Mayacamas, Napa Valley, Mt. Veeder, Cabernet Sauvignon 1998 White Still too young

Still too young

From the Westerly

but also loads of muscle

with fine-grained tannins building slowly

revealing accents of candied violets and cinnamon stick

Mayacamas, Napa Valley, Mt. Veeder, Cabernet Sauvignon 1998 White Still too youngbase neck or better; very lightly bin soiled label 93 points Vinous Savory, floral and mineral notes abound in a wine with gorgeous aromatic complexity, but little in the way of typical Napa Valley fruit. Cedar, smoke, tobacco, sage and leather are some of the many notes Winemakers notes The 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon, coming from a cooler vintage in Napa Valley, remains true to style. Even as it settles into its second decade in the bottle, the wine