Ron from VA

9.1

Beautiful balance of mouthfeel with terroir character. A touch of Provence with a generous volume of oily/silk roundness! Beautiful to pair with summer cuisine!! — 6 days ago

Alfie & Mariska

8.9

Victoria Manor Cradock R80... Delicate Pino drink vrek lekker, probably die beste bottle Wyn onder R100 op die planeet — 4 months ago

Donald Williams

9.2

Nice for mimosas and an aperitif. — 5 months ago

with Bonnie

Ron from VA

9.0

So not much has changed in 3 yrs since first trying this in the tasting room. The profile is lean and linear. 69 CS 16 Merlot and the rest PV. This clearly the weakest build of Jeff’s run of left bank builds. The 2014 was classic, so not huge numbers for the CS. THE TEXTURE IS LOVELY though. ;) 90+ for sure, keeping the streak ALIVE!! — 8 months ago

romo

9.3

Consistent notes. No flaws @Brent Young — 7 days ago

Jeroen Wagemans

9.2

This one is for my main man, Brent. Buddy, you are gonna love this wine. @Anthony De Blasi — 3 months ago

with Amanda

Thomas Epps

9.3

@Brent S - you are missing out! — 6 months ago

with Jeannie

"Odedi"

9.0

Effingham Manor Cellars Effingham Reserve 2019, Virginia

Happy #nationalwineday. Celebrating with a unique one from Virginia.

Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish rim.

On the nose black currants, oak, plums, black cherries, Indian spices, licorice, tobacco leaf, black tea, herbs, dark chocolates, eucalyptus and peppercorn.

Full bodied with medium plus acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with plums, cherries, currants, oak, light vanilla, spices, espresso, earth, peppercorn, tobacco leaf and herbs.

Soft finish with fine grained tannins and tangy cranberries.

This is a very interesting red blend from Virginia. Showing nice complexity already, with a soft mouthfeel. Tasty and enjoyable.

Smells very much like a young Bordeaux right out of the bottle.

Needs an hour in a decanter to open up.

Once it opens up, the palate catches up to the Bordeaux Style as well.

Still young and needs a few years to mature. Showing good potential, and would be nice to revisit it in 3 years.

At this point, the Merlot is more dominant than the rest. Feels like a right bank Bordeaux. Spicy, tangy and entertaining.

Good by itself or with food. Really enjoyed the nose once it opened up. A very nice sipping wine.

A blend of 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 19% Tannant, 15% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc. Aged for 14 months in American oak barrels.

13.5% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$49. — a month ago

Brian Hearty

9.0

2020. Aromatic and zippy. Paired great with the lemon, fennel, and capers in the shrimp pasta my wife made! — 5 months ago

DANIEL SMITH

9.3

Tangy cherry flavor that is not cloying in the least. — 7 months ago