Del Dotto Caves

Caves São João

Poço do Lobo Arinto 1991

Needs time to open up but evidence of Arinto’s aging potential. Displaying classic notes of oxidized apples, citrus juice and preserved citrus peel. Saline on the finish. — 6 years ago

Caves Velhas

Catedral Reserva Dão Red Blend 2015

This is my kind of wine! The end taste is woody and it’s perfect with meat (specially a bbq made in the wood fire). Personal note: both, I and my fiancé loved this one, what is a rare find!! — 6 years ago

Del Dotto Vineyards

Giovanni's Tuscan Reserve Napa Valley Sangiovese Blend 2014

Very nice. Still needs time to really hit stride. — 8 years ago

Caves São João

Quinta do Poço do Lobo Cabernet Sauvignon

This is quite a complex wine. Give it some time to breathe and it will reward you for that. Doesn't need any more time to age, if anything drink it soon. I didn't have another to compare it to, but it may be just past it's prime. Primary flavours: Tobacco, stewed plum, dried sour cherry. Secondaries: leather, smoke, white pepper, vanilla. Tertiaries: green capsicum, spearmint. Full body, long finish, very intense, very complex, many levels of expression.

The short answer - buy it and drink it
— 9 years ago

Caves Coopératives de Donnas

Donnas Nebbiolo 2012

Very fruit forward, red berries, light, very easy to drink — 10 years ago

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Les Caves des Perrières

Pouilly Fumé Sauvignon Blanc 2014

Favourite white in a long time. Will definitely get this again! — 10 years ago

Caves Vidigal

Reserva Vinho Regional Lisboa 2011

Michael Wangbickler CWE DipWSET
9.0

#wbc14 @wptusa Nice wine. — 11 years ago

Del Dotto Vineyards

Caves Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

PNP, Entry level Napa Valley Cabernet.
Cheers 🍇🍷
— 6 years ago

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@Mike R - We’re going up to DD in June.
Please check-in on a couple Barrels for me if you can: 2018 St Helena Mtn. Cabernet Sauv. Block 2 -Taransaud Barrel & Vicard Privilege Barrel. Thx 🍇🍷👏🏻
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Will do @Billy L.

Scholium Project

The Prince In His Caves Farina Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc

オレンジワインの中で一番好きなのが、このカリフォルニアのソーヴィニヨンブラン! — 7 years ago

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Del Dotto Vineyards

Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Delectable please update your files, Wine is:

2014 Del Dotto Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon St. Emilion Allier & Troncais Alain Fouquet French Oak Connoisseurs’ Series “North”

PNP
Fabulous! Gonna say “Smokin”!
Already classic Oakville tannins completely integrated; seamless concentrated dense fruit. Best 100% Cabernet I’ve enjoyed in a long time! Kudos to Dave Del Dotto, Del Dotto Family & his entire Winemaking Staff & Team!Cheers 🍇🍷👍🏻👏🏻
— 7 years ago

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Sounds great.

Caves Saint-Pierre

Cru du Rhone Vacqueyras Red Rhone Blend 2013

Multiple flavors. Full bodied, smokey. — 9 years ago

Piazza del Dotto

Rutherford Sauvignon Blanc 2015

Delicious and fruity. Nice sweetness to offset rich Chinese takeout for New Years Eve dinner. — 9 years ago

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Great pull! Happy New Year @Mike Goldstein to you and your family

Caves São João

Porta dos Cavaleiros Dão Red Blend

1985. Tomado em Campinas. Com Gustavo e Patrícia — 6 years ago

Ruinart

Brut Rosé Champagne

Somm David T
9.2

Four day weekend. Gotta get it off to a good start. Been awhile since we had our 375ml of Ruinart.

The nose shows, ripe, slightly candied; black cherries, strawberries, kirsch cherries, rich, summertime watermelon, touch of orange citrus family blend, pomegranate juice, hints of fruit roll up & haunting apricots. Sea fossils & spray, a little bread dough, grey volcanics, chalky powder, orange, spring flowers with fresh & withering, red & pink rose pedals.

The palate is full & touch gummy/candied. Fruits are well extracted, deep, ruby; black cherries, blackberries, strawberries, kirsch cherries, rich, summertime watermelon, touch of orange citrus family blend, pomegranate juice, hints of fruit roll up & haunting apricots. Ghostly, not quite fruit brandy or fruit liqueur character, sea fossils & spray, a little bread dough, not quite medium, white spice with hints of palate heat, grainy, grey volcanics, chalky powder, orange, spring flowers with fresh & withering, red & pink rose pedals. The acidity lively and crisp. The round, well balanced & polish finish is always consistently satisfying and lingers for minutes.

Photos of; the House of Ruinart, Dom Thierry Ruinart, nicely light caves and rolling, hillside, Grand Cru Vineyard.

Not quite sure where “D” gets $83 when you can buy this all day at just under $65.
— 6 years ago

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Caves Ropiteau Freres

Les Plants Nobles Pinot Noir

Good body, light but deep. — 7 years ago

Del Dotto Vineyards

Vineyard 887 Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Blackberries, raspberries, molasses, and brown sugar. Vegas in a glass. — 7 years ago

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Caves São João

Reserva Porta Dos Cavaleiros Dão Touriga Nacional

Phenomenal wine for the price. Earthy at first then flowery. The perfect wine for a special occasion. 1989 — 7 years ago

Del Dotto Vineyards

Family Reserve Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

American oak carved and grooved Alain Fouquet Connoisseurs Series -- had shipped after touring the caves in Napa valley. Very good. Not sure why we waited so long to open this one. — 8 years ago

Del Dotto Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Franc 1998

Robert Cunningham
9.0

Rich and full. Dark fruit and earth. Very nice wine. — 9 years ago

Caves Albert Duhr (Château Pauqué)

Fossiles Pinot Blanc

Vintage 2004 at brasserie Dock's in Anvers. Top class pinot blanc with beautiful minerals in the nose, excellent balance. #loveit to drink this! A real treat. — 10 years ago

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