Barboursville Vineyard – Nascet 2019 – Virginia

Barboursville Vineyard – Nascet 2019 – Virginia

Beautiful and elegant nose that offers complexity, a certain gourmandise, deepness as well as a beautiful small intensity in its aromatics. We find notes of apricot, yellow peach and small notes of fresh mirabelle plum associated with touches of small touches of crushed white fruits as well as a discreet hint of orange and an…

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Barboursville Vineyard – Fiano 2021 – Virginia

Barboursville Vineyard – Fiano 2021 – Virginia

Beautiful, fruity, precise and racy nose that offers a certain roundness/enveloping side as well as a beautiful grain. A fine intensity in its grain. It reveals notes of yellow flowers, dried yellow peach and small notes of apricot associated with touches of nutmeg as well as a discreet hint of kumquat and a subtle almost…

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Barboursville Vineyard – Viognier 2023 – Virginia

Barboursville Vineyard – Viognier 2023 – Virginia

The nose is fruity, aromatic, precise, frank and offers a certain straightness. It reveals notes of lychee, green apple and small notes of crunchy nectarine associated with touches of small yellow fruits / kumquat. The palate is beautifully built, well-balanced and offers gourmandise, roundness as well as a certain unctuosity. On the palate this wine…

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Barboursville Vineyard – Vermentino 2022 – Virginia

Barboursville Vineyard – Vermentino 2022 – Virginia

Beautiful, gourmet and precise nose that offers a fine incisive side. It reveals notes of flat peach, white flowers and small notes of crushed nectarine associated with fine touches of acacia, verbena, small green/crunchy fruits and delicate floral hints. An imperceptible hint of wild dill in the background. The palate is nicely built, well-balanced and…

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Barboursville Vineyard – Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2021 – Virginia

Barboursville Vineyard – Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2021 – Virginia

The nose is fruity, elegant, slightly creamy and offers a nice definition. It reveals notes of pulpy peach and small notes of unctuous apple associated with touches of lychee as well as discreet hints of citrus fruits, a subtle floral hint and crushed lychee. The palate is beautifully juicy, pulpy, racy and offers a tangy…

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Delaplane Cellars – Viognier 2023 – Virginia

Delaplane Cellars – Viognier 2023 – Virginia

(bottled 02/2024, tasted 07/2024) The nose is fruity, gourmand and offers a fine concentration as well as a certain deepness. It reveals notes of mirabelle plum, yellow peach and small notes of juicy small yellow fruits associated with a hint of ripe pineapple as well as a discreet hint of verbena / sap / hawthorn…

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Delaplane Cellars – Winemakers Reserve, Chardonnay 2021 – Virginia

Delaplane Cellars – Winemakers Reserve, Chardonnay 2021 – Virginia

The nose is aromatic, textured and slightly creamy. It reveals notes of crushed pear, crushed nectarine and small notes of juicy/pulpy mirabelle plum associated with fine hints of light oak/freshly-toasted, fine hints of mirabelle plum, concentrated yellow fruits as well as a hint of lime blossom, butter and a very discreet hint of verbena. The…

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Delaplane Cellars – Winemakers Reserve, Sauvignon Blanc 2023 – Virginia

Delaplane Cellars – Winemakers Reserve, Sauvignon Blanc 2023 – Virginia

The nose is fruity and offers a certain deepness, minerality as well as a fine power. It reveals notes of quenette, fleshy/ripe flat peach and small notes of fresh nutmeg, sense of place (local biotope) associated with fine touches of racy minerality, yellow apple and a very discreet hint of fresh physalis. The palate is…

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Delaplane Cellars – Sauvignon Blanc 2023 – Virginia

Delaplane Cellars – Sauvignon Blanc 2023 – Virginia

Beautiful fruity and aromatic nose that offers a certain roundness. It reveals notes of lychee, quenette and small notes of white peach associated with fine touches of fresh kumquat, discreet hints of lemon blossom as well as a discreet almost lime blossom hint and racy minerality. The palate is nicely juicy, fruity, well-balanced, well-built and…

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Bluemont – Petit Manseng 2023 – Virginia

Bluemont – Petit Manseng 2023 – Virginia

The nose is fruity and offers a certain concentration, a certain small intensity as well as deepness. It reveals notes of ripe mirabelle plum, physalis and small notes of yellow peach associated with a discreet hint of ripe citrus fruits/orange blossom. The palate is nicely built, fruity, well-balanced and offers a mineral frame, acidity, juiciness,…

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