Essex Wine Review

Winemaker’s Notes:
Sensuous and fruit-forward this VQA Merlot offers blackberry jam and spice features. It goes perfectly with grilled beef or veal pasta with tomato sauce or sharing laughs with friends around the kitchen table.

VQA Designation: Lake Erie North Shore
Fermentation: 10 days on the skins
Aging: Oak Barrels
Blend: 100% Merlot
Residual Sugar: 3 g/L
Alcohol Content: 12.7%
Sugar Code: 0
Production: 5100 cases
Winemaker: Tim Reilly
Colour: Garnet
Bouquet: Dark berry, plum, leather and toasty oak
Taste: Soft tart berry, plum and toasted oakiness
Food Matches: Beef, strong cheeses, tomato based pasta
Serve At: 10º - 12º C

Price: 750mL $12.75

Rate and review Colio Estates Girls’ Night Out Merlot 2007

Winemaker’s Notes:
It’s a unique, VQA Merlot/Chardonnay that’s seductive and refreshing with hints of strawberry jam and red currents. It pairs perfectly with chicken ceasar salad, smoked salmon, herbed pork loin or dancing the night away.

VQA Designation: Ontario
Fermentation: Stainless Steel Tanks
Aging: Stainless Steel Tanks
Blend: 60% Merlot, 40% Chardonnay
Residual Sugar: 9 g/L
Alcohol Content: 12.5%
Sugar Code: 1
Production: 2200 cases
Winemaker: Tim Reilly
Colour: Light cherry
Bouquet: Cherry, raspberry and rhubarb
Taste: Cherry, red berry and rhubarb pie with balanced finish

Serve At: 8º - 10º C

Price: 750mL $12.75

Rate and review Colio Estates Girls’ Night Out Merlot/Chardonnay Rosé 2007

Winemaker’s Notes:
Full-bodied red, barrel-aged for 18 months. This rich and velvety wine has hints of raspberry and black currants. Match with prime rib, duck, and wild game.

VQA Lake Erie North Shore
13% alc./vol.

Gold Medal Winner: All Canadian Wine Championship

Price: 750 mL $60 (May 2009)

Rate and review Mastronardi Merlot 2002

Winemakers Notes:
We lovingly dedicate this wine to the memory of our precious daughter Brittany Alyssa Mastronardi. BriAnjë translates to “Angel Brittany”. Brittany touched so many lives in her short 11 years. She taught us to celebrate life, love and family.

A portion of all sales of BriAnjë will be donated to the Batten disease in memory of Brittany. It has been our honour to share her beauitful spirit with you! Celebrate life and toast to BriAnjë!!

VQA Lake Erie North Shore

Sugar Code: 2
12.4% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $15

Rate and review Mastronardi BriAnjë Riesling 2007

Winemaker’s Notes:
The first ever Cabernet Sauvignon from Muscedere Vineyards, this wine is an expressive full-bodied red wine with aromas of licorice and dark chocolate. It presents vivid flavours of blackberry, plum and oak with a smooth long finish. This food-friendly wine pairs beautifully with grilled meats.

Hand-harvested: on October 15th, 2007
Total production: 70 cases.

VQA Lake Erie North Shore
Unfiltered
13.3% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $30

Rate and review Muscedere Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Winemaker’s Notes:
Reflections of 2008 include all gamuts of the weather spectrum occurring at the appropriate time producing wines that are as diverse as the weather. They were born in and just as Mother nature intended. The results of the late spring, a hot and dry summer, and a cool harvest season are aromatic a richly flavoured wines to be enjoyed for years to come.

This unoaked Chardonnay is full-bodied and dry combining red apple, rose water and honey notes with a soft finish.

Food Pairings:
Sure to be a great match with pasta in cream sauce, grilled salmon or crusty breads and cheeses.

VQA Lake Erie North Shore
12.6% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $12.95

Rate and review Aleksander Estate Chardonnay 2008

Winemaker’s Notes:
If only a man could be as dependable as this classy number. Elegant and dry, this crisp VQA chardonnay delivers creamy citrus and butterscotch notes. Serve with grilled fish, seafood, roasted chicken and vegetables or trading spicy stories with the girls.

Fermentation: Stainless Steel Tanks
Aging: Stainless Steel Tanks
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Residual Sugar: 2 g/L
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Production: 3000 cases

Winemaker: Tim Reilly
Colour: Light greenish hue
Bouquet: Citrus fruit, melon and peaches
Taste: Citrus and butterscotch notes
Serve At: 8º - 10º C

12.5% alc./vol.

Price: 750 ml $12.75

Rate and review Colio Estates Girls’ Night Out Chardonnay

Colio Estate Vineyards (CEV)-Ultra Premium VQA

Winemakers Notes:
A short warm spring in the Lake Erie North Shore was followed by a hot, relatively dry summer which allowed for earlier maturation of the white grape varieties.

Colour: Light straw
Bouquet: Overripe pear, baked bread and tree nuts
Taste: Pear and tropical flavours, followed by a creamy, yeasty finish
Serve at: 8º - 10º C

Appellation: VQA - Lake Erie North Shore
Blend: Pinot Grigio 100%
Brix at Harvest: 18.7%
Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks
Aging: Stainless steel tanks
Residual Sugar: 3 g/l
Alcohol Content: 13.0 %
Production: 3300 cases
Winemaker: Tim Reilly

Price: 750 mL $15.25

Rate and review Colio Estate Pinot Grigio 2007

Winemaker’s Notes:
A follow-up to our 2006 All-Canadian Wine Championship Best of Category Pinot Noir. This Pinot Noir promises to be even better. Again due to its finicky nature, we spent extra time in the vineyard to care for this delicate variety. We kept our yields low, only permitting one cluster per shoot, which allowed the grapes to mature to their maximum potential. This Pinot Noir is an elegant light-bodied red wine with a slight hint of oak and smooth finish. A wonderful partner with grilled pork and seafood dishes.

Hand-harvested on September 6th, 2007
Total production: 50 cases.

Unfiltered
12.9% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $35 Now $30

Rate and review Muscedere Vineyards Pinot Noir 2007

 Winemaker’s Notes:
The first ever Syrah from Muscedere Vineyards, this wine is a medium to full-bodied with notes of black pepper on the nose.It shows intense flavours of blackberry and pepper with hints of toasted oak. Enjoy with Barbecued ribs. rack of lamb or sizzling steak.

Hand-harvested on September 25th, 2007
Total production: 25 cases.

Unfiltered
13% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $40

 
Rate and review Muscedere Vineyards Syrah 2007.