Chateau MorrisetteSweet Mountain Laurel
Sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Traminette and the Vidal blanc.
This wine generally goes well with
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sweet Mountain Laurel of Chateau Morrisette in the region of Virginia often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit.
Details and technical informations about Chateau Morrisette's Sweet Mountain Laurel.
Discover the grape variety: Traminette
Muscat-scented, structured whites with a golden robe, full palate and firm acidity. Intense aromas of rose, lychee, white flowers, yellow fruits (peach, apricot), honey and soft spices reminiscent of Gewürztraminer. Produced as dry, off-dry and sweet styles. Aromatic flagship of the American north-east (Indiana — the state's signature variety —, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania) and Canada. Hybrid created in 1965 by Cornell University (Joannes Seyve 23.416 × Gewürztraminer).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sweet Mountain Laurel from Chateau Morrisette are 2012, 2008, 2011, 2013 and 0.
Informations about the Chateau Morrisette
The Chateau Morrisette is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 39 wines for sale in the of Virginia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Overmaturation
When the grapes reach maturity, the skin becomes permeable and progressively loses water, which causes a concentration phenomenon inside the berry. This is called over-ripening or passerillage.
