Drew Tostenson

9.4

Appearance: Clear,M/-, Pale gold with a tinge of green and silver shimmer

Nose: clean, M/-, Green Pepper, garrigue, chalky, cement, green apple, lime,

Palette: M+, Crisp green apple, bell pepper, lime flesh, grapefruit, melon dew, sage leaves — 7 years ago

Drew Tostenson

9.3

Appearance: Clear with stagnant micro bubbles throughout. M light gold to clear and bright rim

Nose: Clean, M/+, Canned Peaches (fuzzy peach candy rings), Apple, Lemon Flesh, Retired Pear

Palette: Off-Sweet, M Acidity, Tangerine, Mandarin Orange, Hibiscus, Slight Floral Rose Petal, Lemon

I love this wine. Always have a bottle or two on reserve for an after dinner glass with friends over. Frizzante in style, this wines slight spritz compliments the fattiness in the mouth from the abundance of sugars. Not overwhelming, but hard to drink more than a couple glasses. Definitely recommend sharing with friends to divide up the bottle. Priced just under $20, this Italian moscato gets a 👌🏻 from me
— 7 years ago

Drew Tostenson

8.4

Appearance: Clear, M/+, Deep Ruby to Pink rim
Nose: Clean, M+, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, stewed plum, allspice, moss, smoked cedar planks, liquorice
Palette: Red currant, cranberry, Cinnamon, nutmeg, strawberry, baking spices

Deep, rich, flavourful caramelized notes balancing baking spices and Slovenian Oak notes. A perfect choice sitting in Steamworks on a cold, winter afternoon in the comfy leather chairs. Very happy with it. — 7 years ago

Drew Tostenson

8.2

Colour: clear, m/-, shimmery pale gold core to reflective silver rim

Nose: Clean, M/+, Pear, Nectarine, Mango, Lemon rind, Green Onion, Bell Pepper,

Palette: Dry, M, Citrus Flesh, Dry Slate, Lush Vegetative, Unripened Pear, Rosemary, Grapefruit

Interesting development to the wine within glass oxidization via swirling. Starts out very aromatic with ripe tropical fruits but develops into a classically characterized Sauvignon Blanc with its vegetal bouquet and pleasantly astringent acidity. — 7 years ago

Drew Tostenson

8.6

Appearance: Clear, M+/ Deep plum core to a pink rim. Light legs
Nose: Clean, M, Blackberry, split cedar, liquorice, stewed plum
Palette: M, M/-, BlackBerry, blueberry, currant, cassis, under-ripened strawberry, rosemary

Time has mellowed our this deep, powerful Malbec. The malolactic fermentation compliments the French oak maturation to give it a pleasantly black fruit forward, juicy character. Not overwhelming and not dependent on food neither. — 7 years ago

Drew Tostenson

8.2

Appearance: clear, m, nut brown to reflective gold rim
Nose: Clean, m/+, Roasted Walnut, fig, date, stewed plum, baking spice, burnt caramel
Palette: Off Dry, M, Toasted Almond, fig, date, raisin, allspice, black cherry, molasses, cardamom

5 years if age. shows signs of youth and battering/maturation. Fantastic companion to Christmas with it’s baking spices and dried red fruit forward flavours. Excited to explore more Madeira in the future ッ
— 7 years ago

Drew Tostenson

8.5

Appearance: clear, M, Pale gold core to a bright, reflective silver rim
Nose: Clean, M/-, Apple, lemon flesh, unripen pear, spice, lavender, slight vanilla,
Palette: Dry, M/+ Grapefruit, Lemon, Pith, Buttery, Grapefruit, Green Apple, Lime Flesh, Rosemary


Expected more from this wine after hearing raving reviews. Would have liked a bit more contact with the new French Oak barrels, but I understand the more modern take on this traditional Burgundian style Chardonnay. Surprisingly delightful acidity to complement the underipened fruit and partial garrigue notes. Not bad, but a touch overpriced for my restrained wallet and apparent overly pretentious palette. — 7 years ago