Winery HortonTannat
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Tannat of Winery Horton in the region of Virginia often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak.
Food and wine pairings with Tannat
Pairings that work perfectly with Tannat
Original food and wine pairings with Tannat
The Tannat of Winery Horton matches generally quite well with dishes of beef such as recipes of puchero.
Details and technical informations about Winery Horton's 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 Tannat from Winery Horton are 2013, 0
Informations about the Winery Horton
The Winery Horton is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 58 wines for sale in the of Orange County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The word of the wine: Polyphenols
Substance contained essentially in the skin of the grape. The main ones are anthocyanins, which give red wines their colour and tannins.
