Winery HillsboroughOnyx Tannat
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Onyx Tannat of Winery Hillsborough in the region of Virginia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Onyx Tannat
Pairings that work perfectly with Onyx Tannat
Original food and wine pairings with Onyx Tannat
The Onyx Tannat of Winery Hillsborough matches generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of spaghetti bolognese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Hillsborough's Onyx Tannat.
Discover the grape variety: Tannat
Tannat is a red grape variety from Béarn which belongs to the cotoïdes family. Present in several vineyards of France, it occupies nearly 3,000 ha. Its leaves are reddish with tan patches. Its bunches are either of normal size or larger. Its berries have a thin skin and are rounded. Its foliage has a swarthy appearance. This variety must be pruned long because it is vigorous. It likes sandy and gravelly soils. Tannat is often exposed to leafhoppers and mites. It is also somewhat susceptible to grey rot. It has 11 approved clones, including 474, 717 and 794. Once mature, this variety produces acidic, fruity, tannic, acidic and full-bodied wines. Various aromas emerge, notably tobacco, cinnamon and exotic wood. Tannat is rarely used alone. It is combined with iron-servadou to obtain a fruitier taste or with cabernet sauvignon to be more rounded.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Onyx Tannat from Winery Hillsborough are 0
Informations about the Winery Hillsborough
The Winery Hillsborough is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Virginia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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: Thick
Said of a heavy, pasty wine lacking in finesse.
