Jason Solanki
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Wine lover since 2001! My interest in wine began while touring the factory where they printed the LCBO VINTAGES magazine.
Over time, my passion for wine grew. Now, I am highly regarded by friends and colleagues as a resource for when they need a wine for that special occasion, be it an anniversary, birthday, wedding, gatherings at home, or when they want to impress their special friend or the In-Laws.
Combining my interest in the Internet/web/computers, you can find me at https://vintagewinepicks.blogspot.com where you will find more wine reviews, events and contests.
Reviews
Cakebread Cellars Chardonnay 2019, Napa Valley
California, Usa$69.95
The fragrant nose has pretty aromas of lemon meringue and sweet vanillin oak spice, with a hint of bubblegum. The medium-full bodied palate is creamy with lovely ripe apple, pear, lemon citrus, and spicy flavours nuanced with butter and sweet oak vanillin, all in a very nicely balanced and elegant profile. It has fresh, balanced acidity, along with a taut texture on the mid-to-back palate. Leesy mineral notes linger on the long and clean aftertaste. Tasted Oct/2021.
4.0 Stars
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Cable Bay Syrah 2018, Waiheke Island
New Zealand$39.95
Excellent results from a cool, wet year, this Syrah has a fragrant, black pepper spice, dark currant, and dark berry nose with hints of floral. It's medium+ bodied with lovely aroma replays. Juicy fruit and elegant tannins add to the experience. Earthy notes arrive on the fine, long finish. Tasted Mar/2020.
4.0 Stars
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Jean Max Roger Cuvée Marnes Et Caillottes Sancerre 2020, A.C.
Loire, France$38.95
Lovely, intense, and ripe aromas of lemon citrus, melon, and grapefruit with touches of tropical fruit, all underpinned by fine, stony minerality. It has very good fruit concentration on the medium-full bodied palate with ripe, slightly honeyed and gently spicy flavours of lemon citrus, melon, grapefruit, apple, peach, and tropical fruits framed by fresh and elegant acidity. Nicely balanced throughout with fine, leesy mineral notes lingering on the long, crisp finish. Tasted Dec. 2022.
4.0 Stars
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Le Clos Jordanne Le Grand Clos Pinot Noir 2020, VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario
Ontario, Canada$52.00
Beautifully fragrant and highly aromatic nose of sweet spices, raspberry, and strawberry notes with a sheen of vanilla. It's medium to medium-full bodied with very good weight and structure on the palate. Lovely sweet spices, raspberry, and strawberry replays, plus touches of cedary oak and cherry adding further interest. Tannins are lightly grippy and supported by fresh acidity. Excellent finish length. Still a bit young and a beauty! Tasted Apr. 2023. Score: 93+ pts
4.0 Stars
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Cave Spring Csv Chardonnay 2022, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment
Ontario, Canada$34.95
The fresh nose seems a bit shy, offering lovely aromas of vanilla, pear, apple, citrus, earthy minerals, and doughy notes. It's medium-full bodied and dry with a nicely textured palate offering earthy mineral and orchard fruit flavours. Textured with clean acidity and a touch spicy on the mid-palate. Earthy mineral notes linger on the long, savoury finish. Tasted May 2025. Score: 91+ pts
4.0 Stars
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Inglenook Sauvignon Blanc 2019, Estate Bottled, Rutherford, Napa Valley
California, Usa$52.95
Blend of 76% Sauvignon Blanc and 24% Semillon. The elegant, medium-high intensity nose is earthy-leesy in profile with pear, stone fruit, white peach, citrus, lemongrass, and herbs. On the medium+ bodied palate it is very textural and rich with pear, citrus, lemongrass, and white peach replays supported by juicy, balanced acidity. Citrus, pear, and subtle spices linger on the long, crisp, and tight finish. Tasted Apr. 2022. Score: 91+ pts
4.0 Stars
Le Clos Jordanne Claystone Terrace Chardonnay 2022, Twenty Mile Bench
Ontario, Canada$42.00
The rich, medium-high intensity nose delivers balanced and complex aromas of smoky, leesy, lemon citrus, poached pear, apple, vanilla, and butter. It has excellent texture on the dry, mid-weighted palate with buttery, vanilla, apple, citrus, earthy, and mineral flavours supported by clean, well-balanced acidity. It's well-structured and nicely balanced with earthy, spice, and savoury mineral notes lingering on the finish, with excellent length. Tasted May 2025. Score: 92+ pts
4.0 Stars
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Stags' Leap Winery Chardonnay 2020, Napa Valley
California, Usa$44.95
The medium-high to highly aromatic nose is rich with impressive depth, featuring lovely aromas of lemon citrus, stone fruit, green apple, pear, and white peach with touches of vanillin oak spice, butter, and a hint of mineral. It has a concentrated, medium-full bodied, dry and spicy palate with delicious, ripe lemon citrus, green apple, pear, white peach, and gentle oak spice flavours, plus hints of vanilla, butter, and flinty mineral. It's nicely textured with fresh and vibrant acidity, while flinty mineral and oak spice notes linger on the long, juicy finish. Tasted Aug. 2023. Score: 92+ pts
4.0 Stars
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Le Serre Nuove Dell'ornellaia 2022, Doc Bolgheri Rosso, Second Wine Of Ornellaia
Tuscany, Italy$78.95
65% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon & 10% Cabernet Franc. The clean, fragrant, medium-high to highly aromatic nose delivers lovely, optimally ripe black currant, cassis & clove aromas, plus some rose floral, earthy mineral & sweet wood spice notes adding further complexity. The dry, medium-full bodied palate has lovely, well-balanced aroma replays that echo on the rich, nicely structured palate. It has very good, juicy acidity, with ripe & well-structured tannins that will reward ageing. Turns woodsy & earthy on mid-palate, lingering through to the long, savoury finish. Tasted Sept. 2024.
4.0 Stars
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Villa Maria Southern Clays Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2019
Marlborough, New Zealand$29.95
Bottled recently. With many months on yeast lees, this has fresh, lemony, stone fruit, citrus, herbs, and some yeasty/leesy characters, as well as earthy mineral aromas. On the medium-full bodied palate, it is rich, creamy and nicely textured with very nice citrusy, peach, and grapefruit flavours supported by juicy acids. Very good length on the finish. Needs another 1-2 years to really show itself. Tasted Mar/2020. Score: 91+ pts
4.0 Stars
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