Winery JeffersonMeritage
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Meritage of the Winery Jefferson is in the top 60 of wines of Central Region.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jefferson's Meritage.
Discover the grape variety: Humagne blanche
A very old grape variety grown in Switzerland (canton of Valais) and in southwestern France under the name Miousat (Louis Bordenave-2007). It is not related to humagne rouge. According to published genetic analyses, it is related to the colombaud and the chichaud.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Meritage from Winery Jefferson are 2010, 0
Informations about the Winery Jefferson
The Winery Jefferson is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Central Region to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Central Region
The wine region of Central Region is located in the region of Virginia of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Michael Shaps or the Domaine Pitos produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Central Region are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet franc and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Central Region often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak.
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.
The word of the wine: Maceration
Prolonged contact and exchange between the juice and the grape solids, especially the skin. Not to be confused with the time of fermentation, which follows maceration. The juice becomes loaded with colouring matter and tannins, and acquires aromas. For a rosé, the maceration is short so that the colour does not "rise" too much. For white wines too, a "pellicular maceration" can be practised, which allows the wine to acquire more fat.
