Winery Ox-Eye VineyardsLemberger
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Lemberger of the Winery Ox-Eye Vineyards is in the top 10 of wines of Shenandoah Valley.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Lemberger of Winery Ox-Eye Vineyards in the region of Virginia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Ox-Eye Vineyards's Lemberger.
Discover the grape variety: Caino blanco
Natural intraspecific crossing probably between the albarino and the sousão - synonyms black amaral, caino bravo, ... -. It should not be confused with the fernao pires as they both have the same synonym alvarinhao. It can be found in the northwest of Spain and in Portugal, more precisely in the Vinhos Verdes region, ... in France it is totally unknown.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Lemberger from Winery Ox-Eye Vineyards are 2012, 2015, 0, 2014 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Ox-Eye Vineyards
The Winery Ox-Eye Vineyards is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Shenandoah Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Shenandoah Valley
The wine region of Shenandoah Valley is located in the region of Virginia of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Terre Rouge or the Domaine Early Mountain produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Shenandoah Valley are Chardonnay, Cabernet franc and Riesling, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Shenandoah Valley often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak 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.
The word of the wine: Acidity
When present without excess, acidity contributes to the balance of the wine, giving it freshness and nervousness. But when it is very high, it becomes a defect, giving it a biting and green character. On the other hand, if it is insufficient, the wine is soft.
