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100 points Jeb Dunnuck
"As good as it gets, yet in a different style compared to the also perfect 2016, the 2015 Maya Proprietary Red Wine boasts a sensational, ethereal, heavenly style to go with tons of cassis and blackberry fruits intermixed with notions of dried earth, tobacco, chocolate, and a beautiful sense of minerality. This cuvée is normally a blend of 60-70% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Cabernet Franc, and it’s the Cabernet Franc that gives it another layer of complexity and elegance. The sexy, upfront nature of the 2015 vintage is front and centre. This is a magical wine to drink over the coming 3+ decades." (1/2019)

 

98 points James Suckling
"The polish and depth to this wine is extraordinary for the vintage. Full body, super refined and tight yet generous and exciting. Chocolate, walnut and berry. Goes on for minutes. Superb for the vintage. Better in 2020 but already so wonderful." (1/2018)

 

96-98 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
"Deep garnet-purple coloured, the 2015 Maya Proprietary Red Wine opens with sweet plums, spice box and kirsch notes with nuances of vanillin, cocoa powder, dried herbs and loam. Medium to full-bodied, soft, approachable and very sexy even at this youthful stage, it has a long, perfumed finish. (LPB)" (10/2017)

 

97 points Vinous
Outer quote mark The 2015 Maya is surprisingly powerful and tightly wound. Time in the glass allows the tannins to relax just enough for the fruit to gradually emerge. Like all of the 2015s here, the Maya is still very primary in its expression of fruit. Even so, the wine's heady, flamboyant personality is very much on display. Dark cherry, plum, mocha, liquorice, lavender and exotic spice overtones gradually develop in the glass, but it will be years before the 2015 enters its prime. (AG) 97+" (3/2018)

Dalla Valle "Maya" Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend 2015

£599.99Price
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