A classic Ice Wine featuring an elegant structure and refined complexity. Sensuous and salivating aromas of stone fruit, marmalade, and citrus coexist and mingle through to a chatty finish—pure and generous flavor.
Our Ice Wine will make any meal a special occasion and can pair exceptionally with each course. Try with fresh fruit or frozen grapes as an aperitif; Creole seasoned Crabcake or duck confit for dinner; or a small wedge of camembert cheese or stewed red wine poached pears for a great dessert match.
Worlds Best Riesling, Canberra International Riesling Competition
Best Ice Wine, New York Wine & Food Classic
97 Points, jamessuckling.com
95 Points, Wine & Spirits Magazine
93 Points, Vinous
92 Points, Wine Enthusiast Magazine
This is an Estate wine produced in the classic manner from vine frozen grapes hand-harvested and pressed immediately. Over the course of three days in January, three tons of Riesling fruit were hand-harvested and immediately pressed. The juice was added to an outdoor tank to stay cool. A few weeks into April, the juice chemistry dropped from 38 Brix to 30.8 Brix, indicating that the wine began fermenting without inoculation. The wine continued to ferment, and was stopped by cooling to a final wine chemistry of 7.8% alcohol and a 27.7% residual sugar, 3.44 pH, and 9.8 g/L TA.
Appellation: Finger Lakes
Varietal Composition: 100% Riesling
Alcohol: 7.8%
Residual Sugar: 27.7%
Acid: 9.8 g/L
pH: 3.44
Harvest Date: January 15, 2014
Bottling Date: September 12, 2014
Cases Produced: 213
Vegan Friendly: Yes
