Winery Del Dotto - Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Estate

Winery Del DottoCabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Estate

4.6
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the world.
The Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Estate of Winery Del Dotto is a red wine from the region of Rutherford of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Estate of the Winery Del Dotto is in the top 80 of wines of Rutherford.

Taste structure of the Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Estate from the Winery Del Dotto

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Estate of Winery Del Dotto in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Estate of Winery Del Dotto in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Del Dotto's Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Estate.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon

Cabernet-Sauvignon noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Cabernet-Sauvignon noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Rhone Valley, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Estate - 2015
In the top 80 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Estate - 2014
In the top 80 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.811110.5
Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Estate - 2013
In the top 80 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Estate - 2012
In the top 80 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5
Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Estate - 2011
In the top 80 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Estate - 2008
In the top 80 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Estate - 2007
In the top 80 of of Rutherford wines
Average rating: 4.811110.5

The best vintages of Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford Estate from Winery Del Dotto are 2007, 2014, 2006, 2013 and 2012.

Informations about the Winery Del Dotto

The winery offers 112 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.5.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Rutherford in the region of California

The Winery Del Dotto is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 93 wines for sale in the of Rutherford to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 500 of of United States wines
In the top 90 of of Rutherford wines
In the top 900 of red wines
In the top 1500 wines of the world

The wine region of Rutherford

The wine region of Rutherford is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Frank Family or the Domaine Scarecrow produce mainly wines red, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Rutherford are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Rutherford often reveals types of flavors of cherry, menthol or green apple and sometimes also flavors of peach, citrus or tropical.


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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The word of the wine: Sorting

Action which consists in removing the bad grains, not ripe or affected by the rot. We often use vibrating sorting tables which, by shaking, make the impurities fall to the ground. In the case of sweet wines, we speak of harvesting by successive selections, in several passages, to select the very ripe grapes each time.

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