2017 Riesling Brut

VQA Beamsville Bench

About This Wine:

This wine originates from our Cave Spring Vineyard, located on a hillside of the Niagara Escarpment, overlooking Lake Ontario, known as the Beamsville Bench. Grown in the limestone-clay soils, it was bottle fermented and aged sur lie for twelve months prior to disgorging. The result is a dry, delicately aromatic sparkling wine with the distinct, mineral texture of Riesling from our estate.

Origin:

Cave Spring Vineyard

Soil:

Stony clay till composed primarily of limestone and dolostone mixed with sandstone, shale and traces of granite and gneiss; soils overlie moraine and sandstone/shale bedrock; depth ranges from 4 to 8 m

Composition:

100% Riesling

Harvest Data:

Sept. 27 and 28
Sugar- 18.9º Brix
Titratable Acitity- 12.5 g/L
pH- 2.95

Vinification:

The base wine was re-fermented in bottle and aged sur lie for 12 months prior to disgorging, with the dosage bringing the wine to a Brut level of dryness.

Bottling Data:

Tirage/Disgorging June 2018
Alc./Vol. 12%
Residual Sugar- 7 g/L
Titratable Acidity- 8 g/L
pH- 2.89
Production- 3,265cs (9L)

Tasting Notes:

A dry, lighter bodied brut-style sparkler with aromas of flint, green apple, biscuit and a hint of toast; the palate shows a very fine mousse and refreshing tartness up front, ripe Gala apple flavours and light pie crust notes in the middle and a crisp, invigorating and persistent finish reminiscent of grapefruit essence.

Taste Profile:

Dry (D)

Serving Suggestions:

Vichyssoise; vegetable or seafood terrines; puff-pastry appetizers; fritto misto; Ceviche; sushi; cheese soufflé; breaded veal cutlets; mild blue cheeses; also ideal as an aperitif

Ageability:

Drinkable on release, this crisp, Sekt-style sparkler will soften and gain yeasty complexity through 2022..

Ontario Retail Price:

$24.95

Availability:

Winery Only

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