Henry of Pelham, Speck Family Reserve Baco Noir, Ontario

Opaque purple colour. Youthful, blackberry, black cherry, olive and smoky herb nose. Ripe and viscous palate with a savoury salinity, supple tannins, and marked acidity; medium-bodied with good length and focus on the finish. It should keep well for a decade plus; I look forward to a mid-term (3-5 years) re-assessment. 4/5

Drinking well. Tastes of dark fruit,toast and herbs. Full body well balanced.

Intense, blackberry fruit, tar, animal, and sap nose. Dark flavours with artful acid balance that cancels all impression of the residual sugar; long, focused, fresh finish. 4.5/5

Nóvembersmakk Eðalklúbbsins 2023 (Bólstaðarhlíð 29) : Ilmurinn af víninu er mjög þægilegur. Anís, fjólur. Dökk kirsuber og smá skítalykt í lokin. Á tungu mjög mikil sýra. Sólber og dökk kirsuber eru þarna líka. Grænt og óþroskað á tungu. Björgvin tók þetta vín svo til nánari skoðunar og var ekki hrifinn.

Páskasmakk Eðalklúbbsins. Apríl 2023. (Marbakkabraut 12) : Fjólurautt. Unglegur litur. Dökk og brennd lykt. Kröftugur ilmur. Á tungu: Fjólur, ávaxtaríkt. Talsverð sýra. Þarna er líka viður, sedrus. Mikil sæta en líka greip og blóðappelsínur. Í eftirbragði sæta og karamella. Ég var ekkert sérstaklega hrifinn af þessu víni. Þetta vín var tekið inn í pinot noir þrennu. Þegar við fórum að undra okkur á því hvað það væri dökkt fyrir pinot noir þá kom í ljós að það var bara alls …

Cherries and leather on the nose. Tons of dark cherry flavors, light tannins and a bit smokey. A great selection.

Appealing. this is big and dark. fruity and fresh balanced with some wood spice and enough tannic grip. Grapey and a touch sweet. comes off as quite young still.

Blackberry, smoke, barrel, tobacco Enjoyable.

Blackberry, vanilla, smoke, kalamata olive nose with coffee notes. Ripe and flavourful; balanced and complex. 4/5

Not the best Baco Noir from the Region (as compared to Gretzky for example) but still a great wine for the price. Flavor is light to start, fruit forward. This isn’t as bold as some other Bacos I’ve tried and enjoyed.

Full, bright ruby colour. Blueberry jam, smoked meat, coffee, licorice, chocolate and pepper on the nose. Very ripe fruit flavours with a vibrant, refreshing acidity; dry but sweet-centred with a youthful, fruity/toasty finish. 4/5

Inky purple colour. Smoky, violets, earth, toast, and candied cherries with a bit of rubber on the nose. Medium bodied, with fresh acidity and balanced tannins; youthful fruit and coffeed oak to finish. 4/5

Like smelling a bowl of ripe black cherries. Soft round fruit and tannins. Some gentle smokiness. A wine for the everything but Baco disbeliever.