Alvento Sondra 2006, VQA Niagara Peninsula
89Critic Reviews (3)
Evolved, spicy, earthy, herbal, very intriguing, with an almost Italianate profile. The palate is mid-weight, with...
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Tasted at least three times in recent month, this is a maturing merlot-based (90%) blend from a cool vintage that...
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Lots of intensity behind this smoky nose that is just beginning to mature gracefully showing spicy grilled meat,...
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Community Reviews (2)
Nice nose, you can clearly pick up the cran/raspberry of the Cab Franc.
A touch of bricking appearing on the rim.
On the palate: medium, almost light bodied, a bit thin for a Merlot really. Some nice clean fruit flavours, some wood and leafiness. Not a lot of ripeness or concentration but plenty of acidity. A bit out of balance I'd say.
Tasty enough but disappointing for $24.
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Very smoky and spicy not my style, prominent bricking on the the edges
Last bottle: drank 6/16/2017, lots of sediment and flavours have mellowed quite a bit, more enjoyable now. Sad this winery is under new ownership, this was a promising windy with loads of potential
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