Del Dotto 2006 Cinghiale Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast

Del Dotto Vineyards is a small, family owned winery located in beautiful Napa Valley that has been making small production premium wines for over 10 years.  In 2005, the winery purchased 359 acres in the true Sonoma Coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The vineyard, named Cinghiale (Italian for wild boar), was previously owned by W.H. Smith.

92 Points Robert Parker: "The 2006 Pinot Noir Cinghiale Vineyard (1,800 cases) offers beautiful forest floor, plum, fig, sweet cherry, and underbrush characteristics. With soft, silky tannin, decent acidity, and a good finish, it should provide pleasure over the next 5-6 years.