FAVOURITE WINE STYLES & PERFECT FOOD PAIRINGS WASHINGTON & OREGON WINES 33550 DISCOVER OUR LATEST COLLECTION, IN STORES AND ONLINE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2020 33550_Vin.Oct03_Covers.indd 3 2020-08-27 4:12 PM wines of the month welcomeoctober 3 Intriguing reds for fall contemplation pg.2 MONTGRAS INTRIGA CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016 Maipo Valley, Chile 57901 (XD) 750 mL $22.95 MATCH TASTING NOTE: Intriga has been produced since the 2005 vintage, always with grapes MAKING from vineyards planted in the Linderos zone 70 years ago. The base of cabernet sauvignon amounts to 82% of the final blend this year, along with cabernet franc and a few drops of petit verdot. It was a cold year with heavy rains ... [that] gave rise to fresher, lighter wines, and this Intriga is a good example. The grapes that went into this blend were harvested before the Easter rains, and that made the character much pg.14 nervier than usual in a medium-bodied wine SHOP with deliciously bright acidity. Score: 94 BEST BY (Descorchados, 2020) LCBO.COM NORTHWEST Try Same-Day Pickup! Medium-bodied & Fruity See page 50 for details. plus... GODELIA MENCIA RED 2015 PRODUCT INFO & TASTING NOTES DO Bierzo, Spain pages 2949 368043 (XD) 750 mL $24.95 SHOPPING LIST TASTING NOTE: Black cherry, plum and pg.24 pages 5152 currant flavors give this red a rich core of FLAGSHIP EXCLUSIVES fruit, while leafy, licorice and mineral notes HOME FOR pages 5355 add complexity. Well-integrated tannins pg. 28 THANKSGIVING and gentle acidity focus the plush texture. LOCAL FIND VISIT THE GIN SHOP Harmonious, showing good depth. Drink pages 5657 now through 2025. Ranked #34 in the 2019 Wine Spectator Top 100. Score: 93 VINTAGES SPECIAL OFFERS (Thomas Matthews, winespectator.com, pages 5859 Oct. 15, 2019) lcbo.com/vintages Medium-bodied & Fruity * Late arrival. Product may not be available at release time. AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT OUR NEXT RELEASE To make room for all the fine wines arriving for the upcoming holiday season, there will be no Vintages release in stores or online on Saturday, October 17. Our regular bi-weekly releases will resume on Saturday, October 31st. 33550_Vin.Oct03_CVR_EN.indd 2 2020-09-02 1:37 PM C697 Oct 3 2020 Release ENG.indd 1 2020-08-27 7:26 PM MATCH MAKING Our pairing primer will help you make quick work of nding fabulous food matches for eight styles of wine. In Europe, wine is considered a part of the meal. In North America, it’s seen as something to be enjoyed with the meal. A razor-fine distinction perhaps, but one that’s created a sense of mystery around what wine to serve with what food at many a dinner table. Read on for some basic pairing principles for different wine styles to help guide your choices. 2 VINTAGES VINTAGES 3 33550_Vin.Oct03_Food&Wine.indd 2 2020-08-27 4:32 PM 33550_Vin.Oct03_Food&Wine.indd 3 2020-08-27 4:32 PM Shop LCBO.COM To find a variety of quiche recipes from Food & Drink magazine, visit Try convenient SAMEDAY PICKUP lcbo.com/foodanddrink and See page 50 for details. search “quiche.” Great for brunch with Great for spicy Korean quiche lorraine. stir-fried pork. CALVET PINOT BLANC 2018 AP Alsace, France HIDDEN BENCH ESTATE RIESLING 2017 TASTING NOTE: The Calvet Pinot Blanc 2018 VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment, is fermented in stainless steel, preserving the Ontario delicate floral and fruit tones. It shows lifted citrus notes, with excellent freshness and a TASTING NOTE: A blend of the three estate fine minerality. It’s a good food wine that will vineyards, this has an enticing nose of lime, be great with fish or salads but will also shine grapefruit, salinity and stony minerality. The as a sipper paired with soft cheeses. (Vintages fruit is tangy, fresh and mouth filling on the panel, Nov. 2019) palate with gushing lime-citrus, minerals, a touch of peach and rollicking acidity to carry it Light & Crisp through a lively finish. Score: 91 (Rick VanSickle, 15382 (XD) 750 mL $14.95 winesinniagara.com, June 10, 2019) New at Vintages Aromatic & Flavourful 183491 (M) 750 mL $24.95 Organic product LIGHT & CRISP Pair with grilled AROMATIC octopus sprinkled with A good match for lemon, salt and pepper. broccoli salad WHITE WHITE with bacon, pecans and cheese. LUNA NUDA PINOT GRIGIO 2019 IGT Vigneti delle Dolomiti, WINES Alto Adige-Trentino, Italy WINES ZUCCARDI SERIE A TORRONTÉS 2019 Castelfeder is family-owned, founded in IP Salta, Argentina 1970 by Alfons Giovanett. It’s now under the TASTING NOTE: I tasted the 2019 Torrontés These are wines with mouth-watering acidity and a snappy, dry, overall stewardship of the fourth generation. “Luna This group includes such notables as Sauvignon Blanc, Torrontés, Viognier, Serie A next to the 2018, so I could compare refreshing