2007 Claret – Veritas Vineyards – Afton, VA

This is an old review I wrote for another site

This is another great wine that I enjoy quite a bit and tend to buy often. When you open a bottle of this great wine you get hit by some really nice aromas, most notably a strong smell of herbs and spices. The taste of this wine is equally as nice for me as it's a Bordeaux Blend (which being a fan of Bordeaux helps with the whole liking of this wine). You get a lot of great berry flavours to this wine, mainly raspberry, and also a slight hint of nuts (according to the vineyard it's almonds but I didn't quite taste that personally). And of course any good wine needs some good food to go with it and this one tends to go nice with a lot of things both fancy or not. Pasta and steak are always good with this Claret but I personally like having this wine with a nice Blue Cheese Burger, it is absolutely amazing. So this is a great wine that is a must for you to try, especially if you’re a fan of Cabernet Franc or Merlot. I hope you enjoy.