The nose was much more complex that the base Kendall Jackson with peach/apricot, vanilla, yeast and a caramel/maple aromas. Tasting the wine you get a big buttery, rich, hedonistic, oak monster with hints of vanilla. The wine is nicely balanced though Mick found that the wine a slightly sharp finish. I noticed this too but found the sharpness to the finish to be mild enough that is refreshing vs. being a drawback.
"Veal and Capers... Mmm!"This wine was a good pairing with the Veal and was the group favourite over the Cloudy bay. Speaking of the Veal, this was the first time I had attempted this recipe and it went over very well. Mick put it in the coveted “Do Again” category.
"Grand Reserve"I bought this wine a couple of years ago at the LCBO for about $37 per bottle. The LCBO currently is not listing it which means they probably didn’t carry this year. It also hasn’t been reviewed by the Wine Spectator so sorry for the lack of information on this wine.
Here is the group rating for the wine -Mick – 88, Mark - 90, Kathy – 88, Amy – 89, Overall – 88.75.
I thought the group rating of 88.75 was interesting as we rated the base Kendall higher at 90. This is one of the few brands of wines where I believe the lower price wine is the better of the two. I enjoyed the KJ Grand Reserve but considering you can almost get two bottles of the Vintner’s Reserve for the same price, this one is a no brainer – take the two bottles!
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Here is the group rating for the wine -Mick – 88, Mark - 90, Kathy – 88, Amy – 89, Overall – 88.75.
I thought the group rating of 88.75 was interesting as we rated the base Kendall higher at 90. This is one of the few brands of wines where I believe the lower price wine is the better of the two. I enjoyed the KJ Grand Reserve but considering you can almost get two bottles of the Vintner’s Reserve for the same price, this one is a no brainer – take the two bottles!
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