2020 Dalla Valle Maya
"One of California's legendary wines."
- Robert Parker
97 Wine Advocate / 97 Lisa Perrotti-Brown
$525.00/750ml Buy Now
(Limited - Pre-Arrival)
"Maya is more finesse than power."
- Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media
Maya is one of the undisputed original cult wines from California. It comes from a very special section of the estate vineyard, situated in the valley's eastern foothills, below Pritchard Hill and above the Oakville floor, overlooking Screaming Eagle. There is no mistaking the Cabernet Franc component, and Dalla Valle has always done it right, making it one of the most unique offerings from Napa Valley. There are many excellent California wines, but Maya continues to be very individual in its expression with each vintage. The 2020 was a "wow" wine for Lisa Perrotti-Brown and is not to be missed.
2020 Dalla Valle Maya
$525.00 / 750ml (Limited - Pre-Arrival) Buy Now
 97 WA / 97 WI / 96+ JD / 96 JS / 95 JA
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. - JC, Wine Advocate
The 2020 Maya, 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Cabernet Franc, is deep garnet-purple in color. Scents of warm cassis, black raspberries, and mulberries leap from the glass with wafts of rose oil, menthol, dark chocolate, and sandalwood. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated, and impactful, the palate offers spicy black and red berry layers with a ripe, grainy texture and long, mineral-laced finish. I’ve tasted the 2020 several times and never fail to be impressed with the quality this estate managed to produce in such a challenging Napa vintage. Brava to the mother/daughter team, Naoko and Maya!- Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Independent
Also Available:
2019 Dalla Valle Maya
$569 / 750ml (Limited - In Stock) Buy Now
100 WI / 100 JD / 98 JS / 98 VM
The very deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Maya is shy and restrained to begin. With swirling, it begins to reveal beguiling notes of fragrant earth, lavender, garrigue and Sichuan pepper, giving way to a core of wild blueberries, boysenberries, black raspberries and black currants plus a hint of iron ore. The palate is full-bodied, revealing itself in slow-releasing layers of black and blue fruits with exhilarating earth and mineral sparks, framed by firm, beautifully ripe tannins and bold freshness, finishing on a persistent ferrous note. As cerebral as it is downright hedonic, this Maya is simply jaw-dropping.-- Lisa Perotti-Brown, Wine Advocate
2018 Dalla Valle Maya
$545 / 750ml (Limited - In Stock) Buy Now
100 WA / 100 JD
A smaller production cuvée from a single parcel of the estate vineyard, the 2018 Maya Proprietary Red Wine is the normal 60/40 split of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon brought up in a mix of new and used barrels. Incredibly perfumed with complex notes of blue fruits, flowers, loamy earth, graphite, and tobacco, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, polished, silky tannins, no hard edges, and a finish that won’t quit. While this is a rich, concentrated wine, it’s the complexity, elegance, and finesse that define this cuvée, which is going to benefit from just short-term cellaring and cruise for 2-3 decades.-Jeb Dunnuck
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