In the middle of a winter's night sleep in this VQA region called Lake Erie North Shore, temperatures can dip to -8 degrees Celsius or colder,
which are ideal conditions for a true Canadian viticultural wonder — Icewine.
Appellation:
VQA - Lake Erie North Shore
Blend:
Vidal 100%
Brix at Harvest:
36.14
Fermentation:
Stainless steel tanks
Aging:
Stainless steel tanks
Residual Sugar:
160 g/l
Alcohol Content:
11.5 %
Production:
1660
Winemaker:
Tim Reilly
Size/Finish/Product #:
Size
Finish
Product #
200 mL & 375mL
Corked Finish
503359 & 467472
Vintage:
2007, 2005, 2004
Food Match:
Salad, Fruit, Desserts, Cheeses-strong
Grape Variety:
Vidal
Sugar Code:
16
Awards & Reviews:
2004 CEV Vidal Icewine—"Tastes like orange-flavored hard candy, accented by apple pie and spice notes. It's just balanced, with a moderate finish. Drink now." Score: 89
Wine Spectator online~winespectator.com
2005 CEV Vidal Icewine—"Rich and floral, with an orange blossom note highlighting flavors of apricot jam and vanilla. Nicely balanced, with a hint of marmalade lingering on the finish." Drink now. Score: 88
Wine Spectator online~winespectator.com
2005 CEV Vidal Icewine—"Deep amber in colour with a high-tones nose of dried apricot and honey. On the palate, very generous, sweet, mature dries apricot and honey flavours and meld into toffee and orange notes." Tony Aspler~ Tidings magazine July/August 2009
2007 CEV Vidal Icewine—"This gold medal winner at Les Citadelles du Vin competition in Bordeaux possesses only 160 grams of sugar, making it less sweet than its brethren. Combined with a personality of toasted cinnamon raisin bread, butter and dried apricots make this an irresistible tasting experience that must be had." Evan Saviolidis~ winesavvy.ca
2005 CEV Vidal Icewine — Gold Medal winner at the 2008 Great Lakes Wine Competition.
2005 CEV Vidal Icewine — Silver Medal winner at the 2008 Decanter World Wine Awards.
2007 CEV Vidal Icewine — Trophée Citadelles (Gold Medal) at 2009 Citadelles du Vins announced at VinExpo
2007 CEV Vidal Icewine — Silver medal winner at the 2009 Great Lakes Wine Competition
2007 CEV Vidal Icewine — Silver medal winner at the 2009 Canadian Wine Awards
Availability:
Winery, any of 14 Wine Region of Colio Estate retail boutiques, LCBO Vintages across Ontario, on-line services
