For dessert, Amy was following my wife’s creed when it comes to dessert – if one is good, then two is better. Amy had picked up an orange Creamsicle cake and a chocolate base cream cake as well. These were paired with a Henry of Pelham 2006 Late Harvest Vidal.
"I'll have both" The nose on the Late Harvest was lychee, peach, nectarine and honey. Tasting the wine you got orange and apple as the main flavours. The acidity on this wine was the perfect level to cut through the sweetness. It was a very good pairing with both desserts though slightly better with the orange one. This was one of the better years for the Henry of Pelham Late Harvest Vidal and all of us made a note to get more of it.
"Almost as good as the 1995 vintage"
Here is the group rating for the wine -Mick - 91, Mark - 91, Kathy – 90, Amy - 91, Overall – 90.75
Here is the LCBO information on the wine -
HENRY OF PELHAM L H VIDAL VQA
LCBO 395228
375 mL bottle
Price: $ 19.95
Wine, Dessert Wine,
10.8% Alcohol/Vol.
Sugar Content : 16
This is a VQA wine
Made in: Ontario, Canada
By: Henry Of Pelham Family Est. Winery
Tasting Note - Bright yellow gold colour; aromas of honey, ripe peach, fig and apricot; sweet with ripe fruit flavour; well-balanced by crisp lemon acidity; rich and luscious without being too cloying.
Serving Suggestion - Serve chilled, a good introduction to dessert wines; fruit flan.
Note – This is probably the 2007 as the alcohol is listed at 10.8% and the 2006 is 9.5%
This evening was very good as the caliber of wine this evening were absolutely first rate. Thanks to Mick for his elite BBQ skills and Amy for the photos for the evening. I’m already looking forward to next year’s “Blackout Dinner”.
Cheers!
Mark
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