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VIDAL ICEWINE 2014 VQA Niagara River, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note Producer REIF ESTATE
Bright faintly ambering yellow gold colour. Very sweet, intense, warm baked apple puree nose. Very sweet, medium bodied, gently viscous, harmonious, honeyed, spicy, apple-melon-apricot puree flavours with a lifted, Seville orange marmalade-tinged finish. Has 10% alcohol and 204 g/L residual sugar. A second repeat of the recommended 2014 (***) released on November 12, 2016 at $24.95. Part of the Vintage Release Living on the Edge Feature (13 items) CSPC 544791
Type Fortified Wine - Icewine
Agent Rei Win
Country Canada
Region Ontario
Rating ***(91 points)
Very Sweet, Honeyed, Spicy
LCBO Note Status Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy
TASTING NOTE: Serious Platonic ideal of apricot preserves in this lovely Niagara icewine from Reif. Luscious layers of peach preserves fold over each other across your mouth and then bring on a tide of pleasurable sun-dappled orchard fruit on the finish. Pair with fruit flans and cobblers. Drink: 2016-2023. Score - 94 (Natalie MacLean, nataliemaclean.com, Nov. 12, 2016) Price $ 24.95
Bottle Size 200 mL
Tasting Date vintages release - March 4, 2017
Cases bought 170 (12 bottles per case)

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