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84
Scores are assigned on a 100-point scale and reflect a wine's overall quality, but don't consider price.
80 to 84 good
85 to 89 very good
90 to 94 excellent
95 to 100 outstanding
New listing. Southbrook’s new showpiece winery opened in Niagara-on-the-Lake in 2008, signalling a new era for winemaker Ann Sperling, formerly of Malivoire. This is a very fragrant wine with spicy caraway, leather and bacon notes (thanks to the shiraz) around the raspberry, but it’s the 2006 greenness and thinness that drops the rating slightly. LCBO 45609
- Price:
- $15.05
- Type:
- Red
- Varietal:
- Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot
- Vintage:
- 2006
- Region:
- Niagara Peninsula
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