1992 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (108) Avg Score: 92.8 points

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  3/9/2024 - RockinCabs wrote: 94 Points

  Gorgeous garnet purple color, slight bricking at at the rim, but deep and bright at the core.
  
  Nose is reticent for the first 10-15 minutes, but straightens up and shows a nice plum, blackberry, floral and spice tones. Lots of violets and cinnamon on the nose that enliven the dark fruit.
  
  Palate is excellent. Fine silky mouthfeel with good weight, but not at all overbearing. The modest 13% abv gives just enough glycerin, but the overall freshness, herb garden, plum, cassis and leather notes lead. Detailed spice on the back end.
  
  Finish is spicy with clove and cinnamon notes, and a great sweet plum that lingers. This is drinking around peak, but is on a plateau where it will be great for another 10-15 years if well stored. Classic 90's Napa before the ripness trend took over.

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  2/15/2024 - RS_HH wrote:

  Amazing

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  12/28/2023 - JoeDwine Likes this wine: 93 Points

  With Prime Rib…..bottom neck
  Really nice lots of Cassis, black cherries, herbal potpourri, glycerin, light peppercorns, hints of dark cocoa, melted blackberries and mint occasionally. Good acidity still.
  Was concerned by previous reviews. Very elegant silky.
  Peaked but holding strong.

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  4/4/2023 - Philip67 wrote: flawed

  High neck, soft cork. Wine gone. Like an oxidised port.

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  11/1/2022 - JCGuthrie wrote: 93 Points

  I gave this a 30 minute decant, then decanted back into the bottle, where it got another 3 hours or so of slow O. Needed every minute of that, based on my initial impressions upon opening prior to heading out for dinner. Rich nose of black cherry, with some vanilla and cedar. Smooth on the palate, with some blackberry liquor. This struck me as slightly out of balance, with a more tannic finish than I would have expected. I think it suffered a bit following a flight of aged red burgs and then an '87 Biondi Santi Brunello, all of which showed far more nuance and restraint. Still, a great example of Napa cab.

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