Essex Wine Review

Winemaker’s Notes:
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VQA Lake Erie North Shore

12 alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $14.95

Rate and review Sanson Riesling 2008.

Winemaker’s Notes:
Aroma: citrus, floral and white peach.
Palate: Nice acidity, long crisp finish, medium body, some mineral notes and citrus.

VQA Lake Erie North Shore

12.5% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $13.95

Rate and review Viewpointe Riesling 2006.

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

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

Rate and review Colio Sauvignon Blanc 2008.

2008 Pinot Gris Vendange Tardive

Winemaker’s Notes:
Pinot Gris at it’s best produces wines that are soft, perfumed with more color than most other white wines.

Food Recommendations:
With a rich pear flavor and a touch of sweetness this wine makes an ideal aperitif. It is best with old age cheese, blue cheese, nuts (walnuts) and Peking duck.

Grape Composition: 100% Pinot Gris
Alcohol: 13%
Sugar Code: (0)

VQA Pelee Island
Price: 750 mL $15.95

Rate and review Pelee Island Pinot Gris 2008

Winemaker’s Notes:
Not quite a dry wine, Gewurztraminer is a pleasant afternoon glass by itself, and has enough weight and length to match well with spicy dishes, seared scallops or veal scallopini.

GRAPES: 100% Gewurztraminer
Alcohol: 12.5 %
Sugar Code: (1)

VQA Ontario

Price: 750 mL $14.95

Rate and review Pelee Island Gewurztraminer Reserve 2006

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:
Delicate citrus, peach, and floral notes define the Late Autumn Riesling. a sweet wine with a crisp acidity, apple and honey flavours.enjoy this wine with Fois Gras, spicy dishes, soft cheeses, and fruit pastries

12.7% alc./vol.

Price: 750 mL $12.95

Rate and review Aleksander Late Autumn Riesling 2008.