The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon is the last wine Bob Travers made. It shows all the classic Mayacamas notes of savory and earthy intensity, with gorgeous fruit and exceptional balance. The 2012 is just at the very early part of what is sure to be a very long drinking window that will stretch several decades. This is an exceptionally fine vintage here. -- Antonio Galloni

Subtle notes of blackcurrants, black cherries, tobacco leaves, walnut and moist earth. Medium- to full-bodied, structured and chalky on the palate. Fine tannins with a core of spicy dark fruit. Juicy too, with hints of dried mushrooms and cedar at the end. Velvety finish. Drink now.

A spearmint note gives this a fresh lead in, while red and black currant fruit flavors follow quickly behind. Grippy throughout, with lots of energetic bramble and bay leaf hints and savory accents, though the fruit detail easily keeps pace. A lingering tarry echo emerges on the finish. A fun, character-filled old school wine that will cruise in the cellar. Best from 2022 through 2040. 1,463 cases made. — JM

The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon offers more ripeness and depth compared to the 2009, with solid ripe black fruits, chocolate, and roasted herb notes, with some earthy, old wood-like background nuances. It's medium-bodied, balanced, has fine tannins, and outstanding length. It's a beautiful, layer, utterly classic old school Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon to enjoy over the coming 15 years.

The 2012 Mayacamas cabernet sauvignon comes in at a cool 13.2 percent octane and offers up a deep and properly reserved bouquet of red and black cherries, tobacco leaf, dark soil tones, cigar ash, a touch of dried eucalyptus, discreet notes of the chipotles to come, cedar and a smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is deep, focused and nicely structured, with a fine core, excellent soil signature, ripe, well-integrated tannins and excellent length and grip on the youthful finish. This is a classic in the making and will need a good fifteen years of bottle age to start to stir, and should prove to be another very long-lived Mayacamas cabernet. Fine juice.

A bit ungainly now, with massive red and black cherry flavors that burst out in jammy richness. But this is Mayacamas, whose Cabernets are built to last. The tannins are fierce, the acids entirely adequate to protect this wine through 2012, when it should begin to develop bottle character.