The 868 Estate is one of the best wineries to follow in Virginie.. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Virginia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best 868 Estate wines in Virginia among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent 868 Estate 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 868 Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How 868 Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of feijoada ( portuguese cassoulet ), home-made coq au vin or duck breast in the oven.
On the nose the red wine of 868 Estate. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black 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 868 Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of potjevleesch, tahitian style raw fish or mushroom, bacon and gruyere quiche.
On the nose the white wine of 868 Estate. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.
How 868 Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of beef tournedos with boursin, leg of lamb with spices or beef bourguignon with cookéo.
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.
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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.
