Pillitteri EstatesReserve Icewine Cabernet Franc
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Reserve Icewine Cabernet Franc of Pillitteri Estates in the region of Ontario often reveals types of flavors of oak, tree fruit or red fruit.
Details and technical informations about Pillitteri Estates's Reserve Icewine Cabernet Franc.
Discover the grape variety: Vernatsch
Light, fruity reds with a clear ruby robe, silky tannins and an airy, fresh palate, with signature aromas of red fruits (strawberry, cherry), soft spices, almond and alpine floral notes. A distinctively refreshing profile to drink young. Star of Alto Adige Vernatsch DOC and Lago di Caldaro DOC, the alpine signature of South Tyrol. German synonym of the Italian Schiava, native black grape of Südtirol, widely planted in Alto Adige and Trentino.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Reserve Icewine Cabernet Franc from Pillitteri Estates are 2016, 2015, 0
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: Sour
Said of a wine that is unpleasantly pungent and has a vinegar-like odour.
