Community Tasting Note

• TXRDW Likes this wine: 98 points

  October 25, 2023 - We had a 2019 VHR horizontal tasting last night at Lucio’s in Houston, with Arrow & Branch, Keplinger, Memento Mori and of course VHR. CT’r MJP was in attendance, our resident VHR expert, who has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to anything VHR. What a lineup and what a night!
  
  Keplinger showed exceptionally well, with incredible complexity and artistry that resulted in a fantastic interpretation of how a VHR grape can evolve into a magical wine. Helen’s VHR offering continued to evolve throughout the night, with amazing structure and distinctive dark fruit notes that added a uniqueness to the wine, which came from blocks 3A & 6A. If you’ve never tried a Keplinger wine, the 2019 VHR should be added to your “Must Have” list.
  
  The consensus takeaway of the night was the pleasant approachability of the 2019 vintage, combined with the exceptional and consistent quality of the fruit. Simply put, the 2019 vintage is a tremendously good vintage for Napa. If you have more than a few bottles of any of these great VHR wines I would not hesitate to pop the cork as all four wines were a joy to taste among friends.

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3 Comments

• MJP Hou TX commented:

  10/29/23, 8:26 AM - Helen has access to a few different blocks in 2021. I need to find those notes and share.

• TXRDW commented:

  10/29/23, 10:03 AM - I wonder when the 2021 will come out?

• MJP Hou TX commented:

  10/29/23, 10:27 AM - I need to see if DJ will show us this wine when he comes to town in a couple of weeks.

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