2004 Mayacamas Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (37) Avg Score: 91.9 points

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  4/23/2024 - zollyfresh Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Amazing length and depth of flavor. Still such concentration yet tannins are perfectly integrated. Dark chocolate, espresso, leather, and tar. So hint of oxidation is present, but fruit is barely there. One of the best Napa cabs I’ve had.

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  3/7/2024 - salil wrote: 87 Points

  WCC 2004 California Cab Blind Tasting (Fort Orange Club, Albany, NY): Comes across very primary with lots of ripe black fruited flavours and a sheen of new oak that still doesn't feel integrated into the rest of the wine. There's a bit of leathery funk on the nose as well, but it feels very young and tannic still. A leftover glass shows better the next day.

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  3/7/2024 - kenv Likes this wine: 93 Points

  WCC 2004 California Cab Blind Tasting (Fort Orange Club, Albany, NY): [Double-decanted around 2pm.] Big, waxy, red fruit nose. Rich and complex with lots of sour cherries. Should drink well for another decade.

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  1/7/2023 - oldwines Likes this wine: 93 Points

  In my cellar since release, decanted at 5pm and tasted from 8pm through 11pm and again the next day. It is a medium to dark garnet with a crimson purple edge with no sign of age. Seems more ripe than previous bottles. Rich, fragrant nose with eucalyptus, cedar, dark chocolate and ripe boysenberry. Palate is a little fresher than the nose would suggest with a fairly bright level of acidity and a dark cherry fruit note, followed by some cedar and earthy notes with a slightly astringent bitter edge on the finish. Good with Venison blackstrap and Beef Strip steaks.

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  11/1/2021 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Licorice, spicy dark red cherry fruit, mint, and graphite on the nose. On the palate, it is medium in body with spices, dark red raspberry and cherry fruit, licorice, and a hint of chocolate. It has the signature Mayacamas lightness (for a Cabernet) given the lack of oak, but there is a bit of creaminess to the texture, showing density without a lot of weight; the tannins remain very noticeable however, suggesting this needs a lot of time to fully integrate.
  
  The '04 Cabernet seems to be at the very early end of a long drinking window. Right now, it shows limited complexity and the tannins are still imposing.

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