2016 Keswick Vineyards
Cabernet Sauvignon
Estate Reserve
Even without a decant, the ‘16 Estate Reserve from Keswick Vineyards and their brilliant winemaker Stephen Barnard rises out of the glass with pronounced notes of ripe blueberries, subtle oak & forrest floor. If one didn’t know the origin I’m convinced we’d hear Italy, France- maybe even California for the sake of the fruit of it.
The tannins are silky but the backbone is/has been clearly melting into the ‘meat’ and mid-palate of the wine.
Simply put: this is a remarkable Cabernet that I still can’t believe came from Virginia. — a year ago
Amazing complexity. David griffin dropped off at Jim’s. — 3 years ago
Celebrating Griffin — 4 months ago
Had this with sushi and it was f@cking delicious! — 2 years ago
Top notch blend — 6 months ago
201 Vintage - smooth rich deep fruit- tannin on the nose but not on the palette perfect combo with our eggplant parm! — 2 years ago
It’s an unmitigated joy. As a varietal that’s always called Portugal it’s home- Virginia, as evidenced by this vintage in a series of them each improving by the year- May have become the varietals ‘vacation pied a tere’. And while I’m consistently impressed by the work that Stephen Barnard always seems to bring to the tippy top of its class no matter the blend or varietals therein- once again I’m loving this deep & yet fun-loving cuvée.
@justenjoy — 3 years ago
Ellen Clifford

Yum-diddli-umptious. Bright and thirst-trappy but sturdy. — 4 months ago