Tasting Notes 114 found

Most unexpectedly backward and monstrous. Closed on the nose. Cassis! on the palate. And tannins! It's a wine of some power, but it needs time still. Not what one normally expects from Heitz at all.

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Double decanted two hours before consumption. Opaque red. Black fruit on the nose. Moderate tannins and acid. Good balance. With additional air, the red fruits on the palate emerge. Drinking well now, but will be fine for another 5-7 years. (487 views)

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Friday Night Uptown Brown Bagger (R&D's): Double blind. Herb and black fruit notes, with hints of dried hay/straw. Medium tannins. Red plum, currant and earth qualities on the palate. Finishes with good length; seamless across the palate. This seemed very Bordeaux-ish to me tonight. 93-94 pts. (J&J) (695 views)

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colour is a rich dark plum. nose leans a little more to the savoury side of the spectrum but with air, it grows in complexity and sweet (and spicy notes) become more evident as well. palate is much the same, more savoury and woody but with nice acidic zip and a healthy hint of cassis on the back end. very nice. (634 views)

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Kept in proper storage since purchase. Opened and let it breathe for approx 1 hour. Good balance and drinking like a proper well made cab. Very nice to enjoy now (1282 views)

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Good bottle. No issues with cork. Wine still in great shape. (1804 views)

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Five years on since last tasted, and now in a distinctly savory stage. Mineral salts, beef blood, bouillon, more bass than treble. Red and black fruits are present but subtle. Referentially classical and very, very good. (2219 views)

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Big. Pepper. (2112 views)

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I bought 3 or 4 bottles of the 06 Heitz Napa. I think this is my first bottle. I either have none or one left. Better gets notes tonight! I think I gave others away. What was I thinking? Wine is meant to be shared.

What is better than paying around $33 for a bottle of wine, forgetting about it for twelve years and having it blossom on your palate the way it is tonight? This is a prime example of two things; you don’t need to spend a hundred(s) for a really good bottle of wine and their is absolutely no substitution for appropriate cellaring time.

The nose reveals; steeped, dark fruit wading in fruits of ripe/ruby; blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, baked, black plum & strawberries, hovering raspberries with pomegranate, light liqueur notes. Mild alcohol vapors, black licorice, sweet tarriness, mixed dark fruit cola/licorice, mid, dark spices, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon & vanilla, saddle-wood, graphite, dark rich souls, forest floor with dry leaves, dry crushed rocks, dry twigs, tree sap, mint/eucalyptus, soft leather, dry tobacco with ruby, brilliant, fresh & withering, candied; dark, red, purple florals with a field of violets.

The body is, rich, ruby and creamy with fruits of; blackberries, black raspberries, dark cherries, baked, black plum & strawberries, hovering raspberries with pomegranate that shows light liqueur notes. Mild alcohol vapors, black licorice, dark, steeped, black , assorted fruit teas, sweet tarriness, mixed dark fruit cola/licorice, mid, dark spices, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon & vanilla, caramel, mocha, saddle-wood, graphite, savory grilled meats, dark rich souls, forest floor with dry leaves, moist clay & top soil, dry crushed rocks, dry twigs, tree sap, mint/eucalyptus, hints of Provence herbs, soft leather, dry tobacco with ruby, brilliant, fresh & withering, candied; dark, red, purple florals with a field of violets. The acidy is like a cool waterfall on a warm day. The beautiful, elegant, extremely well knitted balance is in the realm of “forget about it”. Sometimes the right wine, when it’s right, moves the entire body. Such as it is tonight.

The tension, structure, length and balance have just hit their high point and will remain there for another five years into a slow decline over the next 10-15 years, stored impeccably.

