(375 ml) Rosé 2020
Best Rosé, 2021 Loudoun County Wine Awards
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
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 timewise as we began the reds harvest on September 19th, 9 days later than the first pick of 2019.
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:
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Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese Puffs
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Cantaloupe & Prosciutto
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Smoked Salmon & Cucumber Bites
| Download Wine Notes |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Varietal Composition | 35% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot, 18% Sauvignon Blanc, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Petit Verdot, 2% Malbec // 100% Estate Grown Fruit |
| Appellation | Middleburg Virginia AVA |
| Vineyard | Boxwood Estate |
| Harvest Date | 09/19/2020 |
| Alcohol | 12.50% |
| Wine Style | Rosé |
| Volume | 375 ml |
| Country of Origin | UNITED STATES |
| State of Origin | Virginia |
Best Rosé, 2021 Loudoun County Wine Awards
87 Points, Wine Advocate
"Reasonably solid, appealingly fresh and very dry on the Finish, this works well in a tough year. This is a good choice for a food pairing, substantial and balanced...Some touches of herbs around the edges add some complexity to this red wine substitute...Overall, this should be a popular choice. It may hold better, but I'd drink this now and over the next year at most for best results."
-RobertParker.com
