I have been playing a wine game with restaurant sommeliers and wine nerds across town and beyond where I show up with a mystery bottle and ask them to review it blind. By not knowing what the wine is or who represents it, hopefully, an honest-no-bs-review is achieved. ~ PK
Come inside and read the review of our next contestant…
^ Mr. Dave Foran, wine director of Sidecut Restaurant in the Four Season’s Resort in Whistler.
2009 JoieFarm Riesling
ABV: 11%
Category: Riesling
Country: Naramata, BC
Winemaker: JoieFarm
Varietal Character/Distinctiveness: ~ 3.5 “VC on the nose is slightly restrained. Ripe stonefruit comes through as consistent with warmer climate.”
Expression: 3
Complexity: 3.5 ~ “Fairly straightforward with minimal complexity. Some mineral notes are nicely reflected.”
Balance: 4 ~ “Respectable balance between acidity, fruit and minor residual sugar.”
Value: 4 ~ “The wine improved with each taste, which I liked. This is an admirable sign of subtle complexity. Fair value.”
Score: 18/25
Availability: Brewery Creek Liquor Store, Firefly Fine Wines and Ales, Liberty Wine Merchants
Pricing: $22.90
Wine review by Dave Foran, wine director of Sidecut Restaurant in the Four Season’s Resort in Whistler.
