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Category: Dessert / Sweet Wine
	Vineland Estates 2007 Chenin Blanc Late Harvest Winemaker Brian Schmidt unveiled this wine during the IRONic CHEF 2008 dinner as the dessert wine, and it’s lovely; subtle and sophisticated, not the sweetie you’d expect. The nose is fresh and floral with pineapple and crisp pear smells, while the palate is simple, displaying lots of crisp Bosc pear nuances. The audience was asked what they thought of this wine, the man next to me said it was “Schmidt-Hot” (and I said the opposite of that would be “Schmidty”), but everyone in attendance agree... Rating: Nº votes [Hits: 552 ]
	Mountain Road Wine Company 2001 Vidal Icewine During a recent Mountain Road icewine tasting, a few friends and I lined up 6 years worth of Mountain Road icewine (1999-2004) to compare and contrast their colours, smells and flavours. In the colour department (from darkest to lightest), this one ranked 2nd, in the nose department, it was dead last, with no taster being able to distinguish any fruit what-so-ever, and one even claimed it smelled tinny. So why review it at all you ask … well because in the overall scheme of things this wine pl... Rating: Nº votes [Hits: 516 ]
	Mountain Road Wine Company 1999 Vidal Icewine This was my biggest surprise … I figured a Vidal icewine of this advanced age would be oloroso-sherry in colour and on the downturn of its lifespan, but boy was I wrong. This gold medal winning wine (2004 Ottawa Wine Show) lived up to its gold standing. Sure it had aged colour-wise, turning darker, the colour of apple juice, but that was its only sign of rust, so to speak. The nose delivered apples, pears and apricots all with a dollop of honey on top and ran down the sides. In the mouth, it... Rating: 4,00 (1 Votes) [Hits: 541 ]
	Ice House 2006 Northern Ice Cabernet Sauvignon This is the second wine I have tried from the Ice House winery in Niagara (a new winery whole sole purpose is the making of icewine) and I have to admit they’re making some damn-fine ones (they’d better considering that’s all they make). The nose is strawberry, raspberry and pomegranate, while in the mouth it’s red fruit dominant (as expected) with tart strawberries fighting it out for flavour supremacy with ripe raspberries … giving the full effect of a red berry jam. Pair with toast (of the ... Rating: 5,00 (1 Votes) [Hits: 567 ]
	Cave Spring 2006 Indian Summer S.L.H. Riesling As Willy Wonka (the Gene Wilder version anyway) is apt to say “this is scrump-diddly-icious”. This Indian Summer Select Late Harvest Riesling is subtle on sweetness but long on taste. A nose loaded with honey, peach, apricot and lemon is followed up with flavours that make the mouth water (or is that the great acidity?). All those scents turn into flavours in the mouth, along with a touch of lilac and a neat-o spicy quality that dissipates on the finish, and ends with some lemon zest sprinkle... Rating: Nº votes [Hits: 588 ]