Essex Wine Review

Winemaker’s Notes:
Our fourth Cabernet Franc release. This medium-bodied wine exhibits an aromatic nose of dark fruits. Twelve months of aging in French oak barrels has harmonized fruit, acidity, and tannins into a well-rounded taste with added depth and complexity.

Pairs well with pasta, veal and grilled vegetables.

Hand-harvested on October 6th, 2007
Total production: 110 cases.

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

Price: 750 mL $16

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Winemaker’s Notes:
An excellent Patio wine or summer sipper. This finely balanced wine has an off-dry appeal. Charateristics include citrus notes on the nose with a crisp, clean finish.

Pairs well with spicy Indian dishes or Thai dishes. Serve slightly chilled.

Hand-harvested on October 16th, 2008
Total production: 185 cases.

VQA Lake Erie North Shore
11.5% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $14

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Winemaker’s Notes:
Aged 12 months in French oak, this red wine displays a radiant crimson colour with full-bodied mouth feel. The fruit driven intensity on the palette gives way to a smooth well balanced finish.

A wonderful partner with strong cheeses, grilled meats or game.

Awards:
2009 “All Canadian Wine Championship” Bronze medal

Hand-harvested on September 24th, 2007
Total production: 330 cases.

VQA Ontario
Unfiltered
13.3.% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $18

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Winemaker’s Notes:
Our 2008 Rosé was made by siphoning off juice from the Cabernet Franc must after twelve hours of skin contact and prior to fermentations. The twelve hours of skin contact slightly taints the juice which gives it a pink colour.

Enjoy this wine in the summer sun as a cocktail or with light appetizers and salad.

Hand-harvested on September 18th, 2008
Total production: 110 cases.

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

Price: 750 mL $14

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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

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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

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 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

 
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Winemaker’s Notes:
This wine offers a fruit character with a hint of melon. An engaging white wine that would pair wonderfully with seafood or salad. We have dedicated this wine to our remarkable family and friends who helped hand-harvest this crop on a sun-drenched late summer morning.

Serve slightly chilled.

Hand-harvested: September 29th, 2007
Total production: 68 cases
12.5% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $16

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Winemaker’s Notes:
The first Meritage release from Muscedere Vineyards. Aged eighteen months in French oak barrels. It is a blend of our finest hand-harvested Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabenet Franc grapes. The Mertitage is full of flavours including: cherries, plums, and dark chocolate.

An excellent pairing for steak, lamb or big game dishes.

Total production: 85 cases.

Price: 750 mL $25

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Winemaker’s Notes:
Hand-harvested on a crisp autumn day, the result is an elegant Chardonnay with hints of pinneapple and green apple on the nose. The palate shows vibrant friut flavours with clean crisp finish.

It pairs well with pork and chicken dishes, as well as with grilled or poached fish.

Serve slightly chilled.

Hand-harvest: September 20th, 2007
Total production: 50 cases.

Price: 750 mL $18

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