Winery Riverview CellarsFontana Dolce
Sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Riverview Cellars's Fontana Dolce.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvaison noir
Light, fruity reds with a clear ruby robe, smooth tannins and an airy palate, showing signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, strawberry), garrigue and Mediterranean notes. Confidential heritage profile. Now nearly extinct, preserved in the ampelographic collections at Vassal estate (INRAE), it reflects the historical diversity of the Provençal vineyard. Provençal autochtone black variety, formerly grown in south-eastern France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Fontana Dolce from Winery Riverview Cellars are 0
Informations about the Winery Riverview Cellars
The Winery Riverview Cellars is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 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: Heavy
Said of a thick, rustic wine that lacks finesse.
