Di Costanzo

Di Co, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2019

Name: Di Co, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
Brand: Di Costanzo
Price: 363.32 GBP

91+/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

93-95/100

Vinous

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Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

A mineral soaked nose, all gravel and graphite and small dark wild berry fruit leads to a palate that has an imposing structural component and a sense of crunchy latent power. A seriousness pervades the flavours of unsweetened chocolate, blackberry, mountain herb and black plum. This will take at least five years to fulfil its potential, but for all its natural power, the pliant tannins and sleek mouthfeel point to the inherent quality of Oak Knoll’s Raphael vineyard, the exclusive source of fruit for this cuvee.

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Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

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Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

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Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is a legally separate limited company from Justerini & Brooks which currently holds approximately £450 million worth of customer reserves. It is fully insured to catastrophic loss. Many merchants will state that wine in their care is fully insured, but in reality this is on an individual case basis with insufficient cover for total loss as this is prohibitively expensive. The cover provided by Octavian and Justerini & Brooks is unmatched.

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Critic Reviews

91+/100

Joe Czerwinski,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Di Co comes from 35-year-old vines in Oak Knoll. Gentle herbal nuances lap at the edges of a pool of blueberry and cherry fruit, framed by mocha and cedar. There's only 20% new oak (Taransaud) in this bottling, but it's noticeable. Medium to full-bodied and firmly tannic, with a dusty finish, this needs a few years to soften.

drinking window 2025 - 2035

date of review 05/2022

93-95/100

Antonio Galloni,

Vinous

The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon DI CO is much more polished than the 2018 tasted along side it. Then again, that wine gained a ton of weight, so who knows if the 2019 will ultimately follow in a similar direction. Red-fleshed fruit, cedar, tobacco and dried autumn leaves add nuance throughout. Today, the 2019 seems to have an extra kick of freshness that is hugely appealing.

date of review 01/2022

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.