Lakeside Cellars wines
Lakeside Cellars in Osoyoos, at the end of Lake Okanagan, kindly sent me the following wines:
Lakeside Cellars Sauvignon Blanc 2020 (available at the winery and private liquor stores in BC, $22.52 + tax and deposit)
Pale straw in colour; grassy, leesy, green plum nose; medium-bodied, crisply dry, green plum and grapefruit flavours with a spine of lively acidity. (89)
Lakeside Cellars Portage White 2020 (winery direct, Save on Foods, and private liquor stores in BC, $19.04 + tax and deposit)
35% Sauvignon Blanc, 34% Pinot Gris, 31% unoaked Chardonnay. Bright straw yellow colour; spicy nose of apple and citrus fruit; medium-bodied, dry, apple and white peach flavours. (88.5)
Lakeside Cellars Portage Red 2017 (available at the winery and private liquor stores in BC, $21.65 + tax and deposit)
50% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep ruby in colour; cedary, blueberry nose with evident oak; richly extracted, firmly structured, meaty, spicy black fruit flavours with gripping tannins. (89)
Lakeside Cellars Cabernet Franc 2017 (winery direct, Save on Foods and private liquor stores in BC, $22.52 + tax and deposit)
Deep ruby in colour; toasty, blueberry nose with green pepper and vanilla oak notes and a light floral uptick; full-bodied, dry, earthy, firmly structured, blueberry and dark chocolate flavours. (89)
Lakeside Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2017 (winery direct and private liquor stores in BC, $24.26 + tax and deposit)
Deep ruby in colour; curious nose of sour cream and caramel; medium to full-bodied, dry, savoury, dark fruit flavours with note of charred oak on the finish. (86)
Lakeside Cellars Syrah 2017 (winery direct and private liquor stores in BC, $23.39 + tax and deposit)
Deep ruby in colour; spicy blackberry nose with cedary notes; full-bodied, dry, savoury, well-integrated oak; firmly structured with spicy blackberry and dark chocolate flavours and supple tannins. (90)
Cune Blanco Reserva 2018 (Rioja; $22.95, Vintages #22446, to be released November 13th)
Viura grapes. Pale lemon in colour; spicy, toasty, citrus and green apple nose; medium-bodied, dry, crisp, green plum and green apple flavours. Fresh and lively on the palate. (90)
Malivoire Wismer-Foxcroft Gamay 2020 (Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara, $27.95)
This is, for my palate, the best Gamay Malivoire has produced. Deep ruby-purple in colour; the nose is minerally, cherry and plum with a light floral note; medium-bodied, dry, wonderfully balanced with richly extracted flavours of cherry and red plum with just a touch of oak to broaden the palate. Reminiscent of a cru Beaujolais. (92)
Best Ontario Gamay of the 2020 vintage
Jackson-Triggs Grand Reserve White Meritage 2020 (Niagara Peninsula, $25.95, Vintages #360297)
Bright, pale straw in colour; grassy, lanolin and green plum nose with a toasty note; medium-bodied, dry with ripe peach, grapefruit and elderberry flavours; beautifully balanced with a long, crisp finish. White Bordeaux in style. (91)
Jackson-Triggs Niagara Estate Grand Reserve Chardonnay 2019 ($20.95, Vintages #593996)
Golden colour with a greenish tint; toasty, peachy-pineapple nose; medium to full-bodied, dry; richly extracted peach and pineapple flavours with a touch of vanilla; caressing mouth-feel, beautifully balanced with well-integrated oak. (91)
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