Wine tasting

Last night was a "Vintages" wine tasting at the Carlu in downtown Toronto. I was very impressed by both the venue and the wines on selection. I won't bore you with a comprehensive list, partly because it'd take forever to transcribe my notes, and partly because I know it would only interest perhaps 10% of my readers. I will say that the best wine I sampled last night was a Gevry-Chambertin Terre Blanches 2002 followed closely by a Vosne-Romanée 2002 by Robert Arnoux and an Amarone Capitel Monte Olmi 2000 by Tedeschi.

The most disappointing, although still pleasant, was the featured wine of the tasting: the Château Margaux 1999. At $399 per bottle, I'd be far better spending my money on other wines. I found that the flavour didn't begin to match the initial aroma and the body was a bit thin.

Overall, I'd strongly recommend the Vintages tastings . . . I certainly felt that I got my money's worth.