This might be the best Napa Heitz I’ve bought & stored. It’s stunning and way over delivering its price point. One complex wine!! (3241 views)

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Blind. Morels and licorice, smoke; high maturity of fruit, some acid, good length. (3273 views)

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Great med-full body napa cab. Poured to a rich dark Burgandy color. Floral aromas and wonderful dark fruit flavors. Decantered 1 hour before pouring. Personally I think it’s time to open up this vintage and enjoy it. I’ll be buying more and store it for another 5 years. (2648 views)

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Nice depth of flavor that lingers on the tongue, very robust
Unquie flavor, really nice for sipping, smooth (3432 views)

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Opened with dinner un-decanted, and after about 30 minutes aerating in our glasses, WOW! Drink now, it is as good as it
's gonna get. (5859 views)

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Glass: Riedel Vinum Syrah
I must adjust my last tasting note. Today I opened the bottle and drank the remaining half of it (first half poured with Coravin). Either I or the wine had a bad day when I wrote my first note in April or the wine has really transformed/changed: Now the palate matches the nice Napa Cab nose: fine, silky tannin, noticeable fruit, spicyness, complexity and a good length. Only the high alc of 14,5% abv prevents an even higher score. Wonderful wine at its beginning peak. (5579 views)

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Checking in at 14.5% ABV, which I think of as HUGE, the 2006 Heitz comes across instead as a rich but well-balanced Napa Cabernet. Beautifully perfumed, there is a smack of kirsch liqueur on a frame of great bones -- a sturdy spine that is solid but not aggressive. There is a touch of heat on the finish, but all in all, this is a really wonderful example of what Napa can do. In context, a really good value as well. (4984 views)

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Good but not great. If you want a better Heitz Cab, spend the big bucks and get the Martha's Vineyard (which we don't do). We thought 10 years of cellaring would help; that was a so-so outcome. (5001 views)

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Glass: Riedel Vinum Syrah
1 Glass poured with Coravin, aeration 2h
Wonderful, medium intense, elegant CS nose with fine oak, tobacco. Unfortunately the taste and palate can not keep up with the nose. Lacks complexity and depth, though still a good CS. No Need to hurry, has years ahead, but I doubt that it will improve. (4933 views)

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Just fantastic. So sad last bottle. Heitz cabs age so well. (3368 views)

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Florida Christmas 2015 (2882 views)

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This is in such a good drinking window. Fantastic integration. Color, nose, palate and finish. All working together to deliver consistent experience. Still long life ahead. No decant. Pop and pour and immediately open (3418 views)

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This was so smooth and perfect (4027 views)

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Drinking surprisingly well. Drank over 3 days, consistent throughout. (3352 views)

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Nicely paired with a BBQ/smoked boneless beef ribs cooked in a big green egg. (3326 views)

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I like Heitz's style. Lovely perfumed nose of liquorice, sweet oak, menthol, and nuts. Sweet tannin, medium acidity, long finish. Excellent. (3392 views)

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Boring. (3391 views)

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Couleur grenat foncé. Nez sur les fruits noirs, le cassis. En bouche, il y a de la matière et de l'alcool aussi.
La finale est moins réussie avec passablement d'astringence. (3027 views)

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Solid Cali Cab. Very fresh, not to dense, long, and well balanced. Could go a long way in the cellar, but I was tempted to drink my only bottle last night.

Went well with grilled beef ''bavette'' aspargus and duck fat roasted patatoes.

90+

Santé! (3257 views)

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Solid California Cabernet. Balanced, reserved dark red fruit. Good qpr (3186 views)

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Good at the opening, one hour in and faded thereafter. 2006, 2007, 2008 Heitz Cabs have been consistently good so maybe it was my storage that threw this btl off a bit? (3272 views)

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Very enjoyable Cab for a group event; a little fruit forward but still with some complexity and the body of a higher quality CA cab (2784 views)

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Much oakier than I remember. Good bbq wine, but expected more subtlety on this one. (2931 views)

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Good solid Cali cab. Perhaps slightly lacking in any distinctive character but a nice drink which goes well with food. Drinking fine now. (2777 views)

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A lovely expression of Cabernet. Deep, brilliant ruby with aromas of cherries, red currants, chocolate, eucalyptus, and touches of smoke and thyme. Opens up to savory notes on a woody palate that is all about structure and balance, gaining fruit and mineral intensity as it sits in the glass. Fine-grained tannins lead to a persistent, crushed rock finish. This really has a sense of place. Best decanted. (2868 views)

