2023 Barboursville Vineyards Vermentino Reserve ($23)

Earlier this year, a qualified team of judges sampled over 620 of the best Virginia wines, ciders and meads from across the Commonwealth. Over the past several weeks, I’ve featured the wines that comprised the winning case. Now we come to the wine with the highest overall score thus the one taking home the coveted Governor's Cup - Barboursville Vineyards Vermentino Reserve.

If you are not familiar with Vermentino, it’s a wine of medium lightness of body, that’s in between Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay.

This wine was produced from 100% Vermentino that was fermented in stainless steel with no malolactic conversion and then aged for 7 to 8 months, on lees, again in stainless steel.

The Barboursville Vineyards Vermentino Reserve is a pale gold in color with aromas of lemon and pear. On the palate, this medium-bodied wine has nice bright acidity along with some minerality and a touch of saline. It finishes long, soft and smooth. [ABV: 13%, TA: 6.1 g/L, pH: 3.46, RS: 0.1%]

No where else will you find a grand-champion wine like this Barboursville Vineyards Vermentino Reserve at this price. And, at last check, it’s still available on-line. This is great winner featured as the Behind the Cork™ Wine of the Week. Cheers!

Disclosure of Wine Sample Submission: I received this sample at no cost for review.

Media Sample Provided by Barboursville Vineyards, Virginia Wine and Donna White Communications