2020 Maya, Dalla Valle, Napa

2020 Maya, Dalla Valle, Napa

Maya 2020 is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Cabernet Franc. There's concentrated black cherry and plum here, with cedar, dark chocolate, black truffle and a savoury, mineral note on the finish. The tannins are still quite grainy in texture at this early stage but are densely packed and ripe in style, suggesting it will age well.

Critic score
97.5/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    USA
  • Grape
    60% Cabernet Sauvignon
    40% Cabernet Franc
  • Maturity
    Young 2025 - 2050info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    14.5%

Tasting notes

Perhaps there's a subtle added touch of leafy complexity to the 2020 Maya that the Cabernet Sauvignon doesn't show, but otherwise, this 60-40 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc is reasonably similar, with black cherries, dark loamy notes, hints of cassis, cedar and vanilla. It's medium to full-bodied, richly textured and tannic but with a slightly open-knit feel and a ripe, softly wooly finish.

Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate (March 2023)
97/100

Subtle yet transparent blackberry, black licorice and cassis bush. Some sage and lavender as well. Graphite, too. Full-bodied, yet tight and poised on the palate, with tight and refined tannins that are compact in the mouth. They are layered and run vertically down the wine. Turns nicely austere at the end. Very well done for the vintage. Give this three to four years to open up.

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (October 2022)
98/100

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