Winery - Mayacamas
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A bit ungainly now, with massive red and black cherry flavors that burst out in jammy richness. But this is Mayacamas, whose Cabernets are built to last. The tannins are fierce, the acids entirely adequate to protect this wine through 2012, when it should begin to develop bottle character.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
You could enjoy this Chardonnay now, because it has lush pineapple, pear and mineral flavors, and smoky oak adds delicious notes of vanilla, honey and buttered toast. Yet it’s a tight wine, with searing acidity. One of the few California Chardonnays that needs age, it will come into its own after 2012.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
After all these years, Mayacamas still marches to a different drummer. Not for them flamboyant fruit or a heavy plaster of oak. You won’t find tropical fruits, scads of spices and vanilla. This wine is tight and earthy, and the dryness is not offset with glycerin or other pseudo-sugars. It’s earthy and austere. The point is ageability, if you care to cellar it.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Tough in tannins and acidic in the Mayacamas style. Feels hard and dry and earthy. The cherry-berry flavors have a tomatoey edge. But this Merlot, which contains 17% Cabernet Sauvignon, has a classy elegance, and opens up as it breathes in the glass.
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Mayacamas Merlot - 2006
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Tastes old and tired, losing fruit and turning herbal, nutty and earthy, with dried apricot and orange flavors. Interesting from a connoisseur’s point of view, but it’s hard to tell why Mayacamas held back this wine for so long.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
An odd Sauvignon Blanc. Tastes tired and old, showing prematurely dried-out leafy apricot and sour lemon flavors. Seems like it would have been better a year ago.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This Cabernet is not providing much pleasure now. Bone dry and hard in tannins and acids, it’s aloof to the point of unfriendly. But there are lots of blackberries packed inside. Give it at least 8 years in the cellar.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Offering none of the oaky, fruity richness of popular Chardonnays, this bottle needs to be figured out in a different way. It’s super-dry, acidic and minerally, with citrus fruit flavors that seem barely touched by oak. It’s a wine of structural integrity, made in the style of a great Chablis. One of the rare Chardonnays that should age.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dry, tough in tannins and acidic, this Merlot isn’t offering much now. Despite a rich, concentrated vein of cherries, it’s a hard, almost old-fashioned wine. Your best bet is to age it, but no guarantees. Try after 2012.
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Mayacamas Merlot - 2005
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
One of the best Sauvignons of this or any vintage, a brilliant and evocative wine of great style and flair. Powerfully dry, with citrus, fig, apple and peppery spice flavors and a lush overlay of oak. Compelling for its intensity and complexity.
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