2014 Dalla Valle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Bottle (750ml)
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96AG95LP
Critic key
AG = Antonio GalloniLP = Lisa Perrotti-Brown
- Rating
- AG96/LP95
- Producer
- Dalla Valle
- Vintage
- 2014
- Region
- California
- Appellation
- Napa Valley
- Country
- United States
- Format
- Bottle
- Volume
- 750mL
- ABV
- 14.2
- Type
- Still
- Color
- Red
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Product Description
AG96 "The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon is a very pretty, aromatic wine that is just entering its first plateau of maturity. Spice, tobacco, cedar, mint, dried flowers and mocha open first. Medium in body, with terrific persistence and tons of class, the 2014 is impeccable in its balance. The 25% Cabernet Franc gives the wine its expansive aromatic personality. What a classy, polished Cabernet Sauvignon this is. Readers who own it should be thrilled." AG for VM Jan 2025
LP95 "The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet colored, it slowly opens up to offer glimpses of blackberry preserves, baked plums, and redcurrant jelly scents, plus suggestions of black olives, tilled soil, and beef dripping. Medium to full-bodied, the mouth is coated with savory-laced black fruit layers and finely grained tannins, finishing with a refreshing lift." LPB for TWI Sep 2022
"Like areas of Pritchard Hill, the land here is marked by protruding, often immovable boulders, and the soil is composed of a vibrant orange/red-colored iron-rich bedrock. Thus, although it is technically in the Oakville AVA, if I had to compare the signature style of Dalla Valle with any area of Napa, it is more closely linked to some of the great wines coming from Pritchard Hill—perhaps a hypothetical blend of Continuum and Ovid with a dollop of Bryant Family. And yet, Dalla Valle’s Cabernet Sauvignon and the flagship Maya label are unlike any of these, not just because of the property’s unique position but because of the individual vineyard and winemaking paths forged by Gustav, Naoko, and, most recently, their daughter Maya." LPB Sept 2022
LP95 "The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet colored, it slowly opens up to offer glimpses of blackberry preserves, baked plums, and redcurrant jelly scents, plus suggestions of black olives, tilled soil, and beef dripping. Medium to full-bodied, the mouth is coated with savory-laced black fruit layers and finely grained tannins, finishing with a refreshing lift." LPB for TWI Sep 2022
"Like areas of Pritchard Hill, the land here is marked by protruding, often immovable boulders, and the soil is composed of a vibrant orange/red-colored iron-rich bedrock. Thus, although it is technically in the Oakville AVA, if I had to compare the signature style of Dalla Valle with any area of Napa, it is more closely linked to some of the great wines coming from Pritchard Hill—perhaps a hypothetical blend of Continuum and Ovid with a dollop of Bryant Family. And yet, Dalla Valle’s Cabernet Sauvignon and the flagship Maya label are unlike any of these, not just because of the property’s unique position but because of the individual vineyard and winemaking paths forged by Gustav, Naoko, and, most recently, their daughter Maya." LPB Sept 2022