Inniskillin Cabernet Franc Icewine 2022 (37.5cl, 9.5%)

Inniskillin Cabernet Franc Icewine 2022 is a 100% Cabernet Franc icewine from the Niagara Peninsula, in a 37.5cl bottle at 9.5% ABV. The colour comes from pressing only, with no skin contact during fermentation. The 2022 grapes were picked at about -10C, completed in four pickings by 5 February, and each bunch gave only a few drops of juice, about 10% of a normal fall yield. The nose brings jammy strawberries, raspberries and ripe rhubarb, with cherry and strawberries and cream, a robust concentration of red fruit and a balance of richness and acidity; it suggests dark chocolate and chocolate-based desserts.