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The Spring 2017 Distinguished Cellar Auction
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Estimate: $100
Lightly scuffed and lightly bin soiled label.
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"The last bottle of the 1991 Mayacamas cabernet that I tasted was really beginning to blossom, but this particular bottle was still a bit youthful and in need of a few more years of bottle age. However, even in its shut down stage it is clearly in the running for wine of the vintage. Interestingly, the ’91 Mayacamas cabernet, at 12.5 percent alcohol weighs in a full degree lower than other top ‘91s, such as Dominus. The nose on the ’91 Mayacamas offers up a complex mélange of black cherries, a youthful touch of bell pepper, tobacco leaf, stony minerality, herbs, cigar smoke and a delicate touch of cedar. On the palate the wine is very deep, full-bodied, and very tangy, with a fine core of sweet fruit, impeccable focus and balance and a very long, classy and still fairly tannic finish. While this wine is eminently drinkable with some extended aeration today, I would still be strongly inclined to give it another decade’s worth of cellaring, as there remains layers of complexity yet to unfold. When the dust settles on the 1991 Mayacamas, it may well prove to be one of the greatest vintages of cabernet made at this great estate and my score may seem ridiculously conservative."
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"The last bottle of the 1991 Mayacamas cabernet that I tasted was really beginning to blossom, but this particular bottle was still a bit youthful and in need of a few more years of bottle age. However, even in its shut down stage it is clearly in the running for wine of the vintage. Interestingly, the ’91 Mayacamas cabernet, at 12.5 percent alcohol weighs in a full degree lower than other top ‘91s, such as Dominus. The nose on the ’91 Mayacamas offers up a complex mélange of black cherries, a youthful touch of bell pepper, tobacco leaf, stony minerality, herbs, cigar smoke and a delicate touch of cedar. On the palate the wine is very deep, full-bodied, and very tangy, with a fine core of sweet fruit, impeccable focus and balance and a very long, classy and still fairly tannic finish. While this wine is eminently drinkable with some extended aeration today, I would still be strongly inclined to give it another decade’s worth of cellaring, as there remains layers of complexity yet to unfold. When the dust settles on the 1991 Mayacamas, it may well prove to be one of the greatest vintages of cabernet made at this great estate and my score may seem ridiculously conservative."
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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.