Henry of Pelham Estate Winery Speck Family Reserve Riesling 2008

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Niagara Escarpment, Canada
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Natalie's Score: 90/100 Community Score: 4.5/5 Community Reviews: 3 Add My Review Product #: 643361 Wine Type: White Wine Add to my...CellarFavouritesShopping ListWish ListWine Lists	Price: $30.00 Alcohol: 11.3% Drink: 2011-2016 Sweetness: Medium Dry Bottle size: 750 ml Winery: Henry of Pelham Estate Winery
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Tasting note:

Lovely petrol and white peach nose with gorgeous balance and mouth-watering juiciness. This wine underwent a cool fermentation and some maturation in the bottle. It has great cellar potential. Food matches: the brininess of shrimp, scallops, mussels and clams are great with this wine. Roast pork as well as pasta with white sauce.

Reviewed January 3, 2012 by Natalie MacLean

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Made from grapes grown on the oldest Riesling vines of the Henry of Pelham vineyards (planted 1984) in the Short Hills Bench Harvest Date: October 20th, 2008 Yields of 2 to 3 Tonnes/acre (~35-50 hL/ha) Fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks

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Serve this wine between 55-60 degrees Farenheit or 12-16 degrees Celsius. Tip: If your bottle is at room temperature, put it in ice water for about 30 minutes or in the fridge for about three hours to chill it.

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