Robert Swart

9.1

Chocolate aromas on the nose. Pepper and red fruit on the palate. Primarily cherry. Paired well with pot roast and prime rib. — 4 days ago

Ellen Clifford

9.0

Super sapid. The nose is full@of golden raisins, dried pineapple. The palate brings in pleasant porridge (breakfast of champions). — 3 years ago

Chris Zitzman

9.3

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. — 5 years ago

with Beth

Steve Haro

9.3

Body, acid, fruit, finish. Fantastic! — 7 years ago

Jennifer Mechling

9.0

Smooth finish. I caught a hint of cherries. Would definitely have again — 8 years ago

Carrie

9.0

Whitefish burger night — 8 years ago

Caitlin Dahl

9.3

Delicious, heavy, silky-smooth Merlot — 8 years ago

Jeremiah Diaz

9.0

Clear, medium salmon in color; on the nose, it's clean with medium intensity primary aromas of raspberries, strawberries, and citrus blossoms; on the palate, it's dry with medium minus acidity, light body, medium alcohol, light tannins, and medium intensity primary flavors of orange peel, watermelon, and red currants with a long finish. This wine is complex and balanced. It's fruity and cheerful. Overall, I rate this wine as very good. — 5 months ago

with Nellie

Sheila G.

9.3

Celebrating Griffin — 5 years ago

with Mike

Allison Turkel

9.0

201 Vintage - smooth rich deep fruit- tannin on the nose but not on the palette perfect combo with our eggplant parm! — 6 years ago

GEORGE SKIPPER

9.1

Pleasantly soft -- very drinkable. — 7 years ago

with Cheryl

Kate Broekemeier

9.2

Rich and smoith — 8 years ago

Jack Bender

8.9

BK all day! — 8 years ago

JFP

9.5

Still a great buy. Fit very well with a charcuterie platter. — 10 months ago

Donald Williams

9.3

First rate Barbera, just as we expect from Scott Harvey. — 2 years ago

with Bonnie

Richard Robinson

9.1

Kevin T brought this wine — 6 years ago

Greg Viola

9.1

This is amazing. — 7 years ago

Chris Zitzman

9.2

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 — 8 years ago

with Beth

Michael Wangbickler CWE DipWSET

President Drink Local Wine Inc, Educator Discover Wine & Spirits Academy

9.2

One of the best examples of this varietal in the states. Excellent depth and length. #wbc18 — 8 years ago

John Cárdenas

9.6

De-freakin-licious. — 8 years ago