character. Many Italian white wines such as Soave and Pinot Nuda,” or “Naked Moon,” describes a bright full Riesling and Gewürztraminer. They have more intensely defined aromas the character of the two years, as the wines are Grigio fall into this thirst-quenching group, as do Vinho Verde, Pinot Blanc moon shining in a clear night sky over the vine- and flavours than Light & Crisp whites. Their zesty, food-friendly acidity and produced from the same grapes and in exactly yards; a sight considered both beautiful and the same way: without any contact with oak. and unoaked cool-climate Chardonnay like Chablis. Their bright acidity, inspirational. Expect a delicately aromatic wine more robust flavour profiles allow them to match with a broader range of It was bottled in July 2019. Drink date: 2020- delicate floral notes and flavours such as apple, lime and lemon make them with notes of apple, citrus and white flowers. foods including fish, chicken, pork and salads. Though most are dry, some, 2022. Score: 91+ (Luis Gutiérrez, superb sipping wines as well as fine companions for seafood dishes Enjoy with lemon-dressed baked fish. such as Riesling and Gewürztraminer, can be made in sweeter styles and are robertparker.com, Oct. 31, 2019) or poached chicken. Light & Crisp good pairing options for spicier foods. Aromatic & Flavourful 401232 (XD) 750 mL $16.95 389262 (XD) 750 mL $16.95 4 VINTAGES VINTAGES 5 33550_Vin.Oct03_Food&Wine.indd 4 2020-08-27 4:32 PM 33550_Vin.Oct03_Food&Wine.indd 5 2020-08-27 4:32 PM For gravlax and dozens of other For a host of roast turkey recipes, salmon recipes from Food & visit lcbo.com/foodanddrink Drink magazine, visit lcbo.com/ and search “turkey.” foodanddrink and search “salmon.” Pair with chicken roasted with onions, carrots and fennel. Perfect for a seacuterie board. FLAT ROCK GOOD KHARMA CHARDONNAY 2019 MEIOMI SPARKLING Sustainable, VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario Traditional method, North Coast, California This is a wine that tastes great and gives back: TASTING NOTE: Light lemon-lime aromas and a portion of sales are donated to Feed Ontario. flavors give a charming, refreshing aspect to Expect a big, rich Chardonnay that offers great this fine-beaded, light-bodied wine. It has just depth of pear, pineapple, smoke, toast, butter enough richness from additional flavors of and mineral notes. Enjoy this big-hearted wine spiced apple and lemon meringue to balance tonight with grilled chicken or seafood. the lively acidity. Score: 89 (Jim Gordon, Wine Enthusiast, June 1, 2019) Full-bodied & Rich Medium-bodied & Flavourful 356873 (XD) 750 mL $16.95 15691 (D) 750 mL $35.95 New at Vintages FULL BODIED This will be great for A good match smoked trout. for pan-roasted WHITE SPARKLING duck breast in a cherry sauce. JOSEPH DROUHIN LES CLOS MÂCON BUSSIÈRES 2018 WINES AC, Burgundy, France WINES KRONE CUVÉE BRUT ROSÉ TASTING NOTE: Ripe and creamy green fruits. CAP CLASSIQUE 2018 Deep, rich and leesy on the palate. Generous Traditional method, WO Western Cape, When people talk about full-bodied white wines, nine times out of 10 they and slightly grainy. Chewy but fresh. Lots of Sparkling wines are great with food. Their bubbles provide a gorgeous South Africa mean oaked Chardonnay. But there are others, such as the Rhône blends character, almost savoury from the lees. textural contrast to the meal and their bright, fresh acidity cuts through fatty Expect a bright, snappy sparkler that offers up comprising Roussanne, Grenache Blanc and Marsanne, that also qualify, as Moreish. When to drink: 20202024. Score: and oily dishes. Dry sparkling wines are great between bites, refreshing your well-defined notes of redcurrant, strawberry 16 out of 20 (Julia Harding, MW, and fresh-cut apple, with a citrus-infused well as some Viogniers. These are wines that have more noticeable texture jancisrobinson.com, Dec. 30, 2019) palate and getting you ready to enjoy the next mouthful of anything from acidity. A wine that will drink until 2022+. and weight in the mouth and are better suited for rich, buttery foods. Think fish to a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Sparklers made in a sweeter Full-bodied & Rich Medium-bodied & Flavourful , , or . style are ideal pairings for , , or pork lobster salmon roast chicken 470401 (XD) 750 mL $24.95 fresh fruit chocolate charcuterie-and- 130047 (XD) 750 mL $19.95 cheese platters. 6 VINTAGES VINTAGES 7 33550_Vin.Oct03_Food&Wine.indd 6 2020-08-27 4:32 PM 33550_Vin.Oct03_Food&Wine.indd 7 2020-08-27 4:33 PM For delicious grilled salmon For juicy roast chicken recipes, recipes from Food & Drink maga- see the Autumn issue of Food & zine, visit lcbo.com/foodanddrink Drink magazine or visit lcbo.com/ and search “grilled salmon.” foodanddrink. Perfect for the complex avours of a Moroccan lamb stew.