Winery RappahannockEighteen
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
The Eighteen of the Winery Rappahannock is in the top 30 of wines of Northern Region.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Eighteen of Winery Rappahannock in the region of Virginia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Eighteen
Pairings that work perfectly with Eighteen
Original food and wine pairings with Eighteen
The Eighteen of Winery Rappahannock matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of sweet and sour turkish dumpling soup (eksili köfte), shish kebab or kale soup.
Details and technical informations about Winery Rappahannock's Eighteen.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Eighteen from Winery Rappahannock are 2018
Informations about the Winery Rappahannock
The Winery Rappahannock is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 44 wines for sale in the of Northern Region to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Northern Region
The wine region of Northern Region is located in the region of Virginia of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Santo Tomás or the Domaine Rappahannock produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Northern Region are Cabernet franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Northern Region often reveals types of flavors of pepper, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or red 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: Dense
Rich and concentrated wine with tight tannins and a consistent body.
