Boundary Breaks Riesling Ice Wine 2020

Wine Advocate : 93 Points

(5/12/2022) The 2020 Riesling Ice Wine was picked on January 20, 2020, at 15 degrees, and bottled in June 2020. It comes in with 11.8% alcohol, 198 grams of sugar and 9.7 of total acidity. This, the winery is proud to point out, is a true ice wine—frozen on the vine, not in a freezer. Keeping its sugar under control, this aromatic ice wine offers freshness, not just cloying fruit. It does have a somewhat darker flavor profile, perhaps even a hint of reduction. That should get better. All the while, it seems remarkably concentrated in mouthfeel. This is both delicious and beautifully structured. There's a long finish, full of flavor and surprisingly refreshing, relatively speaking. It should age quite well, probably better than indicated, but I am always conservative in such things. The price ($70) references a half bottle, from which this was tasted. There were 650 six-packs produced. Drink Date: 2021 - 2035.

James Suckling : 93 Points

(4/28/2022)The exotic-fruit, orange-blossom and jasmine aromas announce a simultaneously juicy and elegant ice wine. On the palate it may be on the light side for this rich category, but it's beautifully balanced, precise and impeccably made. Tangy orange-marmalade note at the long, bright finish. Drink or hold.