Rachel C.
Yelp
It's the wine AND the ambiance for me.
Boxwood Estates has clearly invested A LOT of money in their vineyard and the winery itself. Sadly, they haven't invested a lot into making the wine taste good.
It seems like this is the place to see and be seen, because the other patron's outfits here were well above your average. There is ample seating in the front, back, and amongst the vines in a covered pavilion. The buildings and grounds were great, but the clientele it attracted was pure new money, and of the four wines (each served in a plastic cup and marked numerically with a sharpie) only two were drinkable. We went with their white flight, which was very flat and disappointing overall. The rosé was offensive. The nose on the Trellis was 100% tannins, but surprisingly had no flavor. If you literally held your nose, you could drink it--but why would you?
My biggest gripe is that this place makes *each person* buy a bottle for the pure joy of being there and listening to the loudest drunk NoVa girls you've ever encountered talk about their new kitchen remodels. (They're going for modern industrial, which some people say is too cold, but they LOVE IT). I wish you could just pay for a tasting without being forced to buy the terrible wine, because the actual land is really pretty and could be a nice way to spend some time. And, I get that it's COVID and plastic cups might be safer, but if you're going to make me buy a bottle at least make my experience cute and Instagram-worthy, since that seems to be this winery's only ambition.