Esk Valley

Va La Vineyards

Barbera

What a delicate/feminine style… Almost ankida Pinot-esk with a mandarin/tamarin finish. — 8 months ago

Esk Valley

Hawkes Bay Chardonnay 2017

Elegant new world Chardonnay made in one of the best NZ wine region of Hawkes bay. Slightly oaked that brings the vanilla out along with a butter popcorn balanced with citrusy grapefruit notes. One interesting note: hints of daiginjo sake on the nose; perhaps it’s the white flower or lychees aromas. Nice new world white. — 6 years ago

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J.K. Carriere

Lucidité Willamette Valley Chardonnay 2015

Antoine Pin
9.3

Burgundy-esk nose with hay and honey dry tall grass. 100% mall. soft and yet long spicy oak finish. — 7 years ago

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Esk Valley

Hawkes Bay Pinot Gris 2015

A toast to the last night in Fiji. A wonderful, richer styled Pinot Gris. A citrus and honeyed nose with a touch of peach leads to a rich palate of baked apple, peach, honey and a touch of oak balanced by bright acidity, wet stone and possibly a touch of RS. The finish is long a clean. A wonderful sipper. — 8 years ago

Kati Kiehl
with Kati
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Esk Valley

Hawkes Bay Chenin Blanc 2012

One of my favourite wines! It's been doing reall well for it's age and could even go a year or two more. Amazingly intense botes of stonefruit with manuka honey! I'm really proud of these grapes! — 8 years ago

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Domaine Prieuré Roch

Blanc Chardonnay 2014

Stop hating delecti crowd. It’s orange-esk and fantastic wine. Not traditional white burg but delicious and high quality wine. — 8 years ago

Esk Valley

Winemakers Reserve imblett Gravels Merlot Blend

Fun wine. A little bigger than expected, but juicy and nice richness. Solid value — 4 years ago

Esk Valley

Marlborough Pinot Noir 2018

Purchased from Cambridge Wine Merchants. Absolutely delicious — 6 years ago

Domaine Labet

Cuvée du Hasard Côtes du Jura Chardonnay

Love this - oxidation and VA and battle axes - this is a fun wine. Perfect for dessert when sweet isn’t your thing. So fino-sherry esk! Need to find more — 7 years ago

Esk Valley

Gimblett Gravels Merlot Blend 2017

Fantastic, full bodied wine (and excellent with a bit of dark chocolate, which really brings out the plum). — 8 years ago

North Gate Vineyard

Cabernet Franc 2012

Sooo delightful! This vintage was a blend of three lots… Combined they made a nuanced Northern Italian/burgundy-esk Franc that really speaks to Mark’s skill and the potential of classic vintages (weather) in VA. When it’s not too hot, the acids can stay in balance. This can lead to producing real aromaticly complex Francs. To put in context, we pair this with beautifully prepared salmon. Glad I still have one more bottle! — 8 years ago

Val Frison

Selection de Terroir Portlandia Brut Nature Champagne Blend

Excellent full body - high acid but the oxy-esk fruit nose makes it quite interesting! — 8 years ago

Poliziano

Vigna Asinone Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Sangiovese 1997

Just opened and super impressed. Still very pure dark fruit smoke and some leather. Beefy! Lightly Gamey with some terriaki esk spice notes. Nice dried herbs. Medium concentration medium plus acid. Silky texture. Lightest fine grained tannin and just a touch of subtle oak on finish. In window but has a couple more years. Super super pleasurable and glad I got a few more behind this. Gonna be great with our steak😎 — 9 years ago

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Esk Valley

The Terraces Malbec Blend 2016

Easy to drink. Quite fruity. No bad aftertaste. Nice smell. — 4 years ago

Chestnut Oak Vineyard

Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Wow, after a day of air just became quite spectacular in its own right… As I say, east coast cab sauv is it’s own varietal taste and this one pops with fresh cherry and balanced structure. Almost Sangiovese-esk... totally worth the $20 discounted price.  — 5 years ago

Naked Mountain

Barrel Fermented Chardonnay 2016

This is one of those top 20 Bargain VA wines, at $17 at Wegmans. N/M is old of the older operations in the state and they have a lot of Chardonnay planted. Their micro-climate yields tighter acidity coupled with the granite based soils makes for northern Burgundian-esk chards. The 3 pillars of Chard-Balance: FreshFruit, energized acid, and texture. It’s all here, just in a budget, non-reserve way. Still, better than most at twice the price. Great white for food throughout the winter months. Toasty caramelized Apple notes are to the point - finish is dominated by the barrel attributes. No worries, cream-based anything :) — 7 years ago

Ron Zacapa

XO Solera Gran Reserva Especial

A cognac esk rum delectable — 8 years ago

ANXO Cider

Rojo Dry Cider

Powerful fruitiness. Jolly rancher esk. Tight and zippy. Certainly smells like commercial yeast but does right by it. Creaminess rounds things out. — 8 years ago

Esk Valley

Winemakers Reserve imblett Gravels Merlot Blend 2010

Heavy but creamy batter taste. — 8 years ago

Esk Valley

Hawkes Bay Verdelho

Fruity and full flavoured. — 9 years ago