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‘I LOVE THE CHARM OF THE ’19S’: DVO’S MAYA DALLA VALLE AND AXEL HEINZ ON NAPA 2019 VS 2018

‘I LOVE THE CHARM OF THE ’19S’: DVO’S MAYA DALLA VALLE AND AXEL HEINZ ON NAPA 2019 VS 2018

FromThe James Suckling Wine Podcast


‘I LOVE THE CHARM OF THE ’19S’: DVO’S MAYA DALLA VALLE AND AXEL HEINZ ON NAPA 2019 VS 2018

FromThe James Suckling Wine Podcast

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Length:
11 minutes
Released:
Mar 17, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

James chats in person in Napa Valley with Maya Dalla Valle, the winemaker at Dalla Valle Vineyards, and Axel Heinz, winemaker at Ornellaia in Tuscany, about the 2019 vintage for their joint project, DVO, and how it compares with 2018.As to James' question of which vintage she likes better, Maya said: "It's so hard. They're both such high-quality vintages, but I would say six months ago I would have said '18. I've been really loving the '18s and the depth that those wines have, and I feel like they're very philosophical wines that can continue to draw you back and are very intriguing and really make you think."She continued: "But I love the charm of the 19s as well. 'Friendly' is not the right word to use for it, but they have this aromatic intensity that I feel very drawn to between the florality and the fruit. It's very appealing. So it's a tough call between the two, I would say, but today I think the '19's are drawing me in a little more.""That's a nice problem to have," James wryly replies.
Released:
Mar 17, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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This is the podcast of James Suckling, international wine critic with 40 years of experience tasting, critiquing and loving wine! We focus on the great wines of the world including Italy, Bordeaux, Champagne, Australia, New Zealand, California, Chile, and Argentina, but are always open to and looking for surprises. We taste and review thousands of wines each year - 25,000 in 2019 alone! - and meet hundreds of the world's best winemakers along that journey. That's where this podcast comes in - a place to access my conversations with these titans of the wine world, and also my own tasting team as we travel the world to taste amazing wines. I hope you enjoy these podcasts - head to jamessuckling.com for even more reports, videos and articles about how to enjoy wine.