Winery Blue Mountain VineyardBlue Mountain Cabernet Franc
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The Blue Mountain Cabernet Franc of the Winery Blue Mountain Vineyard is in the top 0 of wines of Lehigh Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Blue Mountain Vineyard's Blue Mountain Cabernet Franc.
Discover the grape variety: Chelois
Colored, fruity reds with an intense ruby robe, smooth tannins and a supple palate, with simple aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry), soft spices and lightly foxy hybrid notes. Productive profile for early drinking. Now marginal in France, grown mainly in Canada (Ontario, Quebec) and the north-eastern United States for harsh continental climates. French black hybrid created around 1920 by Albert Seibel (Seibel 10878).
Informations about the Winery Blue Mountain Vineyard
The Winery Blue Mountain Vineyard is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 31 wines for sale in the of Lehigh Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Lehigh Valley
Pennsylvania AVA (~1,888 sq mi, 6 counties), cool continental climate comparable to central Europe, well-drained shale soils. Chambourcin reigns in red (hybrid called "valley jewel", planted everywhere): fruity and supple with cherry, raspberry, blackberry, herbs and peppery touch, fine tannins. Taut Riesling (lime, green apple, petrol, white flowers), ample Chardonnay in vinifera whites. Vidal, Cayuga, Marquette, Frontenac hybrids.
The wine region of Pennsylvania
Historic East Coast vineyard (planted from 1683 by William Penn). Cabernet Franc as flagship: fresh, peppery reds with notes of raspberry, ripe bell pepper, violet and fresh herbs, supple tannins. Colourful, fruity Chambourcin hybrid (cherry, plum), off-dry Vidal Blanc with exotic fruit, aromatic Traminette (rose, lychee). Also mineral Riesling and Chardonnay.
The word of the wine: Free-run wine
The free-run wine is the wine that flows out of the vat by gravity at the time of running off. The marc soaked in wine is then pressed to extract a rich and tannic wine. Free-run wine and press wine are then aged separately and eventually blended by the winemaker in proportions defined according to the type of wine being made.
