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Oak Vidal Blanc

Oak Vidal Blanc Wine Details
Price: $10.99 per bottle

Description: In The Glass: This vintage has wonderful aromas of butter and toasted wood. The palate displays great complexity with the optimal balance of oak, fruit, and acidity. There are fresh hints of lemon married with a warm, toasty heartiness. On The Table: A perfect wine for a rich cream sauce, broiled scallops wrapped in bacon, or try Oak Vidal server with chicken pot pie. Around The Neck: Bronze medal winner in the 2003 PA Wine Competition.

Varietal Definition
Vidal Blanc:
A white French hybrid once widely planted in the south of France, it is more suitable for growing in warm and humid climates like the South. These vines are prolific, producing large golden berries, suitable for eating out of hand as table grapes. When vinified, Villard Blanc makes a fruity, mildly intense white wine (somewhat Sauvignon Blanc like) of fairly neutral and simple flavors. Primarily used for blending.
Optima:
Recent crossing of Riesling and Sylvaner grape with the Muller-Thurgau. Widely grown in the Mosel-Saar-Ruwer region of Germany and used for blending purposes in the white wines of the region.


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