Mayacamas, Napa Valley, Mt. Veeder, Cabernet Sauvignon 1983 (HS) Red leading to an undercurrent of

leading to an undercurrent of charcuterie

This is not a big Bonnes Mares but there is muscle present all the same and it will require a few years in the cellar first to really display its full potential

and good vibrancy in a medium to full-bodied

Tiny quantities of Petit Verdot and Merlot are also added

a nice touch of eucalyptus

Mayacamas, Napa Valley, Mt. Veeder, Cabernet Sauvignon 1983 (HS) Red leading to an undercurrent ofremoved 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