The '18 Barboursville is a solid wine; I don't think it's at quite the level of the '19 Cabernet Franc I had last year, but it's very enjoyable.
On the nose, I found a nice perfume of rich red to dark red raspberry fruit, sweet spices, and a hint of licorice, earth, and black pepper. On the palate, the wine was not quite as strong, coming across as a bit diluted in terms of flavor profile and lacking some elegance. I found red raspberry fruit, spices, and pepper in a light bodied profile, with somewhat harsh tannin at the back end. Acidity is medium to high.
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This is decent! My first Virginia wine. It's very subtle and light, but has a really lovely finish that reminds me of freshly baked bread. This is a good $14 daily drinker for sure.
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8/10/2022 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 87 Points
The '18 Barboursville is a solid wine; I don't think it's at quite the level of the '19 Cabernet Franc I had last year, but it's very enjoyable.
On the nose, I found a nice perfume of rich red to dark red raspberry fruit, sweet spices, and a hint of licorice, earth, and black pepper. On the palate, the wine was not quite as strong, coming across as a bit diluted in terms of flavor profile and lacking some elegance. I found red raspberry fruit, spices, and pepper in a light bodied profile, with somewhat harsh tannin at the back end. Acidity is medium to high.
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4/9/2022 - capnfutsal Likes this wine: 88 Points
Group score. Simple with no wow-factor, but still a good representation of merlot. Tannins are now soft but it is not flabby. Good QPR.
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7/17/2021 - CelestialDoors Likes this wine: 89 Points
This is decent! My first Virginia wine. It's very subtle and light, but has a really lovely finish that reminds me of freshly baked bread. This is a good $14 daily drinker for sure.
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2/20/2021 - mattlieber Likes this wine: 86 Points
Nicely balanced wine, not spectacular, first Virginia made wine I've had, hope they can build on this.
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