DOMAINE PINNACLE ICE CIDER 2003/2004VINTAGE ON SALE THROUGH LIQUOR STORES
in BC and ALBERTA
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The Quebec-made taste sensation,
acclaimed by
leading chefs and sommeliers.
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The Winner of
SILVER Western Canada Wine Award 2004 (Best in
Category)
SILVER 2004 ALL-CANADIAN
WINE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Top 25 Wines of Cornucopia
2005
TASTING REVIEW:
- Clear pale amber colour. Very intense, pronounced apple cider aromas. Rich,
concentrated and very sweet but balanced beautifully with razor sharp acidity.
Complex spicy cider flavours with a long, baked apple finish. A very unique and
totally applicable dessert wine. A slice of Tarte Tatin and a glass of this.
Match made in heaven. (Mark Davidson)
Backgrounder:
Domaine Pinnacle Ice Cider
- Pinnacle Ice Cider is all natural. Ultra-concentrated juice is extracted from hand-picked apples by freezing them in an open, sheltered environment
- Ice Cider contains no additives whatsoever and no sugar is added in the fermentation process
- Pinnacle Ice Cider is rich, complexly-flavored and pure. It has an alcohol content of
11.0 - 12.5% by volume (changes by vintage)
- Pinnacle Ice Cider is best served cold
- Pinnacle Ice Cider improves when aged in the bottle
- Pinnacle Ice Cider is sold in a clear 375 ml bottle. Over 12 pounds (5.5 kg) of Domaine Pinnacle apples go into every 375 ml bottle
- Pinnacle Ice Cider marries well with many foods: foie gras, fine pates, cheese and desserts
- Pinnacle Ice Cider is created by Christian Barthmeuf, award-winning and renowned wine and cider maker
Producing ice cider requires a late season harvest. Apples must be handpicked in sub-zero degree conditions, after autumn's first frost. This combination of agricultural and climactic conditions is very rare. In fact, Quebec is the only place in the world where ice cider is produced.
Once the apples are picked, they are pressed for juice. Concentrated apple liquor is separated and fermented for about seven months. Approximately six kilograms of apples go into each 375ml bottle of Pinnacle Ice Cider. Absolutely no additives or sugar are used in the fermentation process. The result is a cool, delicious and refreshing taste, ideal as an aperitif or an innovative alternative to sauternes and other dessert wines. Ice cider compliments foie gras, pates, fine cheeses and desserts with particular balance. (For more details please click here: english or french.)
"2003 turned out to be a great vintage year for harvesting apples in the
Eastern Townships. Sunny, hot conditions yield sweet apples, which in turn, make
a richly-flavored and well-balanced ice cider," said Charles Crawford, founder
and president, Pinnacle Estates. "With the national promotional campaign running
this fall of our Ice Hotel Contest and a number of advertisements in food and
wine publications, we hope that our Pinnacle Ice Cider will become one of the
most popular dessert wines for the upcoming Christmas holiday season." Mr.
Shiroki concluded.
Pinnacle Ice Cider:
BC +007674
AB +709683
ON +920033
For more information on how Domaine Pinnacle makes their Ice Cider please click on the following links: english or french.
For general information, please visit www.icecider.com.
™ Domaine Pinnacle Ice Cider is a trademark of Domaine Pinnacle/Pinnacle Estates Inc.
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