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I am just starting day three of
a fantastic judging experience in Niagara,
Ontario for the
InterVin International Wine Awards
with some outstanding palates. Sommeliers,
media and winemakers are sequestered at
White Oaks Resort in Niagara (harsh I know)
tasting through 700+ wines in order to make
your life
easier.
After just over four years there,
I left Toronto in November of 2003
(and similar to my return to BC), I was
shocked at how far this region has come when
I arrived earlier this week. I'm
even more impressed at their push to create
distinct appellations, something we in BC
should be fighting harder for.
In this newsletter I continue on my journey
through
Oz, this time settling far too briefly in the
lovely land of Clare Valley. You can also
read more on Clare and the cooler regions
that excited me so much in the current issue
of Vines Magazine called Cool Down
Under.
And finally, in September we celebrate the wines
of Argentina. The region that will share
center stage at the 2010 Vancouver
Playhouse International Wine Festival is
the feature region at BC Liquor Stores, but
there are also plenty of good bottles to be
found in
Private Wine Stores and across Canada. The
quality is improving and you'll soon discover
that Argentina is Malbec and
more...
Watch for some great tastings
this month in Vancouver: Sonoma in the
City September 24 at
the Vancouver Convention Center visit www.calwine.ca
Wines
of Chile at the Sutton Place $89 www.ccltd.ca/winesofchile
for info and tix
Wines of Argentina
October 1 at Sutton Place Hotel more info here
Don't
forget to follow me on Twitter -
TheWineDiva for updates on events,
tasting notes and a few cheeky
subtitles...
Cheers,
Daenna
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Clos De Los Siete, Mendoza Argentina, 2007
Blended by the talent of
well-traveled
international celebrity vintner Michel
Rolland, the Clos de Los Siete combines one
half Malbec with Merlot, Cabernet and Syrah.
The nose is fresh mountain stream minerality,
black currents and cherry aromas, sweet
spices, smoke, espresso with hints of iodine.
The palate is concentrated and smooth with
plenty of spice, juicy dark fruit, tobacco
and coffee. Powdery tannins cling to the
palate and it has lovely, lifting acidity.
Elegant!
$26.90
More Argentine wines here...
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Luis Segundo Correas Las Acequias Malbec Oak, Mendoza Argentina, 2005
This is a powerful, extracted
Malbec that is dense in colour with aromas of
black berries and bittersweet chocolate,
prunes and vanilla, sweet spice and plenty of
pepper, crushed dried flowers and just a hint
of sausage. The palate is potent, rich with
chocolate and dark fruit, vanilla and clove
flavours. It finishes powerfully, the tannins
are supple, espresso and pepper linger on the
finish.
Very impressive.
$19.99
More Argentine wines here...
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Coming next:Adelaide
Hills and Yarra
Valley.
Don't
forget to visit
winescores.ca
and winediva.ca for new wine reviews
every day!
And follow me on Twitter -
@TheWineDiva
Pink and Cheeky...
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