1998 Mayacamas - Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder (1.5 L - Magnum)Colour : Red Producer : Mayacamas Label Name : Cabernet Sauvignon Mt. Veeder Country : USA Region : California Sub Region : North Coast Appellation : Napa Valley Sub Appellation : Mount Veeder Variety : Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage : 1998 Capacity : 1. 5 L Magnum Tasting Note : The 1998 Mayacamas was produced under the long tenure of Bob Travers, who purchased the estate in 1968 and helmed it for more than four decades in a manner that became one of the

Region : San Luis Potosi

The palate is round and succulent

balsam herb and crushed limestone

Firmer and drier than the Ch Latour 1975 served alongside it

The 2018 is a wine that requires patience: its structure and Grand Cru ambition reward cellaring of five to ten years from release

bright and concentrated

offering up a youthfully reserved but pure nose of yellow orchard fruit

Trousseau is prized for its ability to produce wines with aromatic complexity

This 2000 will benefit from another 4-5 years of cellaring (longer than I originally predicted)

yet the wine remains bright and lifted at the same time

more mineral and more clearly defined by site character than by varietal weight alone

sweetly fruited beauty that gives up plenty of cured meats