Mayacamas, Napa Valley, Mt. Veeder, Cabernet Sauvignon 1983 (HS) Red There is wet stone and

There is wet stone and minerality going into a medium plus finish

a nice touch of eucalyptus

98 points Wine Advocate

Tiny quantities of Petit Verdot and Merlot are also added

but most readers will probably prefer to give it a few years of bottle age and consume it over the following 30+ years

Mayacamas, Napa Valley, Mt. Veeder, Cabernet Sauvignon 1983 (HS) Red There is wet stone andremoved 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