Winery Maggie MalickRhapsody in Red
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or mature and hard cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Rhapsody in Red
Pairings that work perfectly with Rhapsody in Red
Original food and wine pairings with Rhapsody in Red
The Rhapsody in Red of Winery Maggie Malick matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of meat and goat pie, traditional tunisian couscous or pork colombo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Maggie Malick's Rhapsody in Red.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Informations about the Winery Maggie Malick
The Winery Maggie Malick is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Middleburg Virginia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Middleburg Virginia
AVA in the Northern Virginia Piedmont (Fauquier, Loudoun counties), 80 km from Washington DC, granite-gneiss subsoil, elevations 140–170 m. Cabernet Franc is the signature red: spiced and elegant with raspberry, red cherry, green pepper, herbs and a cedary note, fine tannins and preserved freshness. Viognier is the signature white (apricot, peach, white flowers) — ample and floral. Native Norton is rustic; Bordeaux blends complement.
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: Draft liquor (champagne)
After blending, the wine is bottled with a liqueur de tirage (a mixture of sugar and wine) and a yeast (selected yeasts). The yeast attacks the sugar and creates carbon dioxide. The fermentation, which lasts about two months, is prolonged by an ageing period (15 months minimum in total). The bottle is capped (some rare vintages are capped with a staple and a cork).
