Peller EstatesFounder's Series Vidal Icewine
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Founder's Series Vidal Icewine of the Peller Estates is in the top 10 of wines of Niagara Peninsula.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Founder's Series Vidal Icewine of Peller Estates in the region of Ontario often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, dried fruit.
Details and technical informations about Peller Estates's Founder's Series Vidal Icewine.
Discover the grape variety: Arinarnoa
Colourful, structured reds with a dark ruby hue, firm tannins and a dense palate, with aromas of black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry), cherry, plum, spices, black pepper and balsamic notes reminiscent of cabernet sauvignon. Fine ageing potential. Grown in Languedoc-Roussillon and the South-West for IGP wines, also adopted in Argentina and Uruguay for modern reds. French hybrid created in 1956 in Bordeaux by INRA (tannat × cabernet sauvignon).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Founder's Series Vidal Icewine from Peller Estates are 0, 2001
Informations about the Peller Estates
The Peller Estates is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 77 wines for sale in the of Niagara Peninsula to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Niagara Peninsula
World reference for Icewine: concentrated sweet wines from grapes frozen on the vine, golden colour, signature notes of candied apricot, mango, honey, citrus and exotic fruit, high sugar balanced by lively acidity. 90% of Canadian Icewine (Vidal for fruit, Riesling for finesse). Cool-climate still wines: mineral Riesling, precise Chardonnay, fine Pinot Noir, peppery Cabernet Franc. Southern shores of Lake Ontario.
The wine region of Ontario
World reference for Canadian Icewine: exceptional sweet wines from grapes frozen on the vine, golden colour, signature notes of candied apricot, mango, honey, citrus and exotic fruits, opulent sugar balanced by taut acidity (Vidal for fruit, Riesling for finesse). Cool-climate still wines: mineral, lively Riesling, precise Chardonnay, fine Pinot Noir (cherry, undergrowth), peppery Cabernet Franc. ~5,500 ha on the Niagara Peninsula between Lake Ontario and the escarpment, VQA.
The word of the wine: Vinification of sweet wines
Moelleux and liquoreux wines are characterized by the presence of residual sugars (natural sugar of the grape), not transformed into alcohol under the effect of yeasts. The fermentation is stopped by cold and by the addition of sulphur dioxide (sulphur).
