Southbrook Poetica Red 2016
Red Blend
Ontario, Canada
Ontario Agent# 355859
0W
Critic Reviews (5)
Michael Godel
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Michael Godel

Poetica is one of Ontario and Canada’s most iconic Bordeaux shape shifting red blends and with 2016 the abstract,...

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John Szabo, MS
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John Szabo, MS

With it's high viscosity and glycerous texture, Southbrook's top end red blend is a lovely supple, suave and complex...

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Sara d'Amato
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Sara d'Amato

A tender red wine showcasing graceful maturity and an appealing meshing of flavours. The oak spice is dominated by...

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Janet Dorozynski Dip WSET, Ph.D.
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Janet Dorozynski Dip WSET, Ph.D.

A complex nose of red and dark berries and cedar is followed by a concentrated dark fruit palate with ripe tannins...

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David Lawrason
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David Lawrason

Poetica is the top drop from Southbrook. This vintage was quite hot and I sense some overripeness here. The nose...

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Community Reviews (1)
Alan  Withers
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Alan Withers

The blend is 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot all from the hot 2016 vintage that produced some remarkable Bordeaux variety wines in Niagara, especially from Niagara-on-the-Lake. Count the Poetica Red 2016 among the best. The wine spends 24 months in French oak barriques, 50% of the oak is new with further bottle aging for two years.





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