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Old Vines Foch VQA

Old Vines Foch VQA Wine Details
Price: $24.00 per bottle

Description: Ripe plum and red currant, earthy tobacco and leather combine on the nose with oak vanilla. Rich, full and softly tannic on the palate with flavours of sultana raisin, hazelnut and bacon. The finish suggests truffle and a lingering warm spiciness. A bold wine for bold foods such as braised beef short ribs, osso bucco, sharp cheeses or pizzas loaded with cheeses and meats. Also compliments earthy vegetables including spinach, broccoli with garlic, beet greens and Portobello mushrooms. Available only through the Winery and at fine restaurants.

Varietal Definition
Marechal Foch:
A french-american hybrid grape, with french Alsace Gamay origins, noted for producing deeply colored and strongly varietal wines considered by some to have a "Burgundian" character. Also known under the name Foch.


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