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The Winter 2016 Auction
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Estimate: $250
Top shoulder, very lightly scuffed capsule, very lightly stained label.
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93JG
"Interestingly, the 1979 Mayacamas cabernet is not a whole lot more developed than the 1984 or 1985, and clearly needs at least a few more years of cellaring to fully blossom and soften. However, a bit more patience will certainly be rewarded, as this wine offers up an excellent bouquet of cassis, dark berries, bell pepper, singed tobacco, a bit of La Mission-like chipotle pepper and other Graves-like tones of cigar ash and earth. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, deep and soil-driven, with excellent acids and focus, a fine core of sweet, black cherry fruit, and great length and grip on the modestly tannic, full and substantial finish. There can be very few 1979 cabernets from California that are still this good, and still in need of a bit more cellaring as well! Fine juice."
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"Interestingly, the 1979 Mayacamas cabernet is not a whole lot more developed than the 1984 or 1985, and clearly needs at least a few more years of cellaring to fully blossom and soften. However, a bit more patience will certainly be rewarded, as this wine offers up an excellent bouquet of cassis, dark berries, bell pepper, singed tobacco, a bit of La Mission-like chipotle pepper and other Graves-like tones of cigar ash and earth. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, deep and soil-driven, with excellent acids and focus, a fine core of sweet, black cherry fruit, and great length and grip on the modestly tannic, full and substantial finish. There can be very few 1979 cabernets from California that are still this good, and still in need of a bit more cellaring as well! Fine juice."
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The fourth-largest wine producer in the world, led by California. American fine wine is defined by ripe, expressive fruit and a spirit of innovation, with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon among the most sought-after wines globally.
The world's most planted premium red grape, yielding deeply colored, tannic and structured wines with cassis, cedar and graphite notes. Firm tannins and acidity make it exceptionally age-worthy, whether as a varietal or the backbone of a Bordeaux blend.