Mayacamas Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder 2006

Mayacamas Vineyards is famous for their classic, mountain fruit, style of Cabernet Sauvignon. This is their flagship wine. The wine is made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. Young vintages of their red wine can be decanted for 1-3 hours, depending on the character of the vintage. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment.

Serve with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, ribs, hamburgers, barbecue, roasted, braised, grilled dishes and stews. Mayacamas is also good with Asian dishes, hearty fish courses like tuna, salmon, mushrooms and pasta.

95 Points - Vinous    The 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon is shockingly young. Dark and brooding, the 2006 is a big, massively constituted wine that will thrill readers lucky enough to own it for many decades to come. Time in the glass brings out a whole range of savory and earthy notes. Wild black cherry, chocolate, licorice, spice and leather develop in the glass adding further layers of complexity. Amazingly, the 2006 still has room to grow.