2004 Riesling Reserve
This wine originates from the limestone-rich clay till soils of Cave Spring Vineyard, located on a terrace of the Niagara Escarpment overlooking Lake Ontario, known as the Beamsville Bench. Made from some of the oldesst, lowest-yielding vines, it is off dry in style with a distinctive mineral character that site and vine age alone can deliver.
ORIGINS:Vines averaging 20 years in age at the Cave Spring Vineyard.
COMPOSITION: 100% Riesling.
SOILS: Stony, limestone-rich clay and clay loam till overlying shale and sandstone.
YIELD: 3.5 tonnes/acre (61 hl/ha).
VINIFICATION: Cool fermentation in stainless steel using selected yeast strains and left on the lees for 3 months.
STYLE: Just off dry in style, showing the body, minerality, and bracing acidity that our estate's older vines typically deliver.
AGEABILITY: While approachable in its youth, this vintage will be at its best 2007 through to 2009, and will hold up to a decade.
FOOD MATCHES: Freshwater fish such as pickerel or trout; seafood such as scallops, shrimp or sea bass; steamed green vegetables.
BOTTLING DATA: Alc./Vol.- 12.0 %, R.S.- 14.0 g/L, T.A.- 8.0 g/L, pH- 3.00