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Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com
Based on 79% Cabernet Sauvignon and 21% Cabernet Franc and aged 23 months in 50% new French oak, the 2023 Collina offers up juicy, bright Bing cherries, cassis, graphite, and chocolate. It's medium to full-bodied, with beautiful purity, balanced richness, good mid-palate density, and ripe tannins that flow to outstanding length. This is always a beautiful, solid wine that's well worth its going rate and will drink well over the coming 10-15 years.
95 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com
Blueberry, concrete and sandalwood aromas follow through to a medium body with very fine tannins. Really elegant and polished. A blend of 79% cabernet sauvignon and 21% cabernet franc. So beautiful now. Why wait?
94 Antonio Galloni - Vinous
The 2023 Collina Dalla Valle is fabulous. Aromatic, vibrant and punchy, the 2023 is an especially fine Collina. Crushed flowers, mint, red cherry/plum fruit, mocha, new leather and licorice flesh out in the glass. The 2023 has all the Dalla Valle signatures in a style that offers tons of immediacy and appeal. Floral overtones lift the finish. I would love to own this. Superb.
93 Joe Czerwinski - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon and 21% Cabernet Franc, primarily from younger vines, the 2023 Collina Dalla Valle Red Wine is an excellent effort, boasting delicate floral nuances set against a core of red raspberries and framed by cedar and vanilla notes. It's medium- to full-bodied, supple and velvety in texture, perhaps a bit too open-knit for extended cellaring, but it's charming and accessible, with softly dusty tannins and hints of mocha on the finish.
