2010 Dalla Valle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Bottle (750ml)
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95RP95AG
Critic key
RP = Robert ParkerAG = Antonio Galloni
Product Description
RP95 "The brilliant 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon is slightly richer, revealing more smokiness, graphite and creme de cassis notes as well as a dense purple color, a big, masculine, tannic mouthfeel and a full-bodied, rich finish. This majestic Cabernet Sauvignon should age effortlessly for 25-30 years. It possesses slightly more sucrosity and flesh than the 2009, but both of these are brilliant examples of hillside Cabernet Sauvignon blended with Cabernet Franc." RP Oct 2013
AG95 "Saturated bright full ruby to the rim. Ineffable scents of black raspberry, graphite minerality, flowers, licorice and spices. A sweet, pliant, mouthfilling midweight with expressive dark raspberry, spice and soil flavors framed and enlivened by harmonious acidity; as much red (volcanic?) as black in its fruit character. Wonderfully juicy, sappy, delineated wine; not at all weighty or fat. Utterly smooth tannins carry the fruit on the very long, rising aftertaste. The wine's impeccable balance makes it irresistible today in spite of its energy, spine and underlying power. This beauty may yet gain in mid-palate texture." ST for VM Apr 2020
AG95 "Saturated bright full ruby to the rim. Ineffable scents of black raspberry, graphite minerality, flowers, licorice and spices. A sweet, pliant, mouthfilling midweight with expressive dark raspberry, spice and soil flavors framed and enlivened by harmonious acidity; as much red (volcanic?) as black in its fruit character. Wonderfully juicy, sappy, delineated wine; not at all weighty or fat. Utterly smooth tannins carry the fruit on the very long, rising aftertaste. The wine's impeccable balance makes it irresistible today in spite of its energy, spine and underlying power. This beauty may yet gain in mid-palate texture." ST for VM Apr 2020