Saturday Night – A Ray of Sunshine – Part 3

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For dessert, Chris made Crème Brûlée and this was paired with a 2010 Vineland Estates Vidal Ice Wine.

 

The nose was a pretty mix of honeysuckle, peach, clover and caramelized sugar.  The taste was very straight forward as Macintosh Apple dominated the wine, though it did finish with a spicy (clove/pumpkin spice) finish.  The structure was a touch off as the acidity wasn’t high enough to offset the sweetness of the wine and it came across as cloying/syrupy but it did have a nice long finish to it.  The wine did work as a very good pairing with the dessert.  I wasn’t a huge fan of it on its own as it was just too sweet.

Here is the group rating for the wine - Mick – 87, Mark – 87, Amy – 87, Chris/Jan – 87 Overall – 87.

 

Here is the LCBO information on the wine –

 

VINELAND RIESLING ICEWINE 2008

VINTAGES 563445
375 mL bottle
Price $ 39.95
This is a VQA wine
Made in: Ontario, Canada
By: Vineland Estate Wines Limited
Release Date: May 26, 2012
Wine, Icewine
9.0% Alcohol/Vol.
Varietal: Icewine
Sugar Content: 220 g/L
Sweetness Descriptor: MS - Medium Sweet

 

Description  -  Best in Show at the 2010 Florida International Wine Show.

 

Tasting Note -  Fantabulous Riesling Icewine that shows just how elegant sweet wines can be. Aromas suggest mango, apricot, marmalade, honeycomb, poached pear and lime cordial. Medium-sweet with terrific fruit flavours followed immediately by a brilliant ribbon of acidity to keep things very fresh. A superb dessert wine that is adaptable with dishes such as key lime pie, lemon custard or even as a nicely chilled after-meal sipper. (VINTAGES panel, March 2012)

*Note – the LCBO listing is for the Riesling Ice wine and not the Vidal Ice wine in the review as it was the closest I could find.

 

Thanks to both Chris and Jan for hosting and for all the wonderful food and wine. 

 

I wrote at the beginning of this article that I was looking forward to this dinner and am happy to say this dinner truly was that ray of sunshine I was looking for to brighten a lousy weather week.

 

Cheers!

 

Mark