Canada Wine Tasting

Canada
Tasted Wednesday, July 26, 2017 - Sunday, July 30, 2017 by TashNYC with 265 views

Flight 1 - Inniskillin Winery Visit (15 Notes)

We visited because it was well known and what a great place. I was surprised the still wines (200 cases max, Canada only and not exported) were of such high quality. We especially loved the sauvignon blanc and cabernet franc. It was also a great lunch spot (outdoor sandwiches) and quite kid-friendly. (Games on the field and the guy made our kid a special lunch, too). Recommended.

Flight 2 - Two Sisters Winery Visit (9 Notes)

Two Sisters

Flight 3 - Big Head Red (11 Notes)

More notes to come

  • 2016 Big Head Red 89 Points

    Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara Peninsula VQA

    (7/26/2017)

    We had this wine at a restaurant in Niagara, Canada, and it went quite well with our pizza. The pizza were paired with the wines (and I can't now recall the pairings). Our waiter recommended the wine.

    The wine had red and black fruit and some spice. It went well with our meal.

    The wine is 50% cabernet franc, 20% merlot, 14% petite verdot, 8% malbec and 8% cabernet sauvignon. The petite verdot and malbec were prepared appassimento.

    We visited the winery the next day to taste - because we had liked the wine the night before - and I was quite surprised they wouldn't pour us the wine at the winery, as well. (After all, it is the cheapest wine they make). I will copy these notes to the next day so I may include them with the other wines tasted. The winery wasn't listed on our Niagara map.

    Anyway, we bought some of this at The Cellar Door, to extinguish our tasting fees. We plan to have some with Sue's homemade beef stew at Christmas.

    The spec sheet says drink until 2021.

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  • 2016 Big Head Chenin Blanc Rick Smith Vineyard 90 Points

    Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara Lakeshore VQA

    (7/27/2017)

    Lovely tropical fruit flavors, pineapple. Cdn $22. 5% botrytris.

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  • 2016 Big Head Sauvignon Blanc Select

    Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula

    (7/27/2017)

    Fruit and mineral.

    Concrete fermintation. 6 weeks in used oak barrels. French-styled. Cdn $20.

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  • 2015 Big Head Chardonnay Old Vines 90 Points

    Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara-on-the-Lake VQA

    (7/27/2017)

    Pear and fruit. Cdn $38. First year made.

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  • 2016 Big Head Savagnin 91 Points

    Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara-on-the-Lake VQA

    (7/27/2017)

    Lovely floral and fruity notes. No oak so drink now. Cdn $30

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  • 2015 Big Head Vidal Select Late Harvest Hunter Farms 90 Points

    Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara Lakeshore VQA

    (7/27/2017)

    Not as sweet as I expected. Tropical fruit, guava, mango. Only 90 grams of residual sugar. Naturally late harvest. Cdn $21.

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  • 2016 Big Head Pinot Noir 89 Points

    Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula, St. David's Bench VQA

    (7/27/2017)

    Good nose. Raspberry, cherry flavors. Maldovian oak-aged. Cdn $38.

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  • 2016 Big Head Red Select 90 Points

    Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara Peninsula VQA

    (7/27/2017)

    Tasty red and black berries plus some cherrys. 40% petit verdot, 22% merlot, 18% cabernet franc and 18% malbec. 55% appasimento. Moldovian oak aged. Cdn $30

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  • 2015 Big Head Merlot Select 88 Points

    Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara Peninsula VQA

    (7/27/2017)

    Cherry, berry. Tight. Needs time. Cdn $45

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  • 2015 Big Head Cabernet Franc Select 90 Points

    Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara Peninsula VQA

    (7/27/2017)

    Cherry, berry, spice. Needs time. Cdn $55. In a Riedel 001 glass

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  • 2014 Big Head Riesling Icewine 92 Points

    Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara Lakeshore VQA

    (7/27/2017)

    Peach, nectarine, guava. Sweeter than the vidal. Less concentrated depth than the Inniskillin. Cdn $68.

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Flight 4 - Others (2 Notes)

  • 2015 Château des Charmes Vidal Icewine 91 Points

    Canada, Ontario, Niagara Peninsula, Niagara-on-the-Lake VQA

    (7/27/2017)

    Apricot, honey, orange, mango, peach, pear, some flowers and nectar. Quite sweet (276 grams residual sugar and 9.5% alcohol) but not as complicated as some. In a GoVino glass in a htel on holiday. Maybe better in a real ice wine glass? Cdn $30 per 200 ml (us $24) at the lcbo in Canada. Cdn $27 at the winery

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  • 2015 Eric Cottat Sancerre Rosé 91 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Upper Loire, Sancerre

    (7/30/2017)

    Back from our Canada trip and drive, we had this bottle solo. Great red fruit - raspberry, cherry, a touch of strawberry and good acidity. Probably better with foid (grilled pork sausages and veggies).

    Great qpr for $16 on sale. Sad I only got 1 bottle

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