ON-86363 QC-11601143

Wildass Red 2012, VQA Niagara On The Lake

Red Blend Red Blend
Ontario, Canada

$21.95 (86363)

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88 pts
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April 30, 2016

Critic Reviews (6)

Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

It would be hard to figure any sub-$20 red Ontario blend showing a deeper sense of ripeness, wood intent, sinew,...

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Sara d'Amato
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Sara d'Amato

Stratus' entry level blend offers solid value for under $20. Impressive intensity with a progressive layering of...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

There's an intriguing, almost Italianate character here with the resinous, oxidative and volatile profile; this could...

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Bill Zacharkiw
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Bill Zacharkiw

At 5 years of age this is starting to come into pits own. Lots of complexity in terms of fruit, moving from...

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David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

This is the second label from Stratus. The warm 2012 vintage has delivered a quite ripe, fairly dense and initially...

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Marc Chapleau
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Marc Chapleau

Very honest Ontario red, coming from a rather unusual blend of merlot, cabernet franc, cabernet-sauvignon, syrah and...

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Community Reviews (2)

Jim McCullagh
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David Brodati, DipWSET
David Brodati, DipWSET

Taking advantage of the warm 2012 Vintage, assemblagiste J.L. Groux does a fine job with this easy drinking blend. Oak is more than just implied, fruit is ripe and pure, and good structure through acidity and tannin (no weight watchers needed here). score 88-89. Nov. 2015.

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