2007 Magnotta Niagara Peninsula VQA Cabernet Franc Icewine Limited Edition 93 Points

Magnotta

Clear, garnet orange rim with bronze reflections.

Clean, fantastic purity, high intensity, raisin, raspberry, strawberry jam red berries medley, cranberry, honey, orange peel / marmelade, ripe peaches, treacle/molasses, cinnamon.

Sweet, viscous, yet have vibrant acidity lifting the fleshy structure, tangy tamarind, fresh, rich and concentrated, yet airy at the same time, not cloying, spicy with none of Cabernet Franc greeness or peppery character, floral.

Low alcohol of 8.8 % abv.

Interesting fact, this is classify under VQA as a red wine, residual sugar at harvest 39 Brix and residual sugar at bottling 24 Brix.

Drinking well now, yet will age slowly and may last up to 2025+ if cellar properly