Pillitteri EstatesReserve Icewine Cabernet Sauvignon
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or lamb.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Reserve Icewine Cabernet Sauvignon of Pillitteri Estates in the region of Ontario often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Reserve Icewine Cabernet Sauvignon
Pairings that work perfectly with Reserve Icewine Cabernet Sauvignon
Original food and wine pairings with Reserve Icewine Cabernet Sauvignon
The Reserve Icewine Cabernet Sauvignon of Pillitteri Estates matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of chinese fondue, seven o'clock leg of lamb or traditional tagine (morocco).
Details and technical informations about Pillitteri Estates's Reserve Icewine Cabernet Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Reserve Icewine Cabernet Sauvignon from Pillitteri Estates are 2013, 0, 2012
Informations about the Pillitteri Estates
The Pillitteri Estates is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 53 wines for sale in the of Niagara-on-the-Lake to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Niagara-on-the-Lake
Niagara peninsula on Lake Ontario, world's leading icewine producer (>90% of Canadian production). Signature icewines: concentrated sweet wines with signature notes of candied apricot, mango, yellow peach, honey, candied citrus and a floral touch, unctuous palate balanced by sharp acidity — on aromatic Vidal, taut Riesling and red-fruited Cabernet Franc. Also still wines: ample Chardonnay, fine Pinot Noir. Inniskillin, Peller iconic.
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: Draft liquor
Liqueur composed of sugar dissolved in wine, used for the dosage of sparkling wines made by the traditional method. It is also known as "liqueur d'expédition" or "liqueur de dosage".
