Kathryn McCarty

8.9

Starts with Cab Franc and offers a lovely blend of 4 red grapes! — 6 years ago

Aidan Hitt

9.2

Barrel oak winery
Delaplane, VA — 6 years ago

Ron from VA

9.1

This build is 88% estate and 12% springlot...while it lacks the irresistible fresh fruit of the 16 V.D. Springlot, it was remarkably BALANCED! No NZ notes, rather Californian in essence. Too much happiness to be Loire ;)
nevertheless, I will get a couple more bottles at 22$ after discount. — 6 years ago

Ron from VA

9.0

Very solid effort - opened after 3.5 from bottling. — 6 years ago

Ron from VA

9.4

100% fabulous! From the high elevation of Springlot Vineyard, this floral/citrus medley makes me scream BALANCE. A real contender to be best SauvBlanc in VA...take notice Glen Manor and Linden! — 7 years ago

Matthew Davis

8.9

Really nice floral nose, maybe jasmine, with a citrusy fruit and melon in the palate. — 7 years ago

Grant Gillary

9.0

Highly aromatic with violets, lemon and grapefruit on the nose. Meyer lemon and bright acidity drive the palate with some hints of minerality. — 8 years ago

Ron from VA

9.2

At 48% Franc, this beauty is really developing an integrated, spice-driven velvetiness! Black cherry and herbs meld to really take on that DELAPLANE micro-terroir. There, I said it. This could easily be mistaken for something from RdVs 3rd label line. One more bottle :) — 6 years ago

Ron from VA

9.0

12 was a classic year - not too hot, not very wet. A good year for acid! So, the Franc leads with 41% followed closely by CS at 35%. This creates a very unique profile that is often not employed by Virginia wine makers – a dance of two cabs. We took this bottle to a restaurant for steak (aged New York strip) with a nice char. Indeed, spice edge from the franc and the tannin from the Sauv made for a powerful cleansing combo!! While food functional, I only give this a 9.1 because it lacked elegance in the mid-palate flavor profile. Of course I should have expected that from a classic vintage where the sugars weren’t elevated – creating an extra rich core. One bottle remains. — 6 years ago

Ron from VA

9.2

With a little air and unwinding, this blend really worked - and that is in large part due to the balanced profile of 2014. Jim dolphin really leveraged the acidity from cool and dry Aug/Sept evenings. Wish I had more ;) Profile is southern France - a touch of Rhône. — 6 years ago

Ron from VA

9.3

This 3rd label was the bomb...powerful yet articulate. Rich without being syrupy. There are few VA offering that hit it out of the park like this! Get the brown bag - fool the expert...it’s not a Big Right banker, bro ;) it’s Delaplane, baby!! — 7 years ago

Ron from VA

9.1

Soooo delish...the body and viscosity combined with that lemony sweetness...great to sip and splendid with my fish dinner. Always wish I had more Delaplane! — 7 years ago

Matthew Davis

9.0

Raspberry and leather notes (leather more in the later taste on the palate). Some honeysuckle on the nose with the berry notes. We cellared it for a year. — 8 years ago

Matthew Davis

9.1

Fantastic and well balanced. Nose of cherries and blackberries with some baking spices. Almost a meaty taste on the palate to pair with those fruit and spice flavors too. Medium to full bodied. — 6 years ago

Aidan Hitt

10

Barrel oak winery
Delaplane, VA — 6 years ago

Ron from VA

9.0

Jim Dolphin’s hat tip to two contract vineyards - one in Fauquier Co and the other Mark Malick’s in Hillsboro. Classic Delaplane taste...nice energy driven by concentrated cherry and blackberries reductions. 5 years of rest and this baby is refined and smooth. Acid is still BALANCED and the tannins are nicely rounded yet effective. ProjectAgingVA scores another win! — 6 years ago

Ron from VA

9.2

I like to let Jim Dolphin’s rosés rest a bit - They settle just enough to let the lush body soothe the generous orange & strawberry energy. Elegant and Super friendly with food. I paired Chinese one night and rich Vermont button blend cheese to a T! I will probably pick up another bottle to have on hand :) — 6 years ago

Doctor No

9.1

This is as classically Virginia as it gets: a Cab Franc-heavy Bordeaux blend that has a combination of moderate-and-definitely-not-California ripeness, a somewhat austere palate and certain lightness, but a Bordelaise nose. Made with a moderate Oak treatment and care taken not to overextract, it will never reach the level of concentration and age ability of higher end Bdx, still it has wonderful aromatics (strawberry, plum, cassis, earth, leather, stone) with ample acidity and a nice, if not long, finish.
These are never cheap, but it ain't easy to grow grapes in Virginia either. Delaplane is a surprisingly good winery, a few miles from the beautifully classic Linden, without the pretentious nature of RdV and more consistent than Glen Manor. Their dry Vidal Blanc was great and right up a wine geek's alley... — 7 years ago

Paul Masson

8.9

Meaty Virginia Syrah — 8 years ago

Colleen Williams

9.5

Smooth and spicy and just a little fruity! — 8 years ago