Pelee Island Winery

Lola Ontario Rosé Chambourcin Vidal

Erin K

9.0

Notes of strawberry and blood orange. Light bodied, fizzy. Vibrant and berry-forward flavour. — 12 days ago

Pierre Ferrand

Ambré Grande Champagne 1er Cru de Cognac

Sharon Davis

9.8

Cognac. Love it ❤️ 😍 — 10 months ago

jesus, Robin and 2 others liked this

Gramona

III Lustros Font de Jui Brut Nature Cava Xarello Macabeo 2014

Peter van den Besselaar

9.4

Vintage 2014 | Awesome balance — 2 years ago

Doug, Daniel and 13 others liked this

Inniskillin

Icewine Niagara Estate Sparkling Vidal 2019

Byron C Mayes

9.0

Deep burnt orange in color with a lighter orange cream mousse and tiny bubbles. Wonderful nose of dried apricots and honeysuckle. This is echoed on the rich (of course) palate. Lowish (medium minus) acidity — it’s Vidal after all — offset by the tingle of the bubbles. Stone fruity moderate finish. Hard to dislike any icewine, even if it’s Vidal, and the bubbles add a surprising element of fun to this one. A nice celebratory dessert wine to drink with your birthday cake or New Year’s pudding. Will likely lose some bubbles after a decade, but should satisfy through 2039 and beyond. — 4 years ago

Josh, Peter and 5 others liked this

Domaine Font de Michelle

Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 1990

Doug Powers

9.0

This is a beautiful and graceful older Chateauneuf-du-Pape, mature and nicely balanced, still some decent fruit, longish finish, time to drink up — 4 months ago

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Dave, Tom and 5 others liked this

Château de Montifaud

Fine Petite Champagne Cognac VSOP Champagne Blend

Yury

Великолепный коньяк. Лучше всоп не проблвал — 2 years ago

Inniskillin

Icewine Niagara Peninsula Vidal 2017

Randy Fuller

9.6

This dessert wine has a lovely, rich golden tint. The nose offers candied apricot and honey, while the palate shows that yummy stone fruit and a touch of citrus, along with plenty of acidity. — 4 years ago

Daniel P., Serge and 3 others liked this

Magnotta

Limited Edition Icewine Lake Erie North Shore Vidal

Vin d’Ottawa

9.1

Sweet purple plums lead. Maple syrup undertone. — 4 years ago

Ron and Matt liked this

Ron R

Nice!

Domaine de Font-Sane

Tradition Gigondas Grenache Blend 2023

Tom Casagrande

9.1

A surprisingly gorgeous evening in DC tonight at a favorite classic bistro. This Giggie has loads of ripe fruit, but is drinking really well already. Very soft, decent acids. Some savory notes. The alcohol (15%) pooks through on the back half of the palate. But it was served a little warmer than I’d like, so that probably amplified it. — 9 months ago

Dave, Doug and 15 others liked this

Doug Powers

@Tom Casagrande, I *think* the 2022 CdR from this producer was one of the Mystery Rhônes I purchased from a certain purveyor where you and I had a back and forth about undisclosed ABV. Glad to read here that you purchased, from wherever, a newer vintage from the same producer that also is 15% or higher!! 🤔🤷🍷

Tom Casagrande

@Doug Powers.- I ordered it off the restaurant’s wine list. I suspected it would be 15% because that’s pretty much the norm these days for Gigondas. I held out a smidge of hope it would be less but was prepared to accept it anyway if was 15. I drink significantly fewer CDPs and Giggies than I used to these days because they’re just not as enjoyable in my view as they used to be.