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Flight #1 of our 1997 Retrospective. Presented single-blind; no formal notes. This was super similar to wine #4. The most striking characteristic for both wines was a powerful note of finely ground cumin on the nose. Fruit is mostly desiccated at this point; the structure keeping everything together. While dimming, this seemed to show indications that this was a slightly more powerful wine earlier in its life. I called this to be the “Dalle Valle”. Drink now.
Flight #1 of our 1997 Retrospective. Presented single-blind; no formal notes. This was super similar to wine #4. The most striking characteristic for both wines was a powerful note of finely ground cumin on the nose. Fruit is mostly desiccated at this point; the structure keeping everything together. While dimming, this seemed to show indications that this was a slightly more powerful wine earlier in its life. I called this to be the “Dalle Valle”. Drink now.
Tasted with a '98 Insignia and '98 Araujo. The Dalla Valle was my second of the three. Cherry and prune jam w/ currants and integrated tannins. Good structure (albeit starting to fade) with a medium finish (albeit, close to end of life).
Tasted with a '98 Insignia and '98 Araujo. The Dalla Valle was my second of the three. Cherry and prune jam w/ currants and integrated tannins. Good structure (albeit starting to fade) with a medium finish (albeit, close to end of life).
Napa Valley, California, USA
