Trius wines, Showcase Riesling Icewine 2017 Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

Trius wines, Showcase Riesling Icewine 2017 Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

This Icewine is barrel fermented and aged in French oak barrels for 2 months for added depth of complexity. An elegant icewine with flavors of orchard fruit lemon drops, pears, apricot jam, peach and acacia honey. The palate is intense with a syrupy texture and bold richness. It’s definitely for the advised sweet wines drinkers.

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Pillitteri Estates Winery, Reserve Cabernet Franc Icewine 2017 Niagara-on-the-lake VQA, Ontario

Pillitteri Estates Winery, Reserve Cabernet Franc Icewine 2017 Niagara-on-the-lake VQA, Ontario

This wine has a lovely light garnet hue and displays nuances of strawberry coulis, rhubarb, vanilla, baking spices and brown sugar. The palate is intense in sweetness, coating and intense. There’s a slight astringency on the finish that brightens it.

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Pillitteri Estates Winery, reserve Vidal Icewine 2015 Niagara-on-the-lake VQA, Ontario

Pillitteri Estates Winery, reserve Vidal Icewine  2015 Niagara-on-the-lake VQA, Ontario

The delicate aromas of apricot and lychee compliment a dominant floral note of wildflower and honey. The palate mirrors the nose, with just an addition of butterscotch and integrated texture. It’s a sweet and simple icewine, with interesting aromatic profile, with adequate acidity and an abrupt finish.

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Peller Estates, Signature series Riesling Icewine 2018 Niagara Peninsula VQA, Ontario

Peller Estates, Signature series Riesling Icewine 2018 Niagara Peninsula VQA, Ontario

On the nose, this wine displays alluring aromas of grilled peach and pineapple, caramelized brown sugar and orange peel. It’s full-bodied, high acidity, with a lovely density, but not clogging. The finish linger on some lovely candied fruit notes.

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Peller Estates, Signature series oak aged Vidal Icewine 2018 Niagara Peninsula VQA, Ontario

Peller Estates, Signature series oak aged Vidal Icewine 2018  Niagara Peninsula VQA, Ontario

Aged for four months in oak, this wine is well-opened with aromas of candied fruit, tangerine herbs and honey. It has a smooth and generous mouth, with concentrated stone fruit flavors, that lingers long in a beautiful finish.

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Peller Estates, Signature series Cabernet Franc Icewine 2018 Niagara Peninsula VQA, Ontario

Peller Estates, Signature series Cabernet Franc Icewine 2018 Niagara Peninsula VQA, Ontario

This Icewine is made with Cabernet Franc, with interplay of complex red fruits and even some supple tannins. It’s a direct wine with notes of wild strawberry, pomegranate, wet stone, cherry and cranberry. It’s decently concentrated while still retaining lightness and brightness.

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Malivoire, Gewürztraminer Icewine 2018 Beamsville VQA, Ontario

Malivoire, Gewürztraminer Icewine  2018 Beamsville VQA, Ontario

Gewürztraminer is quite unusual for the production of icewine, but it makes sense as it is a great varietal for sweet wine production. Malivore has done a great job of getting the right sweetness along with honey, peach, ginger and candied lemon peel. It’s rich and intensely aromatic with a bright and lively palate. Nothing…

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Konzelmann Vidal Icewine 2018 Niagara-on-the-lake, Ontario

Konzelmann Vidal Icewine  2018 Niagara-on-the-lake, Ontario

Herbert Konzelmann has been making wine in Niagara since the 1980s, and Icewine is one of his specialties. Very deep golden, this one is luscious, sweet and bright with ripe apricots, peaches, papaya, honey and light savory flavors on the palate. The sweetness is rich and plump with a dense finish.

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Henry of Pelham Riesling Icewine 2017 Short Hills bench VQA, Ontario

Henry of Pelham Riesling Icewine  2017 Short Hills bench VQA, Ontario

This Riesling Icewine is perfumed and citrus-forward with some hints of melon, ripe pears, apricot jam and peach. It’s quite delicate, balanced and simple with honeyed sweetness and a tart acidity. It has a great spine, and a mineral, clean finish.

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Henry of Pelham Red Icewine 2018 Short Hills Bench VQA, Ontario

Henry of Pelham Red Icewine 2018 Short Hills Bench VQA, Ontario

Made from estate-grown grapes harvested from Henry of Pelham’s own Short Hills Bench vineyards from a blend of Vidal and Cabernet Franc, this is an interesting mix of vibrancy and fruitiness. Cherry and raspberry aromas are combined to spices and bright tangerine juice. It has a good intensity of flavors and heavy palate.

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