1998 Dalla Valle Maya Oakville 1x750ml

Robert Parker 95

The 1998 Maya (500 cases from a blend of 45% Cabernet Franc and 55% Cabernet Sauvignon) is an amazing effort, possessing multiple layers of fruit, sweet tannin, and no herbaceousness, astringency, or thinness. This is an amazing tour de force in winemaking for the vintage. It is loaded, with impeccable balance. Anticipated maturity: now-2020. As I indicated in my December, 2000 report, Dalla Valle’s 1998s are candidates for wines of the vintage. Tel. (707) 944-2676; Fax (707) 944-8411 [31/08/2002]

Anticipated maturity: 2002-2020

Vinous 93

One of the biggest revelations in this tasting, the 1998 Maya is drop-dead gorgeous. Expressive aromatics lift from the glass, followed by small red berries, pine, menthol and leather. The 1998 is all about detail. What a wonderful surprise the 1998 Maya has turned out to be. There is also little doubt the 1998, from a poorly regarded vintage, has handled time with far more grace than the 1997. [Antonio Galloni, 06/01/2014]

Anticipated maturity: 2014-2020