Name: Valerie Hill Stone Chimney Red
Variety: Chambourcin, Merlot, Cabernet Franc,and Cabernet Sauvignon
Price: $24
Region: Virginia
Country: USA
Year: 2012
Phillip of the Valerie Hill winery was telling me the history of the stone chimney on the property. The house at Valerie Hill was built by Revolutionary War Captain Peter Rust in 1807. Aside from the house and the vineyards, there is an old stone chimney off to the side. Historians have concluded that it was too close to the house for it to have been slave quarters. Through reading the journals and diaries of those who lived at Valerie Hill, it was found that a tavern once stood in that location. The old stone chimney is all that remains, but lives on the wine bottles of today. This wine smelled heavily of boot leather and had a deep, smokey taste.
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