We should note that Dalla Valle is one of our favorite wineries and winemaker Andy Erickson has produced another incredible estate Cabernet from this hallowed vineyard that rests a few hundred feet above the east bench of Oakville. The 2015 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon was just released to us from the winery and it is unbelievable. “This wine is a powerhouse. The low yields in the vineyard translated into great concentration, tannic structure, and fruit purity. From the glass rise aromas of black fruits, white chocolate, caramel, truffles, and roasted meat. On the palate, the wine is rock solid, packed with fruit and complexity. But, despite its mass, the wine has a narrow, laser-like focus, with ample acid and tannin, and as it unfolds in the glass, more layers emerge: wet slate, matchstick, gravel, and kirsch. It will surely broaden and be burnished with age. It is muscular but balanced and generous, attributes that bode well for its age ability.”