On the Road with the Grape Guy
Report from - Coyote's Run Rare Vintage Tasting Preview ... August 3, 2012
03 Aug 2012- Details
- Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
Kicking back at Coyote's Run (sounds like a song, all I need is a dock) on a bright, calm, but hot August day might not seem the best time to be drinking big heavy reds, "they tend to dry you out," says owner Jeff Aubry, but here I am none the less, to be one of the first to try these "Rare Vintage" wines since their bottling in June.
The wines being tasted
Rare Vintage are wines made only in exceptional vintages, of which 2010 was definitely one - but they are also varietal dependent - not all grapes get the Rare Vintage treatment ... in 2010 there are 5 (the Pinot Gris came out earlier in the year) ... in 2009 Pinot Noir got labelled as such.
Today I am here to try the remaining 4 wines from the 2010 Rare Vintage release ... a pre-release is happening August 11, 2012, then the bottles will be packaged up and put away till 2013 when they will be doled out as the wines become more ready - I have to admit that these wines need time and thankfully Coyote's Run is willing to hold them for you, unless you wanna get them August 11 - then I would recommend holding them at least a year on your own. The incentive will be a yet to be determined 15-20% off regular retail pricing ... which could offer significant savings for such excellent and age-worthy wines. But enough about the day in the Coyote's Run pavilion and what's gonna happen, it's time to get to the wines themselves. Each wine is linked back to the OntarioWineReview website for a full review, here I give you the broad brush-strokes of the wines I tasted.
To see some pictures of the wines and read the rest of the article click here ...
To see reviews of the individual wines select from the list below:
2010 Rare Vintage Pinot Noir ($49.95)
2010 Rare Vintage Syrah ($32.95)
2010 Rare Vintage Meritage ($39.95)
2010 Rare Vintage Cabernet Sauvignon ($32.95)
