Essex Wine Review

Winemaker’s Notes:
More than your typical Chardonnay! This crisp wine carries a delightfully un-oaked citrus twist and finishes with mineral and fruity notes on the palate.

VQA Lake Erie North Shore

12.5% alc./vol.
Sugar Code: 0

Price: 750 mL $11.95

Rate and review Sprucewood Shores Chardonnay 2008

Winemaker’s Notes:
This premium wine offer the quality you’d expect from a cool climate barrel aged Chardonnay. The subtle bouquet of the barrel offers toasted vanilla and butterscotch that marry perfectly with the mineral notes found in our Chardonnay. With a supple and smooth mouth feel this wine lingers on your palate in the most pleasant way, reminding you it’s time for another sip! Pair this wine with veal, salmon, pine nuts, and mint.

VQA Lake Erie North Shore

12.5% alc./vol.
Sugar Code: 0

Price: 750 mL $18.95

Rate and review Sprucewood Shores Barrel Reserve Chardonnay 2008.

Winemaker’s Notes:
An off dry blend of Chardonnay, Vidal and Icewine fermented in stainless steel to retain fruityness and freshness. Medium bodied, smooth white.

Vintner: Sal D’Angelo

11.8.0% alc./vol.
VQA Ontario.

Price: 750 mL $10

Rate and review D’Angelo Blanc de Blanc 2007

Colio Estate - VQA Varietals and Premium Blends

Winemaker’s Notes
Colour: Pale straw
Bouquet: Green apple, mango and citrus
Taste: Green apple, banana and citrus
Serve at: 10º - 12º C

VQA Ontario

Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks
Aging: Stainless steel tanks
Alcohol Content: 12.7 %
Winemaker: Tim Reilly

Food Match: Vegetarian, Seafood, Fish - Light Flavoured, Chicken, Cheeses-mild

Price: 750 mL - $10.75

Rate and review Colio Chardonnay 2008.

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.

Colchester Ridge Estate Winery (CREW)

Winemaker’s Notes:
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In your hand is a premium quality wine. CREW is located in the southernmost part of Canada where sun and terroir yield superior grapes. Meticulous attention to detail then produces this exceptional wine. Enjoy creating special memories with CREW.

VQA Lake Erie North Shore
13.9 alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL - $12.80

Rate and review CREW Chardonnay 2008.

Winemaker’s Notes:
Our first white blend. Viognier, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris & Pinot Noir (vinted off the skins)

VQA Ontario
12% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $13

Rate and review Smith & Wilson End Of The Line 2008.

Winemaker’s Notes:

Pelee Girls Stepped up to the Plate series.

10% of the sales proceeds from this wine will be donated to the Ontario Association of Food Banks to help your neighbours facing hunger.

Every month, over 320,000 Ontarians are served by food banks, and forty percent are children. Buy local, Share local is a campaign in support of our neighbours, our local producers, our environment and our economy.

Alcohol: 12.5%
VQA Pelee Island

Price: 750 ML $12.75

Rate and review Pelee Island Chardonnay 2008 (Stepped up to the Plate)

Winemaker’s Notes:
It’s a unique, VQA Merlot/Chardonnay that’s seductive and refreshing with hints of strawberry jam and red currents. It pairs perfectly with chicken ceasar salad, smoked salmon, herbed pork loin or dancing the night away.

VQA Designation: Ontario
Fermentation: Stainless Steel Tanks
Aging: Stainless Steel Tanks
Blend: 60% Merlot, 40% Chardonnay
Residual Sugar: 9 g/L
Alcohol Content: 12.5%
Sugar Code: 1
Production: 2200 cases
Winemaker: Tim Reilly
Colour: Light cherry
Bouquet: Cherry, raspberry and rhubarb
Taste: Cherry, red berry and rhubarb pie with balanced finish

Serve At: 8º - 10º C

Price: 750mL $12.75

Rate and review Colio Estates Girls’ Night Out Merlot/Chardonnay Rosé 2007

Winemaker’s Notes:
Reflections of 2008 include all gamuts of the weather spectrum occurring at the appropriate time producing wines that are as diverse as the weather. They were born in and just as Mother nature intended. The results of the late spring, a hot and dry summer, and a cool harvest season are aromatic a richly flavoured wines to be enjoyed for years to come.

This unoaked Chardonnay is full-bodied and dry combining red apple, rose water and honey notes with a soft finish.

Food Pairings:
Sure to be a great match with pasta in cream sauce, grilled salmon or crusty breads and cheeses.

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

Price: 750 mL $12.95

Rate and review Aleksander Estate Chardonnay 2008