Colio CEV Lily Non-Vintage Review
CEV Signature Series-Limited Edition Wines
Wine Type: Methode Cuve Close
Tasting Notes: Colour: Pale with green hue
Bouquet: Fresh apple and creamy citrus
Taste: Apple, lemon and a creamy finish
Winemakers Notes: The CEV Lily series: exceptional, award-winning VQA sparkling wines born of premium vinifera garpes from select Ontario vineyards. Combining traditional technique, current technology and his own unyielding standards, our winemaker, Tim Reilly, transforms the quality fruit into its refined, effervescent state with a natural “Méthode Cuve Close” fermentation.
Appellation: VQA – Ontario
Blend: Riesling 100%
Brix at Harvest: 17.2%
Fermentation: Charmat Method – Cuve Close
Aging: On the lees
Residual Sugar: 20 g/l
Alcohol Content: 11 %
Winemaker: Tim Reilly
Vintage: Non-Vintage
Food Match: Salmon, Seafood
Grape Variety: Riesling
Sugar Code: 2
Price: 750 mL – $15.75
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At a recent Windsor / Essex Ontario Wine Society tasting the theme was sparkling wine. Colio’s Lily surprised the members attending who in a blind judging tasting voted Colio sparkling wine as their favourite. Considering another wines in the blind tasting was a 2002 vintage house Veuve Clicquot Champagne currently selling at the LCBO for $88.95 this was quite a feat.
Colio’s Lily is 100% Riesling. Like Sekt, a sparkling wine from Germany, it too is often made using the Riesling. The majority of Sekt is made by the Charmat method just like Colio’s Lilly.
Crisp and clean with lively acidity, apple and citrus fruit notes and a super buy at under $16. Perfect for any special occasion or with Sunday brunch!