Inniskillin - (August 2016) There are two types of tastings - table wines and ice-style wines. We would share one of each.
We started the table wine tasting with the Riesling. It was a dry to semi‐dry version, with a crisp finish. I liked it, but my wife was not crazy about it. We then tried the Chardonnay. The bar host, Donald, put it in its own glass. I liked the subtle oak hints and the rich mellow buttery finish; my wife enjoyed this one too. The last white wine was the viognier which was not as sweet as expected. Donald also put this in its own glass. We noticed a trend that each taste would be in its own
glass. (No wonder the tasting fees are higher as they have lots of glassware to wash.)
For the red wines, I tried the pinot noir, which was full‐bodied, but high in tannic structure. The syrah cabernet franc blend, which was bold, seemed to be missing something, and the cabernet franc, which was the best of the three wines with its finish.
My wife chose the basic ice wine flight so we got to taste the most varieties. The tasting host poured the four wines, each in their own glass. We tried the chardonnay first. Although it was sweet, it was missing characteristics of a typical chardonnay. I asked if it was aged in stainless steel so it would be missing traditional notes similar to the table wine; it is. We then tried the Vidal, which had a weird taste. It may have also been that this was the thickest of the four wines, like syrup. The Riesling was the lightest of the whites but did not impress us. The cabernet franc had a mild flavor, but I liked it best without the chocolate. The chocolate did not elevate the wine to a different level like most wines do when paired with chocolate.
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