Peller Riesling Icewine Niagara 375ml

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Wine & Spirits
While Ontario’s 2019 Icewine harvest started officially on November 12, Inniskillin held off until well into 2020 to pick the vidal for their Gold bottling. By then, the shriveled grapes had gone through a few freeze-thaw cycles, further concentrating their sugars and developing more complexity. The result is gorgeous from the first floral, herbal, sweet- fruit whiff. It delivers everything it promises and more, a cornucopia of bright, zingy citrus and softer, rounder stone-fruit flavors. It feels like satin, too, with 272 g/l of residual sugar creating a rich, creamy sensation while the acidity keeps it all lifted, the flavors crystal clear.
94
Robert Parker
The 2019 Gold Vidal Icewine was fermented and aged for about 14 weeks in 90% new French oak. It comes in with 272 grams of residual sugar, 10.5 of total acidity and 10% alcohol. Rich and unctuous, this also has classic aromatics and a certain level of freshness that keeps it from being particularly cloying. This is also completely delicious, with a little of bit of spicy apricots on the mouthwatering finish. The acidity lifts the fruit and allows it to shine through. It's never going to be a nervy wine, but it is not flabby either. If you like stickies, this won't disappoint. It should age very well, acquiring a bit more character along the way. Many will like it the way it is, but it can acquire another dimension in time. Best After 2021
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The 2019 Vidal Icewine comes in with 250 grams of residual sugar, 9.79 of total acidity and 9.5% alcohol. This was bottled in July 2020, the only bottling for this wine this year. The richest of the Vidal ice wines this issue, although only by a hair, this is intensely flavored and rather unctuous. As with its 2018 sibling, this has typical peach and apricot nuances. It shows off a lot of sugar. Part of that extra richness over the 2018 may be the perception created by this being a year younger, to be sure. For today, I like the balance on the 2018 better and give that the nod. This might well catch up in time. The difference between the two is not particularly great, despite rather different vintages.

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