Materium Cabernet Sauvignon

Age appears to be the best in four things… old wood burns best, old wine is best to drink, old friends are best to trust, and old authors are best to read. Francis Bacon 1561-1626

The flagship, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Materium, represents 560 cases and achieved 14.8% alcohol after aging in 90% new Taransaud and Darnajou casks. Remarkably, the wine matches the perfect 2013, with extraordinary fragrance of blueberry, blackberry, forest floor, truffle, spring flowers and background barbecue smoke followed by a thick, unctuously textured, juicy, but incredibly well-balanced, intense wine. This is built like a skyscraper with enormous quantities of blueberry, blackberry and cassis fruit, well-integrated acidity and sweet, gentle tannins. This is an extraordinary effort from Maybach that can be drunk now or cellared for up to 30 or more years.

Wow, this little half-bottle is amazing! Gorgeous Napa Cabernet goodness.

Shubhanan had this 4 years ago

Rick had this 4 years ago

TRB Rockstar Wine! Smokin Great!Cheers 🍇🍷👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Fabulous! TRB kills it! Enjoy if you’ve got em’! Cheers 🍇🍷👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Robert Parker’s Review:
100 points The Wine Advocate
“The flagship, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Materium, represents 560 cases and achieved 14.8% alcohol after aging in 90% new Taransaud and Darnajou casks. Remarkably, the wine matches the perfect 2013, with extraordinary fragrance of blueberry, blackberry, forest floor, truffle, spring flowers and background barbecue smoke followed by a thick, unctuously textured, juicy, but incredibly well-balanced, intense wine. This is built like a skyscraper with enormous quantities of blueberry, blackberry and cassis fruit, well-integrated acidity and sweet, gentle tannins. This is an extraordinary effort from Maybach that can be drunk now or cellared for up to 30 or more years. (RP) (10/2016)”

Yes it’s that good

Rob had this 5 years ago

@Eric LaMasters - Your recent posts on this wine spurred me onto checking in on the 2014. Fabulous! Power, purity, concentration, blue & black fruit, tannins already integrated; real pleasure to enjoy. Chris Maybach & TRB excellence! Cheers 🍇🍷👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