When I later learned that the half-bottle is a mere $15 (that is an insanely low price), I was stunned. I thought all in all it was a tad too one-dimensional, but it was still a great work of art and skill. The fruit however was very well concentrated and I liked the long lasting finish. Tastewise, it does not have the acidity structure that a riesling ice wine would have brought to the table which diminished the experience a bit, because it made the wine very very sweet without a counterbalancing acidity. Another taster remarked on tropical notes. The nose had candied fruit and honey notes as well, which I liked a lot. alcohol, which is rather high for an ice wine. Well, we’ll see…Once I read that the grapes were actually frozen on the vines before harvest (same as the method in Germany), I was pleasantly surprised. It was also my first go with the vidal grape (at least I cannot remember another instance I might have tried it). Being the German wine snob I am, I was at first skeptical: an ice wine from Michigan…ha. And the wine I am going to talk about now definitely makes me want to try more of their stuff, and definitely visit the winery.įriends of ours brought this bottle as a participant in one of our wine and cheese parties. ![]() Their wine list is extensive, and as you will notice the wines are all priced rather reasonably. ![]() It has to be noted though that they also produce fruit wines (a common thing for a Michigan winery, as I had to learn when I started checking out local wineries), so not all the land is used for wine production. Fenn Valley has a proud history of exploring new varietals for the area, such as vidal and viognier, but also riesling and gewürztraminer. The farm is spread over 230 acres (93 hectares for my European friends), quite sizeable when you consider that my usual winery at the Mosel works on between 5 and 15 hectares (between 12 and 40 acres). Having set the tone with my ice wine post yesterday, it is my pleasure to write about this particular one.įenn Valley winery is, according to its website, a family owned winery on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan and has been in operation since 1973. ![]() The beautiful and fitting label was just the start for a great experience.
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