Here are 3 reds worth trying from Cilento wines. The winemaker Terence van
Rooyen, (from South Africa KWV fame) is a master with Ontario reds.
2000 Cabernet-Merlot, lcbo #510305 $ 11.95. An excellent everyday red, Equal
parts of CS, CF and Merlot.
1999 Cabernet Sauvignon reserve #lcbo vintages #510289 $22.95
excellent example of what can be done in Ontario with CS.
1999 Merlot Reserve, lcbo vintages #593947 $ 34.95 and worth every penny.
"2003 Ontario wine awards best Merlot"
If you can find the 1999 Cab franc reserve in Vintages, #547414,
have your store transfer a couple of bottles in. At $12.95 this is the steal
of the week. The follow-up 00 available only at the winery is still a baby.
Cellar for 2-3 years.

Dave.


"Al Rudderham" wrote in message
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On Fri, 03 Oct 2003 20:14:04 -0400, Larry wrote:

I emailed Chuck privately thinking he was the only member of the ng
from Ontario and asked him if he knew of any Ontario reds that might
have the "big" flavour some fo the Aussie and California Cabs and
Shirazes have. Living here, I thought I should give at least a few a
try.

In part the issue is more of vintage than which winery. 1998 was a
great year for Ontario reds, and 1999 wasn't to far behind. If you
can find anything of those vintages you're more likely to find "big".
Unfortunately most are gone, or hiding in cellars.

To add to your list, I'm quite fond of Marynissen's reds. They claim
to have planted the first Cabernet Sauvignon in Ontario 25 years ago.
They are quite small, but the LCBO (Vintages) did feature a
Chardonnary and a Cab/Merlot blend in August. Both were lower end
products, not Reserve. You might find some of those around. The
winery is just outside Niagara-On-The-Lake, almost immediately behind
Inniskillin.

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