Vanilla and cherry nose. Great light tannin finish. Best cab in VA besides RdV. — 5 years ago
67% CF 33% PV: 34months in French!! Only 105 cases. One of the longest, most flavorful & vibrant finishes ever in a mid-Atlantic build. Ohh, the body was plush velvet with precise fruit notes. Compares to RdV...it was all that. One more bottle on hand. — 5 years ago
Michael Shaps produced All-Star… This had next level composition and at 10 years old tasted/felt like Glen Manor or RdV. Class!!! 50% Merlot, 42% PV, 8%.Tannat — 10 days ago
Originally had at RDV. Delicious and great value for $50ish — 5 years ago
RdV. $60.00. Excellent Cab Franc. — 6 years ago
Big wine. Took til day 5 to open up and break down the tannins. — 3 months ago
A special start to our day at RDV. Subtle effervescence, lemon, raspberry, a touch of something sweet and an herbal tea. A great bottle! — 5 years ago
So hard to believe that this was built on two year leaf grapes. Talk about a great rookie season! Mostly cab sauv , this did indeed punch far beyond it’s expected weight class. Complex yet fairly linear and sequential, this has the dna of the championship level big boy (glen manor/rdv/linden). While only a 375 mL bottle, it had aged remarkably well and would be worth another library investment if available ;) — 5 years ago
Ron from VA
Almost 9 years old and still kicking… Fabulous maraschino, cherry with a dusting of herbs. Good structure. Ironically, at its age, it did not hold up to the richness of a dense filet at dinner. not enough tannin to fight through. But absolutely delicious on its own. So this rating would be 94 points as a Sipper and 90 when put with serious protein… Age adjusted rating — 3 days ago