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Very good bottle. No idea what I paid for it. This is not one of the best years though. (2846 views)

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A nose of bold dark fruits and spice, dark garnet in color. A medium to full bodied single vineyard Cab with blackberry, cassis, some leather, with a long spiced finish. Best to decant for a couple hrs. www.winelx.com (2828 views)

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Very good value; price for quality of wine. Heitz Cabs have been one of my "go to" wines of late. Everything is subtle about this wine; fruit, tannins, whatever else I'm tasting but can't discribe. The nose is a highlight; here I do pick-up some cherry. This is not a heavy, big boy Napa Cab, but rather a softer, quieter, still well produced, cabernet from Napa that I certainly recommend as a value buy. (2679 views)

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Very nice cabernet, perhaps a bit too much on the fruity side. Undeniebly rich, smooth, round and inviting. Embarrissingly enjoyable! (3288 views)

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Very soft and mellow. Quality. Well worth the price. And, decanted for four hours. (2935 views)

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Boisé un peu trop appuyer, l'extraction se fait sentir...vanille en bouche et impression de sucre en finale.
Un peu surfait en ce moment! (3063 views)

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Wonderful wine... Great value at $30 price point. Still have many goods years left. (2977 views)

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Inky and dark in the glass, nose of tobacco, leather, oak, and subdued fruit and spice. Tight upon initial opening, the tannins close the palate down, but after 20 minutes the whole affair is remarkably open, the blueberry and blackberry step up, the acid finds its place, and the tannin resolves nicely into a support role. Very well integrated through the evening, presenting nicely at this juncture with primary and secondary flavors front and center. (3228 views)

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More red/garnet in color. Really nice nose. Some floral aspects on the nose intermixed with red fruit. More raspberry & bing cherry with just a touch of earth. Very linear lacking complexity & depth. The tannins are manageable and I didn't even decant this. The finish was decent lasting 20seconds at the most. Lots of acidity too just making my mouth water. This is really missing those "extras" that make a wine amazing. There is fruit and then it drops off mid palate. The tannins are there but they are not the massive dense tannins that would allow this to be cellared for a decade. Instead I would drink this now or over the next few years. But I would not go over 5. This is a nice price point for an everyday drinker but vin 29s cru blows this away for the money. (3187 views)

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- Purple color and aromas of bell pepper, tobacco and cedar - Herbaceous on the nose, not catching the fruit at first whiff.
Smooth but just a little hot in the after taste.
Enjoyable and interesting but not special. (3684 views)

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This was a little fruitier than other Heitz I've had. I let it decant for about two hours but it wasn't as full bodied as I anticipated. (3683 views)

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Three hour decant. Good bottle overall. (4390 views)

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Been awhile since I last tried one. Decanted for 3 hours before taking first sip. The wine was much more approachable after decant. It could have gone 4 hours no problem. Subtle fruit cab. Definitely, has some of the boldness one would expect from Heitz, but it was not too much. This bottle can go another 15 years no problem. Important thing is if you plan to open and start drinking a wine right away this is not a candidate for quick consumption. Decanting is important at this early stage. (4230 views)

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Distinct and inviting nose: fudge, chocolate, lots of cherries, after a while also black currant. Italian-style!

Very well-crafted wine - good structure, acidity and matching tannins. Drinking well right now. (3694 views)

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Drank in Parlour
Lot's of cassis, vanilla, spice and tobacco. Lovely integrated palate that is silky smooth. Medium length. Lovely. (3505 views)

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Nose of black fruit, cassis and a notes of licorice and herbs. Medium bodied, opaque deep garnet color. Black cherry and blackberry on the palate with more herbal notes. The bottle had been open for a while but it still had a hot alcohol character that took 30+ minutes in the glass before diminishing. Tannins were soft but present, medium length finish. At the price point, I think there are better offerings out there but if you're a fan of Heitz, it's a decent showing. (3152 views)

