A rich deep Ruby red with aromas of dark berry fruit, and rustic spices. The 100% Pinot Noir wine was aged on French oak for 14 months, (35% new) before bottling in December 2015. On the palate, the wine was medium+ in weight and shows sweet cherry, plum and blackberry. The Pinot had velvet tannins encircled by lively acidity and a touch of pepper and gentle oak giving the wine tremendous depth and balance. An elegant wine that with great length on the finish. Extraordinary! Only 828 cases were produced! — 9 years ago
Velvety smooth. Plum, dark berries, and cream. Long finish. One of my top 3 Cabs ever. — 10 years ago
"I love me some porter creek Pinot". Loam, moss, cherry and pipe tobacco in the nose. Dark sweet Berry and plum with long clean finish.-
And great people and a great winery! — 10 years ago
Very energetic wine. Blind, I would be in The Rhone valley. Bright berry fruit with great floral. Long, refreshing finish. — 10 years ago
First glass was a taste so the rest could sit open for a bit. Impressed with the berry flavors and a little spice. Didn't taste earthy at all. It had a silky smooth taste which matched the aroma and color. Hint of vanilla smell. Really enjoyed this wine and would buy again! — 11 years ago
Dark burgundy color. Tart berry and damp earth nose. Dominated by cherries - tart, dried, black. Drying mouthfeel on the finish. Old/new world. — 10 years ago
Elegant with dark berry. Round and slight oaky. Good tannins. — 10 years ago
First time I see anything from them in Boston.A decent Saison, with raisins and faint cloves overtones on top of hay and grass. I hope the rest of their stuff is significantly better — 10 years ago
Enjoyed this well-aged bottle of Pinot Noir that was part of the March 2015 Mission Hill Wine Club shipment with a great top sirloin steak. — 10 years ago
It's hard to know what perfection in cab Franc taste like… But this is a bold expression of carefully grown, micro-lot produced CF. in Virginia, there is a lot of latitude and this one is volume and equalizer on 10s! What is amazing about this is how it opened up and improved with air… Like a big block before and after nitrous! — 9 years ago
Beautiful berry flavors layered over hints of mint with lovely tannic structure. 2005 was a great year for winemaker Dave Polite! And I'm not usually a Pinot lover for anything but great French burgundies! — 10 years ago
Great potential. We drank this in June 2015, likely at the early end of its aging. It has a nice nose and lingering essence with a lot of oak flavor at first swill followed by a rich, lingering berry essence. — 10 years ago
2012 vintage, 14.5% alcohol. Dense fruity Shiraz, berry and chocolate notes. — 10 years ago
Love the sweetness of this wine. Not over the top. Just the right amount for a sweet red. Delectable and mouthwatering. — 11 years ago
Great taste of summer, but great wine any meal. Try with a winning hand in poker or take to share on the top of a hill with a great view. Balanced , smooth — 13 years ago
Jack Clennon
2013 Lily Hill Estate opens with great berry taste and very smooth. — 9 years ago