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CABERNET SAUVIGNON ICEWINE 2017 VQA Niagara Peninsula, Ontario
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note Producer LAKEVIEW CELLARS
A FOURTH REPEAT of the recommended 2017 (***) that was last released on October 16, 2021 at $39.95. Here is my new review based on a more recently bottled batch with a NEW lot number 05/25/20 on the lower part of the glass bottle. Medium red colour with a very attractive nose that is fruit focused, mostly ripe, plummy, warm strawberry pie and vanilla ice cream. Sweet, medium to medium-full bodied, harmonious, gently spicy, bright, ripe, strawberry pie flavours with a lingering, bright, vanilla-driven finish. Quite delicious, it has 11% alcohol and 199 g/L residual sugar with an extremely important hefty 10.4 g/L total acidity. I suggest that you open the box when purchasing to make sure that you are getting the correct vintage. Unfortunately, the store I checked only had bottles with the previous lot number 091719 meaning it will probably be not quite as fresh as the one tasted. CSPC 471813
Type Icewine
Agent Tra Bev
Country Canada
Region Ontario
Rating ***(92 points)
Sweet Ripe Strawberry Compote
LCBO Note Status Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
TASTING NOTE: Deep, rich burgundy colour in the glass with a bold nose of ripe black cherries, black currant jam, cherry kirsch and raspberry tart. It's luxurious, complex and rich on the palate with velvety texture, compoted dark berries, sweet cherry/raspberry jam and a long, lush finish buoyed by mouth-watering acidity. Score - 93 (Rick VanSickle, winesinniagara.com, Jan. 17, 2022) Price $ 39.95
Bottle Size 200 mL
Tasting Date vintages release - December 17, 2022
Cases bought 28 (12 bottles per case)

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