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SKETCHES OF NIAGARA RIESLING 2016 VQA Niagara Peninsula |
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
TAWSE |
Bright extremely pale straw colour. Intense, spicy, honeyed, ripe apple-lemon-melon nose with some mineral notes. Off dry, light bodied, tangy, spicy, faintly honeyed, intense, ripe lime-melon-apple-lemon flavours with a lingering, very crisp, unoaked, mineral-tinged finish. Has 10% alcohol and 30 g/L residual sugar with a screwcap closure. The recommended 2015 (**+) was released on February 17, 2018 at $18.95. |
CSPC |
89029 |
Type |
White Table Wine |
Agent |
Taw Win |
Country |
Canada |
Region |
Ontario |
Rating |
**+(89 points) Off Dry, Spicy, Tangy, Ripe |
LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! A Best Buy |
TASTING NOTE: The 2016 vintage in Niagara was considered excellent, and this wine shows it. Vibrant and sweet kissed with apple, lime, white peach, apricot and mineral notes that show themselves from start to long, intense finish. Pair with grilled fish or pork sausages. (Vintages panel, Sept. 2017) |
Price |
$ 18.95 |
Bottle Size |
750 mL |
Tasting Date |
vintages release - June 9, 2018 |
Cases bought |
481 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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