Blind tasting always reveals some pleasant surprises, like when you get a wine that presents as though it were spot-on...
Jefferson Vineyards, Virginia (United States) Petit Verdot 2014
Quite convincing, this Petit Verdot shows a compelling combination of open, dark-toned fruit, savory undertones recalling...
Ingleside Winery, Virginia (United States) Petit Verdot 2014
With good concentration and flavor intensity, this is an attention-grabber, but the tannic grip is gentle, and the wine...
Veritas Vineyard and Winery, Monticello (Virginia) Petit Verdot 2014
A quite complex and detailed wine, this shows both black and red fruit tones, with interesting oak backnotes of toast,...
King Family Vineyards, Monticello (Virginia) Petit Verdot 2014
A dark, concentrated and powerful wine, with dark fruit tones and impressive flavor impact. But that’s only...
Valley Road Vineyards, Monticello (Virginia) Petit Verdot 2014
This is among the most “polished” of the 2014 Virginia Petit Verdots I have tasted, but it isn’t...
Horton Vineyards, Orange County (Virginia) Rkatsiteli 2016
This is primarily an East Coast grape variety popular in both New York and Virginia. Horton's expression of Rkatsiteli is...
Stinson Vineyards, Monticello (Virginia) Tannat 2013
Tannat is generally associated with southwestern France (and more recently with Uruguay), but it has lately been embraced...
Narmada Winery, Virginia (United States) 2014
Virginia continues to up their game with Bordeaux variety blends, showing both maturity of fruit and winemaking...
Narmada Winery, Virginia (United States) Petit Verdot 2011
I love the peppery expression in this Petit Verdot, which also delivers mint and dry earth over blackberry and black cherry...
Barboursville Vineyards, Virginia (USA) Nebbiolo 2012
America's finest Nebbiolo is made in Virginia. Indeed, the Barboursville Reserve Nebbiolo could give the finest Barolos a run...
Pollak Vineyards, Monticello (Virginia) 2012
This excellent Meritage blend shows lots of appealing flavor with moderate weight and structure, making it a very...