Shelton Vineyards

Estate Bottled Cabernet Franc 2019

9.2

🔥 love this stuff, legit NC CF which I’ve had through the years and it is just getting better and better. Such freshness, vivid flavors: just picked cherries, florals, sweet herbaceous notes, white pepper, varietally correct. Med weight, structured but pliable tannins, juicy acidity really conveying flavors thru to impressive finish and all for $15 — 2 months ago

Severn, Tom and 3 others liked this

Fratelli Ponte

Moscato d'Asti

Heidi LaCentra

Found in NC at Nouvines in Manteo — 3 years ago

Charly Thevenet

Grain & Granit Régnié Gamay

Drew Summers

Sales Northampton Wines

9.0

📍Table, Asheville, NC — 3 years ago

Daniel P. and Ron liked this

Brewer-Clifton

Machado Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2016

Henry Fuseler

8.9

12/2020. 2020 Best vineyard by WE. Good full body Pinot. Nice on the palate. Paired well with the Tagliatelle con Tartufo from Bull and Bagger in Asheville NC. — 3 years ago

RayLen

Category 5 Red Blend 2015

ESF

9.0

Despite age, this showed like current vintage: guessing Bordeaux blend, wet generous nose of red & black fruit, quite peppery, some bell pepper, cocoa, quite nice, palate was elegant, suave, well-knit, big flavors echoing nose w/sturdy integrated tannins. We find for me from NC. — a year ago

Tom, MaJ and 2 others liked this

Long Shadows Vintners

Nine Hats Columbia Valley Red Blend

Mark Farrell

9.0

This was an evening out in Raleigh while in town for a wedding. We had a glass of the Nine Hats Red Blend. Medium purple with a nose of blackberry jam, strawberries, vanilla, and a slight hint of sweet tobacco. Very much a fruit forward wine on the palate. Full bodied, this is a crowd pleaser. We had this by the glass at Vita Vite in Raleigh, NC. At $20 a bottle this is a great value. — 3 years ago

Shay, Mike and 1 other liked this

Mike R

By the way I have a few nice petit Verdot that you might like too

Mark Farrell

Sounds good, @Mike R Looking forward to connecting the next time I’m in town. I come to Raleigh 4-5 times a year. It was a busy, quick weekend. Friday - business meeting, rehearsal dinner, and high-school class reunion. Saturday - dinner with family and snuck away for a glass with the wife later that night. Sunday - wedding day. Back to Kentucky today. Taylor was a nice guy. Never knew about his wine shop just down the road from my folks house.

Mike R

@Mark Farrell another wine shop is chapel wine to try the next time as well

Château Belair-Monange

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2015

Joe DAscoli

9.3

NC wine bar pomerol testing - this was a step up and delicious — 2 years ago

LM, Ericsson and 5 others liked this

Château Plince

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

Joe DAscoli

9.2

NC wine bar tasting. Pomerol focus. Solid wine — 2 years ago

LM, Tom and 6 others liked this

Junius Lindsay Vineyard

Reserve Syrah 2016

Ron from VA

9.1

In our binary world- this is a feminine format. Pinot weight and body with East Coast fruit expression. Nice aromatics couple with punchy acidic flow. The type of plummy acid that make the mouthfeel “float” with a grace more impactful than the actual fruit. Compelling, especially with the right cuisine ;) 1 bottle remains - target 2026? 91 pt because it’s NC and relatively weighted — 3 years ago

Burntshirt Vineyards

O Cellars Meritage Red Blend 2016

ESF

9.5

Yup, first night at new house in NC - cracked this open and yes it is still a bad ass... see previous note — 4 years ago

Maryjane, Josh and 5 others liked this

Nc Ampelo