Dalla Valle Vineyards Facts

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. With the help of Michel Rolland, Naoko has been producing sappy, dense, flamboyantly rich wines loaded with black fruits, minerals, flowers and bitter chocolate, for almost 20 years now. The avidly sought Maya bottling, which is produced in very limited quantities -- only 500 cases per year -- combines Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc in almost equal proportions. And though the wines have a serious tannic structure, they are rarely hard or dry.