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CABERNET FRANC ICEWINE 2009 VQA Short Hills Bench, Niagara Peninsula
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note Producer HENRY OF PELHAM
Light orange pink colour. Attractive, sweet, spicy, plummy, baked ripe apple purée nose. Very sweet, medium bodied, plummy, ripe apple purée flavours with a lingering, honeyed, strawberry-tinged finish. A repeat of the 2008 (**+/***) released on September 4, 2010 at $39.95. CSPC 672402
Type Red Table Wine
Agent Hen Pel
Country Canada
Region Ontario
Rating ***(90 points)
Sweet Honeyed Plums
LCBO Note Status A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection!
This Icewine is full of sweet strawberry and ripe cherry character. The producer suggests matching it with fruit-based desserts, or you can try Pelham’s signature Kir Catharine: pour 1 ounce of this Cabernet Franc Icewine into 3 ounces of a trraditional-method sparkler, such as their Cuvée Catharine Brut. Price $ 39.95
Bottle Size 200 mL
Tasting Date vintages release - March 5, 2011
Cases bought 122 (12 bottles per case)

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