Reif Estate Cabernet Franc Icewine 2008

V.Q.A., Niagara River, Ontario, Canada
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Product #: 779320001164
Wine Type: Dessert Wine


  		Price: $29.95
Alcohol: 10.5%
Drink: 2010-2020
Sweetness: Sweet
Bottle size: 200 ml

Winery: Reif Estate

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The winter of 2008 came early with our first snowfall in November. Colder temperatures arrived in December with a window for picking Icewine on Sunday December 9th beginning at midnight. It was a great opportunity to harvest our vinifera Icewine grapes which are much more tender and delicate as compared with the thicker skinned Vidal grapes. This lot of 100% Cabernet Franc was harvested from a two acre vineyard block planted in 1982 on our 125 acre estate. A total of eight tonnes were harvested with almost 41°Brix of sugar in average picking temperatures of -10°C. High Pressure Vertical Basket Presses imported from Italy were used to maximize the extract from the berries.
The juice pressed from extremely clean fruit underwent temperature-controlled fermentation (less than 15°C), using selected yeast for cold slow fermenting. Fermentation lasted for seven months in stainless steel tanks to highlight the complexity of berry fruit characteristics native to Cabernet Franc.

 
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Serve this wine between 60-65 degrees Farenheit or 15-18 degrees Celsius.

 

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