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Friday, January 26, 2024 - I rarely drink Napa Cabs as they are comparatively expensive in Europe, so take the following with a grain of salt. The wine was part of a blind-tasting with three wines from Bordeaux, all from vintage 2016, and I did not only mistake it for a high quality Medoc, it was also my favourite among wines, which turned out to be Domaine de Chevalier, Latour a Pomerol and Sociando-Mallet.
It is the Mayacamas, which has the most precision on the nose with crunchy red berries, also some darker berries and beautiful earthy and spicy notes. Riper, but quite similar to the Sociando-Mallet, which showed its characteristic green streak, and not dulled by new oak like the DdC and (to a lesser extent) the LaP. In the mouth the wine is medium-bodied but full of flavours, it is hugely structured, very fresh (more so than the DdC and the LaP), impeccably balanced and showed great persistence on the finish. The wine is not shut down and can be enjoyed now if you are not too sensitive for some tannin and rough edges. However, this feels like a true vin de garde and I expect it to improve over the next five years and keep 15 years thereafter. Very impressive and I would love to own some bottles. 94+

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