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CSV RIESLING 2016 Cave Spring Vineyard, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Escarpment
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note Producer CAVE SPRING
Bright medium straw colour. Fairly intense, spicy, faintly peppery, apple-lemon-melon nose with some mineral notes. Fairly dry, medium-light bodied, spicy, quite intense, ripe lemon-melon-apple puree flavours with a lingering, very crisp, mineral-tinged finish. This REPEAT has 12% alcohol and 7 g/L residual sugar. TONY ASPLER / 90-points / TRY - Pale straw in colour with a lime tint; honeyed grapefruit with a note of petrol on the nose; light-bodied, dry, minerally, just off-dry grape fruit flavour with a touch of bitterness on the finish. The recommended 2016 (***) with 90-points was last released on March 31, 2018 at $29.95. CSPC 566026
Type White Table Wine
Agent Cav Spr
Country Canada
Region Ontario
Rating ***(90 points)
Bright, Spicy, Ripe
LCBO Note Status
TASTING NOTE: Produced from the estate's oldest vines, this is a worthy reserve. This wine shows impressive depth and intensity, with powerful fruit flavors led by Satsuma orange and Meyer lemon. There's a touch of spice and an underlying minerality. A sensational value ... Editors' Choice. Score - 94 (Paul Gregutt, Wine Enthusiast, May 1, 2018) Price $ 29.95
Bottle Size 750 mL
Tasting Date vintages release - October 27, 2018
Cases bought 59 (12 bottles per case)

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