Blood orange and vanilla. Pairs very well with garlic-y pesto pasta. No noticeable oak. 2013 — 8 years ago
Apple, lemon, honey, slate, hay and dried apricot. Good acidity and balance. — 8 years ago
Best SB County/ orange label to date from Babcock Winery. And can't beat the price! — 9 years ago
Different. Well balanced, nice acidic notes, with a slight smokey finish. — 9 years ago
Blackberry, cassis, currant, pepper, cranberry, sour cherry, oak and loamy earth. Good acidity and moderate tannins. — 9 years ago
Nice clean wine, acidity and touch of RS. — 10 years ago
Drained. Fastest pour of the night. — 8 years ago
#virginiawine #rose good body, nose & taste Gr8 #Rose 4summer enjoyment Bravo2 #Barboursville — 8 years ago
We are so pleased to welcome Horton Norton back to our table. This was a young, 2014 Norton, and given about 30 minutes to open up, it really was lovely. Fruit up front, gorgeous color, plum and tart cherry flavor. Wow. Was AMAZING with a beef and butternut squash stew. — 8 years ago
Nice mature Virginia wine. Dark fruit, peppery tobacco, smooth, firm finish. — 9 years ago
Showed classic notes of Verna's vineyard. With olive tapenade and bramble berries. There also was a note of orange peel on the nose. Serious amount of salinity in the palate. — 9 years ago
I can't call it a port but it's the closest I've had that I've liked in VA! — 8 years ago
Very nice desert wine from what I remember — 9 years ago
Nice orange peel and rose petal flavor. Definitely a leaner rose' and very refreshing. Margerum makes such great stuff. — 9 years ago
Excitingly juicy and salivatingly acidic. Has tart cherry flavors and a port finish. — 9 years ago
Tasting really nice with silky tannins and a slight hint of Orange on the rim. Very nice — 9 years ago
Love this. It's what a Chardonnay should be. Creamy and oaky with a lovely mandarin orange finish. — 10 years ago
Rebecca Fletcher
Floral with red rose petals and violet. Both red and black berries, plum. M acid, body and tannin. Not overly oaked. Fresh and balanced. — 8 years ago