Three Fox Vineyards

The Original Northern Virginia Home of Sangiovese & Nebbiolo!

        We make La Dolce Vita a part of your life!

    For 2009 Come Celebrate Our Tasting Room’s 5th Anniversary!

                         Our Wines

 

 

Recent Awards for Three Fox Wines!

National Women’s Wine Competition, March 2009

With 3000 Entries from All over the Planet –

Alouette Cabernet Franc 2007 – Silver Medal

Piemontese Nebbiolo 2007 - Bronze Medal

THREE FOX WINES AVAILABLE ON-LINE!

We’ve made it even easier for you to get your favorite Three Fox wines right from the comfort of your own home!  We are now on-line with VinoShipper. By clicking on the “BUY WINE” tab (to the left on our web page) it will take you to the secure VinoShipper site with a listing of Three Fox wines you can get on-line. Just follow the easy prompts to fill up your cart, check out, and your wine will be on it’s way from us to you, through VinoShipper by UPS! Adult signature will be required. Shipping to most states is available and what states we can currently ship to is on the VinoShipper site.

If you’re in the Tasting Room and simply want your wine shipped to you our friendly folks can place an order for you through VinoShipper while you wait (sipping, we hope, a glass of Three Fox wine)!

Right now we have six wines available on-line: Volpe Sangiovese 2007, Signor Sangiovese Reserve 2006, Alouette Cabernet Franc 2007, Piemontese Nebbiolo 2007, Calabrese Pinot Grigio 2008 and La Boheme Viognier 2008.

 

WHITES

In the Order we Taste them Out in the Tasting Room -

2007 Leggero Chardonnay - Available Now -Orange County, Virginia grown and then steel fermented and aged off-site so no oak gets in the way of the classic nose and tastes of Chardonnay. Pineapple and vanilla notes on the nose with added citrus tones on the palate and good, forward fruit. A crisp, refreshing sipper! Great with mild cheeses or sea food. “Leggero” (leh-jer-oh) means light, as in “not heavy”.

2008 Springlot Reserve Chardonnay  - (Limited Amounts!) - Beautiful grapes from Springlot Vineyard in Fauquier County, Virginia, about 10 minutes from our estate vineyards. Crushed and steel fermented and aged at Three Fox Vineyards. This – like all of our whites – is not oaked and the result is a crisp, clean chardonnay with pineapple and citrus notes with crisp acidity. Only 45 cases made! This is a refreshing all occasion wine to really enjoy by itself but it also works well with salads, fish, or poultry or a nice hunk of gran padano cheese.

2008 Calabrese Pinot Grigio – Available Now  - Pinot Grigio is the same grape as the French call “pinot gris”. In Italy it is much produced in the north, in the Alto Adige, Trentino, and Friuli regions. Our estate grown Pinot Grigio done in the true Italian style. At crush we allowed just a bit of skin contact which gives loads of lush flavors. Light and refreshing with hints of apricot, citrus, raspberry, and melon. A great summer sipper but enjoyable year round. “Calabrese” (cah-lah-breh-see) means “someone from Calabria” which we thought would be a fun name and a tribute to all of our Calabrian friends. Enjoy Calabrese by itself, with a nice white pizza, a chicken or seafood Caesar, or roast poultry or pork. 

Gatto Bianco (non-vintage) – Available from June 25th Forward - This is a new white for us. A white with a great sassy attitude, reminiscent of the whites from the Italian Piemonte.  Blended from Chardonnay (74%) and Viognier (26%). Pineapple & citrus nose and palate with a hint of melon and pear on the palate. Great with seafood!  Look for the sassy white cat on the label!

2008 La Boheme Viognier   - Available Now  - This is the principal white wine grape of the Rhone Valley (also home to Syrah for red wines). Estate grown and steel fermented and aged, the 2008 La Boheme is loaded lush forward notes of pear and tropical fruit and has a soft lingering finish. This is a great wine to enjoy with pates, smoked trout, goat cheese, poultry, or by itself. We’ve named this after the title character in Puccini’s opera “La Boheme”.

2008 Appassionata Vidal Blanc – Available Now  - Vidal is a variety native to France. It’s a “hybrid” which means it is a cross between a classic European “vinfera” wine grape (Ugni blanc in this case) and a non-vinifera species (Seibel in this case). The grapes for the 2008 Appassionata were grown in Rappahanock County, at Narmada Vineyards west of Warrenton then brought to Three Fox for crushing and fermenting.  Appassionata is a true to type Vidal with good acidity with mixed citrus fruit tones. We do this in an “off-dry” style and our 2008 Appassionata has 3.0% sugar for a pleasing hint of sweetness which plays of the acidity. Overall, it is very reminiscent of an Alsatian-style Riesling. It’s great for sipping and goes very well with sharp cheeses, spicy foods, sea food, and especially wonderfully with Thai food!

