RIESLING ICEWINE 2002 VQA Niagara Peninsula, with Gift Box |
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
Pillitteri Estates Winery |
Light yellow colour. Honeyed, sweet, tropical fruit cocktail nose with some lychee and baked pear notes. Sweet, viscous, fairly rich, baked apple and spicy lychee flavours. The 2002 appeared in Vintages on November 1, 2003 at $ 30.55 but was not presented for evaluation. |
CSPC |
435727 |
Type |
White Table Wine |
Agent |
Dia Est |
Country |
Canada |
Region |
Ontario |
Rating |
** Spicy Sweet Baked Apples |
LCBO Note |
Status |
A Vintage Assessments Explorer's Selection! |
Tasting note: Medium yellow gold colour with aromas of apple, cinnamon, pear, tangerine/ mandarin and lime salsa. Sweet and ripe with a fine crispness for balance. Medium full-bodied with a long grapefruit/apple finish. (Vintages panel, Sept. 2003) Food match: key lime pie. |
Price |
$ 24.95 |
Bottle Size |
200 mL |
Tasting Date |
vintages release - February 7, 2004 |
Cases bought |
330 (12 bottles per case) |
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