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Address: 2042 Burrland Ln; Middleburg, VA 20118
Phone: 540-687-8778
Geo Coords: 38.96782, -77.738551
(Note – Geo Coords listed here are not personally confirmed. This is according to Google maps and/or another web source; your mileage may vary!)
From the Winery’s Blurb:
Boxwood Winery produces red wine in three styles in the Bordeaux tradition from five varieties of grapes certified by the French government: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Malbec.
Tasting / Visiting Hours: (from the winery’s website)
Visitors are welcome at the winery by appointment for a tour and tasting. Tours last approximately forty-five minutes and are limited to fifteen people per tour. Reservations may be made through the winery’s secure online store (see the web site, link below). $20.00. Satellite tasting rooms (named “The Tasting Room”) are located in Middleburg VA (open Thursday through Sunday, 1pm-7pm) and Reston VA (open daily), as well as Chevy Chase, MD.
Our Visit:
“In a state full of warm, welcoming, relaxed, come-one-come-all wineries, Boxwood is a study in contrasts. A big white electric fence and a call box mark the entrance to the winery, but when we visited, the subtlety was lost on us, and we drove the ‘hood trying to find the way in. Fortunately, we had friends on the inside waiting for us, so they relayed instructions via cell phone.
Inside, the subtlety continued, with an angles and circles theme that played out in rooms of stainless steel and glass. Every item encountered is the best available, precisely placed: A laser guides the planting of the vines to perfect symmetry; the barrels in the wine cave, arranged in meticulous concentric circles; a gleaming, top-of-the-line bottling machine, waiting to be called upon to demonstrate its 1,500 bottles-per-hour capacity. (With a production of about 2,000 cases a year at the time of our visit, I estimate Boxwood uses their bottler less than 30 hours a year.)
The vineyards were meticulously (and technologically) planned, with weather-recording stations installed two years before planting, a custom-designed GPS monitoring system to record the care of the vines each year, and an internal pumping system to move the wine through stainless steel pipes into oak barrels, cut from French forests.
The winery produces only red and Rose. When we visited, three wines were on offer: Boxwood, a “left bank” Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet, Merlot, and Petit Verdot; Topiary, a “right bank” Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet, Merlot, and Malbec; and a Rose. A second Rose has been added at this writing.
Though the infrastructure to produce these wines clearly cost a pretty penny, the winery says it plans to offer no more than 5,000 cases each year. We’d love to get a look at the business plan, since the wines are priced at a reasonable (for locapour wines) $25 for reds, and a very satisfying $14 for Roses.
If you’d like to witness all of this, you’re welcome to, but be sure to plan in advance. Reserve a 45-minute tour and tasting for up to 15 people at least a week in advance. $20 per person.
The winery is owned by John Kent Cooke, a familiar name to DC-area residents for the Redskins dynasty that his family owned for many years, and was designed by Hugh Newell Jacobsen, a Modernist architect based in Washington who is well known for his pavilion-style themes.
At Boxwood, nothing mars the perfection. It’s better than a yoga class; you’ll leave much calmer than when you arrive.
Boxwood is just one mile outside of the uber charming town of Middleburg, where – if you aren’t able to get into the winery – you can try out the Boxwood reds at The Tasting Room. There are now Tasting Rooms in Reston Town Center and Chevy Chase, MD as well.”
Inside, the subtlety continued, with an angles and circles theme that played out in rooms of stainless steel and glass. Every item encountered is the best available, precisely placed: A laser guides the planting of the vines to perfect symmetry; the barrels in the wine cave, arranged in meticulous concentric circles; a gleaming, top-of-the-line bottling machine, waiting to be called upon to demonstrate its 1,500 bottles-per-hour capacity. (With a production of about 2,000 cases a year at the time of our visit, I estimate Boxwood uses their bottler less than 30 hours a year.)
The vineyards were meticulously (and technologically) planned, with weather-recording stations installed two years before planting, a custom-designed GPS monitoring system to record the care of the vines each year, and an internal pumping system to move the wine through stainless steel pipes into oak barrels, cut from French forests.
The winery produces only red and Rose. When we visited, three wines were on offer: Boxwood, a “left bank” Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet, Merlot, and Petit Verdot; Topiary, a “right bank” Bordeaux-style blend of Cabernet, Merlot, and Malbec; and a Rose. A second Rose has been added at this writing.
Though the infrastructure to produce these wines clearly cost a pretty penny, the winery says it plans to offer no more than 5,000 cases each year. We’d love to get a look at the business plan, since the wines are priced at a reasonable (for locapour wines) $25 for reds, and a very satisfying $14 for Roses.
If you’d like to witness all of this, you’re welcome to, but be sure to plan in advance. Reserve a 45-minute tour and tasting for up to 15 people at least a week in advance. $20 per person.
The winery is owned by John Kent Cooke, a familiar name to DC-area residents for the Redskins dynasty that his family owned for many years, and was designed by Hugh Newell Jacobsen, a Modernist architect based in Washington who is well known for his pavilion-style themes.
At Boxwood, nothing mars the perfection. It’s better than a yoga class; you’ll leave much calmer than when you arrive.
Boxwood is just one mile outside of the uber charming town of Middleburg, where – if you aren’t able to get into the winery – you can try out the Boxwood reds at The Tasting Room. There are now Tasting Rooms in Reston Town Center and Chevy Chase, MD as well.”
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