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Mayacamas...The source of some of Napa Valley's most significant wines
Matt Kramer's New California Wines
The source of some of Napa Valley's most significant wines, both red and white. Anyone who doubts that California wines can convey a sense of somewhereness need only wander the long trail of Mayacamas Vineyards vintages. The taste is pure Mount Veeder: earthy, pungent, structured to last. For once, the Chardonnays are equally as impressive as the Cabernet, although the voice of the land does seem better amplified through the red than the white. Still, you can't miss it either way. Worth noting is the exceptional Sauvignon Blanc, which is one of California's very best. It is pure Mount Veeder in its stony austerity and density of fruit, thanks to preposterously low yields (one ton an acre) from old vines.
...Really, you can't do better than Mayacamas Vineyards for California wine profoundness.
Matt Kramer
New California Wines
2004 Running Press
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Old-School Cabernets Are Alive and Well in Napa
New York Times
On a recent trip to Napa, I was happy to find producers who are still making the kinds of wines I crave. Some, like Mayacamas Vineyards, were once acclaimed but are now disparaged as Old School or past their prime. Which is almost laughable, especially with a glass in hand of the brilliant 2001, a wine redolent of violets and minerals, intense yet graceful.
Eric Asimov
New York Times
August 20, 2008
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One of the greatest Cabernet Sauvignon producers in the history of California
Dr. Vino Wine Blog
Mayacamas Vineyards is one of the greatest cabernet sauvignon producers in the history of California.
While so many of its contemporaries who once shared the spotlight with Mayacamas have succumbed to the tides of fashion, Mayacamas continues to proudly maintain its heritage of producing long-lived, structured and classic mountain cabernets that seemingly offer little to a modern wine world scarred with impatience and the child-like need for immediate gratification. But for those who long for great red wines that cellar with conviction and evolve in the course of time into brilliantly complex and compelling wines, Mayacamas remains one of the brightest stars in the constellation of California wine It is arguably the last man standing from the glory days of California's past, when pioneering spirits sowed these fields from which so many subsequent producers have reaped the bounty....
John Gilman
Dr. Vino Wine Blog
January 28, 2010
www.drvino.com/2010/01/28/mayacamas-vineyards-cabernet-tasting-notes-john-gilman/
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Outstanding wines with an emphasis on elegance and grace
Appellation America
When you've been doing it as long as these guys, you are sure to get it right. The important thing here is that Mayacamas has been doing it the same outstanding way since inception in the 1960s. Young and older versions of both Cab and Chard... demonstrate the hallmark of the house - longevity. 2002 and 2005 Chard, 1995 and 2003 Cab. All outstanding wines with an emphasis on elegance and grace.
Roger Dial
Appellation America
April 30, 2008
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Out in the Wilderness, Great Chardonnay Lurks
San Francisco Chronicle
Mayacamas Chardonnay, Mt. Veeder
Powerhouse producer - Mayacamas: Their low-yielding fruit makes powerful, well-textured wine.
Jon Bonne
San Francisco Chronicle
September 26, 2008
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One of my all-time favorites, Mayacamas Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc
Wine Review Online
And then there's one of my all-time favorites, Mayacamas Vineyards Sauvignon Blanc. Bob Travers and his son Chris produce only about 600 cases of Sauvignon Blanc in their mountain winery near Mount Veeder; its style is one that I love: it's crisp, lively, and assertive, and zings the palate with lime notes; defiantly fruit-driven. Mayacamas Sauvignon Blanc, like all the wines this legendary winery produces, is very long-lived; in a good vintage, it will age and improve for 10 years or more.
Ed McCarthy
Wine Review Online
May 27, 2008
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Mayacamas Vineyards makes some of California's greatest Cabernets, period
Wine Spectator
My Wines of the Year
Mayacamas Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 1991: I had this extraordinary Cabernet at a dinner in San Francisco a few months ago, and I was reminded yet again that Napa Valley's Mayacamas Vineyards makes some of California's greatest Cabernets, period.
Matt Kramer
Wine Spectator
Dec. 31, 2004 - Jan. 15, 2005
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