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2016

Del Dotto Cabernet Sauvignon American Oak Carved & Grooved Family Reserve Alain Fouquet South Oakville

Tasted 5 October 2018 Napa Valley · Oakville

From barrel. Somewhat similar to the Darnajou version of this wine sampled side-by-side, the American Oak was strikingly and surprisingly similar to the how the French Oak was behaving with the Oakville fruit. Angular…

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