Tallon Winery – Shelbyville, KY
This is the first winery in Kentucky that we have had the
opportunity to visit. It is located
right off of highway 64 between Frankfort and Louisville. It was really easy to find with signs from
the highway all the way to the winery.
What a beautiful property. Even
though it is near the highway, the property makes you feel like you are in the
middle of nowhere. This beautifully
restored home sits on a small pond with a large sitting area inside and
spacious deck out back. The site is one
of the two owned by Tallon Winery, with the primary vineyard and tasting room
being in Lexington, KY. The tasting
room has an incredible barrel ceiling that reminded Chad of a Frank Llyod
Wright we have visited in Springfield, IL.
Tallon Winery grows a great deal of the grapes used in their
wine including their Traminette, Chambourcin, and Chardonel. The Shelbyville location has 17 acres which
they hope to use for vineyards in the near future.
The Wine
I was not terribly impressed with the white wines. Though they each offer something a little
different, they really weren’t my style.
The finish on the Traminette
and Sweet Evening Breeze had an
alcohol tasting finish to them that kind of tingled the tongue… not my style,
but worth a taste.
The Moondance may
have been my favorite white. A Pinot Gris wine with a grapefruit and
other tropical citrus nose combined with a hint of mineral. A great patio wine. I thought it was an easy drinking wine
that definitely had a citrus feel to it.
Chad liked the Cabernet
Sauvignon Reserve best of all. Premium Full-bodied, dry red. Kentucky oak barrel aged. Favors of black cherry, currant and nuances
of chocolate and vanilla. Chad thought it had a very earthy, oaky nose,
almost reminiscent of a bourbon barrel.
It had a heavy black cherry taste while the chocolate and vanilla were
quite light by comparison. It would be a
great wine to serve with any red meat with a sweeter marinade.
I personally enjoyed the Afterglow. A semi-sweet blend of Cayuga and Catawba
with a robust grape flavor. This is
a crisp, light, flavorful wine. It
reminds me a little of drinking Welch’s White Grape Juice with the fruity,
grapy flavor, but much lighter. It was a
beautiful color as well! It almost
looked the color of watermelon with a hint of orange.
If your would like more information on this winery please visit
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