2010 Virage Vineyards

Community Tasting Notes (53) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  5/11/2024 - MeasuredTime Likes this wine: 93 Points

  In looking at past reviews, this wine has gotten remarkably consistent ratings. I would concur. I won't go into granular detail, but this is an excellent wine, ready to drink now and will last 5 more years at least before decline. Definitely better than the 2012.

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  3/25/2024 - ptaylor2112 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  2010-2012 Virage vertical with boeuf bourguignon. All wines were decanted for 4 hours and initially served at 58 degrees.
  
  2012 - Dark and full and very, very good. Interestingly, this was the only bottle with noticeable sediment. In my previous note, I thought this would hold at peak for a couple more years. Given how it showed with a 4 hour decant, I now think this could make a great birth year wine, or at least something to check in on over the long haul. Drink now (with long decant) through 2034.
  
  2011 - Missing a bit of bottom end; it needed more Merlot. The long decant was not the right move; my previous bottle was PnP and showed much better. Would pair best with lighter (and lightly spiced) proteins like chicken and loin, as opposed to the hearty tomato-y bourguignon. Drink now through 2027.
  
  2010 - Clean and precise. Drink now through 2030.

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  3/11/2024 - WineJ2019 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Agree w recent reviews, this is in a great spot. The cab franc showed through w some herbal / bell pepper notes but not dominant. And the merlot balances it out w red fruit flavors. Not surprisingly it showed a lot better on day 1 instead of day 2.

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  3/6/2024 - grayfont Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This is so good right now. I wasn’t sure this would keep getting better for this long but it absolutely has. Rich and full, the nose says high end Napa cab. In the mouth, the fruit is still going strong in the middle and the body is full around the sides of the mouth. So very delicious. Bravo.

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  1/15/2024 - Charlie Carnes Likes this wine: 93 Points

  These are so satisfying. Time to re-up BerserkerDay!!!!

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