RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine: Adamo’s 2021 Bistro Wine

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Adamo’s 2021 Bistro red wine is a blend of 52% Cabernet Franc, 27.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.9% Merlot, 4.6% Malbec and 2.3% Petit Verdot. The grapes were purchased in the Niagara Peninsula region of Ontario. 20% of the wine was aged in oak. 920 cases made.

What is a bistro wine? Simple French food such as croque monsieur, coq au vin, burgers, steak frites, mussels and onion soup.

Aroma: Smoky. Black currant, cassis, black cherry and Vermont black licorice.

Palate:  Broad based moderate tannins that are between slim and husky with a hint of white pepper. Cherry pie, ripe strawberries and ruby port. Long finish.

Personality/Food Match: I am tough enough to compliment steak frites, croques and even a Bucky Burger. I am not high class just utilitarian.

Cellarbility: Can hang in to the end of 2026.

Price: $23 CDN.

RKS 2025 CANADIAN Wine Rating: 89/100.

(Adamo Bistro 2021, Adamo Estate Winery, VQA Ontario, Mono, Ontario, 750 mL, 13%).

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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