2018 Virtue Cellars Fortitude

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91 Points

Friday, February 12, 2021 - Not decanted, served in GlassVin stems. I largely agree with Sean Sullivan's review here and, frankly, I hadn't heard of this winery before reading about it on Washington Wine Report. Glad I did! This is made with 100% whole berry fermentation and sees no new oak, only used barrels. Very pretty aromas showing red and black cherry with an interesting sagebrush-like note(?) in there too. Very poised and balanced on the palate. Great fruit, and tannin is minimal in the sense that it's ready to go now. In a brief chat with Kevin Mueller at pickup, they really don't add anything to the juice (no tanning powder, no acid, etc.) and it shows in this wine with its lovely transparency, if that makes sense. A steal at $24. I'll be buying more from this place.

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