Mayacamas - Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 (750ml) 25% Chardonnay

Mayacamas - Cabernet Sauvignon 2003 (750ml) 25% ChardonnayAnother wine with plenty of near and medium term appeal the 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon is built on texture and ripeness. Dark red cherry plum smoke tobacco and spices flesh out in a supple super ripe Cabernet Sauvignon with no hard edges. Here too the flavors remain surprisingly primary. The visceral thrill of the best years is missing but there is plenty of appeal today. Dried rose petal cinnamon and sweet red berries linger on the close.

92 points Vinous

Black olives and walnuts at the end

beefy tones

Located in the Rhône Valley

Classic style to this

and even help out a bit at his brother's restaurant down the hill

pliant tannins that frame the pure black cherry

at the northern border of Beaujolais

20 days on the skins

Mayhem is defined quite simply as “chaos”

Beautifully textured

softening the body and adding spice with a splash of the white grape Marsanne in the mix