Winery St. JamesWinemaker Series The Folly
White wine
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Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Winemaker Series The Folly of Winery St. James in the region of Missouri often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery St. James's Winemaker Series The Folly.
Discover the grape variety: Seyval blanc
Lively, taut whites with a slender palate and fresh acidity, with aromas of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), green apple, white flowers, pear and discreet herbal notes. Refreshing finish; best drunk young. A cold- and disease-resistant interspecific variety, it produces whites and sparkling wines in the UK (Kent, Sussex), Canada (Quebec, Ontario) and the northeastern US. French hybrid created by Bertille Seyve (Seyve-Villard 5-276).
Informations about the Winery St. James
The Winery St. James is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 54 wines for sale in the of Ozark Highlands to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Ozark Highlands
Central Missouri AVA (1987, 1. 28 million acres across 11 counties around St. James, altitude ~335 m draining cold spring air, soils derived from the Roubidoux formation mixing sandy loam and clay, continental climate with hot humid summers and cold winters): Norton as the native variety and official grape of Missouri, signature red – bold with notes of blackberry, spices and firm tannins. Chambourcin, Vignoles, Traminette as hybrids, Chardonel as complement.
The wine region of Missouri
American Midwest vineyard, cradle of the first US AVA (Augusta, 1980, 8 months before Napa). Signature Norton/Cynthiana, the state's official grape and a native pride: dense, deeply coloured reds with signature notes of blackberry, candied black cherry, plum, coffee, leather and spices, firm tannins - fleshy age-worthy wines, robust against the humid continental climate. Also off-dry Vidal Blanc (citrus, honey), fruity red Chambourcin, peppery Cabernet Franc, lively Seyval Blanc.
The word of the wine: Animal
Generic smell of aromatic families reminiscent of fur, game, musk, civet, amber and sometimes unpleasant smells of wet hair. The old books on tasting give as an example of animal aroma the belly of hare.
