Rating 94
Style White Dessert Wine
Blend , Muscat / Moscato
Vintage 2013
Appellation
Virginia
USA
ABV 13.5%
Price $32.00  Buy This Wine
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Reviewed 2019-01-30

Perfect For

Sweet Tooth Cravings, Treat Yo'self, Wine And Cheese Night

Drink If You Like

Chenin Blanc, Moschofilero , Muscat / Moscato

Barboursville Paxxito Virgina Passito 2013 Review

Rich, round, and spicy, with a nice comfy coating of the palate, this wine is pretty damn exceptional and all I can think about is cheese plates when I sip it. Go buy any dope ass American artisanal cheese and watch as this amber hue of a wine calms the proteins, while the cheese amplifies the wine's inherent notes of orange blossom, honeysuckle, and spicy pineapple. Hybrid grapes are what defined American wine for decades and they are especially expressive in passito-style wines. This wine is a great example of how this style can be done well.

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Barboursville Paxxito Virgina Passito 2013
Rich, round, and spicy, with a nice comfy coating of the palate, this wine is pretty damn exceptional and all I can think about is cheese plates when I sip it. Go buy any dope ass American artisanal cheese and watch as this amber hue of a wine calms the proteins, while the cheese amplifies the wine's inherent notes of orange blossom, honeysuckle, and spicy pineapple. Hybrid grapes are what defined American wine for decades and they are especially expressive in passito-style wines. This wine is a great example of how this style can be done well.

Reviewed On: 01-30-2019
94
POINTS
Barboursville Paxxito Virgina Passito 2013
Rich, round, and spicy, with a nice comfy coating of the palate, this wine is pretty damn exceptional and all I can think about is cheese plates when I sip it. Go buy any dope ass American artisanal cheese and watch as this amber hue of a wine calms the proteins, while the cheese amplifies the wine's inherent notes of orange blossom, honeysuckle, and spicy pineapple. Hybrid grapes are what defined American wine for decades and they are especially expressive in passito-style wines. This wine is a great example of how this style can be done well.

Reviewed On: 01-30-2019