Essex Wine Review

Colio Estate – Lake & River Series

Winemaker’s Notes:
Colour: Salmon pink
Bouquet: Candied cherry, melon and peach
Taste: Bing cherry and candy floss with a nice acidity
Serve at: 8º – 10º C
Brix at Harvest: 19.14
Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks
Aging: Stainless steel tanks
Residual Sugar: 30 g/l
Production: 1666 cases
Winemaker: Tim Reilly
Food Match: Thai, Seafood, Oriental, Mexican, Grilled Vegetables, Cheeses-mild

VQA Ontario

Blend:
Villard Noir 79.4%
Pinot Noir 15.3%
Vidal 5.3%

Alcohol Content: 11.5%
Sugar code: (3)

Price: 750 mL – $8.75

Rate and review Colio River Rock Rosé 2009.

Colio Estate – Lake & River Series

Winemaker’s Notes:
Colour: Light garnet
Bouquet: Blackberry, raspberry and bing cherry
Taste: Tart dark berry, pepper and plum, light oak finsh
Serve at: 15º – 18º C
Brix at Harvest: 20.63 combined average
Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks, 10 to 14 days on the skins
Aging: 12 months in oak barrels
Residual Sugar: 2 g/l
Production: 4444 cases
Winemaker: Tim Reilly
Food Match: Beef-grilled, Cheeses-strong, Lamb, Pasta-tomato based

VQA Ontario

Blend:
Cabernet Franc 62.5%,
Shiraz 12.5%,
Merlot 12.5%,
Cabernet Sauvignon 12.5%

Alcohol Content: 12.5%
Sugar code: (0)

Price: 750 mL – $10.75

Rate and review Colio River Rock Red 2008.

Colio Estate – Lake & River Series

Winemaker’s Notes:
Colour: Pale Straw
Bouquet: Gooseberry, mango and lemon
Taste: Soft Citrus and melon with a nice, clean finish
Serve at: 8º – 10º C
Brix at Harvest: Chardonnay 20.9, Gewurztraminer 19.2
Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks
Aging: Stainless steel tanks
Residual Sugar: 6 g/l
Production: 4444 cases
Winemaker: Tim Reilly
Food Match: Pasta-cream based, Oriental, Fish – Light Flavoured, Chicken

VQA Ontario

Blend: Chardonnay 70.5%, Gewurztraminer 29.5%
Alcohol Content: 11.8%
Sugar code: (1)

Price: 750 mL – $10.75

Rate and review Colio Moonlight White 2009.

Colio Estate – Lake & River Series

Winemaker’s Notes:
Coming soon.

VQA Niagara Peninsula

Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon 100%
Alcohol Content: 12.8%

Price: 750 mL – $13.65

Rate and review Colio Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

Ideal Pointe 2006

Winemaker’s Notes:
Aroma: buttery rich baked apple, with tropical fruit, spicy oak, vanilla and butter.
Palate: Dry with good acidity, mid to heavy weight.
Award winning wine is big on the attack, with great oak/butter/vanilla filling in the mid palate, and ripe tannins on the long clean finish.

VQA Lake Erie North Shore

14.6% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $28.95

Rate and review Viewpointe Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2006

Winemaker’s Notes:
Colour: Light green
Bouquet: Citrus fruit and green apple and honey
Taste: Citrus fruit and green apple
Serve at: 8º – 10º C

Appellation: VQA Lake Erie North Shore

Blend: Riesling 100%
Brix at Harvest: 18.3
Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks
Aging: Stainless steel tanks
Residual Sugar: 17 g/l
Alcohol Content: 11.8 %
Production: 6660 cases
Winemaker: Tim Reilly

Price: $12.75

Awards: Bronze medal winner at the 2009 Great Lakes Wine Competition

Rate and review Colio Estates Girls’ Night Out Riesling 2008

Winemaker’s Notes:
Eco Trail is a blend of Auxerrois harvested when it reached 19.4 brix, and Chardonnay harvested when it reached an average of 19 brix.

Serve at 16 degrees Celsius with poultry or seafood. This is another excellent sipping wine great for sharing with friends and family out on the patio or over a great meal.

A true blend of Chardonnay and Auxerrois. A wine of lingering fruit with a pronounced floral bouquet and clean crisp finish.

Serve at 16 degrees C.

VQA Ontario

GRAPES: 60% Chardonnay, 40% Auxerrois
BRIX: 19.4
ALCOHOL: 12.5%
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 9.9 g/L
Sugar Code: (1)

Awards:
GOLD – 2009 Challenge International Du Vin
SILVER – 2009 INTERNATIONAL EASTERN WINE COMPETITION
BRONZE – 2009 Canadian Wine Awards
BRONZE – 2009 All Canadian Wine Championships

Price: 750 mL $10.45

Rate and review Pelee Island Eco Trail White 2008

Winemaker’s Notes:
This dry white wine exhibits green apple on the nose with delicate citrus flavours and a crisp, clean finish. An excellent summertime wine that can be enjoyed as a sipping cocktail or paired with light foods and seafood. Serve slightly chilled.

Hand-harvested: September 21, 2008
Total production: 155 cases

VQA Lake Erie North Shore
11% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $14

Rate and review Muscedere Vineyards Pinot Grigio 2008.

Winemaker’s Notes:
Our Lighthouse Riesling has a fragrant orchard fresh aroma with a delicate peach bouquet. With a sugar code of (2) it is a refreshing sweeter white wine.

The balance of acidity and residual sugar give this Riesling a good balance with a long aging potential. With a fragrant orchard fresh aroma and a delicate peach bouquet this is a refreshing white wine.

VQA Ontario

Grape Composition: 86% Riesling, 14% Gewurztraminer
Alcohol: 12.5 %
Sugar Code: (2)
Cold fermented

Food Recommendation:
Our “classic” Riesling makes a perfect complement with appetizers, seafood, cheeses, white meats or just on its own.

Price: 750 mL $10.95

Rate and review Pelee Island Lighthouse Riesling 2008.

Winemaker’s Notes:
This wine combines the characteristics of dried berry fruit and light cherry notes with fine tannins and vanilla aromas.

The Chambourcin grapes used for this wine were left on the vine until they had reached 20.8 brix, and the Cabernet Franc grapes were harvested at 21.2 brix.

A great wine to be enjoyed with friends around the dinner table.

VQA Ontario

GRAPES: 60% Cabernet Franc, 30% Chambourcin, 10% Zweigelt
ALCOHOL: 13.5%
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 4.1 g/L
Sugar Code: (0)

Price: 750 mL $10.45

Rate and review Pelee Island Eco Trail – RED 2008