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  Tasted On Year, Name, Varietal, Country, Region, Sub region, Color Score Drink dates Author, Trust
05/29/2009
Linden - Hardscrabble
2006 Linden - Hardscrabble
Red Proprietary Blend
USA - Virginia
2006 Linden - Hardscrabble

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2012-2025  outl13r
06/09/2008
Kluge Estate - New World Red
2002 Kluge Estate - New World Red
Red Proprietary Blend
USA - Virginia
2002 Kluge Estate - New World Red
gmoore 80

Six years old so lost some fruit. Oaky and alcholoy. Not bad for a Virginia wine, but not worth over $30. Visit my website: Vinotrip

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  gmoore , 99.26%
Blogger
12/27/2008
Kluge Estate - New World Red
2004 Kluge Estate - New World Red
Red Proprietary Blend
USA - Virginia
2004 Kluge Estate - New World Red
90

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  King3194 , 98.68%
07/15/2008
Valhalla - Valkyrie
2001 Valhalla - Valkyrie
Red Proprietary Blend
USA - Virginia
2001 Valhalla - Valkyrie
86

Flavers of dark fruit. Nose of tobacco and espresso. Finish is nice and smooth and lingers!

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2007-2014  King3194 , 98.68%
11/30/2008
Chrysalis - Norton Locksley Reserve
2004 Chrysalis - Norton Locksley Reserve
Red Norton
USA - Virginia
2004 Chrysalis - Norton Locksley Reserve
89

I had this with grilled steak on 11/30/08. After decanting for an hour, it had a wonderful bouquet of deep black plum, black currant, cedar and spice aromas. It was very dry and bitter on the palate with flavors of rubber, plum and black currant. I disliked it so much that I opened something else to go with dinner. I came back to it two hours later and while the nose was pretty much the same, the palate had completely changed...It had flavors of plum, black currant, tart cherry, cocoa powder and what I imagine concord grapes would taste like without sugar. It was still very dry, but not nearly as bitter. It was very pleasant, intriguing and quite unique.

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  Chip , 100%
03/08/2009
Chrysalis - Norton Locksley Reserve
2004 Chrysalis - Norton Locksley Reserve
Red Norton
USA - Virginia
2004 Chrysalis - Norton Locksley Reserve
88

I opened my second bottle of this for sort of a mini tasting on March 8, 2009. It decanted for about three hours and seemed very different from than the first bottle! It had blueberry, vanilla, tobacco and spice on both the nose and palate...no sugarless concord grapes or cocoa powder. This bottle seemed less unique or intriguing than the first one.

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  Chip , 100%
07/29/2009
Chrysalis - Norton Locksley Reserve
2002 Chrysalis - Norton Locksley Reserve
Red Norton
USA - Virginia
2002 Chrysalis - Norton Locksley Reserve
88

strong effort with age of blueberry, ripe red fruits, and some raspberry. The norton grape is a great varietal to mix in for a change of pace. Easy to drink, some mild tannin, and fruity.

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  cloudon , 100%
04/28/2007
Jefferson - Vidal Blanc Late Harvest
2006 Jefferson - Vidal Blanc Late Harvest
White Vidal
USA - Virginia
2006 Jefferson - Vidal Blanc Late Harvest
95

great desert wine, very sweet

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2007-2009  Elaine g
08/28/2008
Jefferson - Vidal Blanc Late Harvest
2006 Jefferson - Vidal Blanc Late Harvest
White Vidal
USA - Virginia
2006 Jefferson - Vidal Blanc Late Harvest

very sweet great wine

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  Elaine g
05/21/2009
Prince Michel - Cabernet Franc
2002 Prince Michel - Cabernet Franc
Red Cabernet Franc
USA - Virginia
2002 Prince Michel - Cabernet Franc
86

The mountain view cab franc actually comes from near roanoke and is light weight and has that virginia earth profile. Tart cherry, mineral, and smooth light finish

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  cloudon , 100%
10/27/2009
Windham - Vintners Reserve
2004 Windham - Vintners Reserve
Red Proprietary Blend
USA - Virginia
2004 Windham - Vintners Reserve
86

mineral, virginia clay, and light oak are apparent. Some cherry and briar patch berries. Decent finish but lacking complexity and length on the finish

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  cloudon , 100%
10/21/2008
Barboursville - Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
1998 Barboursville - Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
Red Cabernet Sauvignon
USA - Virginia
1998 Barboursville - Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
92

Surprisingly good. Opened with profound green pepper and a little leather. With 30 mins the green pepper mellows out and reveals soft tannins. Much better than expected.

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  MH , 98.72%
02/18/2008
Rockbridge - Vidal Blanc V d'or
2004 Rockbridge - Vidal Blanc V d'or
White Vidal
USA - Virginia
2004 Rockbridge - Vidal Blanc V d'or

Great, as always - a wonderful counterpoint to Kielbasa with sourkraut and spicy brown mustard. Thick, viscous, oily mouthfeel with electric acidity. Terrific balance - sweet, tangy, mouth-coating, and lingering. This will improve for several more years and drink beautifully for a couple decades.

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  Pearl Diver
09/20/2009
Jefferson - Cabernet Franc
2006 Jefferson - Cabernet Franc
Red Cabernet Franc
USA - Virginia
2006 Jefferson - Cabernet Franc
88

Smooth, friendly.

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  Curtis N
10/07/2009
Jefferson - Cabernet Franc
2006 Jefferson - Cabernet Franc
Red Cabernet Franc
USA - Virginia
2006 Jefferson - Cabernet Franc
90

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  Curtis N
09/07/2009
Tarara - Meritage
2003 Tarara - Meritage
Red Proprietary Blend
USA - Virginia
2003 Tarara - Meritage
84

single dimension, some fruit but not great

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  cloudon , 100%
05/12/2008
Barboursville - Octagon
2005 Barboursville - Octagon
Red Proprietary Blend
USA - Virginia
2005 Barboursville - Octagon

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2012-2018  outl13r
08/15/2009
Barboursville - Octagon
2004 Barboursville - Octagon
Red Proprietary Blend
USA - Virginia
2004 Barboursville - Octagon
92

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  MH , 98.72%
09/05/2009
Linden - Vidal Late Harvest
2005 Linden - Vidal Late Harvest
White Vidal
USA - Virginia
2005 Linden - Vidal Late Harvest
94

Pure and beautiful. A lovely wine with hints of apricots and beautiful acidity. Great with apricot based desserts or cheeses like La Tur (the La Tur pairing is perhaps one of the best wine to cheese pairings I have had in years). I am curious to see how this wine evolves over the years.

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  WineJunkie , 99.07%
09/27/2009
Linden - Chardonnay Avenius
2006 Linden - Chardonnay Avenius
White Chardonnay
USA - Virginia
2006 Linden - Chardonnay Avenius
91

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  WineJunkie , 99.07%
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