 

ROSÉ

Cano Pazzo Rosé (non-vintage) – Available Now -  Our Rosé, is made traditionally by removing a portion of the Sangiovese after two days of fermenting (the “bleed” wine) and allowing the balance of the fermenting of the bleed wine to go on without skin contact. This gives us a beautiful dry Rosé with the traditional light red – salmon color you find in the Provencé or in Northern Italy. There are subtle hints of citrus, spice, and berry. Great and refreshing on a warm summer day! Will go very well with salmon, mild cheeses, or a tasty summer salad drizzled with olive oil and fresh parmigiano.

REDS

In the Order we Taste them Out in the Tasting Room –

 

2007 Il Signor Sangiovese Reserve –  Available Now - Our estate grown, 100%, Sangiovese is aged in Hungarian oak puncheons. Signor has yeast, truffle & caramel nose, a round supple mouth feel with cherry, red fruits, coffee and toast notes on the palate, and a smooth lingering finish with a hint of caramel. In short, Signor Sangiovese is a trip to Tuscany in a bottle. "Signor" (see-nee-or, "the lord") is meant for enjoyment on its own as well as for complimenting a great meal. Try it with lamb chops, poultry, a good Bolognese, or a steak Florentine.  

2007 Il Volpe Sangiovese – Available Now While It Lasts! – This is an exceptional wine from an exceptional vintage and made in a true “Super Tuscan” style. It drinks like a Brunello but at a much lower price.  As with all of our Volpe vintages we use our estate grown Sangiovese and estate Cabernet Franc, individually aged in American and Hungarian oak.  The 2007 Volpe is 75% Sangiovese, 20% Cab Franc, and 5% Chambourcin. The 2007 Volpe still has the typical Sangiovese nose (yeasty, leathery) and palate (lots of cherry, toast, coffee and spice notes) but has also rich layers of black cherry,  chocolate, caramel and spice. This is a wine to savor on its own. It’s also big and bold to go with meats and cheeses, a great steak wine but also lovely with pastas. 

GOLD  Medal Winner, Eastern Seaboard 2008 Wine  Competition / SILVER Medal, Hilton Head Island International2009  Wine Competition

Maestro (non-vintage) – Available from July 2nd Forward -  A new red which is an elegant, smooth blend of Sangiovese (48%), Cabernet Franc (34%) and Chambourcin (18%).  Chocolate, truffles and cherry on the nose and palate with added tones of red fruits, coffee and spice on the palate. “Maestro” means “the master” and this is a masterful wine to enjoy by itself or with pastas or meat dishes.

2008 Alouette Cabernet Franc – Available Now - Our 100% estate Cabernet Franc. The 2008 Alouette, like the 2007, is a rich opulent mouth filling wine with loads of chocolate, blackcherry, berry, toast, coffee mild spice and a developing hint of caramel on the aftertaste. Can be enjoyed now or be laid down for 10 – 15 years with proper cellaring. Fantastic steak wine, cigar wine, a wine to enjoy chocolate goodies, or just all by it’s beautiful self. Alouette 2005, 2006 & 2007 are multiple award winners and the 2008 should match them!  This is a wine which can be enjoyed now but will continue to mature in the bottle and can be laid down for 10 – 15 years with proper cellaring. This is a fantastic steak wine, a cigar wine, a wine to enjoy chocolate goodies, or just all by it’s beautiful self.

Awards for prior releases:  [2007 Vintage] SILVER Medal, National Women’s 2009 Wine Competition, SILVER Medal,  Eastern Seaboard 2008 Wine Competition / [2006 Vintage] (SILVER Medal, Eastern Seaboard 2007 Wine Competition  /  [2005 Vintage] SILVER Medal,  Hilton Head Island 2007 International Wine Competition

2007 Piemontese Nebbiolo – Available Now - The princely grape of the Italian Piemonte, used for Barolo and Barbaresco, and estate grown at Three Fox Vineyards on the Virginia Piedmont. This is a beautiful, elegant wine with structure, black cherry and spice notes, good forward fruit and a symphony of flavors in the finish. BRONZE Medal, National Women’s 2009 Wine Competition

2008 Rosso Dolce Chambourcin –  Available Now  - Rosso Dolce (sweet red) is our “port alternative”. Chambourcin is a hybrid originally from the Loire Valley of France (still grown there) and now much grown in Virginia. Rosso Dolce, at 6% sugar, has strong red fruits notes with a subtle chocolate, port-like undercurrent and finish.  You can enjoy a port-like experience without the high alcohol level of a true port. Try it with your favorite chocolate dessert for a real treat! Packaged in "Bellisimo" 375 mL bottles just right for a bit of after-dinner fun.

 

 

2008 REDS FUTURES!!

The 2008 Vintage is shaping up about as great as our historic 2007.  The young, evolving wines are showing great character, extraction and development. We are taking Futures on 2008 Sangiovese (Volpe and Signor Reserve) and Nebbiolo (Piemontese).  Pay for 50% of the wine now and 50% when its ready in late summer 2009, get an additional 5% off any other applicable discounts on wines purchased on futures, and you can take delivery once they’re bottled and before some of these will be publicly released! One case minimum futures order is required.