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Wine Details
Price:
$39.99 per bottle
Description:
Picked from our own vineyard the Ehrenfelser grapes were brought in at 46.6 Brix with an outdoor temperature of -14 degrees. Yeast specifically for icewines was used. The juice underwent a long, slow and cool fermentation in stainless steel tanks. The finished product is one of nature’s rare gifts.
Deep gold in colour, this wine begins with a powerful and exotic aroma suggesting spiced apricots, orange peel and rose hips. Full and racy, the wine has long, lingering flavours of dried apricots and nectarines, with a piquant acidity providing a lively balance to rich natural sweetness. Serve chilled as a unique dessert on its own or with soft blue cheeses.
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Varietal Definition
Ehrenfelser:
Grape resulting from the crossing of Riesling and a Sylvaner clone. Many consider it second only to the Kerner grape-cross as a frost-resistant Riesling type substitute for the better known Muller-Thurgau grape widely grown in Germany and elsewhere. Mild acid content discourages aging. Claimed to have excellent Riesling grape similarities in taste etc. Small acreages can now be found in the Okanagan region of western Canada, where it appears to do well.
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