Winery Horton - The Tower Series Viognier

Winery HortonThe Tower Series Viognier

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 The Tower Series Viognier of Winery Horton is a white wine from the region of Orange County of Virginia.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or game (deer, venison).

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the The Tower Series Viognier of Winery Horton in the region of Virginia often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Horton's The Tower Series Viognier.

Winemaker
Chris Corley
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.8°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). 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 small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

The Tower Series Viognier - 2017
In the top 100 of of Orange County wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
The Tower Series Viognier - 2013
In the top 100 of of Orange County wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50

The best vintages of The Tower Series Viognier from Winery Horton are 2017, 2013

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 20 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Orange County in the region of Virginia
Find the Winery Horton on Facebook and on Twitter

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.

Top wine Virginia
In the top 55000 of of United States wines
In the top 950 of of Orange County wines
In the top 150000 of white wines
In the top 400000 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.

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The word of the wine: Bouchy

See cabernet franc.

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