Winery Horton - Rkatsiteli

Winery Horton Rkatsiteli

3.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Rkatsiteli of Winery Horton is a white wine from the region of Orange County of Virginia.
This wine generally goes well with

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Rkatsiteli of Winery Horton in the region of Virginia often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or floral.

Details and technical informations about Winery Horton's Rkatsiteli.

Winery
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Trousseau

Trousseau noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Jura). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of medium size. Trousseau noir can be found in many vineyards: Jura, South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon.

Last vintages of this wine

Rkatsiteli - 2017
In the top 100 of of Orange County wines
Average rating: 3.8 1 1 1 0.5 0
Rkatsiteli - 2016
In the top 100 of of Orange County wines
Average rating: 3.2 1 1 1 0 0
Rkatsiteli - 2015
In the top 100 of of Orange County wines
Average rating: 3.6 1 1 1 0.5 0
Rkatsiteli - 2012
In the top 100 of of Orange County wines
Average rating: 3.4 1 1 1 0 0

The best vintages of Rkatsiteli from Winery Horton are 2017, 2015, 2012, 2016

Informations about the Winery Horton

The winery offers 66 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Orange County in the region of Virginia

The Winery Horton is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in the of Orange County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Virginia
In the top 40000 of of United States wines
In the top 550 of of Orange County wines
In the top 80000 of white wines
In the top 300000 wines of the world

The wine region of Orange County

The wine region of Orange County is located in the region of Virginia of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Horton or the Domaine Horton produce mainly wines red, white and natural sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Orange County are Cabernet franc, Touriga nacional and Viognier, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Orange County often reveals types of flavors of microbio, oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or spices.


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.

News related to this wine

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A silent story

Being notably peated, the inaugural chapter emerged in 2020, followed by Chapter Two in 2021, finished in a first fill Port pipe and refill Bourbon cask. The concluding sixth chapter is reserved for release in 2025, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Old Midleton site, which operated from 1825 to 1975. ‘When it’s gone, it’s gone, which is sad in some ways, breaking the link to the old distillery,’ said Kevin O’Gorman, the Master Distiller and head of maturation of the ...

The word of the wine: Vinosity

When tasting a red wine, a pleasant sensation on the palate with a fruity and sappy character in harmony with a caressing and persistent presence of tannins.

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