Peller Estates Signature Series Oak Aged Vidal Icewine 375ml

Sweet, rich and silky. This is a full-bodied dessert wine with lush fruit balanced by fresh acidity. The nose shows guava, Bartlett pear, ripe peach and caramel, with sweet spice. The palate brings golden kiwi, pear, gooseberry and tropical fruit. Oak adds a toffee note. Lively acidity keeps the sweetness in check, and the finish lingers with marmalade and spice.

Peller Estates is one of Niagara’s best-known Icewine producers. For this Signature Series bottling, Vidal Blanc grapes are left to freeze naturally on the vine and picked at about -10°C on the Niagara Peninsula. Pressed while still frozen, each grape yields only a drop of concentrated juice, which is fermented cool to preserve its fruit and then aged for several months in older oak barrels for added complexity. It is a VQA Ontario wine, bottled in a 375 mL half bottle.

Serve well chilled, around 46 to 50°F, in small white wine glasses. Pair with pâté, blue cheese, aged cheddar or fruit-based desserts.