Inniskillin Niagara Vidal Sparkling Icewine 2021 (Half bottle)

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Inniskillin Niagara Vidal Sparkling Icewine

Region: Niagara, Ontario, Canada

Vintage: 2021

Bottle size: 37.5cl

Grape: Vidal

ABV: 9.5%

Exotic fruit aromatics as well as peach, orange and honey dominate the nose of this unique Icewine. Citrus, mango, lychee and pineapple on the palate, balanced by a crisp acidity and lively effervescence round out this Inniskillin classic.

The Niagara Peninsula is considered a cool climate viticulture region, and the mineral-rich soils are the result of melting glaciers that left behind large and varied deposits of gravel, sand and clay, as they receded approximately 13,000 years ago. Thanks to the warming influence of Lake Ontario and the Niagara River, the region's temperatures during the fruit-ripening phase are moderate and consistent. Vineyards harvested with the Vidal grapes for Sparkling Icewine include Woerthle, Montague and Brae Burn.

The grapes for this Icewine were harvested at an average temperature of -10°C. Pressed immediately, the resulting juice was an ideal 37.7 brix for a sparkling Icewine. Inoculated with a very specific strain of yeast, the juice was allowed to ferment under pressure in a charmat tank at an average temperature of 17°C until it reached an alcohol of 9.5%.

These are the wines that have put Canadian Icewine on the map. Established in 1975 by Austrian chemist Karl Kaiser and Italian-Canadian agriculture graduate Donald Ziraldo, Inniskillin is now synonymous with top-quality Icewine, a fact underlined by the numerous awards they have won. Following Kaiser’s retirement in 2006, Bruce Nicholson joined Inniskillin in Niagara as senior winemaker. Born and raised in the Niagara Peninsula, Bruce sits on the technical committee of the Vintners’ Quality Alliance in Ontario (VQA) and the Committee for Sustainable Winemaking of the Wine Council of Ontario. Bruce has become Canada’s most awarded winemaker, with many accolades including the Gran Premio from Vinitaly for his Icewine, in addition to being twice named Top Winemaker at the San Francisco International Wine Challenge.

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