2021 Del Dotto "Cave Blend", Napa Valley, California, USAABOUT THIS WINE 36% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Franc, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Grenache, 5% Malbec, 5% Syrah, 4% Petit Verdot ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Located in the beautiful Napa Valley, Del Dotto Family Wineries & Caves focus on small production, premium wines. Dave Del Dotto has spent the past 30 years acquiring vineyards in some of the best American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) including Rutherford, Oakville, St. Helena, Howell Mountain, and Fort Ross

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The Kampta is not only geologically very diverse but also sits at the crossroads of intersecting climactic zones: Pannonian air spreads into the vineyards in summer

And to Sherry in general

“A maximum of 20 to 30 percent [of barrel-fermented wine] is a good complement for my blends

We are not trying to replicate any other Syrah produced in the world

Indigenous yeast fermentation and does not undergo malolactic fermentation

with minimum intervention

the estate has been in the Lurton family for four generations

lively notes are delectably harmonious

A minimum of three passes are made through the vineyards

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