Heitz Cellar
Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, California, USA
A dark sweaty and intense front end. Profound and intense fruit with tobacco and iodine Really good.
A dark sweaty and intense front end. Profound and intense fruit with tobacco and iodine Really good.
Oct 11th, 2024Lovely gnarly stuff. Deep savory fruit. Still clear and intense. Some floral notes at the end with a succulent saline quality. Just spectacular.
Lovely gnarly stuff. Deep savory fruit. Still clear and intense. Some floral notes at the end with a succulent saline quality. Just spectacular.
Sep 11th, 2024Plum. Leather, a whiff of butterscotch. Great balance and some blue flower notes. Fading a bit but very good
Plum. Leather, a whiff of butterscotch. Great balance and some blue flower notes. Fading a bit but very good
Mar 6th, 2024Corked. Bummer. Great fruit underneath.
Corked. Bummer. Great fruit underneath.
Mar 6th, 2024
Finally lost my Heitz MV virginity. One word, wow. The mint-eucalyptus was there on the nose. A very powerful wine that smelled powerful and tasted powerful. Besides the mint , hints of earth & cigar notes but clearly in the background. I was having a hard time trying to grasp how youthful and balanced the wine was on the palate. I found the fruit was on the darker side with lingering tannins. I left this in the decanter for three days. The nose really never diminished, the palate grudgingly. If I had to nitpick I felt it was lacking some of the complexity that I would have expected at this stage.
Finally lost my Heitz MV virginity. One word, wow. The mint-eucalyptus was there on the nose. A very powerful wine that smelled powerful and tasted powerful. Besides the mint , hints of earth & cigar notes but clearly in the background. I was having a hard time trying to grasp how youthful and balanced the wine was on the palate. I found the fruit was on the darker side with lingering tannins. I left this in the decanter for three days. The nose really never diminished, the palate grudgingly. If I had to nitpick I felt it was lacking some of the complexity that I would have expected at this stage.
Dec 6th, 2023
#AgedWineTuesday
Ruby in color with a wide brick rim.
Wonderful nose with plenty of fruits, earth notes and chocolates.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with great complexity.
Showing blackberries, black currants, cooked plums, cedar, tobacco leaf, light vanilla, earth, spices, leather, chocolates, coffee, peppercorn and licorice.
Medium in length on the finish, with no tannins at all.
This 45 year old is delicious now. Might not be at its peak anymore, but it is still gorgeous.
Still showing lots of fruits with great complexity and a soft mouth feel. Elegant and fruit forward. Really nice.
I've had a few vintages of this wine and it is always nice to drink this kind of wines.
Thank you John for sharing this with me.
Didn't last too long, and started declining after 45 minutes of airtime.
Paired beautifully with a nice piece of fillet.
13% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$750.
#AgedWineTuesday
Ruby in color with a wide brick rim.
Wonderful nose with plenty of fruits, earth notes and chocolates.
Medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with great complexity.
Showing blackberries, black currants, cooked plums, cedar, tobacco leaf, light vanilla, earth, spices, leather, chocolates, coffee, peppercorn and licorice.
Medium in length on the finish, with no tannins at all.
This 45 year old is delicious now. Might not be at its peak anymore, but it is still gorgeous.
Still showing lots of fruits with great complexity and a soft mouth feel. Elegant and fruit forward. Really nice.
I've had a few vintages of this wine and it is always nice to drink this kind of wines.
Thank you John for sharing this with me.
Didn't last too long, and started declining after 45 minutes of airtime.
Paired beautifully with a nice piece of fillet.
13% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$750.
Band aid, intense fruit, sappy almost. Surprisingly vital
Band aid, intense fruit, sappy almost. Surprisingly vital
Apr 12th, 2023A whiff of menthol. Violets and plum. Lovely stuff
A whiff of menthol. Violets and plum. Lovely stuff
Apr 12th, 2023Lifted and a bit tangy. Gorgeous pure fruit. Very long, garrigue. Delicious
Lifted and a bit tangy. Gorgeous pure fruit. Very long, garrigue. Delicious
Apr 12th, 2023
Tasted blind. Dark tawny color, mostly opaque. Eucalyptus nose. Also notes of black fruit, dusty earth, some wood and sweet spice. Well balanced in the mouth, with fruit and structure in harmony. I guess 78 HMV. Great wine! One of the best Cal Cabs I've had.
Tasted blind. Dark tawny color, mostly opaque. Eucalyptus nose. Also notes of black fruit, dusty earth, some wood and sweet spice. Well balanced in the mouth, with fruit and structure in harmony. I guess 78 HMV. Great wine! One of the best Cal Cabs I've had.
Mar 5th, 2023