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Rich, sweet fruit nose, with distinct liquorice and plum aromas. Hints of spices, sweet tobacco and mint. Quite nice and good integration of wood.
Rich and generous palate, albeit too fiery. Very modern. A little bit too much oak on the palate. Fullish body but a bit clumsy. Sweet liquorice on the finish.
Tasted blind the wine screamed "New World" and with a personal "gout francais" this sadly detracts from the rating. (2353 views)

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Dark and inky color. Legs on a nice wine glass even though it was not a cab glass, a flared pinot glass. The nose was crisp and clean. A little acidic when inhaling and sipping, but flavorful. The palate has lots of dark fruit. Cellar tracker says best between 2011-2020. I couldn't wait and certainly couldn't wait to decant. Always been a character flaw, not being able to wait to decant. I Have to taste the wine at different stages. This Heitz Cellars will probably get better. Not bad now. (2893 views)

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Tasted non blind at a wine dinner.

Garnet to perhaps dark garnet color in the glass, clear looking throughout. Nose of flowers, currants, pepper and a hint of camphor. Flavors of berries, raspberries and red cherries. Medium to tart acidity, medium tannin, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold. (3089 views)

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Dark purpleish-red with a slight hint of bricking on the edge. A hint of bottle bouquet on the aromas with hints of black licorice, cassis and an herbal quality. Medium bodied with a smooth mouthfeel. Primarily red fruits with cassis, cherry, maybe strawberry and a hint of anise with soft but present tannins and a slight bit of heat on the back of the throat on the medium finish. (2925 views)

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Good drink! Held up very well - color and body. Needs time to breathe after opening. (848 views)

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2 1/2 hour decant. The wine was the most approachable yet. Recommend a 4 hour decant. It was better than the last time, but still young. I could taste it most on the finish where it was just not ready. Did enjoy the bottle though. (3976 views)

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Very solid cab for the money. Slight decant of 1 hour. Initially tight and closed. Started to loosen up after 2 hours. Silky smooth palate. Medium plus finish. Drink now with a decant or save. This has the stuff to improve. (3734 views)

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Cassis, raspberry, baking spice, earth, and mint. Great balance and acidity. Although drinking well now, will likely improve for a few more years. A fantastic value. (3920 views)

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Very nicely aged. Balanced. (4242 views)

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3 hour decant softened up the tannins on this allowing it to open up. This wine is very young so decanting is important. Nose of berry fruit with some spice perhaps fennel. Not one to open up and just pour out for sure. (4428 views)

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Needs to breathe for several hours (3593 views)

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Drinking very well as those at their peak. This wine given its acid backbone will age for years. Not as complex as a Bordeaux but do recommend as a well made Napa cab. (3464 views)

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eucalyptus full on, loved it, very good balance, very good wine...maybe alcking a touch of complexity, concentration and length but very good effort I thought.
You can hold or drink now. (3390 views)

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Opened cork and let sit for three hours. Then a 1 1/2 hour decant. First nose of fruit with a subtle finish. Hints of tobacco. It's a must to decant or open up this wine early. It's too young to open up and drink out of the bottle. Definitely approachable, but give it time before you drink it. (3541 views)

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Lots of fruit. some oak. Not sophisticated but very enjoyable (3735 views)

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Good & decent wine but in no way memorable. Light oak on the nose, and dark fruit. Good tannin on he palate, round and easy to enjoy. That's about it. Drink now. 85-86 (3795 views)

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Drinking well, definately needs to breathe before drinking. Standard 30 minutes is idea. Good body, color. Flavors are good but can't comment. (849 views)

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This was splash decanted. Drinks like a standard new world cab of acceptable quality. Vanilla oak on the nose, tannins have grip. Alcohol on the nose and palate. This did not improve in the 1.5 hours it was in front of me. (4415 views)

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Holiday Party (Gail and Steph's, Mpls, MN): Very dark red color. This had about 30 minutes in a decanter before being served. The nose is oaky, spicy, dark cherry, that later develops some black fruit character, mostly cassis, some heat at times. The palate is medium full bodied, withoak, spices, moderate amounts of alcohol showing, earth, cassis. Decent base bottle, but not the best QPR. This might benefit from some further bottle age to resolve some tannin, but I am concerned about the alcohol over time. (4645 views)

