1991 Dalla Valle Maya Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend
SKU #501008
While still a bit closed now, this wine has powerful sweet fruit, purfume and tannins. Dense black fruit reminescent of black cherries and blackberries on the palate with toasty oak. Full bodied. Good personality. Fresh and appealing. With an incredible presence in the glass with a certain austerity. Long, lingering finish. This is a benchmark Napa Valley Cabernet. Great potential.
ROBERT PARKER REVIEW: The 1991 Maya (made from equal proportions of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon) has developed incredibly since I tasted it nearly a year ago and rated it 94. The wine is black/purple-colored and offers up a compelling bouquet of flowers, minerals, black fruits, vanilla, and spices. There is huge extraction of fruit, full body, outstanding purity and balance, moderate tannin, and a tremendous layered feel on the palate. All of this intensity and richness is brilliantly pulled off without any sense of heaviness. I can understand wanting to drink this wine immediately as it is an extraordinarily impressive young wine, but it should be given another 4-6 years of cellaring; it is a candidate for 25 years of aging. It is also a strong candidate for a three-digit score in a few years. This is a winemaking tour de force!
Alluring and full of unmistakable pedigree, Dalla Valle Maya is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc from the small and remarkable vineyard that bears its name. Each year less than 500 cases of this wine are produced. The grapes for Maya are aged in 70% to 80% new French oak, producing a graceful wine of refinement, rich elegance and outstanding aging potential.
| Vintage | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Appellation | Napa Valley |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Special Assignment | Member Deals, Rare |
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