Red Fruit and Pepper / Spice,
BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Very Sweet
ACIDITY: Medium
TANNIN: Light
ALCOHOL (%):
Origin: Ontario, Canada
Grape Varietals:
Cabernet Franc
Winemaking:
Conventional Winemaking
Ice Wine (Eiswein)
Maturation:
Awards:
WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Strawberry tart, cherry cheesecake, chocolate mousse
ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Japanese fruit tarts, Korean Strawberry and chocolate Bingsu
Lakeview Cellars Cabernet Franc Icewine has a rich aromatic nose of strawberry and cranberry fruit. The palate is deeper with more complex flavours of pepper that balances the sweetness.
100% Cabernet Franc. The grapes for lakeview wines come from the best vineyards in the Niagara region and benefit from the coastal breezes of Lake Ontario. The wines all bear the “VQA Niagara Peninsula” seal. VQA stands for “Vintners Quality Alliance”, an appellation and regulation system for original Canadian wines that guarantees quality and authenticity.
Harvesting the frozen Cabernet France grapes in early December when temperatures fell between -10 and -13. After settling the juice in stainless steel tanks, cool fermentation was completed in late February when the wine was placed outdoors to stop fermentation and complete a natural cold stabilisation.
Characterised by notes of rich fruit jam/compote with a touch of spice, expect notes of prunes, plums, chocolate and spice.
Many are fortified, or are made from passito grapes
Made from grapes that were left ot freeze on the vine, and then pressed when frozen. This allows the sugars to separate from the water, resulting in highly concentrated wines, that could be some of the sweetest in the world
Difficult to produce due to various challenges in keeping the grapes frozen & pressing them when solid, it's a risky & challenging wine to make
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Founded in 2019, we were bored with the typical Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Amarone & Moscato offerings at most bars & restaurants, and were inspired to dive deeper into the wine world!
