2020 Riesling Loved By Lu

TROPHY, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S AWARD IN WINEMAKING EXCELLENCE (only Riesling in Ontario awarded) 

GOLD, ONTARIO WINE AWARDS 2024

GOLD, ALL CANADIAN WINE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024

SILVER, INTERNATIONAL WINE & SPIRITS COMPETITION 2024

Vinification: Harvested (October 2020) exclusively from the estate vineyard in from 16- to 30-year-old vines grown on thin clay soils with escarpment limestone rock beneath. Most vines are clone 21 on SO4 rootstock.  After gentle pressing, the juice went through a cool fermentation then aged in stainless steel. It was filtered and sweetened before bottling.

Tasting notes: Riesling Loved By Lu is a lovely example of Ontario Riesling, perfectly balanced between sweet and tart. Fruit-forward and friendly, with bright suggestions of fresh green apple and citrus zest and perhaps a hint of grilled pineapple.

Serving suggestions: Delightful served well-chilled on its own, or enjoy with young, fresh cheeses; mild, fragrant curries; roasted, grilled or seared poultry and pork; Asian cuisine; salmon, quiche and other egg dishes

Harvest Date

October 2020

Blend

100% Riesling

Alcohol

11.9%

Residual Sugar

28.1 g/L

Titratable Acidity

8.8 g/L

pH

3.12

From the effusive scent of candied lime and salted lime zest to the eruption of vivid key lime, cool flint and crushed stone, this wine commands attention. Intense, pure and racy, each semi-dry sip leaves the palate scraped clean. Score: 96 ~ Carolyn Evans Hammond, TORSTAR

Discreet nose led by honeyed sweetness and white peach. Some spritz on the palate with acidity searing and a chalky finish. Classic example of the style.  ~IWSC Tasting Panel