The Winery Rapidan River of Virginia

Winery Rapidan River
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
This estate is part of the Prince Michel Vineyard & Winery.
It is ranked in the top 490 of the estates of Virginia.
It is located in Virginia

The Winery Rapidan River is one of the best wineries to follow in Virginie.. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Virginia to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Rapidan River wines

Looking for the best Winery Rapidan River wines in Virginia among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Rapidan River wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Rapidan River wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Rapidan River

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Rapidan River

How Winery Rapidan River wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of barbecue burger or potjevlesch (northern france).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Rapidan River

On the nose the red wine of Winery Rapidan River. often reveals types of flavors of oak, red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Rapidan River

  • 0With an average score of 3.44/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Rapidan River.

  • Merlot

Discovering 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).

Wine heritage of Thomas Jefferson.

The top sweet wines of Winery Rapidan River

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Rapidan River

How Winery Rapidan River wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of baked bread (tomato, mushroom, ham, cheese), grilled mackerel with garlic and herbs or coconut chicken à la bellevilloise.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Rapidan River

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Rapidan River. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Rapidan River

  • 0With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Rapidan River.

  • Riesling

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.

The top pink wines of Winery Rapidan River

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Rapidan River

How Winery Rapidan River wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef colombo bourguignon style, sausages with kale or duck sleeves in cider.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Rapidan River.

  • Riesling
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Reasoned (agriculture)

Conventional agriculture but concerned with limiting synthetic treatments as much as possible.

The top white wines of Winery Rapidan River

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Rapidan River

How Winery Rapidan River wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of paupiettes with tomato sauce, tomato pie without tomato... or beef fajitas.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Rapidan River

On the nose the white wine of Winery Rapidan River. often reveals types of flavors of earth, microbio or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Rapidan River

  • 0With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Rapidan River.

  • Riesling
  • Vidal Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Vidal blanc

Aromatic, structured whites with firm acidity preserved at full ripeness, featuring aromas of citrus, pineapple, mango, apricot, honey and muscat notes. Absolute star of Canadian Icewines (Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia) where thick-skinned berries survive on the vine through frost, yielding rich liquoreux with exotic fruit and honey aromas. Also made as dry and semi-sweet whites in the northeastern United States. French hybrid created in 1930 by Jean-Louis Vidal (Ugni Blanc × Rayon d'Or).

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Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.