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About Dalla Valle Vineyards
Dalla Valle Vineyards was the project of husband and wife duo Gustav and Naoko Dalla Valle. The couple founded Dalla Valle in 1986, in the eastern hills of Oakville, a site which benefits from extended sun exposure and cooling gusts from the pacific. Sadly, Gustav passed away in 1995, leaving Naoko to continue their venture herself.
1998 Dalla Valle Vineyards Maya Proprietary Red Wine Napa Valley
Producer: Dalla Valle Vineyards
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Bordeaux Blend
Origin: California
Region: Napa
93 Points | Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine
93(+?) Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 2001
Deep ruby-red. High-pitched aromas of black cherry, blueberry, licorice, shoe polish and violet. Extremely primary and dense, with lively flavors of cassis, licorice, violet and shoe polish. Finishes with very fine tannins, and persistent, slow-building flavors. Not yet open in the middle palate, but there nothing about this wine to suggest that it's from a mediocre year. Indeed, notes winemaker Mia Klein, the cabernet franc, which comprises 45% of the blend, was strong in 1998.
93 Points | Wine Spectator
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