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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.1 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 22 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by knlowery on 8/10/2020 & rated 95 points: Wife opened for me as a blind PNP. While I was on a zoom meeting. The nose jumped out of the glass as she sat it off camera a couple of feet away.
The nose had great fruit and herbal notes. The glass had a nice amber color around the rim representing some age (or maybe merlot dominant). But the fruit was so fresh for a wine with age. It was clearly ripe and high in alcohol but nicely balanced with good acidity and just fabulous with a wonder multi layered pallete and long finish.
I was surprised at the reveal but we measured each oz out to ensure an even distribution of a delicious wine. I love a cab franc. But didn’t “guess” it. (890 views) | | | Tasted by Bathtub58 on 5/17/2020 & rated 87 points: Decanted and consumed over two hours. What seemed like good underlying material was overshadowed by far too much sweetness. (848 views) | | | Tasted by kbhiggins on 10/31/2016 & rated 88 points: This bottle never really came around or opened up after decanting. Hoping it isn't past its prime with one bottle left. (2118 views) | | | Tasted by gtm on 9/20/2014 & rated 94 points: Great balance. Dark fruit. 1 hour decant. Silky mouthfeel. Very nice 30 second finish. (3411 views) | | | Tasted by kbhiggins on 4/12/2014 & rated 94 points: Amazing. Not much else needed to say. (3666 views) | | | Tasted by SipsnTips on 3/7/2014: Lots of fruit still. Very nice. (3422 views) | | | Tasted by kbhiggins on 4/19/2013 & rated 93 points: Wow, really enjoyed this one. There was some sweetness on the nose that came across as maybe candied plums or plum preserves. Really well balanced at this point. High alcohol but wouldn't guess it. (3873 views) | | | Tasted by ebrumby on 9/17/2012 & rated 94 points: Really a lot more to this wine than I was expecting. (3231 views) | | | Tasted by Stephen518 on 8/27/2012 & rated 94 points: This has been a surprisingly wonderful bottle. The fruitiness and hint of sweet as at the beginning gives way to an exceptional red with no bitterness or overbearing dryness. Bought this wine at the winery in '08 and have kept it in a wine cellar since. Great wine, wish I had more. (2114 views) | | | Tasted by jcouche on 1/8/2012 & rated 92 points: - Garnet color - Drinking fabulously right now. Wish I bought a case. 16.5% alcohol is hardly noticeable. Chocolate, coffee, earthy and a little sweetness permeate throughout. Delicious wine. (2127 views) | | | Tasted by rerail84 on 10/29/2011: Big, lush and fruit forward. A bit sweeter than I origanlly remember it to be. Tannins and acid nicely integrated. Long satisfying finish. No rush to drink this big guy yet. (2224 views) | | | Tasted by Timwells34747 on 5/1/2011 & rated 91 points: decant it, needs a bit more time (2177 views) | | | Tasted by wirelesswine on 8/26/2010 & rated 88 points: I loved this wine at the winery, and it just didn't hold up back at home. It's just waaaay over the top, I love the attributes from the oak on the nose - milk chocolate, coffee, sweet fruit, tons of toasty oak. But drinking this wine is tough - the alcohol is totally over the top and out of balance. The finish is as if I just took a shot of brandy - way too hot and quite sweet. This could serve as dessert wine, and I like the flavors, but it's just way too much for me. (2125 views) | | | Tasted by InversionLayer on 10/3/2009 & rated 95 points: Silky, delectable, creamy finish (2894 views) |
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Del Dotto Napa Valley Cave Tour Barrel Tasting -https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2017/08/del-dotto-napa-valley-cave-tour-barrel_12.htmlCabernet Franc Varietal character (Appellation America) | Wines & Vines articleUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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