Winery Afton Mountain VineyardBacco
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Petit Verdot and the Sangiovese.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Bacco of the Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard is in the top 10 of wines of Monticello.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Bacco of Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard in the region of Virginia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Bacco
Pairings that work perfectly with Bacco
Original food and wine pairings with Bacco
The Bacco of Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or veal such as recipes of beef mironton, berber giblet frying pan or veal paupiettes with mushrooms.
Details and technical informations about Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard's Bacco.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Bacco from Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard are 2015, 2013, 2017, 2016 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard
The Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in the of Monticello to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Monticello
Central Virginia AVA around Charlottesville, wine land dreamed by Thomas Jefferson from 1770. Cabernet Franc signature red: elegant and fresh with signature notes of red cherry, raspberry, bell pepper, fresh herbs, spice and peppery touch, fine tannins and thirst-quenching mouth — local reference. Viognier as Virginia's signature white (apricot, honey, flowers), dense Petit Verdot, taut Petit Manseng, ample Chardonnay. Blue Ridge Piedmont soils.
The wine region of Virginia
Quality pole of the American east coast, unique signature in Viognier: ample, fragrant whites with notes of apricot, white peach, honey and flowers, silky on the palate. Cabernet Franc star in red, fine and fresh (raspberry, ripe pepper, spices). Also dense Petit Verdot, round Merlot, balanced Chardonnay, Vidal Blanc and native Norton. Humid continental climate tempered by the Appalachians, 8 AVAs (Monticello, Shenandoah).
The word of the wine: Mou
Said of a wine unbalanced by its lack of acidity.
