Dalla Valle Vineyards
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Holy moly! This stuff is showing really well right now. A great Mother's Day wine to go with the lamb shops off the grill.
Holy moly! This stuff is showing really well right now. A great Mother's Day wine to go with the lamb shops off the grill.
May 9th, 2016I don't but 13.5 on this for a second. Stewy and disjointed with a lot of hot, prune-y alcoholic aromas and obnoxious molasses oak. Old coffee. Maybe it was just the bottle? Loved the '97 I had recently, but this was not for me. Lots more in the cellar, so we'll see.
I don't but 13.5 on this for a second. Stewy and disjointed with a lot of hot, prune-y alcoholic aromas and obnoxious molasses oak. Old coffee. Maybe it was just the bottle? Loved the '97 I had recently, but this was not for me. Lots more in the cellar, so we'll see.
Sep 25th, 2014This wasn’t lacking fruit in the least. Still had some good grip.
This wasn’t lacking fruit in the least. Still had some good grip.
Aug 12th, 20241999 vintage. Not the greatest Napa vintage but not the worst. Decanted and tasted over the course of 1.5 hours. Super powdery sed. Big color. Earthy nose. Light-medium body. Lean flavors of coffee grounds and sherry. Not improving and likely a decade.5 past the best showings. Still instructive. Many vintages of the 1990's from this producer currently showing better. 2.4.24.
1999 vintage. Not the greatest Napa vintage but not the worst. Decanted and tasted over the course of 1.5 hours. Super powdery sed. Big color. Earthy nose. Light-medium body. Lean flavors of coffee grounds and sherry. Not improving and likely a decade.5 past the best showings. Still instructive. Many vintages of the 1990's from this producer currently showing better. 2.4.24.
Feb 5th, 2024Super tight on opening. It took awhile to coax the fruit out but the structure was always present. In a real good way.
Super tight on opening. It took awhile to coax the fruit out but the structure was always present. In a real good way.
Sep 16th, 2023Solid - great with a steak on a Tuesday night.
Solid - great with a steak on a Tuesday night.
Jul 15th, 2020tannins starting to mellow. a pleasure to drink. Many years ahead for this one in my opinion ....
tannins starting to mellow. a pleasure to drink. Many years ahead for this one in my opinion ....
Jan 12th, 2019A very lean, brooding nose with dark blue fruit. More reticent and serious than the others- beautifully dense fruit. Balanced, coiled and built for the long term. This is very classy
A very lean, brooding nose with dark blue fruit. More reticent and serious than the others- beautifully dense fruit. Balanced, coiled and built for the long term. This is very classy
Oct 6th, 2017The old school dissident of the lineup. Bright mineral nose. Walks a beautiful tight wire of fruit, herbs, and oak. OG.
The old school dissident of the lineup. Bright mineral nose. Walks a beautiful tight wire of fruit, herbs, and oak. OG.
Mar 11th, 2017