2015 Del Dotto Cave Blend

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 89.9 points

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  3/5/2023 - rmcnees Likes this wine: 92 Points

  At seven years of age, this has improved with some aging and is more integrated and balanced than in its youth and appears to be approaching the apex of its drinking window and profile. Tonight's tasting was the best showing of this wine to date, halfway through a case that we acquired upon release seeming to be more elegant and polished than when younger.
  Dark purple garnet colored, medium-full bodied, bright vibrant, nicely integrated and balanced black berry and black raspberry fruits with tangy notes of clove spice and hints of bitter dark chocolate turning to cloying tannins on an lingering finish.
  https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2023/03/del-dotto-cave-blend-at-angelis-italian.html

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  9/11/2021 - Bodyfxr wrote: 91 Points

  Pop n pour. Deep purple in hue. A muted nose of blackberry jam and cardamom. The same on the palate with a hit of spice on the backside. Would probably pick up a point or so with a long decant. An easy drinker. Not super complex. Drink or hold.

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  9/11/2021 - Bodyfxr wrote: 91 Points

  See previous note.

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  2/6/2021 - rmcnees Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Even better than earlier tastings, more vibrant and expressive than I remember. Dark purple garnet colored, medium-full bodied, bright vibrant, nicely integrated and balanced black berry and black raspberry fruits with tangy notes of clove spice with a layer of sweet oak and mocha chocolate turning to cloying tannins on an lingering finish.
  
  https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2020/07/del-dotto-napa-valley-cave-blend-2015.html

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  9/13/2020 - CBJB wrote:

  47% Cab 36% Merlot 10% Cab Franc 7% Petit Verdot

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