Luke Kilcup

9.4

Personal favorite...dark fruits with an oaky finish. — 6 years ago

Raj Harb

8.9

Earthy and gamey. A bit of VA. Better on day 2. Like do not love — 7 years ago

Luke Kilcup

9.3

Memories of Walla Walla, earthy simple red. — 8 years ago

Gene Bodemer

8.9

Holy VA batman! Still a very intriguing wine..This one is not for Meomi drinkers! — 8 years ago

Ben Walker / Caravin

9.0

Really had no idea what to expect from this, but it's super delicious. Bright, juicy Grenache with bite. Bit of a spritz and a twist of VA, medicinal, almost figgy fruit. Proper med tropical juice. Good. — 8 years ago

Rich Friedland

8.9

Smooth, medium bodied cab. Long legs. Similar to a finer paso/mid-level Sonoma pinot. Very nice pre-dinner drink. — 9 years ago

Roel van der Burg

Sommelier at Restaurant Entrepot

9.3

High toned red fruit, some VA and lots of acidity. We decanted it to let it soften up a bit. Second time to drink Thévenet this month. Maximum drinking pleasure! His VV cuvée comes from a parcel with 70+ year old vynes and is aged in old oak barrels (that first belonged to Domaine Romanée-Conti), after a 'cool' (not cold) macération carbonique. — 9 years ago

with Théo, Alessandro and 1 other

James Pendergrass

9.2

Two up, Two down as they say in VA. This wine blew my mind in that I had no idea VA produced anything this good. Tannins were still present, but not overwhelming. Bright Berry fruit on the tongue and a very deep nose. Medium color. A great wine to lead the charge for VA winemaking. — 9 years ago

with Carlos

Paul Shaked

9.1

Lighter tannic structure than blend and VA — 10 years ago

Alex Alvärëz

9.2

Delightful. Light bodied, swaths of cherry and raspberry. A hint of VA that really just gives it some lift. Super bright and lively. — 10 years ago

with William

Guy Fiore

8.9

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! — 7 years ago

Joe Geadrities

9.2

Easily one of the best wines produced in VA! — 7 years ago

Erik Nordman

9.0

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

Byron C Mayes

9.2

Clear deep orange in the glass. Big bosomy nose of white flowers and candied orange peel. Full rich body with medium plus acidity. Lilies and orange peel lead on the palate. Medium finish with a hint of wet stone. Great on its own, but lives for food. — 8 years ago

Sue Mcmeekin

9.1

Yummy with a nice long finish. — 9 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.1

Lots of bottle variation, this was one of the good ones. Lifted, without too much VA; funky, without too much Brett. All the red fruit and hot rocks and pretty aromatics you could want. — 9 years ago

Mike Fletcher

9.2

Good finish... fruity — 9 years ago

Kathleen Lant

9.0

Perfect pairing for the coffee dry rub grilled cowboy steak, roasted asparagus and roasted red potatoes with rosemary and red onion! Saturday date night at home. — 9 years ago

with Paul

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.6

Second oldest Syrah vineyard in wash bigger warmer richer this has a very pretty floral perfumed quality very rich and more fruit driven — 10 years ago

Jonathan Patch

9.6

Beautiful, soft, deep and with some lovely sharpie marker VA. — 12 years ago

Kandace Falcón

9.0

A smooth pear noted nice bubbly. Purchased at Costco would definitely get again. Celebrating the end of the semester, beginning of sabbatical and shared with Kir visiting the Erhard Estate. — 7 years ago

Patrick McKee

9.3

Amazing! Like burgundy, balances delicacy and earth. Ruby; subdued earthy nose of red berry (emerged with time), must and leather; light body with prominent VA, good acidity, very natural tasting, long finish with light tannin — 7 years ago

Max Gottesfeld

9.3

Bright vivid fruits drum blueberries to tropical fruit. With a deep earth citrus finish. Was better after being open for 3 days. — 8 years ago

Conrad Green

9.2

Hmmm. So, there's an elevated, high acetone thing going on here. High, bright and whiffy. VA in all I know. Below there's an intense and clear cherry and garrigue-laden core of fruit that is spectacular, but I'm not getting it yet. My buddy who knows rayas says this is just how it is young- that this is the 95 in this stage of life. If so... Great! I trust in the future. — 8 years ago

with Lindsay

Megan Long

9.2

Fun & funky, yeasty, lemony goodness! — 8 years ago

with Limor

Margx Majimafia

9.1

E e e va bene — 9 years ago

Kris tighe

9.0

Produced by a very small vineyard in Avondale, PA (yes, Pennsylvania!) this is an indulgent estate grown dry Rosato with depth and a lingering dry finish. Limited production. Excellent pairing with cheese and charcuterie. — 9 years ago

Juriese Colon

9.2

Va wine festival — 9 years ago

Adam Baker

9.1

Drank a glass at Ivy Inn in Charlottesville, VA while in town for SNL training. Wonderful restaurant and shockingly good wine. Mainly because it is from VA. — 10 years ago

JohnQ Boxler

Sales Berkeley Wine Company

9.9

Glad I held on to a couple. Damned fine fino! Salty, umami, savory goodness. Wow. — 10 years ago