Winery Muse VineyardsRoussanne
White wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Roussanne of the Winery Muse Vineyards is in the top 70 of wines of Shenandoah Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Muse Vineyards's Roussanne.
Discover the grape variety: Roussanne
Aromatic and elegant whites, rich yet lifted by fine freshness, with hawthorn, honeysuckle, apricot, pear, honey, green tea, mineral and herbal notes. Fine ageing potential. Key variety in the great whites of the northern Rhône (Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage, Saint-Joseph, Saint-Péray) blended with marsanne, and one of the 13 permitted grapes at Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Native Rhône variety.
Informations about the Winery Muse Vineyards
The Winery Muse Vineyards is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Shenandoah Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Shenandoah Valley
AVA shared between Virginia and West Virginia between the Blue Ridge and the Appalachians, cool dry climate, calcareous soils rare in America. Cabernet Franc is the signature red king: peppery and fresh with raspberry, red cherry, green pepper, herbs and a graphite touch, fine tannins, elegant palate — Virginia's spearhead. Opulent star Viognier (apricot, peach, honey), ample Chardonnay, taut Riesling. Hybrids: fruity Chambourcin, deep Norton, lively Vidal Blanc.
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: Gout (wine of)
In red wine making, the wine comes directly from the vat after devatting (see press).
