2012 Del Dotto "The Beast" Cabernet, Napa Valley
98-100 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Made from a blend of all Del Dotto’s vineyard holdings, the 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon The Beast’s black/purple color is followed by a wine with off-the-charts richness, incredible density and abundant notes of blackcurrant liqueur, blackberries, graphite, licorice, truffles and incense. This is another candidate for perfection. Full, dense and concentrated with no heaviness or astringency, it is a seamless, well-integrated Cabernet to drink over the next 25 years. Del Dotto Vineyards’ offerings are some of the more interesting and best made wines made in Napa Valley. Heaven knows how great the 2013s must be given the profound quality of the 2012s from David Del Dotto. Kudos also to his brilliant winemaker, Gerard Zanzonico.