It’s an unmitigated joy. As a varietal that’s always called Portugal it’s home- Virginia, as evidenced by this vintage in a series of them each improving by the year- May have become the varietals ‘vacation pied a tere’. And while I’m consistently impressed by the work that Stephen Barnard always seems to bring to the tippy top of its class no matter the blend or varietals therein- once again I’m loving this deep & yet fun-loving cuvée.
@justenjoy — 6 years ago
Whitefish burger night — 7 years ago
Delicious, heavy, silky-smooth Merlot — 7 years ago
So much Pear! This was a really enjoyable Chardonnay! — 7 years ago
Had at Barcelona in South End on my 29th bday with Ian, Portia and Griffin, John, Taylor, Grayson. So good. Bright. Smooth — 8 years ago
Not bad for a Romanian IPA. — 9 years ago
This is amazing. — 5 years ago
Rich and smoith — 7 years ago
So glad I’ve gotten my hubby to start drinking all the wine that has aged over 10 years. We’ve had a few bottles of older wine that didn’t age well but this one is quite good!! — 7 years ago
Wow. Was surprised I liked this as much as I did. Smooth. Dark fruit. Almost a little pepper on the finish. Fantastic. — 8 years ago
Liked. Had at Lauren and Joh griffin. — 9 years ago
Pleasantly soft -- very drinkable. — 6 years ago
Smooth finish. I caught a hint of cherries. Would definitely have again — 6 years ago
One of the best examples of this varietal in the states. Excellent depth and length. #wbc18 — 7 years ago
De-freakin-licious. — 7 years ago
First sip had me worried something was wrong with the bottle. I set the glass aside and an hour later saw Griffin sipping it. I told him I thought it was bad, he told me I had a bad palate. So I tried again and it was like a completely different wine. Amazing transformation- dark fruits, even better on day 2. — 7 years ago
Allison Turkel
201 Vintage - smooth rich deep fruit- tannin on the nose but not on the palette perfect combo with our eggplant parm! — 5 years ago