2021 Dalla Valle Vineyards Maya Oakville 750 ml

Dalla Valle crafts some of the most coveted wines in the country. And aside from a handful of top restaurants such as PRESS in St. Helena, members of the mailing list claim almost all of their new releases. 

The winery’s stature is inversely proportional to its size—just 20 planted acres, in Oakville’s famed eastern hills. The vineyard, tended with the care of a Bordeaux icon, has been farmed organically since 2007. As of 2019, biodynamic has been the rule at Dalla Valle. 

The Maya bottling is named after Maya Dalla Valle, daughter of founders Gustav and Naoko Dalla Valle and, since 2021, Dalla Valle’s winemaker. The wine has always been a bit of an outlier in the land of cult Cabernets: Since its first vintage, in 1988 (Maya herself was born in ‘87), it has relied on a hefty proportion of Cabernet Franc, a grape variety that is finally getting its due in Napa Valley. The 202 comprises 40% Cabernet Franc, married seamlessly with 60% Cabernet Sauvignon grown primarily on Dalla Valle’s “Maya’s Vineyard.”  

This is a flawless edition of one of Napa Valley’s most celebrated bottlings. Straight from one of the region’s most lauded and respected wineries, we’re lucky to have it. It will make a stunning addition to your cellar.