Del Dotto Vineyards
Vineyard 887 St. Helena Cabernet Sauvignon
St. Helena, Napa Valley, California, USA
An expected example of a Del Dotto cab with 15.5% alc, lots of French oak, and black fruit - more blackberry than black cherry. Tannins were nicely integrated and enhancing for the wine.
An expected example of a Del Dotto cab with 15.5% alc, lots of French oak, and black fruit - more blackberry than black cherry. Tannins were nicely integrated and enhancing for the wine.
May 4th, 2024
Single vineyard, American oak from Missouri. Perfect drinking window. Decadent.
Single vineyard, American oak from Missouri. Perfect drinking window. Decadent.
May 13th, 2017🙃 bacon notes. Cool oak story. Smooth structure.
🙃 bacon notes. Cool oak story. Smooth structure.
May 22nd, 2016
Fabulous! Best wine we have had in a while! #byow
Fabulous! Best wine we have had in a while! #byow
Apr 30th, 2016
2012 Del Dotto 887 Connoisseurs' Series 9 Oaks French Select is a complex wine with a distinctive heavy oak note. This wine is balanced with sweet vanilla, tart cherry and plum flavors The hints of roasting herbs such as rosemary and sage give this wine a mild bitterness that balances the berry fruit and vanilla. Overall this wine shows the complexity of the 9 different oak forests in France juxtaposed against the 2012 Napa Cabernet fruit. This is an oak lovers wine.
2012 Del Dotto 887 Connoisseurs' Series 9 Oaks French Select is a complex wine with a distinctive heavy oak note. This wine is balanced with sweet vanilla, tart cherry and plum flavors The hints of roasting herbs such as rosemary and sage give this wine a mild bitterness that balances the berry fruit and vanilla. Overall this wine shows the complexity of the 9 different oak forests in France juxtaposed against the 2012 Napa Cabernet fruit. This is an oak lovers wine.
Feb 16th, 2016
Man - at this price, should be better. Have 11 more that I'm going to let sit for a few years. 2012 too young.
Man - at this price, should be better. Have 11 more that I'm going to let sit for a few years. 2012 too young.
Mar 6th, 2015Bacon wine! 887 front American Oak Ustave. Great 2012 St. Helena fruit. Dark red almost black in color. Lots of cherry, blueberry and blackberry right up front with a smokey finish reminiscent of bacon and smoked meat on the back end. Big Rounded tannins with high viscosity leads to a full body wine. This wine will only get better with age but great to drink right now too. This wine is yummy!
Bacon wine! 887 front American Oak Ustave. Great 2012 St. Helena fruit. Dark red almost black in color. Lots of cherry, blueberry and blackberry right up front with a smokey finish reminiscent of bacon and smoked meat on the back end. Big Rounded tannins with high viscosity leads to a full body wine. This wine will only get better with age but great to drink right now too. This wine is yummy!
Jan 24th, 2015
