Tag Archives: 2011

Barolo, Ferdinando Principiano, Serralunga, Ravera di Montfort, Barolo DOCG, Italy, 2011, 15% abv. C$45

Posted on February 25, 2019 by winellama

We enjoyed this just inside the recommended drinking window – I’m not patient when it comes to holding wine. I was very nervous when I removed the capsule to find what looked to be a moldy cork. It was dry … Continue reading →

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Pinot Noir, Toulouse, Alexander Valley AVA, California, 2011, 14% abv., US$28

Posted on May 19, 2017 by winellama

Toulouse is located near the northwestern end of the Alexander Valley AVA, a few short kilometers after emerging from the switchback drive through the Navarro River Redwoods State Park from Mendocino on the Californian coast. We visited there in August … Continue reading →

Posted in California, OTHER, Pinot Noir, RED | Tagged 14% abv, 2011, Alexander Valley AVA, california, pinot noir, red wine, Toulouse | 2 Comments

Hypothesis, Culmina Family Estate Winery, Okanagan Valley VQA, BC, 13.5% abv, 2011

Posted on November 11, 2016 by winellama

Culmina Winery owner, Don Triggs is no stranger to the really big wine industry business. No, really. I’m serious; as one half of the former Jackson-Triggs group (yes, that Jackson-Triggs), with his business partner, Don Triggs built and sold Vincor. … Continue reading →

Posted in British Columbia, Cabernet Franc, cabernet sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon / Blends, Merlot, OTHER, RED | Tagged 2011, BC, Canada, Canadian wine, Culmina Family Estate Winery, Don Triggs, Hypothesis, okanagan valley vqa, red wine, Triggs Family | Leave a comment

Les Cornuds, Famille Perrin, Vinsobres AC, France, 2011, 14.5% abv. C$20++

Posted on July 22, 2016 by winellama

Here’s a classic 50-50 Syrah and Grenache blend from Vinsobres which is located in the northern part of France’s Southern Rhône Valley. Vinsobres became its own AC in 2006; before that it was part of the Côtes du Rhône Villages. … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Grenache / Garnacha, RED, Shiraz / Syrah | Tagged 2011, Famille Perrin, france, grenache, Les Cornuds, red wine, syrah, Vinsobres AC | 4 Comments

Beni di Batasiolo, Barolo DOCG, La Morra, Piemonte, Italia, 2011, 14.5% abv.

Posted on February 11, 2016 by winellama

This winery, owned by the Dogliani family for the past five generations, has vineyards in four regions of Piemonte – La Morra, Barolo, Monforte d’Alba and Serralunga d’Alba. The Batasiolo vineyard where the Nebbiolo grapes for this wine are from is … Continue reading →

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Church & State, Coyote Bowl Series, Malbec, Okanagan Valley, BC, 2011, 14.5% abv.

Posted on July 31, 2015 by winellama

Purchased in September 2014 at the winery, we opened this on Saltspring Island with charcuterie and BBQ’d sausages in summer 2015. Opaque purple and very young with intense aromas of ripe, purple plum, black cherry, burnished leather and fresh pine, … Continue reading →

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Pahlmeyer, Merlot, Napa Valley, California, 2011, 15.2% abv, US$85

Posted on July 22, 2015 by winellama

If violet coloured velvet were a wine, it would be this one. Plush and sensuous, it’s made with 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and a smattering of Malbec. The grapes came from three separate vineyards. On the eyes it’s a … Continue reading →

Posted in California, Merlot, OTHER, RED | Tagged 2011, california, merlot, napa valley, Pahlmeyer, red wine | 5 Comments

Domaine Huet, Clos du Bourg, Sec, Vouvray AC, Loire, France, 2011, 13.5% abv.

Posted on July 14, 2015 by winellama

These are a few of my favourite things – the Loire Valley, Domaine Huet and Chenin Blanc. We visited this classic biodynamic benchmark winery in June 2014 but opened this bottle in July 2015. A second bottle was opened in October 2015 (notes … Continue reading →

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Tawse, Quarry Road Vineyard, Chardonnay, Vinemount Ridge VQA, Ontario, 2011, 13% abv. C$34.95

Posted on July 8, 2015 by winellama

Irony of ironies, although I live in Canada, it’s almost impossible for me to purchase a wine grown and produced in Ontario living here on BC’s west coast. This was picked up during a trip to the Niagara region in March 2015. … Continue reading →

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Riesling, Orofino Winery, Similkameen Valley VQA, BC, 2011, 11.8% abv, C$22

Posted on August 31, 2013 by winellama

“Don’t you find the winters a little cold and lonely out here in the Similkameen?” we naively asked co-owner Virginia Weber. “Are you absolutely kidding? You’re talking to a Saskatchewan girl,” was the response. Fair enough – I mean, she … Continue reading →

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