We’re heading up to the Post Hotel in Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. We were there in December and enjoyed several bottles of Chablis, some red burgs and white and red Rhones. Prices posted are in Canadian dollars, and we would like to choose 4 bottles under $600 CAD total. We would likely pick 2 whites and 2 reds. We would be very happy to stay within the regions I mentioned but are open to other suggestions.
Over your limit and not type you asked for, but the 89 Taittinger Comtes at 315CAD is probably about auction value.
For Chablis I’d probably go with the Fevre or Brocard. If you want a cheap white the Drouhin St Veran is usually pretty dependable. As it their red CDBV.
Not much red Burg there under 150CAD, but the Pavelots should be good. The 1er is (relatively) better priced, but the village might be drinking better at moment, I haven’t been touching '09s.
I’m not a lot of help on this list, but the 2009 Dujac MSD white might be a good deal at $130. The '98 Caprai Sagrantino at $185 is over budget and out of region, but could be showing really well. The '88 Ch. Camensac might be interesting, as well as the '05 Cantemerle. The '07 Vieux Telegraphe is just over budget at $165. That Alberta liquor control board mark up is amazing, plus the Post Hotel adds their own, for sure. Cool list though, if money is no object.
I love that area. Michelle and I drove from Banff to Lake Louise one morning with the hopes of going skiing. The car thermometer read -26 Celsius (-15F?), so we decided to have a good lunch there instead. Have a fun trip.
depends, they are from different parcels with different soils. pur sang has no silex i believe. maybe read some tasting notes and judge which style you would prefer.
I’d definitely hit a bottle of that '94 Chartron Chevy for $220. Sure, the vintage was pretty crappy, but where else can you touch Chevalier-Montrachet for that price?!
Unfortunately, I’ve never had the wine. '94 isn’t showing up online, but the average across all vintages shows the wine has virtually no markup over retail.
I’ve never had this wine, but the few grand cru whites I’ve had from 1994 have been amazing. This was the last year before premox, it could be an incredible find. And if it were over the hill, a good sommelier would realize that and find you something else.
For a different take - how often do you taste Canadian wine? If I go to France, I don’t ask them for Italian wine. Canada may not be the vinous equivalent of France, but why not give them a shot? I’ve had some surprisingly good wines from BC. Last weekend I was in Mexico and I didn’t look for CA wines - I wanted to try some of the local stuff. I’d do the same in BC.
Okanagan has some interesting wines. The Osoyoos Larose for example, is made by the folks who own Gruaud Larose, and it’s a nice wine.