Boxwood Estate - Rose 2020 (750ml)

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Producer	Boxwood Estate
Country	United States
Region	Virginia
Subregion	Middleburg Virginia
Varietal	Rosé
Vintage	2020
Sku	101293
Size	750ml
ABV	13.00%

Boxwood Estate Description

Lanterna

Boxwood Winery produces red wine in the Bordeaux tradition from five varieties of grapes certified by the French government: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Malbec.

Boxwood reflects the Médoc style with Cabernet Sauvignon as the principal grape, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Topiary represents the Saint Emilion style with Cabernet Franc as the principal grape blended with Merlot and Malbec. Trellis, a rich red wine is blended from all Boxwood varieties. The vineyards have been carefully laid out to conform to the land, the summer sunlight, and the prevailing winds. In the Bordeaux tradition, rows and vines are spaced two meters by one meter, the vines are trained on VSP trellises and only cane pruning and sustainable farming is practiced.

Tasting notes

Wine

A blend of six Boxwood varieties, all estate grown. Sauvignon Blanc added to balance wine and increase aromas.

Each variety bled separately and cool fermented with tailored yeasts. Crisp acidity, soft tannins, and full-bodied, with refreshing finish.

* 100% Estate Grown Fruit from the Middleburg Virginia AVA

Production notes

Production

Here at Boxwood, when the fruit for red wines is harvested and put into the fermenters, skins and all, after 24-48 hours we will often drain about 20% of the juice from the fermenter. This does two things for us: it concentrates the remaining ~80% of the juice for reds with 100% of the skins where color, flavor and aromatic components are extracted into the young wine in the fermentation process. This approach has a name: saignée, or “bleeding” of some juice from the fermenter. The other part of this is that it provides a lightly colored juice to produce the rosé. It is that juice which provides the base of this wine. When it’s time to develop the blend from these lots, we also work with Sauvignon Blanc to see if it helps balance the wine and bring some aromatics to the blend. So for the 2020 rosé we have added 18% Sauvignon Blanc.

2020 was another good growing season providing a large and high quality crop. It lingered a little behind 2019 time-wise as we began the reds harvest on September 19th, 9 days later than the first pick of 2019.

Other notes

Pairing with Food

Salmon of any kind is a traditional pairing, but there are so many additional options! Think outside the summertime box and include it on holiday tables with turkey or ham, beside your cheese tortellini and pesto sauce, or with margarita pizza!

Past Pairings from Boxwood Special Events include:

Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese Puffs
Cantaloupe & Prosciutto
Smoked Salmon & Cucumber Bites

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