2006 Barrel Fermented Vidal Icewine
VQA Niagara on the Lake
This luxurious icewine is filled with complex aromas of honeyed apricots, vanilla beans and tangerines. A beautiful balance of sweetness with acidity makes it a pleasure on the palate leading to a lingering finish of tropical fruits. It is wonderful on its own as a dessert or try it with blue cheese and walnuts, fruit tart or vanilla roasted apricots. Drink now or age up to 10 years. Serve chilled.
The Accolades
CUVÉE GOLD DESIGNATION, Best Limited Edition Sweet Wine – Cuvée Wine Awards, February 29, 2008
“The Cuvée Wine Awards are the only awards in Canada where the winning wines are chosen by the winemakers, and the judging process upholds strict criteria for the award winners…A singular winner was awarded in each category. In addition, during the judging process, judges were asked to indicate if wines merited a Cuvée Gold designation, demonstrating international standards for excellence in quality.” Cuvée 2008 Media Release, February 29, 2008
“In the overcrowded world of icewine you’ve got to do something to make yourself stand out, especially if you’re a new winery. So Cattail decided to barrel ferment theirs – but not in just any barrel, a French oak mixed stave barrel (a barrel made of oak sourced from various forests in France) … now that is different. After fermentation, the wine was returned to barrel for further aging and to develop other flavours from its wood home (totaling about 3 months). So what, pray-tell, has this experiment wrought: a luscious note of caramelized peaches and apricots with vanilla and cinnamon notes; the taste is luxurious with caramel apple, candied dried fruit, a touch of apricot along with vanilla and toffee mixed in. The wine is thick, mouth-coating and incredibly succulent.” – Michael Pinkus, Ontario Wine Review, December 2007
“This new winery has hit the mark with their first Icewine. It is concentrated with loads of peach, honey, cream, spice and toffee. Medium to full body with the acid framing everything nicely. 89 Points.” – Evan Saviolidis, Tidings, February/March 2008
Scored 84 on www.wineaccess.ca, website of Wine Access magazine by John Szabo (September 2008) |
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