Essex Wine Review

Winemaker’s Notes:
Gewurztraminer, off dry intense flavors of white peach and nutmeg

VQA Lake Erie North Shore
Estate Bottled

12.5% alc./vol.
Price: 750 mL $13

Rate and review Smith & Wilson Cherieau 2008.

CEV Signature Series-Limited Edition Wines

Winemaker’s Notes:
Blackberry, chocolate and black pepper bouquet. Flavours of sweet red berries, chocolate and definative black pepper on the finish.

Blend: 100% Shariz
Serve at: 15º – 17º C
Winemaker: Tim Reilly
Alcohol Content: 12.5 %

VQA lake Erie North Shore

Price: 750 mL – $24.75

Rate and review Colio CEV Nine Barrel Shariz 2007.

Winemaker’s Notes:
Unoaked and fruit forward. A blend of medium bodied reds (Gamay and Merlot)

VQA Lake Erie North Shore
12.4% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $13

Rate and review Smith & Wilson Rondeau Red 2008

Winemaker’s Notes:
Not currently available.

Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot

VQA Lake Erie North Shore
13.5% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $19.95

Rate and review Sanson Bird Dog Red 2005

Winemaker’s Notes:
The Cabernet Sauvignon is the world’s most renowned grape variety for producing fine, long-lived red wines. The combination of tannins, pigments and flavour compounds produce big wines that evolve over the years into wines with a distinct and subtle bouquet.

Our Cabernet Sauvignon is VQA Pelee Island, meaning that it is 100% Pelee Island and certainly does justice to the unique growing conditions on the Island.

Long, hot and dry summers have augmented this small berries’ characteristics, with hand-picked care and 15 months of oak aging in French and Hungarian oak barrels to produce a wine that will only improve over the next decade….and beyond.

These grapes were harvested in mid-October when they had reached 21 degrees brix. Following the harvest they spent 7 days in a rotor fermenter.

This wine has the ability to stand up to red meat in sauce or grilled game and even sausages. Its hearty staying power makes it a great winter warm-up!

GRAPES: 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc
BRIX: 21°
ALCOHOL: 13%
ACID: 5.1 g/L
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 2.8 g/L

VQA Pelee Island
Price: 750 mL $24.95

AWARDS:
Intervin International Wine Awards 2009 – Silver
Canadian Wine Awards 2008 – Bronze
Challenge International Du Vin France 2008 – Bronze
Ontario Wine Awards 2008 – Silver

Rate and review Pelee Island Cabernet Sauvignon 2005.

Winemaker’s Notes:
Medium but sweet with a nice clean finish.

VQA Lake Erie North Shore
Estate Bottled

Bronze award winner!

11.2% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $13

Rate and review Smith & Wilson Riesling 2008.

CEV Signature Series-Limited Edition Wines

Winemaker’s Notes:
Aromas of cherry, dark chocolate and smoke with ripe cherry, plum and toasted vanilla flavours

Colour: Light ruby
Serve at: 15º – 17º C
Blend: Pinot Noir 100%
Brix at Harvest: 19.8
Fermentation: 10 to 14 days on the skins
Aging: 14 months in European oak
Residual Sugar: 2 g/L
Alcohol Content: 12.5 %
Production: 550 cases
Winemaker: Tim Reilly

Price: 750 mL – $19.75

AWARDS:
Silver Medal at the 2009 All-Canadian Wine Championships
Bronze medal winner at the 2009 Great Lakes Wine Competition

Rate and review Colio CEV Pinot Noir 2007.

Winemaker’s Notes:
Dry, fruit forward, totally unoaked, fresh citrus

VQA Lake Erie North Shore
Estate Bottled

C-K “Chatham-Kent”
A vintage for Chatham Kent.

12.2% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $11

Rate and review Smith & Wilson C-K Chardonnay 2008.