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 piglet shoulder with melting baked apples, pork stew with bacon and cream or provençal tart with rabbit.
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 roast pork with mustard and honey, pan-fried salmon papillote or salmon and goat cheese 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.
Colourful, structured reds with a deep purple colour, firm tannins and a dense palate, showing signature aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), plum, spices and balsamic notes. Modern disease-resistant profile. Grown in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and the UK for organic and northern vineyards, part of the new generation of disease-resistant varieties. German black hybrid variety obtained in Freiburg.
How 868 Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of baked lasagna, leg of lamb bravado in the oven or pumpkin and bacon pie.
Characteristic taste of wines made from grapes affected by botrytis cinerea.
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Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
