The Winery Doukenie of Virginia

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
How Winery Doukenie wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .
On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Doukenie. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit.
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.
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.
On the nose the pink wine of Winery Doukenie. often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit.
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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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).