Winery Michael Shaps - Raisin d'Etre Red

Winery Michael ShapsRaisin d'Etre Red

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Raisin d'Etre Red of Winery Michael Shaps is a sweet wine from the region of Monticello of Virginia.
This wine generally goes well with
The Raisin d'Etre Red of the Winery Michael Shaps is in the top 30 of wines of Monticello.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Raisin d'Etre Red of Winery Michael Shaps in the region of Virginia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Michael Shaps's Raisin d'Etre Red.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Carcajolo

The black Carcajolo is a grape variety originating from Italy. 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 medium-sized bunches and large grapes. The Carcajolo noir can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

Last vintages of this wine

Raisin d'Etre Red - 2015
In the top 30 of of Monticello wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Raisin d'Etre Red - 2014
In the top 30 of of Monticello wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Raisin d'Etre Red - 2013
In the top 30 of of Monticello wines
Average rating: 411110
Raisin d'Etre Red - 2012
In the top 30 of of Monticello wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Raisin d'Etre Red - 2010
In the top 30 of of Monticello wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Raisin d'Etre Red from Winery Michael Shaps are 2012, 2014, 2013, 2015 and 2010.

Informations about the Winery Michael Shaps

The winery offers 26 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Monticello in the region of Virginia

The Winery Michael Shaps is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 24 wines for sale in the of Monticello to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Virginia
In the top 25000 of of United States wines
In the top 40 of of Monticello wines
In the top 4500 of sweet wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Monticello

The wine region of Monticello is located in the region of Virginia of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jefferson Vineyards or the Domaine Jefferson Vineyards produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Monticello are Cabernet franc, Chardonnay and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Monticello often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.


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: Size (champagne)

Juices that flow from the press after the cuvée, at the second pressing. Less fine, often more vegetal, it is mainly used to make the first price champagnes.

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