2008 Declaration Reserve – Democracy Vineyards – VA

2008 Declaration Reserve – Democracy Vineyards – Lovingston, VA

$15.00

Now I’ll be honest I wasn’t originally expecting much from this wine as this was one of the first wines from the extremely new Democracy Vineyards (only officially opening their doors a few months back now). But I gotta say that I was very pleasantly surprised by this Rhone style blended white. When you open the bottle and get a good whiff you end up with an interesting fruit, which may or may not be apricot. You also get some lovely subtle floral smells (which I couldn’t seem to pin down). Once you move into the taste you discover a fruit forward taste coming in from the equally fruit forward aroma. It’s hard to try and pin down exactly what sort of fruit (or variety for that matter), but you definitely get a fruit sweetness that is quite delicious. Balancing out this fruit is a very light spice, which almost went unnoticed by myself as it was so subtle. Best of all though it had a really crisp and long finish, which I always adore. Now, as for food, I had this with a wonderful pesto pizza that seemed to work quite well with it. According to the vineyard things such as Poultry, white sauce pasta and grilled seafood go great with this wine and I can definitely see why. This is a great and affordable wine to give a try especially if you are a fan of Seyval Blanc, Chardonnay or even Gewürztraminer. So go on and give it a go.


Unfortunately I couldn't find some place online to buy this wine, you may be able to contact Democracy Vineyards here to see about ordering, or info on where it can be bought.