Boxwood EstateBoxwood
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 4 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Petit Verdot and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or beef.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Boxwood of Boxwood Estate in the region of Virginia often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Boxwood
Pairings that work perfectly with Boxwood
Original food and wine pairings with Boxwood
The Boxwood of Boxwood Estate matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of celine's version of moussaka (5th meeting), leg of lamb in a herb crust with preserved vegetables or quick brioche sausage.
Details and technical informations about Boxwood Estate's Boxwood.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Boxwood from Boxwood Estate are 2015, 2012, 2010, 0 and 2008.
Informations about the Boxwood Estate
The Boxwood Estate is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Middleburg Virginia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Middleburg Virginia
AVA in the Northern Virginia Piedmont (Fauquier, Loudoun counties), 80 km from Washington DC, granite-gneiss subsoil, elevations 140–170 m. Cabernet Franc is the signature red: spiced and elegant with raspberry, red cherry, green pepper, herbs and a cedary note, fine tannins and preserved freshness. Viognier is the signature white (apricot, peach, white flowers) — ample and floral. Native Norton is rustic; Bordeaux blends complement.
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: Foaming
Name given to the second alcoholic fermentation that sparkling wines undergo. It gives rise to a release of carbon dioxide in the bottle.
