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Proprietary Blend · North Coast
97 points from Robert Parker, and only 440 cases made.
“The virtually perfect 1999 Maya is a wine of stupendous unctuosity richness fruit and elegance. It is remarkable that the Cabernet Franc grown in these red volcanic soils can produce wines of such intensity as well as elegance. Notes of cassis blueberries blackberries espresso smoke earth and vanilla are offered in a full-bodied profoundly concentrated and layered style. For whatever reason the 1999 Maya revealed more forwardness than the Cabernet Sauvignon cuvee. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2024. RP”
“In 1999 Naoko Dalla Valle made a small amount of Cabernet Sauvignon from her Maya blocks as special bottling that was sold in a charity auction and never commercially released. The 1999 Cabernet Sauvignon Maya possesses striking nuance, clarity and delineation from start to finish. Freshly cut flowers, dark red stone fruits, mint and crushed rocks all jump from the glass. The pedigree and sheer profoundness of this great Oakville site comes through in a wine that captivates all the senses with an interplay of aromas and flavors that dazzles. What a pleasure and privilege it is to taste this utterly magnificent Cabernet Sauvignon. Tasted next to the Maya, the Cabernet Sauvignon Maya comes across as more complex. Historically, Dalla Valle has been considered a great site for the Cabernet Franc that is such a big part of Maya, but tasting the Cabernet Sauvignon inevitably leads to a simple question: What if it is the Maya blocks that are profound, more so than the Cabernet Franc itself? So far, 1999 is the only vintage in which Dalla Valle has produced a Cabernet Sauvignon Maya. Even today, the 1999 is flat-out stunning.”
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The estate wines produced by Dalla Valle Vineyards originates in specific vineyard blocks, imbuing each with a unique sense of place. There are three wines produced each year from the estate.
Collina Dalla Valle, translating from Italian to “Hill of the valley”, is the introductory wine into the brand. This red blend is created from the younger vines on the property and offers a more approachable profile in its youth.
Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon was the first wine created from the estate in 1986. Always blended with a small fraction of Cabernet Franc, the Cabernet expresses the beauty of Dalla Valle Vineyards terroir.
Maya, named after founders Naoko and Gustav’s daughter, is a special blend of Maya’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon and our best selected blocks of Cabernet Franc.
MDV is a mailing list only wine that is produced only in exceptional years. It is a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from Maya’s Vineyard, the base of Maya.
One bottle, 750 ml, of the 1999 vintage.
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