The Winery Doukenie of Virginia

Winery Doukenie
The winery offers 26 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 98 of the estates of Virginia.
It is located in Virginia
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The Winery Doukenie is one of the world's great estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in of Virginia to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Doukenie wines

Looking for the best Winery Doukenie wines in Virginia among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Doukenie wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Doukenie wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Doukenie

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Doukenie

How Winery Doukenie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef bourguignon with tomato, stuffed potatoes or the garbure.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Doukenie

On the nose the red wine of Winery Doukenie. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Doukenie

  • 2013With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.98/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.89/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Doukenie.

  • Merlot
  • Petit Verdot
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Sangiovese
  • Tannat

Discovering 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).

Wine heritage of Thomas Jefferson.

The top white wines of Winery Doukenie

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Doukenie

How Winery Doukenie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of chicken bonne femme, endives with smoked salmon au gratin or goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Doukenie

On the nose the white wine of Winery Doukenie. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, spices or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Doukenie

  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.56/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Doukenie.

  • Chardonnay
  • Traminette
  • Vidal Blanc
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Viognier

Discover the grape variety: Tannat

Powerful, tannic reds with inky colour and dense texture, with aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, black plum, leather, liquorice and smoky notes. Very high ageing potential and polyphenol content (health reputation). Star of Madiran AOC in Béarn and the national grape of Uruguay (Canelones, Maldonado). Also grown in Irouléguy and Tursan. Late-ripening red variety from south-west France.

The top sweet wines of Winery Doukenie

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Doukenie

How Winery Doukenie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Doukenie

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Doukenie. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Doukenie

  • 0With an average score of 3.80/5

The word of the wine: Véraison

A phase in the vegetative cycle of the vine that takes place in summer, usually in August, when the grapes change colour from green to red (for reds) or yellow (for whites). This stage heralds the beginning of ripening.

The top pink wines of Winery Doukenie

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Doukenie

How Winery Doukenie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of melt-in-the-mouth pork tenderloin casserole, tartiflette (from a real savoyard) or magret stuffed with foie gras.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Doukenie

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Doukenie. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Doukenie

  • 0With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Doukenie.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Seyval Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.

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Discover the grape variety: Seyval blanc

Lively, taut whites with a slender palate and fresh acidity, with aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, white flowers, pear and discreet herbal notes. Refreshing finish; best drunk young. A cold- and disease-resistant interspecific variety, it produces whites and sparkling wines in the UK (Kent, Sussex), Canada (Quebec, Ontario) and the northeastern US. French hybrid created by Bertille Seyve (Seyve-Villard 5-276).