Essex Wine Review

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: 13%
VQA Ontario

Price: 750 ML $14.75

Rate and review Pelee Island Cabernet Merlot 2008 (Pelee Girls Stepped up to the Plate)

Winemaker’s Notes:
None yet.

VQA Ontario
12% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $15.95

Rate and review Sanson Sauvignon Blanc 2006

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

Rate and review Muscedere Vineyards Baco Noir Reserve 2007

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:
Cabernet Sauvignon / Petit Verdot is medium bodied and dense with firm tannins and a wild cherry bouquet.

Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon 55%, Petit Verdot 36%, Shiraz 9%
Alcohol: 13% alc./vol.
Residual Sugar: 3.3 g/L
Brix: 20.9
Sugar Code: (0)

VQA Ontario

Awards: Silver at 2009 Ontario Wine Awards.

Price: 750 ML $19.95

Rate and review Pelee Island Cabernet Sauvignon / Petit Verdot 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.

The Chambourcin is a medium-bodied drry red wine with aromas ofbright red fruit. Cranberry an red currents continuing with the flavours of sweet cherry lasting well past the swallow.

Food Pairings:
This fruit forward red heightens the experience with all foods. Enjoy with chicken dishes, roast beef and mushrooms, pasta in tomato sauce and yes, pizza.

VQA Ontario
A Bronze Medal winner at the 2009 All Canadian Wine Championship

12.8% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $14

Rate and review Aleksander Estate Chambourcin 2008

Winemaker’s Notes:
The Gamay Noir grapes were harvested in early October when the brix had reached 21.4 and the Zweigelt in mid-September, when the brix had reached 20. They were then left for four to six days in a temperature-controlled rotor fermenter under partial pressure.

This wine is an excellent companion to red meats and game without sauces.

This wine has lots of vitality. Quite tangy, dry and refreshing so it really livens the palate and makes you hungry. These grape varieties produce a wine with a bright, cheerful character.

GRAPES: 50% Zweigelt, 50% Gamay Noir
ALCOHOL: 12.5% alc./vol.
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 4.1 g/L
Sugar Code: (0)

Price: 750 mL $10.95

Rate and review Pelee Island Gamay Noir Zweigelt 2007

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:
If only a man could be as dependable as this classy number. Elegant and dry, this crisp VQA chardonnay delivers creamy citrus and butterscotch notes. Serve with grilled fish, seafood, roasted chicken and vegetables or trading spicy stories with the girls.

Fermentation: Stainless Steel Tanks
Aging: Stainless Steel Tanks
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Residual Sugar: 2 g/L
<strong>Sugar Code: 0
Production: 3000 cases

Winemaker: Tim Reilly
Colour: Light greenish hue
Bouquet: Citrus fruit, melon and peaches
Taste: Citrus and butterscotch notes
Serve At: 8º – 10º C

12.5% alc./vol.

Price: 750 ml $12.75

Rate and review Colio Estates Girls’ Night Out Chardonnay