Angels Gate Riesling 2010, VQA Beamsville Bench, Niagara Peninsula
Riesling
Ontario, Canada
$13.95 (160523)
Critic Reviews (5)
A really fine riesling here from Angels Gate at a great price - one of the best from this estate in some time. It...
Winemaker Philip Dowell has served up impressive aromatics, structure and depth for $14. It has powerful, maturing...
A great deal for under $14 with notable tension and distinctive varietal character. Not big or bold but tight,...
http://o.canada.com/life/food-drink/good-look-ahead-at-canadian-wines-for-thanksgiving/ "in this warm vintage reminds...
This is a very impressive riesling for the money. It is a bit raw with not a lot of elegance but its all there. It...
Community Reviews (6)
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This is a nice, fresh, zippy riesling here. Lots of lemon/lime with stoney minerality, and a hint of petrol. Vibrant, fresh, grippy acids. Really incredible value here for $14.
nice, dry, mineral-driven riesling. Recommended.
Nose of lime more than lemon; mineral, white flowers, pear.
On the palate, this is classic Ontario Riesling, and a good example. Crisp citrus and gooseberry predominate, with white stone fruit playing a supporting role. The mid-palate is a bit short, so the medium finish is more citrus and mineral two-tone, less other fruit complexity.
Great value.
Tasted July 2015.
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Screw cap. Highly aromatic and very appealing nose of petrol, mineral oil, lemon/lime and flinty stony minerality. The palate is medium-bodied with high, lemony acids that balances the sweetness, making this wine just a touch off-dry. Clean lemon/lime and mineral flavours, with more minerally flavours closing out on the finish, with very good length. Seems to be coming apart a bit, so drink soon. Tasted Apr/2017.
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The winemaker has done a commendable job of capturing that stoney/limey riesling quality, especially in this warmer vintage and at such a reasonable price point. That said, I find this wine to be a be a bit too dry and austere for my taste. I think it would show better in an off-dry style, and, as an added bonus, the alcohol would be, say, 9-10% instead of 12%. I'm a big fan of Ontario riesling, but Germany still sets the gold standard for this varietal!