Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard - Bacco

Winery Afton Mountain VineyardBacco

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Bacco of Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard is a red wine from the region of Monticello of Virginia.
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.

Details and technical informations about Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard's Bacco.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Bacco - 2017
In the top 10 of of Monticello wines
Average rating: 411110
Bacco - 2016
In the top 10 of of Monticello wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Bacco - 2015
In the top 10 of of Monticello wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Bacco - 2014
In the top 10 of of Monticello wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Bacco - 2013
In the top 10 of of Monticello wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Bacco - 2012
In the top 10 of of Monticello wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Bacco from Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard are 2015, 2013, 2017, 2016 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Afton Mountain Vineyard

The winery offers 21 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Monticello in the region of Virginia

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.

Top wine Virginia
In the top 20000 of of United States wines
In the top 20 of of Monticello wines
In the top 70000 of red wines
In the top 150000 wines of the world

The wine region of Monticello

The wine region of Monticello is located in the region of Virginia of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jefferson Vineyards or the Domaine Jefferson Vineyards produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Monticello are Cabernet franc, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Monticello often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.


The wine region of Virginia

Virginia is a state on the eastern seaboard of the United States, located immediately South of Maryland and North of the Carolinas. The state covers 42,750 square miles (110,750 km2) of mountains, valleys and the Atlantic coastal Complex that forms its eastern border. From the Cumberland and Blue Ridge Mountains in the west to the coastal creeks and estuaries in the east, Virginia's topography and geology are varied, to say the least. The landscape around the Chesapeake Bay - a vast coastal inlet that separates the main state from its Eastern Shore - could hardly be more different from that below Mt Rogers (1,750m), 480km to the west.

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The word of the wine: Ladle

Said of a wine that is not clear due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.

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