Rating 93
Style White Dessert Wine
Variety
Vintage 2020
Appellation
New York
USA
ABV 9%
Price $60.00  Buy This Wine
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Review Updated 2024-01-28

Perfect For

Drinking Outside the Lines, Sweet Tooth Cravings, Wine And Cheese Night

Drink If You Like

Chenin Blanc, Gewürztraminer , Riesling

Sheldrake Point Riesling Ice Wine 2020 Review

Sheldrake Point Winery is named for the distinct point of land on which it sits on the western shore of Cayuga Lake. A small group of wine enthusiasts found the abandoned 155-acre property in 1997 and purchased the land to found the winery. They brought the vineyards back to life and are now one of the preeminent wineries in the Finger Lakes. Ice wine is difficult to produce, and can only be made in very specific conditions — but Sheldrake Point makes a stunner. It has a pronounced nose with notes of white pepper, agave, stone fruit, and some ginger. It’s well-balanced on the palate with creamy viscosity and brilliant acidity.

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Sheldrake Point Riesling Ice Wine 2020
Sheldrake Point Winery is named for the distinct point of land on which it sits on the western shore of Cayuga Lake. A small group of wine enthusiasts found the abandoned 155-acre property in 1997 and purchased the land to found the winery. They brought the vineyards back to life and are now one of the preeminent wineries in the Finger Lakes. Ice wine is difficult to produce, and can only be made in very specific conditions — but Sheldrake Point makes a stunner. It has a pronounced nose with notes of white pepper, agave, stone fruit, and some ginger. It’s well-balanced on the palate with creamy viscosity and brilliant acidity.

Reviewed On: 01-29-2024
93
POINTS
Sheldrake Point Riesling Ice Wine 2020
Sheldrake Point Winery is named for the distinct point of land on which it sits on the western shore of Cayuga Lake. A small group of wine enthusiasts found the abandoned 155-acre property in 1997 and purchased the land to found the winery. They brought the vineyards back to life and are now one of the preeminent wineries in the Finger Lakes. Ice wine is difficult to produce, and can only be made in very specific conditions — but Sheldrake Point makes a stunner. It has a pronounced nose with notes of white pepper, agave, stone fruit, and some ginger. It’s well-balanced on the palate with creamy viscosity and brilliant acidity.

Reviewed On: 01-29-2024