Emily Kresie-Harrington

9.2

2016 vintage. 30 Grenache Blanc 30 Clairette 30 Roussane 10 Bourboulenc. Blanched almond, beeswax, linden leaf, lemon pith, white grapefruit peel, lots of minerals. Acid definitely overrides any waxiness in texture. Good typicity. — 5 years ago

Susan Neil

9.2

Clear pale straw, apple and pear aromas, hint of linden flower, crisp acidity with mineral notes. Excellent Loire Sauvignon Blanc 😊 — 6 years ago

Ron from VA

9.2

This non-vineyard designate Chard was Jim’s oppty to make a slightly more VA-styled Chard. Since the Hardscrabble is rather Burgundian, this has a nice citrus & apple sweetness with matching acidity. Wonderful texture and mouthfeel - even after 3 full years in my cellar. 5 years from harvest! Very articulate! — 6 years ago

Seba Stian

9.0

Ripe, oily and mineral and dry to the bone, and so well balanced. Sweet acacia/linden nose, baked apples and melon in palate. Great value, not boring round with nutty finish — 7 years ago

Barry Wiss, CWE, CSS

9.5

The wine world is changing. Great job from this Virginia winery. Swear it would come from central coast or even napa and Sonoma. Full bodied mouth filling richness. Little oaky but still nicely balanced. Got this little gem from some very god friend on the east coast. Thanks again for enlightening this California palate. — 8 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.1

Tension, purity, verve and filigree come to mind here and can only take the mind to one place for Chardonnay: Chablis. OK so now the mind is set in Chablis with style but then we take a different take on the finish that was crazy long and pure, dry extract on full display here as this hummed along nicely to the finish. Another amazing Chardonnay from Jim Law at Linden. — 8 years ago

Joyce Rigby

10

2004 vintage- awesome. Apricot, honey, heavenly — 9 years ago

Marjorie Feltus Hawkins

9.6

Excellent, very smooth.
Taylor's have to us. Xmas when Disieres came to Linden 2018 — 5 years ago

Ryan Gunter

9.2

2012 tasted in 12/2018. Deep garnet, medium to full bodied. Wonderful perfume of black cherries, floral notes, and wet stone. Opens up substantially in the glass. Decanting will coax out an enchanting bouquet. Palate characterized by not overly ripe red to black fruit character with great acid structure, tannins still young at this time. A well crafted wine such as this can handle some time in the cellar. An ABV of 14.5% would suggest a bolder, riper red but the depth, complexity, and balance of this wine is unrivaled among East Coast reds with the notable exception of similar blends from Linden. Very lovely with an old world style. — 5 years ago

Cassidy Deline

9.2

On the sweet side for a kabinett. Lemon curd, white flower, linden tree. — 7 years ago

John Skupny - Lang & Reed Wine Company

8.9

2014 - faint floral - waxy - a little linden & celery nuance - bright. #texsom — 8 years ago

Marcello Moro

9.3

Excellent balance between acidity and sweetness. At the nose candid orange and cider zest, raisins, acacia flowers, almonds, dandelion, chamomile, linden. Long persistent, dried apricot finish, bright acidity, elegant minerality. Uncanny — 8 years ago

Eva Wu

9.5

I remember 1st time reading the wine note , I 'm confused by all these words such as linden flower ,gooseberry,genet,locust.... Growing up in Asia,I am not familiar with so many fruits or woods I 've never seen in supermarket, I thought a wine note should be able to reduce the complexity of the tasting of wine , not the other way around. I could not find a way to resolve this till I meet this wine. When I taste cask23 , after a sip of of FAY, another sip of S.L.V and sips of some white, I felt like finally I meet the goddess. If FAY is a fair lady, SLV is a leaping stag or elf, Cask 23 is the godness. I could not find a other word to describe this wine characteristics overall , not by naming it after fruits, the complexity, elegancy, as well as amazing glimpse, everything makes her a prefect lady. A real goddess beats Old world wine in 1976 XD💪💃💃🎈👍😄 — 9 years ago

Matt Mason

9.0

C violet, ink; N earthy, jammy; T incredibly smooth and jammy, tobacco notes, some cherry too — 5 years ago

Lyn Farmer

9.3

Absolutely classic Savennière - linden blossom, hint of honey in a bone dry wine, bracing acidity with crisp lemon acidity. This is stunning and with eight years age still available and a value. Just gorgeous
— 6 years ago

Matt Mason

9.5

Enjoyed with ribeye mashed potatoes. C medium + with slight burnt tone; N ripe berries, pungent; T ripe berries with strong red raspberry and blackberry, nice acidity, firm mouth feel. — 6 years ago

Adam Reinhard

8.9

Not particularly balanced, but very unique. — 7 years ago

Dr.Meandor

9.0

Tasted 09/11/2016

Colleague's farewell party wine 1.

Sonorous, charming, refreshing Roussanne originated from Anapa, Black Sea foothills.

Dense lemony yellow, greenish tint.
Delicate bouquet is woven of lemon, flowers (linden, osmanthus), tarragon, delicate mineral and spicy hint, pear, white peach, nectarine. 
Elegant palate of light-plus body, refreshing acidity. Scented by pineapple, pomelo, white currant, chalk, nectarine.
Very fresh lingering finish of citrus, ginger and ripe white currant.
Gone as apetitif. — 7 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.3

A stunner of a sweet wine, high acids offset 110g RS in this honeyed, orange marmalade and tropical fruited beauty. A touch of an oxidized note adds further complexity. Like a hypothetical Tokaji Aszu meets a Trockenberenauslese Riesling. — 8 years ago

Jeremy Lindsey

9.1

Drinking at the exquisite Linden Gardens wine bar (2010 vintage) — 8 years ago

with Daniella