Night of the Living Pinots (Noir) – California / Australia / Ontario

by GrapeGuy | Dec 16, 2021 | Uncorked Tonight

(January 28, 2021) … For some unknown reason, tonight I decided to open a few Pinot Noirs and see how they had aged – and one that I just knew was good: Reata 2011 Pinot Noir, Napa & Sonoma County … Smoky notes with dark fruit and...

Sister’s Run 2011 Epiphany Shiraz (Australia)

by GrapeGuy | Jun 22, 2021 | Uncorked Tonight

  (November 24, 2020) … I’ve always liked the simplicity of the wines from Sister’s Run, they deliver great flavors at an affordable price; they are aged under screwcap and I do believe a wine under screwcap ages quite well (and some times even...

Taste it Again : Inniskillin 2011 Montague Vineyard Chardonnay

by GrapeGuy | Nov 12, 2020 | Lost & Found / Taste it Again

  (July 3, 2020) … Well my rule-of-thumb on older Ontario Chardonnay is about 7 years tops, then they become a crap-shoot – I have shared this thought with a number of people familiar with Ontario wines and they too believe that to be an accurate...

Double the Cab / Double the Fun (Chile / California)

by GrapeGuy | Oct 16, 2020 | Uncorked Tonight

  (June 20, 2020) … Another CoVid-era dinner with my brother, and I know he loves those California Cabs, that’s what he always seems to have on his wine rack (that and Henry of Pelham Baco – is he really my brother?); that all said I brought...

Roux Pere & Fils 2011 Mercurey “La Perriere” (Burgundy)

by GrapeGuy | May 14, 2020 | Uncorked Tonight

  (March 28, 2020) … I decided to put a little chill on this wine before opening it and I was rewarded mightily – it came out of the glass with lots of typical Pinot character:  earthy, strawberry, sour cherry and white pepper; the acidity helped...