Essex Wine Review

Winemaker’s Notes:
This Gold Medal All Canadian Championhip Baco Noir offers depth in both colour and flavour. This full-bodied dry wine is intense with dark berry undertones and black pepper aromas.

*ALL CANADIAN WINE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 – GOLD MEDAL WINNER*

Food Pairings:
The flavours of black cherry are followed with a velvety finish. Pair with game meats, grilled steak or hearty stews.

VQA Ontario
12.8% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $14

Rate and review Aleksander Estate Baco Noir 2009

CEV Signature Series-Limited Edition Wines

Colour: Light straw
Bouquet: Toasted oak, citrus and tropical fruit
Taste: medium bodied with flavours of apple, pear and peach
Serve at: 8º – 10º C

Winemakers Notes: A cool, wet spring followed by a dry summer and dry, warm fall created great conditions for this Chardonnay.

VQA Lake Erie North Shore

Blend: Chardonnay 100%
Brix at Harvest: 21.1
Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks
Aging: Eight months in European oak
Residual Sugar: 3 g/l
Alcohol Content: 13.0 %
Production: 220 cases
Winemaker: Tim Reilly

Food Match: Pasta-cream based, Fish – Light Flavoured, Chicken

Awards: Bronze medal winner at the 2010 Shores of Erie Wine Festival competition.

Price: 750 mL – $17.75

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Winemaker’s Notes:
Our famous Iced Foch blended with Late Harvest Vidal for a refreshing dessert.

Some grapes are left on the vine past normal harvest, past first frost 0C and as cold as -10C, which will freeze the fruit. The grapes are picked and pressed to yield a natural level from 24 brix to as high as 40 brix. Through blending our winemaker Sal D’Angelo has achieved a Canadian dessert wine with 100% natural sweetness. Enjoy after a meal, with dessert, or by itself.

9.2% alc./vol.
VQA Ontario.
Price: 375 mL $15

Rate and review D’Angelo Iced Foch Vidal 2008

Colio Estate – VQA Varietals and Premium Blends

Colour: Deep garnet
Bouquet: Dark berry, cumin, cinnamon
Taste: Tart dark berry, red currant, smoky oak
Serve at: 15º – 18º C

Winemakers Notes: This Baco Noir shows our winemaking team’s ability to stay true to varietals and create fruit-forward, food-friendly wines.

VQA Ontario

Blend: Baco Noir 100%
Brix at Harvest: 21.6
Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks, 10 to 14 days on the skins
Aging: On oak chips for 6 months
Residual Sugar: 4 g/l
Alcohol Content: 12.7 %
Production: 1100 cases
Winemaker: Tim Reilly

Stelvin ROPP Closure

Food Match: Beef-grilled, Beef-roasted, Pork, Turkey

Price: 750 mL – $9.35

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Winemaker’s Notes:
Earthy, light, dry red. Pairs well with turkey, chicken and pasta with red sauce.

11.7% alc./vol. ??
Non VQA

Price: 750 mL $10

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Winemaker’s Notes:
Crisp and ready to quench your thirst.

VQA Lake Erie North Shore
12.5% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $14

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Colio Estate Vineyards (CEV)-Ultra Premium

Colour: Garnet
Bouquet: Fresh, dark fruit, earthiness
Taste: Blackberry, raspberry, cedar and firm tannins
Serve at: 10º – 12º C

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

VQA Lake Erie North Shore

Blend: Merlot 60%, Cabernet Franc 40%
Brix at Harvest: Merlot 21.0, Cabernet Franc 20.9
Fermentation: Whole berry on skins for 10-14 days
Aging: 18 months in oak barrels
Residual Sugar: 2 g/l
Alcohol Content: 13.0 %
Production: 2000 cases

Food Match: Vegetarian, Veal, Pork, Lamb, Cheeses-strong, Beef-roasted, Beef-grilled

Awards & Reviews:
Silver medal winner at the 2010 Shores of Erie Wine Festival competition.
Gold medal winner at the 2010 Great Lakes Wine Competition.
Bronze medal winner at the 2010 Canadian Wine Awards.

Price: 750 mL – $20.75

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Winemaker’s Notes:
Aleksander Estate Winery and Vineyards is nestled atop one of the highest points of Essex County. Sandy loam soils rest above a foundation of gravel allowing for both good natural drainage and vine protection. The family estate winery is home to multiple national award winning wines. Enjoy these wine as much as we have enjoyed making them.

The Chambourcin is a medium-bodied drry red wine with aromas of bright red fruit. Cranberry an red currents continuing with the flavours of sweet cherry lasting well past the swallow.

Food Pairings:
This fruit forward red heightens the experience with all foods. Enjoy with chicken dishes, roast beef and mushrooms, pasta in tomato sauce and yes, pizza.

*ALL CANADIAN WINE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010 – DOUBLE GOLD, BEST OF CATEGORY WINNER*

VQA Ontario
12.8% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $14

Rate and review Aleksander Chambourcin 2009

Winemaker’s Notes:This dessert wine was made by blending Iced Vidal, Vidal wine, and Canadian Spirits to raise the alcohol to 20%. Enjoy with dessert or by itself. Serve chilled.

A fortified ice wine, vidal blend. 20% alcohol. Just chill & you have an Icewine Martini!!

Vintner: Sal D’Angelo
DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL WINNER AT THE 2010 ALL CANADIAN WINE CHAMPIONSHIPS

20% alc./vol.
VQA Ontario

Price: 375 mL $20

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