Mayacamas, Napa Valley, Mt. Veeder, Cabernet Sauvignon 1983 (HS) Bordeaux Rouge crushed violets

crushed violets

It’s full-bodied with fine tannins

touches of cocoa powder and freshly roasted coffee bean

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Mayacamas, Napa Valley, Mt. Veeder, Cabernet Sauvignon 1983 (HS) Bordeaux Rouge crushed violetsremoved from Original Carton; High Shoulder or better 92 points John Gilman . . . . the Mayacamas 83 is excellent. At age twenty four the bouquet is quite Pichon Lalande like, as it offers up notes of sweet cassis, tobacco, coffee, bell pepper, earth and cigar smoke. On the palate the wine is medium full, poised and complex, with lovely focus and purity and a long, tangy and highly polished finish . . . . it lacks for nothing in its more understated