2010 Dalla Valle Maya

"Full ruby to the rim. Wilder, muskier scents of dark raspberry, blueberry, espresso bean, lavender, graphite and licorice. Thicker on entry than the Cabernet Sauvignon bottling but not showing as much personality or sweetness today. More soil-inflected, and more important. A large-scaled, very rich, full wine with the dusty floral complexity of noble Cabernet Franc. Really saturates the mouth with perfumed dark fruits. Holds its uncanny density and breadth through a strongly mineral, firmly tannic, rising back end, with the finish saturating the entire palate and leaving the taste buds sated. A larger-scaled wine than the Napa Valley Cabernet and ultimately more complex, with more stuffing to support its tannins. Forty-eight hours in the recorked bottle brought captivating sweetness." Vinous - 97 Points