2001 Horton Vineyards Norton Red

Chris Busse

Wow! I had this bottled "cellared" in less-than ideal conditions for several years and was almost afraid to open it but it did not disappoint. A full-bodied spicy red that could hold its own against a heavily seasoned dish, but did not overpower the baked spaghetti maranara I had it with.

Tasting Tags: full-bodied spicy

2001 Horton Vineyards Norton Red

Scott Hemler

Originally bread in Virginia around 1840 by a doctor Norton of Richmond. This wine was known at the time as Virginia Claret it was very popular before the civil war. The civil war and prohibition put an end to the production of this wine.

In the 1980's Dennis Horton of Horton Winery discovered this grape growing in Missouri. He realized this was the Norton grape of Antebellum fame and was anxious to produce the wine in Virginia again. He took cuttings, graphed it onto rootstocks and after a few years produced the first Norton wine since prohibition.

2001 Horton Vineyards Norton Red

Barbara Frost

2001 Horton Vineyards Norton Red

urhockey22

Not too dry. A touch of sweetness sipping it alone that turns to spiciness with food. A good, conservative dry red.

Tasting Tags: dry red