Essex Wine Review

Winemaker’s Notes:
(vee-own-yay) A wonderfully floral white from the Northern Rhone valley, this grape carries a creamy mouth feel with notes of honey and stone fruits.

Pleasant Pairings: This is a great wine with food! Spicy – but not hot – flavours, like ginger, turmeric and cumin are good partners here, as are game meats such as goose, turkey, and duck.

VQA Lake Erie North Shore
Estate Bottled
12.3% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $13

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Winemaker’s Notes:
With it’s beautiful garnet colour, the 2008 Cabernet Franc opens with the juicy flavours of red berries and sweet cherries. Berry flavours linger in the finish.

Food Pairings:
Best served with slow roasted back ribs, grilled veal and lamb chops.

VQA Lake Erie North Shore
Estate Bottled

12.8% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $14

Rate and review Aleksander Estate Cabernet Franc 2008

Winemaker’s Notes:
Gewurztraminer, off dry intense flavors of white peach and nutmeg

VQA Lake Erie North Shore
Estate Bottled

12.5% alc./vol.
Price: 750 mL $13

Rate and review Smith & Wilson Cherieau 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.