2018 Dalla Valle Maya

Founded in 1982 by Naoko and Gustav Dalla Valle, the winery is located 800 feet above the Silverado Trail and offers excellent views of the landscape. In the early 1980s, Naoko's visionary idea of planting vines against the hillsides astonished the Napa Valley. Today, some of California's finest wines are produced here. In 1992, Dalla Valle's Cabernet Sauvignon received 100 Parker points. It was the second California wine to receive this perfect score.

The Dalla Valle 'Maya' Napa Valley comes from the vineyard block of the same name and has a high proportion of Cabernet Franc: 33%. The remaining 67% is Cabernet Sauvignon. The harvest took place between late September and early October and was done by hand. The grapes were carefully sorted, destemmed and slowly fermented, until they finally matured for more than two years in the best French wooden barrels.

The 'Maya is surrounded by an aura of perfection, although it is still very young. The cuvée of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc shows a fantastic complexity and an almost magical harmony of power and finesse. In the nose, the wine offers an enormously dense dark fruit of cassis and red cherries, blueberries, pomegranates and blood orange, milk chocolate, tobacco, menthol and mocha, as well as a spicy cloud of scents. All this is accompanied by a slightly reductive note of flint and the best wood.

In the mouth, fine, silky and polished tannins reveal themselves. In addition, a perfectly integrated, lively and mineral tartaric acid and a ripe and elegant fruit bouquet. These different aspects merge seamlessly and accumulate towards the endless finale. The wine continues to grow, only becoming more powerful and subtle. What a balance and what a great experience, already! How great will this wine be after decades of maturation?

This vintage has been awarded the iconic score of 100/100 points and the review ends with: " ......this Maya is simply jaw-dropping"

FACT: In the tab 'Attachments' you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will automatically send you this when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount . You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.