{"id":2481,"date":"2015-09-19T06:02:17","date_gmt":"2015-09-19T06:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/19\/night-3-all-canadian-wine-championships-2015\/"},"modified":"2015-09-19T06:02:17","modified_gmt":"2015-09-19T06:02:17","slug":"night-3-all-canadian-wine-championships-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/19\/night-3-all-canadian-wine-championships-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Night 3: All Canadian Wine Championships 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-2478\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/MonseranGaia2.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: right;\" width=\"175\" height=\"236\" \/>(May 14, 2015) &#8230;<\/strong> <\/em>Here we are, final night of the All Canadians&#8217; and more wine from &#8216;away&#8217; is poured. Starting with a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>Castillo de Monseran 2007 Garnacha<\/em><\/span>, Carinena (Spain) &#8211; this wine was rated as best value in Canada by the now defunct Wine Access magazine. So at under $12 how did it age? Surprisingly well. The nose gave away very little, in fact it was almost non-existent, but the palate was exceptionally smooth with delicate cherry nuances &#8211; I won&#8217;t want to hold it any longer but it was very palatable. On the other hand the <em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Gaia Estate 2007 Notios<\/span><\/em>, Agiorgitiko was sealed under plastic and it tasted old and funky, delicacy does not survive under plastic, brute force has a better chance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other wines brought by other people &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-2479\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/MorainePinotNoir.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: right;\" width=\"100\" height=\"135\" \/>Some wines were extras from the morning tasting, while others appeared magically, a bottle of <em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Moraine 2013 Pinot Noir<\/span><\/em> proved to be a real head scratcher, as I could have sworn I was drinking New Zealand, my friend and fellow scribe, John, who is quite knowledgeable about BC wine, said the winemaker, Jacklyn Kemp, was from New Zealand &#8211; the depth of flavour here was amazing: black cherry, touch earthy, with dark cranberry, it was full fruited yet with great delicacy. The finish rode the fruit wave with cranberry and black cherry &#8211; a stunningly good wine that showed a pretty nature.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-2480\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/GrayMonkOdyssey.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: right;\" width=\"100\" height=\"135\" \/>Another wine that found its way to the table was the <em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Gray Monk 2011 Meritage, Odyssey<\/span><\/em>. The black cherry, and vanilla smoke aromas lead to a nice balance of black cherry, vanilla, smoky, cedar, and acidity on the palate. What a tasty treat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(May 14, 2015) &#8230; Here we are, final night of the All Canadians&#8217; and more wine from &#8216;away&#8217; is poured. Starting with a Castillo de Monseran 2007 Garnacha, Carinena (Spain) &#8211; this wine was rated as best value in Canada by the now defunct Wine Access magazine. So at under $12 how did it age? 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