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Barahonda Tinto Barrica 2008
Another in a trio of Robert Parker 90 point bottles under $20 Canadian we got a few weeks ago. This is a luscious wine, a mix of monastrell and syrah, makes you envious the Spanish can produce such quality at such prices (this would be a $45 Okanagan wine easy) and it was every inch […]
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Punch in the Face Shiraz, 2008
This wine is preposterous. It has a silly label—yes, that picture at left really is the graphic on the front of the bottle—says “kapow” on the reverse, is a tad Fight Club and a little vintage Batman and all 100% totally over the top booze. Sure, it’s big juicy jammy fruity spit-roasting delectable knock […]
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Sandhill Small Lots Cabernet Syrah 2007
I love the Sandhill Small Lots wines. I hate the cost of Sandhill Small Lots wines (most $30 or more). I am therefore torn: There’s good wine for less but there’s worse wine for more. When it comes to BC reds, there is, too, a lot of pomp, posturing and pretense. Not with the SSL […]
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Hickinbotham Shiraz Cabernet: Superb
Hey, at 2.67 cents a mil you really can’t do better in this over-taxed wine market. It’s a 91-pointer from Robert Parker so you know exactly what you will get before you cork (unscrew) it: There will be some big jammy fruit with a lingering oaky finish. This does not disappoint in any respect. Rather […]