Enjoyed with dinner in Tavira with the family. — 6 years ago
Really interesting and... fizzy! — 6 years ago
15 April 2018. Chambers Street Wines, New York, NY. — 7 years ago
Smelled dusty! Nice fruit and oak presence. Will give the other in my cellar a little more time. For VA, ill drink this any day! — 8 years ago
Memories of Walla Walla, earthy simple red. — 8 years ago
A bit dry, but interesting and opens up with a bit of spice. — 4 years ago
Caught it at a good time in its life. A little reluctant at first, but opened up beautifully. Good structure, still plenty of fruit left, and nice oak spice. — 6 years ago
Slightly VA on the nose, orange rim and cloudy orange ruby red, raisin, black cherry, dried rose petals, dusty, cinnamon, clove with straw mat, savory on the nose, too. Med body with meditate tannin. Drink now! — 7 years ago
Earthy and gamey. A bit of VA. Better on day 2. Like do not love — 8 years ago
First time trying the '15s and it's as great as always. This is definitely a decent amount more brawny and ripe than the '14s but still identifiable as a Lapierre wine. That said, I'm still not the biggest fan of most of these '15's so far, they are too hot and ripe and don't really fit the profile of what I want from most Beaujolais. This is still pretty good on its own merits though. Day 1 it was closed and not giving up very much but on this morning, Day 2, it's come around and opened up quite a bit. Ripe, juicy strawberry and raspberry red fruit, tart rhubarb, wild violet, smoky gravel minerality, with a nice briny, almost gamey salinity underscoring things a bit. Nice medium (+) acid, medium (-) body with a great, soft texture. Just a touch of fine, supple tannic grip. There a bit of brett and VA but they're in balance rather than being a faulty distraction; the VA helps give a little extra lift, if anything. Will try another bottle after some more time has passed because even though it's good now it honestly still needs to come together a bit more; it seemed almost still slightly bottle shocked when I first opened it yesterday. If you're opening one soon I'd recommend giving it a little air to let it unfurl. — 8 years ago
We loved this one. A splurge for us at $23 — 5 years ago
Fresh and elegant, fruit forward with low tannins. Good acidity balances out the 15% alcohol. Tasted even better day 2 — 5 years ago
Blackberry, cherry, raspberry preserves, smoke, vanilla tobacco and oak. Good structure and soft tannins. — 6 years ago
Refreshing and crisp. — 7 years ago
Personal favorite...dark fruits with an oaky finish. — 7 years ago
Easily one of the best wines produced in VA! — 8 years ago
Excellent wine. So smooth. — 9 years ago
Laura Purdy
2nd annual Open That Bottle of VA Wine day - opted for one of my favorites. — 4 years ago