David Lawrason
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Syrah’s 30 Year Rise in Canada
Syrah’s fortunes are linked to our warming climate, but...
Vanessa Vineyard Syrah 2021
Tasting Note: One of the most powerful syrah's...
Quails’ Gate Boswell Syrah 2022
Tasting Notes – This one of the most expensive...
Painted Rock Estate Syrah 2023
Tasting Note – This is one of the biggest,...
Mayhem Gill Estate Vineyard Syrah 2025
Tasting Note - I tasted this during the National...
Le Vieux Pin Vaila Pinot Noir Rose 2025
Tasting Note This is a riveting, bone-dry classic of the genre. It pours moderately deep salmon/copper. The nose is immediately pinot noir and piquant...
La Stella Maestoso Merlot 2022
Tasting Note So here’s a boundary-stretching $100 Canadian merlot, and it is great! Perhaps the best merlot ever made in this country. This is...
La Stella Lastellina Rosato 2025
Tasting Note This is a blend of cabernet franc and merlot made in a very approachable smooth and almost graceful style, yet without any...
King + Victoria Hanck Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2025
Tasting Note This lively, youthful and quite ripe sauvignon shows more flavour intensity and depth than expected, likely due to the 19-year-old vines. The...
The Grange of Prince Edward Winery Sauvignon Blanc Newfield Block 2025
Tasting Note This fine, bristling and stony sauvignon transported me to Sancerre in France’s Loire Valley at first sip. There is an evenness, delicacy...
En Terre Cinsault Rose 2025
Tasting Note Cinsault is a staple of red varieties used to make rose in Mediterranean Europe and this, surprisingly, captures its essence. It is...
