Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 1997

...a gorgeous nose of mineral-infused black currants, and spicy oak. Full-bodied, structured, muscular, and multi-dimensional, it is approachable, but best cellared for 2-4 years, and drunk over the following 20-25 years. Robert Parker. A Cabernet Sauvignon wine from California in USA. 1997 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon Estate 750ml

June 2009

Rating: 93/100 - As reviewed by The Wine Messenger The 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon (2,800 cases from a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc) boasts an opaque purple color as well as a gorgeous nose of mineral-infused black currants, and spicy oak. Full-bodied, structured, muscular, and multi-dimensional, it is approachable, but best cellared for 2-4 years, and drunk over the following 20-25 years.

Rating: 93/100 - As reviewed by International Wine Cellar in Issue 90, May/June 2000 Saturated full ruby. A fruit bomb of a nose: cassis, blueberry, licorice and espresso, complicated by a floral topnote from the franc and a whiff of dark chocolate. Suave, chewy and very concentrated, with excellent acidity to frame the lush fruit. Tannins are big but sweet. Showing very well.

The gorgeous, saturated ruby/purple-colored 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon (2,800 cases) is a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc. It offers sweet, jammy, black currant, mineral, spice bo... Robert Parker. A Cabernet Sauvignon wine from California in USA. 1997 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml

March 2009

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June 2009

Rating: 5/5 - As reviewed by Decanter Full-bodied and ultra ripe but with great depth, structure and a long finish to give a sense of classic proportion. Sweet blackcurrant fruit, liquorice, raspberry and coffee aromas. Rich texture, firm structure, incredible flavours.