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Hot off my palate
some on-the-fly picks from recent tastings
Anvers owner Wayne Keoghan brought his energy and
enthusiasm from McLaren Vale to Vancouver last
week as well as some
of his solid, well-made wines - a combination of old-
world elegance and new-world fruit. I recently
reviewed his Langhorne
Creek Cabernet 2004 (90 points) but I also
really liked the Anvers 'Razorback Red' Adelaide
Hills, 2004 a Shiraz~Cabernet blend with juicy
cassis
and mulberry aromas, allspice, mint, cocoa and sweet
tobacco. Fresh, reigned-in fruit on the palate with
more tobacco, mixed spices and finely ground white
pepper. $24.95 BC
Burgundy fan?
Bouchard Pere et Fils. My 2006 red Burgundy
picks from a comprehensive tasting held in Vancouver
last week are the
Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Cailles 1er Cru with
classically darker berry fruit and sweet cherry aromas,
undergrowth/woodsy notes, cedar chips and fine
spice box lingers. Smooth, sweet and addictive, softly
rounded acidity with lingering berry fruit and spice.
Gasp - dare I say drinking quite fine right
now...
And the Clos Vougeot Grand Cru
made my
mouth water - my first choice pick - it's an addictive
wine with pretty violets, raspberry and blueberry tones,
sweet spices with undertones of farmyard and saddle
leather. Smooth, creamy berry fruit, medium-bodied
with bright acidity and fine, drying tannins on the
finish.
These wines will become available
in
spring 2009 - stay tuned.
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Coming up next:
I'm in Portugal right now,
so prime
your
palate for Port...
and
Don't
forget to visit
winescores.ca
and winediva.ca for new wine reviews every
day!
Pink and Cheeky...
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