Reif Estate Riesling Icewine 2008

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V.Q.A., Niagara River, Ontario, Canada
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Natalie's Score: 92/100 Community Score: 4.6/5 Community Reviews: 3 Add My Review Product #: 779320000297 Wine Type: Dessert Wine Add to my...CellarFavouritesShopping ListWish ListWine Lists	Price: $26.95 Alcohol: 10.5% Drink: 2010-2025 Sweetness: Sweet Bottle size: 200 ml Winery: Reif Estate

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Tasting note:

Lovely lemon drops and apricot jelly with some orange zest running down the middle in a seam of brightening acidity. I love this wine. What a treat it would be after dinner. Food matches: brie or camembert cheeses, dark chocolate or citrus-infused cakes..

Reviewed March 2, 2010 by Natalie MacLean

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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% Reisling was harvested from one of our oldest vineyard blocks planted in 1983 on our 125 acre estate. A total of six tonnes were harvested with 37.6°Brix of sugar in average picking temperatures of -10°C. High Pressure Vertical Basket Presses 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 fruit characteristics native to Riesling.

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

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