Community Tasting Notes 5

• csimm wrote: 93 points

  June 18, 2016 - Del Dotto Barrels & Beasts 2016 (Del Dotto Winery): Very notable depth of flavor. Just a nice hit of cedar and spice to add to the red and black berry notes. The wine was indeed "good," but what really elevated this was the food it was paired with. Very well done in that regard!
  
  Served with Toasted Flour Ramini Buffalo Milk Tortellini; runner beans, veal sweetbreads, caciocavallo. The best dish/pairing of the night!

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• Winevestor wrote: 89 points

  November 5, 2011 - Plum and a spritz on the nose. Strong acidity, with a backbone but only a modicum of fruit. A well made wine but not exciting.

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• Skip4wine wrote: 90 points

  December 22, 2010 - Age wise this bottle is in its sweet spot. Plums, cedar and dusty tannins. Not as big as I remember it at the winery (or for that fact a later vintage I tasted at the winery last year). The acidity of the sangiovase is still prevelant.

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• sesalmon wrote:

  December 6, 2008 - Lighter body with a weak finish, which is not the way I remember when tasting the wine at Del Dotto. It was somewhat disappointing!

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• danseng wrote:

  January 20, 2008 - My bottle may have been a bit oxidized, but after a little while it improved a bit. Good wine for the $23 I paid for it, but not the $50 list price. Very light, not many Italian Sangiovese-like. Don't know what else is in this blend, but it tasted more like a Merlot.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2003
• Type Red
• Producer Del Dotto
• Varietal Sangiovese Blend
• Designation Giovanni's Tuscan Reserve
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• In Cellars 18 (29%)
• Consumed 45 (71%)

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