Essex Wine Review

Colio Estate - VQA Varietals and Premium Blends

Winemaker’s Notes:
Colour: Light straw
Bouquet: Sweet tropical fruit, melon, lanolin, fresh cut hay
Taste: Tropical fruit, asparagus, lemongrass and minerals
Serve at: 8º - 10º C

VQA Lake Erie North Shore

Blend: Sauvignon Blanc 100%
Brix at Harvest: 20.5
Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks
Aging: Stainless steel tanks
Residual Sugar: 2 g/l
Alcohol Content: 13.8%
Production: 2000 cases
Winemaker: Tim Reilly

Awards & Reviews: Bronze medal winner at the 2009 Intervin International Awards
Food Match: Pasta-cream based, Fish - Light Flavoured, Chicken

Price: 750 mL - $10.75

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Colio Estate Vineyards (CEV)-Ultra Premium VQA

Tasting Notes
Colour: Light straw
Bouquet: Sweet Tropical fruit and fresh cut hay
Taste: Zesty citrus and lemongrass, soft mineral finish
Serve at: 8º - 10º C

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

Pronounced tropical fruit bouquet is followed by typical varietal citrus notes in the mouthfeel with exteneded fresh cut grass finish.

Appellation: VQA - Lake Erie North Shore
Blend: Sauvignon Blanc 100%
Harvest Date: Sept 29, 2006
Brix at Harvest: 20.5
Residual Sugar: 2 g/L
Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks
Aging: Stainless steel tanks
Alcohol Content: 12.2 %
Production: 1100 cases
Winemaker: Tim Reilly
Vintage: 2006

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

CEV Sauvignon Blanc 2006 wins “Trophée Excellence” at VinExpo

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Winemaker’s Notes:
None yet.

VQA Ontario
12% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $15.95

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Winemaker’s Notes:
Grassy and subtle. A great summer white

VQA Lake Erie North Shore

12.3% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $13

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Winemaker’s Notes:

Colour: Light greenish hue
Bouquet: Lanolin, zesty lemon, melon and grassiness
Taste: Lemon, tropical fruit, firm acidity
Serve at: 8º - 10º C
Appellation: VQA Lake Erie North Shore
Blend: Sauvignon Blanc 100%
Brix at Harvest: 19.7
Fermentation: Stainless steel tanks
Aging: Stainless steel tanks
Residual Sugar: 2 g/l
Alcohol Content: 12.7 %
Production: 2750 cases
Winemaker: Tim Reilly

Food Match: Turkey, Seafood, Salmon, Fish - Light Flavoured

Price: 750 mL $11.75

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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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