2021 Dalla Valle Maya | Oakville, Napa Valley California 750ml

The 2021 Maya demonstrates the elegant power of the Maya's cabernet coupled with the delicate aromatics of Cabernet Franc. Hints of freshly foraged black truffle, blackberries and cacao nibs on the nose, leading into a mineral, iron and resinous entry on the palate. This deeply complex wine then carries forward with a beautiful tension and brightness with notes of violet and dried Provencal herbs. Firm yet seamless tannins are felt throughout the incredibly long finish, a characteristic of the drought vintage. It is a wine that will captivate you for now and for many years of aging to come. | Dalla Valle

The 2021 Maya Proprietary Red Wine is a classic 60/40 split of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc that spent 24 months in 80% new French oak. Ripe red, blue, and black fruit, graphite, liquid flowers, and a liquid rock-like minerality all shine in this quintessential, layered, regal, majestic 2021. It has awesome purity, full-bodied richness, flawlessly polished tannins, and a great finish. This is a legend in the making, and Napa Valley simply doesn't get any better. It will take a solid decade for this to hit maturity, and it should have 30+ years of prime drinking thereafter. | 100 points, Jeb Dunnuck for jebdunnuck.com