This is the 2007 vintage of the site favourite 2005. Once finding such a great wine you hope that subsequent years will be on par or better, but this vintage reminds us that grapes and wine are living, breathing, unformulated works – the weather changes from year to year, as does the soil and grapes, making the recipe change and so on. |
With all the above said, this is still a good wine, just not as great as previous vintages. You can tell it spent a bit too much time in the barrel and didn’t taste as refined as it could be. Well worth a try if you particularly like french or ontario reds. |
Tip: drink a bottle and cellar the other for 1 or 2 years |
Taste |
oak, medium berry, eucalyptus |
Smell |
blackberry, oak, black tea |
Food |
beef, sausages |
Sweetness |
dry |
Price |
$14.95 |
LCBO# |
694208 |
Score |
   
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