Community Tasting Note

coremill wrote:

Tuesday, November 19, 2013 - As is usually the case with Mayacamas, a unique profile. I don't know if it's the terroir (not to many others are making wine on Mt Veeder) or the winemaking.

A fair amount of pyrazine on first pouring that faded away with air. Lots of rich, ripe blackcurrant/plum fruit, a nice earthy quality, hardly any tertiary development except for a slight walnut note. None of the typical cedar/tobacco elements one might expect, and no hints of oak at all. The fruit has a lovely freshness to it. Very high-acid (Mayacamas always has the most acidity of any of the top Napa cabs in my experience), which made this an excellent pairing with food. A fair amount of tannin remaining and while the tannins aren't the silkiest, they're ripe and smooth and not bitter or drying. Good length. A really delicious old cabernet that may not improve much with more bottle age but should hold on for quite a while. I hope the new regime doesn't change too much.

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