Reif Estate WineryGrand Reserve Riesling Icewine
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or shellfish.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Grand Reserve Riesling Icewine
Pairings that work perfectly with Grand Reserve Riesling Icewine
Original food and wine pairings with Grand Reserve Riesling Icewine
The Grand Reserve Riesling Icewine of Reif Estate Winery matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or spicy food such as recipes of broccoli gratin, seafood pastilla or penne à la toscane.
Details and technical informations about Reif Estate Winery's Grand Reserve Riesling Icewine.
Discover the grape variety: Riesling
Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.
Last vintages of this wine
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Informations about the Reif Estate Winery
The Reif Estate Winery is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 55 wines for sale in the of Niagara River to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Niagara River
VQA sub-appellation of Niagara-on-the-Lake bordering the river (red Queenston silty-clay shales, long gentle east-facing slopes, convection-current regulation). Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc are the signature Bordeaux reds — concentrated ripe dark fruits with extended ripening, fine tannic structure. Chardonnay is the signature white, elegant and fresh; Riesling a complement; early budbreak.
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: Hairy Grenache
See lledoner pelut.
