Winery Jefferson VineyardsMeritage
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or mature and hard cheese.
The Meritage of the Winery Jefferson Vineyards is in the top 10 of wines of Monticello.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Meritage of Winery Jefferson Vineyards in the region of Virginia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
Food and wine pairings with Meritage
Pairings that work perfectly with Meritage
Original food and wine pairings with Meritage
The Meritage of Winery Jefferson Vineyards matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, game (deer, venison) or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of korean bibimbap, rabbit in sauce or hot asparagus with comté cheese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jefferson Vineyards's Meritage.
Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot
Dark, full-bodied reds with tight tannins and inky colour, showing aromas of blackberry, violet, gentle spice, liquorice and mentholated balsamic notes. Contributes colour, structure and aromatic freshness to great Médoc blends (Palmer, Léoville-Las Cases) where it remains a minority. Also vinified as a single variety in Spain (La Mancha), California, Australia and Argentina. A late-ripening Bordeaux variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Meritage from Winery Jefferson Vineyards are 2009, 2007, 2010, 2017 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Jefferson Vineyards
The Winery Jefferson Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Monticello to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Monticello
Central Virginia AVA around Charlottesville, wine land dreamed by Thomas Jefferson from 1770. Cabernet Franc signature red: elegant and fresh with signature notes of red cherry, raspberry, bell pepper, fresh herbs, spice and peppery touch, fine tannins and thirst-quenching mouth — local reference. Viognier as Virginia's signature white (apricot, honey, flowers), dense Petit Verdot, taut Petit Manseng, ample Chardonnay. Blue Ridge Piedmont soils.
The wine region of Virginia
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).
The word of the wine: Tranquil (wine)
Refers to a non-sparkling wine.
