Maybach Family Vineyards 2022 'Vocabulum' Cabernet Sauvignon, St. Helena, Napa Valley

Item Number: 21730

UPC: None

Country: USA
Region: California
Sub Region: Napa Valley
Appellation/AVA: Saint Helena
Estate Grown Wine: No
Vineyard Designation: Ecotone Vineyard
Vintage: 2022
Grape(s): 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Soil Type: Mostly volcanic rock with stones, pebbles, and red clay
Case Production: 116

This is the third release of Maybach Vocabulum Cabernet, sourced from the vineyard formerly known as Thorevilos, now called Ecotone. Ecotone Vineyard was planted in 1990 to a small hillside valley 800 feet above the Silverado Trail. This site is long known to produce wines of depth and finesse. Only 4 cases made it to Illinois.

Winemaker Tasting Notes: “The vintage as a whole is juicy, fruit forward and generous making it accessible upon release. As we taste these wines, we are also seeing a disconnect between color and palate weight. The hues are best described as medium setting an expectation for the same in terms of impact. The disconnect is obvious early on though as the palates are more layered and structured than the color suggests and that only gets more pronounced as you move up the qualitative ladder. As with all previous years, these wines reflect the vintage in which they were grown.” — Thomas Brown