Michael Pinkus Wine Review - From the Cellar

From the Cellar

Just because I started a website called OntarioWineReview.com doesn't mean it's All-Ontario-All-the-Time. When I kick back at night my mood (and sometimes my curiosity) decides my wine of choice. And the title should read, "Uncorked and Un-Screwed Tonight" ... but that just sounds wrong.

September 28, 2013: Bodegas Juan Gil 2008 Wrongo Dongo (Spain)

28 Sep 2013

Details: Category: Uncorked Tonight

I'm a big fan of Juan Gil wines. This is one I found while I was in Florida, and unbeknownst to me this was a Juan Gil wine - I found that out when I got home and was logging the wine into my CellarTracker account ...
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September 27, 2013: Laura Hartwig 2001 Reserva Merlot (Chile)

28 Sep 2013

Details: Category: Uncorked Tonight

Not sure what prompted me to pull this bottle out of the cellar; I was in there re-arranging a few bottles and one of the ones I put my hands on was this Merlot from Laura Hartwig. An interesting wine to say the least and a nice little pairing with my homemade burger (dinner). It was smoky with licorice notes, spiced-dried-cherry, cinnamon-cocoa and some foresty floor notes that emerged fully after about an hour of being open ...
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