Va Piano Vineyards
Walla Walla Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 3% Malbec.
22 months in 50% new French Oak. 14.5% ABV.
OB94, WE93.
This tastes more like a Left Bank Bordeaux than a straight Cab. It is thoroughly enjoyable with buoyant fruit, lively acids and rich oak.
BlackBerry, cherry, cloves, black tea, heaping of spices, rich integrated oak.
Equal parts fun and serious. Good Walla Walla red wine. — a day ago
Isole e Olena
Cepparello Toscana Sangiovese
Probably my favorite Sangiovese so far.
Nose is expressive - cherry, plum, graphite, spice, lavender.
Tastes like cherry and dark fruit, minerals, tobacco.
Full bodied, rich and intense.
With age it probably will live up to the multiple 96+ professional reviews. — 2 days ago
Del Dotto Vineyards
The David Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend
Luxurious, silky, vibrant Bordeaux style red blend at its peak.
OB97, WA 93-95 (barrel sample).
85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot.
9 barrel limited production.
15.1% ABV.
Creme de cassis, blackberry, black currant, mocha, graphite, anise, tobacco leaf, black tea, Rutherford dust, charcoal, and cigar box. Just beginning to show signs of age.
This is an opulent, plush and silky wine with stronger tannins that has a sophisticated mouthfeel with vibrant and perfectly balanced acids. — 2 days ago
Alan smith
Refined and polished dark fruit Anglianico with good freshness.
WA93, JS93, AG92.
100% Aglianico.
Grapes from Mirabella Eclano, Irpinia with clay and volcanic soils.
Aged 12 months in oak barrels, about 1/3 new oak per Quintodecimo tech sheet.
Firm, refined tannins.
BlackBerry, blueberry, pepper, tobacco, savory herbs, oak. — a day ago