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Rating this completely blind from what others gave it. Enjoyed at Bob's Steak and Chophouse at the Omni Fort Worth TX. This is a super complex wine, and all in a wine that poured with a muddy dark red. Opened over 3 hours of dinner. The nose from the pour was intoxicating - not because it had a lot of floral or spice, but because there was a lot of intricacy that I was surprised would exist from a bottle of Napa cab. The nose has everything from limestone to red clay dirt to wet hay to a backbone of thorny blackberry with a hint of black cherry. This wine immediately smelled like it wasn't going to be Napa Cab in a bow tie. On the palate was a nice, earthy wine that consisted of a medium to full bodied blackberry pie, some plum, but not very tart plum. The mid-palate was kind of short. Not a lot of spice on this wine - not a very good steak wine due to the lack of an expressive middle. This wine finished with a lot of oak creeping in, forest floor, blackberry. Totally surprised by this one, and I can understand if some would give it a sub-88 rating based on the fact that they expected this to be a tuxedo wearing Napa cab. If you're looking for this kind of Napa cab, then look elsewhere because you will NOT find it in this bottle. Perfect drinking window now IMO, but look to hold this one another ten years if you so dare. Done by 2025, as I really see a lot of integration already. (4956 views)

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nose - slight medicinal
mouth - dark cherry, oak, pretty smooth actually, lots of coffee on the finish. drink now (4507 views)

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- Crimsom color. (4907 views)

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This is a very nice Cali cab. Big and bold without crossing the line to offensively flamboyant. Quite nice with fairly firm, chalky tannins and drinking very well today with just abit of air. (4286 views)

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very cinnamon spicy oaky hottness....Not my cup of tea....probably great for christmas, but not for a summer day with steaks, corn and watermelon

Nose was cedar and Plum with spice box, cinnamon with a strong oak dryness to the end...tannins are a bit harsh too...Almost merlot acidic (4468 views)

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A good solid cab for the money. This wine is very bold and needs to open up. I decanted for 3 hours prior to drinking which really gave the wine time to develop. Nose is full of fruit. Tannins push your taste buds, but that is the style of the wine in how it is made. The tannins were not overpowering, but designed to be bold. (4369 views)

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Good solid cab for the money. This wine needs a lot of time to open up. For my next one I plan to take it out of the wine refrigerated days in advance to bring it to room temperature. Recommend decanting several hours. (5004 views)

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This is great wine for the price point!! (5237 views)

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Concentrated and wonderful (5256 views)

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Always a great wine. (5408 views)

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pop and pour at restaurant. opened up fairly quickly. lacked depth but good mouth feel. (5356 views)

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Good with filet. I agree with the comments about being too young to fully enjoy. Will wait another few years before opening any more. (5276 views)

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a bit early, but still very good. Decanted 3 hours. Strong nose initially, then tempered. Silky, velvety on the palate. Medium + finish. Well built Cali Cab. Needs some aging. (5415 views)

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Quality cab from Napa. Nothing out of the ordinary with this wine. (6055 views)

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Great wine! Had many times, never fails. (6735 views)

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A solid Napa cab. Nothing spectacular, but good QPR for what it offers. (6497 views)

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5-hour decant. Nice nose of dark fruits - jammy and sweet. On the palate - minerals and smooth bramble with medium finish. Tastes almost like a Howell Mt. Nice. (6515 views)

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Quick tasting, but plenty of American oak on the nose with dark fruit and very similar in the mouth.... Good acidity and smooth tannic structure. Classic! (6594 views)

