Original Napa Cult Cabernet Collection - 4 Bottles

Savvy Napa connoisseurs know Dalla Valle Maya is the lowest production of all five original Cult Cabernets (lower than Harlan and Screaming Eagle!). Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate proclaimed Dalla Valle “is truly one of the most magical vineyards to visit in Napa Valley—poised on a ledge in the Vaca Mountains foothills, just below Ovid on Pritchard Hill and just above the valley floor overlooking Screaming Eagle.

Dalla Valle History:
In 1992, Robert Parker opined about Dalla Valle Cabernet: “This tiny producer has burst on the scene with some extraordinary wines. This exceptionally strong effort clearly merits buying as futures given the limited production and surprisingly modest prices” in Wine Advocate #81. For perspective, those “modest” priced bottles originally sold for $40 but now trade at over $1,000!

More recently, Parker’s Wine Advocate proclaimed Dalla Valle “is truly one of the most magical vineyards to visit in Napa Valley—poised on a ledge in the Vaca Mountains foothills, just below Ovid on Pritchard Hill and just above the valley floor overlooking Screaming Eagle. Andy Erickson has been winemaker at this estate since 2007 and Michel Rolland is the consultant enologist. Founder/Proprietor Naoko Dalla Valle’s daughter, Maya, has been working closely with Andy Erickson while slowly taking over the reins over the last few years.”

Prior to Erickson, original winemaker Heidi Barrett shared duties at Dalla Valle and Screaming Eagle in the early vintages {not a bad way to spend the day in my opinion!}. The Screaming Eagle connection remains as current winemaker Andy Erickson (crafted the 100 point 2007 Screaming Eagle) works closely with proprietress Naoko Dalla Valle and world-famous wine consultant Michel Rolland. Dalla Valle Cabernets have garnered a whopping twelve 98 – 100 point ratings from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, placing them among the most highly-acclaimed Cabernets on Earth over the last two decades.