Boxwood Estate

$29.00750ml

Match concentrated "Bordeaux in the Colonies" cuvées with rich and roasted fare.

Pair with a plum-sauced griddled duck breast,

a savory of mushrooms casserole

or rosemary-braised lamb shanks.

Eyes:

Light Purple

Nose:

Medium-High Intensity, developing, black fruits, cigar box, licorice

Mouth:

Full Bodied, dry, medium acidity, average tannin, moderate-high intensity, medium-long finish, raspberry, blackberry, tobacco

Located an hour west of Washington D.C., and founded by John Kent Cooke, Boxwood was conceived as, and designed to mimic, a classic Bordeaux estate. Vineyards are laid out in traditional two meter by one meter Bordelais fashion and the grapes are hand-harvested. Their 2010 Estate offering is gravity-fed into steel fermenters and ages for one year in French (natch) oak.