RdV Vineyards

RdV Vineyards Lost Mountain Virginia

Virginia

A delicious wine, with lift and grip balancing out sweet raspberry and blackberry fruit and a pretty luscious feel overall. The tannins keep things on track, adding a muscular and lean character, stretching the whole thing out, with fresh acidities edged with espresso, bitter chocolate, graphite, campfire smoke and slate minerality. It's impressive, giving plenty of extra nuance as it opens up. Hard to argue with the potential of the RdV site after tasting this wine. 90% new oak, 3.9ph. Eric Boissenot consultant, Rutger de Vink owner, Joshua Grainer winemaker.

Inside Bordeaux

The 2016 vintage saw a long, drawn out summer, and it shows through in the ripe texture and fruit. Supple tannins, flint, charcoal, roasted spices, figs and blackberries with black pepper, iron filings and liqourice edges. Confident, ready to drink but with plenty of life ahead. Opens up with a very different character to the 2012 vintage, a reflection also of the the blend being almost entirely Cabernet Sauvignon, brought back into line by the graphite and saline lick on the finish. 90% new oak. Eric Boissenot consultant, Rutger de Vink owner, Joshua Grainer winemaker.

Lean energy abounds here, with Cabernet Franc character dominant in the raspberry leaf, black tea and white pepper aromatics. Plenty of lift through the palate, with some bitter black chocolate notes against the raspberry and red cherry fruit, soft but still delivering, with liqourice, campfire smoke and a mouthwatering salinity on the finish. 90% new oak. The most Bordeaux in character of the wines in the mini vertical, from a vintage with a particularly long growing season. Eric Boissenot consultant, Rutger de Vink owner, Joshua Grainer winemaker.

Second vintage of this ambitious property in Virginia, founded by Rutger de Vink. The tannins are soft and supple at 14 years old, with aromatics that major on tobacco, cigar box, cedar and woodsmoke. Soft brambled fruits delivering plenty of flavour, and they are backed up by fresh acidities, with a lick of salted caramel on the finish. An impressive showing for such an early stage of the project, although the 100% new oak is still setting the tone. Eric Boissenot consultant, Rutger de Vink owner, Joshua Grainer winemaker.

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Category	Red wine
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Producer	RdV Vineyards
Vintages	2019
Country	US, Virginia
Bottle	75 cl

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