Anything Wine posted a “how’s it going?” update from Jim Law at Linden Vineyards. To many, Linden is the bar to measure against when it comes to Virginia wines.
The whites sound like they’re off to a good start.
White wines from 2008 will be very mineral driven (similar to 2006) with bright acidity, low to moderate alcohols, and botrytis influenced exotic aromas.
The reds… maybe some problems.
Early ripening varieties (Merlot) and sites took the biggest brunt of the September rains. Unfortunately I can taste the rain in these wines. They lack concentration.
You don’t see “rain” come up often enough on many wine reviewer’s tasting sheets.
Link to the full write up over at Anything Wine.
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