($79.95 - #290791) ... California, USA
Gaja 2011 Sito Moresco ($58.95 - #976043) ... Piedmont, Italy
Alion 2009 ($84.95 - #199331) ... California, USA

Four Star Wines (****) …
Duckhorn 2009 The Discussion ($N/A - #297564) ... N/A
Louis Jadot 2010 Clos des Ursules Beaune 1er Cru ($N/A - #980938) ... Burgundy, France
Ca’Marcanda 2010 Promis ($47.95 - #745638) ... Tuscany, Italy
Fattoria le Pupille 2009 Saffredi ($94.95 - #74435) ... Tuscany, Italy
Quinta Vale D. Maria 2010 ($N/A - #341966) ... Portugal

Four-Plus Star Wines (****+) …
Domaine Louis Jadot 2010 Puligny-Montrachet Clos de la Garenne Duc de Magenta 1er Cru ($N/A - #124891) ... Burgundy, France
Coyote’s Run 2011 Black Paw Vineyard Pinot Noir ($29.95 - #116442) ... Ontario, Canada
Catena Zapata 2009 Adrianna Vineyard Malbec ($119.95 - #132340) ... Argentina

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