This is still quite youthful. Ruby, little fade and no real browning. Blackberry, plums, roses, and violets on the nose. Sweet blackberry, raspberry, black cherry, tea leaves, and cedar follow. Really nice. 13.5 abv
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Being a VA native for 34 years, the first thing I proclaimed to my wife when I smelled this wine was "This smells like Virginia". Hard to describe that, but it just does. Dark Fruit taste, with earth and very balanced out. Wish I had more!
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My first Virginia wine, this particular bottle was a gift from a dear friend. First impression—it's developed nicely, with brooding black cherries and plums lending weight to lighter aromas of cedar, earth, spice and pink peppercorn. The 2011 is a polished blend of 69% Merlot, 23% Cebernet Franc, and 8% Petit Verdot and certainly, it display's Merlot's classic silkiness and fine tannins wrapped around a juicy core. There is a touch of black tea tannin and dried leaves on the finish.
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2/13/2022 - corkpalace Likes this wine:
This is still quite youthful. Ruby, little fade and no real browning. Blackberry, plums, roses, and violets on the nose. Sweet blackberry, raspberry, black cherry, tea leaves, and cedar follow. Really nice. 13.5 abv
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6/18/2019 - beatles wrote: 93 Points
Unbridled American, juicy stuff with lots of blackberries, yet a fine vertical structure and cool presence, that I like. Still young.
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11/24/2018 - Vtdarush Likes this wine: 89 Points
The body is medium/full with a round texture. The wine finishes medium. Not complicated, and worth drinking now.
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4/25/2017 - projectgoboy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Being a VA native for 34 years, the first thing I proclaimed to my wife when I smelled this wine was "This smells like Virginia". Hard to describe that, but it just does. Dark Fruit taste, with earth and very balanced out. Wish I had more!
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1/9/2017 - Christine Havens Likes this wine: 90 Points
My first Virginia wine, this particular bottle was a gift from a dear friend. First impression—it's developed nicely, with brooding black cherries and plums lending weight to lighter aromas of cedar, earth, spice and pink peppercorn. The 2011 is a polished blend of 69% Merlot, 23% Cebernet Franc, and 8% Petit Verdot and certainly, it display's Merlot's classic silkiness and fine tannins wrapped around a juicy core. There is a touch of black tea tannin and dried leaves on the finish.
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