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October 2005
Cedar Creek, 2004
$15.99
561175 |
Pinot Gris |
Dry White No Oak - DRY |
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A shade of oak over the ripe fruit & round creamy flavours with a peppery lemon finish
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Gehringer, 2004
$12.99
503748 |
PR Pinot Blanc |
Dry White No Oak - DRY |
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Ripe apples & pears with some butter & vanilla that carries through the palate that is balanced to the soft side
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Inniskillin, 2003
$13.99
558411
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Chardonnay Reserve |
Dry White with Oak - DRY |
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Ripe apple & pear aromas with a hint of cream & vanilla, medium weight & intensity with some citrus on the finish
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Lang, 2004
$19.90
109587 |
Soaring Eagle Chardonnay |
Dry White No Oak - DRY |
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Ripe tropical fruit & butterscotch aromas with a big, round mouthfeel but still bright & juicy that has a long spicy finish
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Lang, 2004
$19.90
359851 |
Soaring Eagle Pinot Gris |
Dry White No Oak - DRY |
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Honied apple & pear with pepper notes, rich fruit flavours & texture with a bright lift on the finish
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Quails Gate, 2004
$22.99
49999
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Family Reserve Fume Blanc |
Dry White with Oak - DRY |
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Much leaner than previous vintages with aromas of lemons & herbs, just a touch of oak. Good flavour & balance to a crisp finish
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Sandhill, 2004
$16.99
541193 |
Chardonnay |
Dry White with Oak - DRY |
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Toasty new oak & ripe apples in the nose, good flavour intensity, texture & length - dominant wood but well done
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Domaine Combret, 2003
$24.99
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Cabernet Sauvignon |
Heavier Reds - DRY |
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Concentrated fruit aromas with perfume & spice notes that are inviting but the palate is tart & tannic so eat meat or cellar
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Hawthorne SYLR, 2003
$24.99
988550 |
Ping |
Heavier Reds - DRY |
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Dense black currant & mocha aromas, rich intense flavours, good weight & supple tannins
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Hester Creek, 2004
$13.99
524678 |
Cabernet Merlot |
Heavier Reds - DRY |
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Interesting nose of herbs, ripe fruit & spice with medium weight, juicy acidity & soft tannins - decant if you can
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Jackson Triggs, 2002
$17.99
543884 |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
Heavier Reds - DRY |
| Big ripe fruit & new oak aromas with lots of body & flavour intensity but the tannins do firm up on the finish |
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Lang, 2004
$24.90
108266 |
Soaring Eagle Merlot |
Heavier Reds - DRY |
| Ripe cherries & spice with a licorice note, good weigth, juicy fruit flavours & a long supple finish |
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Peller Estates, 2004
$12.99
582833 |
Cabernet Franc |
Heavier Reds - DRY |
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Black berry aromas with hints of black olive & chocolate, medium weight & intensity with a supple finish
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Peller Estates, 2004
$9.59
56564 |
Cabernet Merlot |
Heavier Reds - DRY |
| Currant & cherry with a hint of charred wood that is lighter bodied with some tartness on the finish - pizza wine
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Sumac Ridge, 2003
$15.99
272781 |
PR Merlot |
Heavier Reds - DRY |
| Cherry & red plum aromas with some toasty oak, round & supple with medium intensity - good crowd pleaser
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Tinhorn Creek, 2003
$16.95
111 |
Cabernet Merlot |
Heavier Reds - DRY |
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Vanilla, coconut & cherry aromas with good fruit intensity on the forward palate but there are some chewy tannins on the finish
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Golden Mile, 2004
$34.90
165456 |
Black Arts Pinot Noir |
Lighter Reds - DRY |
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Gorgeous nose of nutmeg, vanilla & cooked cherries with rich flavours, silky texture & a long spicy finish - very limited
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Lang, 2003
$12.90
426064 |
Pinot Meunier |
Lighter Reds - DRY |
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Savory notes to the raspberry & cherry aromas with sweet fruit flavours & juicy acidity
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Nk'Mip, 2004
$16.99
626424 |
Pinot Noir |
Lighter Reds - DRY |
| Fraigrant cherry & spice with juicy flavors that are supple with good length |
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Wild Goose, 2003
$14.95
414771 |
Pinot Noir |
Lighter Reds - DRY |
| Ripe black cherry aromas with hints of spice, light weight but lots of flavour & soft tannins
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Calona Wines, 2002
$17.49
532408 |
Sonata |
Liquid Candy - SWEET |
| Dark chocolate, clove & dried cherry aromas with lots of intense spicy fruit cake like flavours
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Gehringer, 2004
$16.99
624429 |
Riesling Late Harvest |
Liquid Candy - SWEET |
| Fresh green apple & ripe peach aromas with honeyed fruit flavours that have zip on the finish
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Lake Breeze, 2003
$18.00
129445 |
Late Harvest Pinot Noir |
Liquid Candy - SWEET |
| Not a big nose but a big unctuous texture wit buttertart like flavours & a peppery finish
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Paradise Ranch, 1998
$50.26
506535 |
Pinot Blanc Icewine |
Liquid Candy - SWEET |
| Rich toffee apple aromas & flavours that have loads of flavour intensity with some bright acidity on the finish
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Gehringer, 2004
$12.49
171512 |
Ehrenfelser |
Sweeter Wines - MEDIUM DRY |
| Honied fruit aromas with ripe apricot flavours & a nutty almond finish - well balanced
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Gray Monk, 2004
$12.99
60491 |
Latitude Fifty Rose |
Sweeter Wines - OFF DRY |
| Peppery notes to the juicy raspberry aromas & flavours that are simple but refreshing - made from Gamay
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Mt. Boucherie, 2004
$13.90
602078 |
Riesling |
Sweeter Wines - OFF DRY |
| There's a mineral & lime note to the bright apple aromas with good flavour & balance, juicy acidity
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