Winery Walsh Family WineEn Passant
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, 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 En Passant of Winery Walsh Family Wine in the region of Virginia often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit.
Food and wine pairings with En Passant
Pairings that work perfectly with En Passant
Original food and wine pairings with En Passant
The En Passant of Winery Walsh Family Wine matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of daube niçoise, cajun jumbalaya rice or casserons in the country style.
Details and technical informations about Winery Walsh Family Wine's En Passant.
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 En Passant from Winery Walsh Family Wine are 2017, 0
Informations about the Winery Walsh Family Wine
The Winery Walsh Family Wine is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 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: Tense
Said of a lively and nervous wine.
