Inniskillin 2019 Gold Vidal Icewine 375 ml

The Inniskillin 2019 Gold Vidal Icewine (375 ml) is a prestigious, oak-aged expression of Niagara Peninsula Vidal Blanc, offering indulgent sweetness and bright acidity in a luxurious half-bottle format.

🍇 Origins & Craft

• Crafted from 100% Vidal Blanc grapes naturally frozen on the vine at around –10 °C, the grapes are harvested in winter and slowly fermented to preserve their intense fruit.

• Once fermented, the juice is aged for about 14 weeks in 90% new French oak, adding texture and nuanced spice to the profile.

👃 Aromatics

Rich and inviting, with layered aromas of apricot, peach, pineapple, mango, entwined with orange peel, clove, and vanilla, reflecting both fruit intensity and oak integration.

👅 Palate & Balance

• Exceptionally unctuous and satin-textured, delivering a cornucopia of apricot marmalade, candied peach, tropical fruits, with a citrus edge and lingering spice.

• Boasts a notable 272 g/L residual sugar balanced by 10.5 g/L acidity, ensuring vibrancy and preventing cloying sweetness.

🏅 Recognition

• Earned 94 points from Wine Advocate, praised for its opulence yet fresh character, with spicy apricot finish and aging potential.

• Natalie MacLean called it “unctuous and layered… opulent with rich apricot, tropical fruit and honeyed” flavors.

• Ken’s Wine Guide highlighted its silky mouthfeel, fragrant fruit, and long, pleasing finish.

🍽️ Pairing & Serving

• Serve well-chilled (6–8 °C) in a dessert-wine glass.

• Exquisite with foie gras, crème brûlée, salted caramel desserts, aged cheeses, or seafood like scallops and lobster.

✅ Summary

The 2019 Inniskillin Gold Vidal Icewine is a masterful balance between intense tropical and stone-fruit flavors, creamy oak influence, and bright acidity. Its honeyed richness, layered spice, and satiny texture make it an elegant and enduring dessert wine with both immediate appeal and potential for graceful cellaring.

"The 2019 Gold Vidal Icewine was fermented and aged for about 14 weeks in 90% new French oak. It comes in with 272 grams of residual sugar, 10.5 of total acidity and 10% alcohol. Rich and unctuous, this also has classic aromatics and a certain level of freshness that keeps it from being particularly cloying. This is also completely delicious, with a little of bit of spicy apricots on the mouthwatering finish. The acidity lifts the fruit and allows it to shine through. It's never going to be a nervy wine, but it is not flabby either. If you like stickies, this won't disappoint. It should age very well, acquiring a bit more character along the way. Many will like it the way it is, but it can acquire another dimension in time." Robert Parker 94 Points