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Deep garnet, slow moving tainted legs @14.5% abv. Medium(+) developing nose of blackberries, cocoa, black pepper, red cherries, oak and some bramble bush in the distance. Dry, medium acidity, high alcohol, medium(+)body, medium ripe tannins. Medium(+) flavours of ripe blackberries, black cherries, dark chocolate, tea, a tiny bit if spice. A rich and complex palate, very well balanced fruit-alcohol-acidity, tannins take a bit of a back seat. Good length, medium well-defined finish. Classic bordeaux style from Napa , less austere yet very enjoyable. With lebanese mezze and grilled lamb chops, french-cut, ***. (6758 views)

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Amazingly still tastes a little young even after decanting for over an hour. Very nice but will save my remaining bottles a bit longer. (6665 views)

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Great wine, best at day 1, still good at day 2. (6570 views)

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Maybe too young. Drank alongside a 2001 Mondavi Reserve Tokalon. The Mondavi was far better. (6458 views)

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Smooth and easy drinking but flat nose (6607 views)

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I love Heitz cabs. This isn't your typical over-concentrated Napa cab. Its tastes are organic and smooth more akin to a Brunello.

Tasted against a 2007 Silver Oak. The whole table (save one) much preferred the Heitz. (6699 views)

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The Bordeaux Blend: Appellation, Derivation, Extrapolation (Jeff & Chuck's, Mountain View, California): Dark fruits. Soft palate. (2748 views)

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Cherries, eucalyptus and cedar on an interesting, pleasant nose. Medium to fuller bodied. Sour cherries, just like Laube said, with oak and some minerality. Finish is fairly long. Much better than the last bottle. (6807 views)

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This cab needs time to open up, perhaps and hour or two. I'd love to try it again in about 5 years to see if it rounds out a bit. Lots of muscle here. (6584 views)

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Smooth and liked it (6272 views)

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One hour decant really opened this wine up and made it a pleasure to drink. However, I don't believe the wine justifies the average price, unless at a restaurant. (6295 views)

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Good but overoaked and not a great QPR. A nice trip down memory lane. (6527 views)

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Raspberry, blackberry, game, and toasted herbs. Great acidity and fine tannins. A very restrained style - I didn't find this too ripe or over-oaked at all. Would love to see this with 5-10 more years of age on it. My style of Napa Cab and at a very reasonable price point. (6311 views)

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Awesome cab. Big, deep tannins. Jammy, thick, chewy. Long aftertaste. Needs decanted and even more years. Excellent with a good steak. (5706 views)

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Blackberry driven big fruit with a touch too much French oak perhaps; really opened up after about 45-1 hour and proved fantastic even paying $120 at STK (5737 views)

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Moderate nose of blackberry, black cherry, eucalyptus, and earth. Medium palate of blackberry, creme di cassis, cedar and herbs. Medium plus drying finish. (5602 views)

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Clos Vougeot Dinner (Acquitaine - Lincoln Park, Chicago): Subdued nose of cassis, cafe mocha, and dark florals. Thought this was a little on the boring side...maybe a bit too much oak, too. (6713 views)

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Nice cab but nothing too remarkable. Plums, cherrys and some soil. (5333 views)

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Bouquet of raspberry, dark fruit, menthe. nicely balanced with silky texture, red and dark fruit, tannins very nicely integrated. (5523 views)

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Seems to be the right time to drink this. Not an overpowering cab, nice and smooth. (5559 views)

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Expressive nose of black fruit eucalyptus and earth. Medium plus body of fresh blackberry cassis herbs and dark chocolate. Good showing for this wine. (5692 views)

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Medium ruby red color. I can smell the alcohol which seemed to mask the wine, perhaps. A little bit sour and tannic. Disjointed, acidic. Not terrible, but not worth the price either. (5620 views)

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Pretty good, a little less concentrated than I would have liked. At this price point I could find many other options. (5333 views)

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still tight - needs time (5203 views)

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Not my pick again. Not worth of the price. (5166 views)

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First sip out of the bottle revealed some sour notes. Let this breathe in the glass for at least 30 minutes in order for classic cab flavors to emerge. Probably a 2 hour decant is necessary at this stage. (5165 views)

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Great little bottle of juice! Let open for a couple hours before drinking. (4949 views)

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Smooth, but substantial (4971 views)

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