The 2021 Dalla Valle Maya Proprietary Red Wine is a distinguished blend from California's renowned Napa Valley, crafted by the acclaimed Dalla Valle. This proprietary blend predominantly consists of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, showcasing a deeply garnet-purple hue that catches the eye.

Esteemed reviewers have praised the wine's character and potential. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate awarded it a perfect score of 100, describing it as a "wonderful wine" with "deep, complex aromas of violets and cassis, earthy loam and hints of tobacco and mint." The review highlights its "cool, silky and finessed" nature, emphasizing its elegant yet concentrated profile.

Decanter, giving it a near-perfect score of 99, emphasized the wine's "wonderfully dark, opaque ruby colour" and noted its "fragrant boysenberry and kirsch notes, cedarwood, and rose petals." The reviewer appreciated the wine's "super firm and structured tannins" and its striking balance of weight and lightness.

James Suckling rated the wine 97, citing its "deep, dark-fruited character with plums, blackberries, chocolate and walnuts." He described it as "full-bodied, textural and velvety," with a balanced integration that suggests it will be best enjoyed after 2027.

The Wine Independent also scored it 99, lauding its "graceful notes of violets, fresh blackberries, and blackcurrant pastilles" and describing the palate as "an exercise in elegance, with fine-grained tannins and a lively backbone."

Vinous, providing a score of 98, remarked on its "density and stature," noting the wine's "striking vertical depth" and the impressive melding of red fruit, blood orange, cinnamon, new leather, and cedar.

With 800 cases produced, this wine promises longevity and elegance, with reviewers suggesting it will age gracefully over the next two decades or more.