25 Top LCBO Picks, Promo 2009

The following lists the eleven wines in LCBO’s 25 Top Picks For The Holidays (the season‘s best products) Promo. Of the 11, 7 were within my budget and of these I found Tasting Notes for 6, although not necessarily the same vintage, by using the Search app at the Sidebar:

• Folonari Chianti 2007, #140020, $13.95
• Fuzion Alta Malbec 2008, #135475, $9.95
• E. Guigal Cotes du Rhone 2005, #259721, $17.75
• Ganton & Larsen Chard, #092926, $14.95
• Stoneleigh Sauv Blanc 2008, #293043, $14.95
• Pascual Toso Merlot 2007, #035188, $11.95
• Cookoothama Chard 2007, #619403, $13.95
• Cantina Di Negrar Amarone 2006, #044784, $34.95
• Cuvee Catharine Rose Brut, #004051, $29.95
• Pol Roger Champagne, #051953, $58.80
• Dom Perignon Champagne 2000, #280461, $219.95

I haven’t had the Folonari Chianti before so I`ll try that - tasting notes will be included in the December 2009 Wines blog. The following lists my almost25 Top Picks: reds, whites and bubblies from previous tastings as recommendations for the holidays. All but the bubblies are from the General shelves and all were available at time of posting, but check the vintages. If you try any and like them, THANKS for having faith. If you don’t like the ones you try, IT’S CHRISTMAS - BE KIND. Cheers, Ww

Ww Recommendations for the Holidays

Reds:

1. Familia Zuccardi Fuzion Alta Reserve Malbec 2008, Mendoza, Argentina, #135475 $9.95
2. Familia Zuccardi Fuzion Organic Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza, Argentina, #127456 $12.95
3. Masi Tupungato Passo Doble Malbec Corvina 2007, Tupungato, Argentina, #620880 $13.95
4. Malivoire Red 2008 VQA Niagara Peninsula, Niagara, Ontario, #141523 $14.95
5. Masi Campofiorin ‘Rosso del Veronese’ 2006, Veneto, Italy, #155051 $17.45
6. Konzelmann Pinot Noir Spaetburgunder 2006 VQA Niagara Peninsula, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, #200584 $12.70
7. No. 99 Wayne Gretzky Estates Merlot 2007 VQA Niagara Peninsula, Vineland, Canada, #063966 $15.95
8. Cave Spring Gamay 2007 VQA Niagara Peninsula, Jordan, Canada, #228569 $12.95
9. Osborne Dominio de Malpica Cabernet Sauvignon 2004, Castilla, Spain, #032011 $12.95 

Whites:

1. Malivoire White 2008 VQA Niagara Peninsula, Beamsville, Ontario, #141531 $14.95
2. Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc 2008, Marlborough, NZ, #426601 $14.95
3. Brancott Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2007, Marlborough, NZ, #129528 $14.95
4. Ridgepoint Wines Medium Dry Riesling 2008 VQA Twenty Mile Bench, Vineland, Ontario, #088864 $15.00
5. MontGras Sauvignon Blanc Reserva 2007, San Antonio Valley, Chile, #058362 $9.95
6. Konzelmann Pinot Blanc Weissburgunder 2008 VQA Niagara Peninsula, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, #219279 $10.95
7. Malivoire Chardonnay 2007 VQA Niagara Escarpment, Beamsville, Ontario, #573147 $19.95
8. Ganton & Larsen Prospect Winery ‘Census Count’ Chardonnay 2006 VQA, Okanagan Valley, Canada, #092296 $14.95
9. Beringer Founders Estate Pinot Grigio 2006, California, USA, #045641 $17.95
10. Palatine Hills Gewürztraminer VQA Niagara Lakeshore 2006, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, #101493 $13.95  

And bubblies (all but one are Vintages releases):

1. Domaine Chandon Blanc de Noirs Sparkling Wine NV , California, USA, #100693 $23.95
2. Tenuta S. Anna Cuvée Rosé Brut NV , Veneto, Italy, #126300 $15.95
3. Codorniu Pinot Noir Rosé Brut Cava NV, Penedès, Spain, #665372 $16.95
4. Castillo Perelada Reserva Brut Cava NV, Penedès, Spain, #114488 $15.25
5. Château des Charmes Estate Bottled Sparkling Wine NV VQA Niagara-on-the-Lake, G, Beamsville, Ontario, #145409 $22.95