4/5

fruit

5/5

body

3/5

acidity

5/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Dalla Valle

Dalla Valle, Maya

2014 {(currentVariant.size?' | ':'')} {( currentVariant.size )}

Various vintages

Oakville, Napa County, California, United States

Red

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon

Drink Now/Cellar

VN 95+ WA 95+

The wine is all about fruit intensity, with a rush of red fruit and exotic spice aromas rising from the glassâ€”fresh bing cherry, dried currant, cardamom, fenugreek, cocoa and cinnamon. Mainly one is struck by the sheer purity of the wine, its seamless impression from start to finish. The tannins are highly structured but finely polished, and while there is plenty of girth and scaffolding to help the wine age for a very long time, the length is very impressive, carrying the shiny velvet sensation on for quite a while.

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meat:
Beef, Game, Lamb

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese, Hard cheese

Reviewer: Antonio Galloni

The 2014 Maya is powerful, compact and closed in on itself. That's not much of a surprise given the wine was just bottled a few months ago. Dark, powerful and intense, the 2014 offers plenty of energy, but is also holding back much of its potential at this stage. The blend is 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Cabernet Franc, which is to say more Cabernet than has been the norm in recent years. There is plenty of intensity to the pomegranate, plum, red cherry and blood orange flavors, but the wine needs time to come into its own.

4/5

fruit

5/5

body

3/5

acidity

5/5

tannin

0/5

sweetness

Oakville, Napa County, California, United States

Red

Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon

Drink Now/Cellar

Cocoa / Powerful / Smoky / Spice / Vanilla

meat:
Beef, Game, Lamb

cheese:
Blue cheese, Goat cheese, Hard cheese

Reviewer: Antonio Galloni

The 2014 Maya is powerful, compact and closed in on itself. That's not much of a surprise given the wine was just bottled a few months ago. Dark, powerful and intense, the 2014 offers plenty of energy, but is also holding back much of its potential at this stage. The blend is 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Cabernet Franc, which is to say more Cabernet than has been the norm in recent years. There is plenty of intensity to the pomegranate, plum, red cherry and blood orange flavors, but the wine needs time to come into its own.

Dalla Valle, Maya

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