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

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Winemaker’s Notes:
This Pinot is considered a light-bodied wine, but be prepared for a big burst of flavour. Explore the many facets of this versatile wine as you go from toasty mint, cherry, strawberry, and oak, to a soft lingering sensation on your palate.

Serve with cheese and crackers or grilled summer vegetables and chicken.

VQA Lake Erie North Shore
12.7% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $14.95

Rate and review Sprucewood Shores Pinot Noir 2007

Winemaker’s Notes:
Barrel ageing in French Oak for 18 months has softened this Cabernet’s tannins to form a complex and enjoyable wine a clean, dry finish. Expect aromas of cherry, black raspberry and currant.

Serve with peppercorn steak or rich decadent chocolate.

VQA Lake Erie North Shore
12.5% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $16.95

Rate and review Sprucewood Shores Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

Winemaker’s Notes:
Upfront buttery and honey flavours give way to hints of peach and grapefruit, finishing with a fresh citrus zest. Ideally paired with foods enchanced by an acidic influence. Seafoods and shell fish.

12.5% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $14.95

Rate and review Sprucewood Shores Pinot Gris 2008

Winemaker’s Notes:
Grapes hand-selected from our Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc vines were chosen to create this delicious Rose wine reminiscent of cotton candy. Perfumed nuances of rose and black cherry surprise you with their sweet elegance and clean finish; this refreshing blush wine is an enjoyment to drink. Bring this rose under your arm to any party!

Sugare Code: (2)
11.5% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $10.95

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Sprucewood Shores Late Harvest Riesling Traminer Vidal 2007

Winemaker’s Notes:
Sprucewood Shore Estate Winery Late Harvest was crafted with the finest Vidal and Riesling grapes picked in late November 2007. This exceptional wine is bouncing with lychee, pear and apricot flavours, and finishes soft and sweet! Pair this at your next dinner party with cheesecake or vanilla ice cream and fruit.

11.5% alc./vol.
Sugar code: (2)

Price: 375 mL $12.95

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Winemaker’s Notes:
A Franc like no other, this one’s got a lot to say from the moment you smell it to the lingering and intense finish in your mouth. Expect the unexpected, as this wine opens with very berry followed by a smooth transition into a spicy and smoky nose. The fruit has been well balanced in this wine from ageing in oak barrels for 18 months, so enjoy this now or lay down for another 6 years.

13% alc./vol.

Price:750 mL $18.95

Rate and Review Sprucewood Shores Cabernet Franc 2007

Winemaker’s Notes:
VQA Ontario

12.5% alc./vol.

Price: $11.95

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Blend: Pinot Noir & Cabernet Franc

Winemaker’s Notes:
Sprucewood Shores’ Deux Rouge offers the palate warm oak spices with a finish of blackberry, cherry and plum flavours. Aged in Hungarian oak barrels for 12 months and blended at the winemaker’s discretion at the end for the perfect balance, this wine is ideally served with a hearty beef or lamb dish.

12% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $11.95

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