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| Community Tasting Notes (average 93.3 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 20 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by MC2 Wines on 6/7/2022: Wine Workshop: Heitz Martha's Vineyard (The Dutch): This felt perhaps like of all the wines the one that was most in its drinking window. Still doing quite well but not sure that this will end up getting significantly better. It's all fresh and minty and black fruits and some additional layers. It's drinking really nicely now. (1675 views) | | | Tasted by Wine_lvr on 9/18/2014 & rated 94 points: Heitz, Heitz, Heitz and Heitz: Tasting note to follow (8108 views) | | | Tasted by peternelson on 7/19/2013 & rated 93 points: Excellent fill/condition; mushrooms, truffle, forest floor; soft wet leather, lovely bouquet with light brown spices; silky, tannins pretty much resolved; slight tart sourness in mid-palate; this sailed for about 20 minutes, then crashed (or the '99 S. Conn Stag's Leap Cab and '05 Arger Martucci Cab completely transformed my palate!). I should've stayed with this a while longer before trying other wines. But quite nice and beautiful while it lasted. (8510 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 3/29/2012 & rated 84 points: Tobacco, cassis, earth, medium bodied and offering cassis with cranberry flavors, this was past its prime. Drink up. (10996 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 9/17/2011 & rated 93 points: Great California Chardonnay and Cabernet: From 1965 to Present (Le Bordeaux Restaurant, San Francisco, California): Bricking medium dark red violet color; classic mint, cassis, eucalyptus nose; tasty, mint, tart plum, palate with firm tannins and at least a decade yet to go; medium-plus finish 93+ points (3588 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 4/21/2011 & rated 97 points: "What Says Napa to You?" eBob Offline with Antonio Galloni (PRESS Restaurant, St. Helena, California): Bricking dark red violet color; mint, cassis, eucalyptus nose; rich, gorgeous, cassis, mint palate with sweet tannins; drinking perfectly; medium-plus finish (6181 views) | | | Tasted by TomStephenson on 1/29/2011: Base neck fill. Purchased from a retailer who seems to have procured it from Sotheby's.
Popped and poured, which was the right decision. Earthy funk on the nose that blew off over time. Aromatics enjoyable, if not pronounced or special.
On the palate someone at the table commented that they would have mistaken it for Bordeaux due to the eucalyptus and lead pencil.
That said, I found the palate to be signature (old school) California. Dry baker's chocolate, tobacco, and deep, dark fruit dominant with noticeable, though subtle vanillan oak -- but not in an aggressive or unpleasant way. In fact, I'm certain that it knit together a wine that would have been a bit astringent without proper oak treatment . Dense, concentrated, and chewy in flavor though the body was as medium as you get. This wine was very enjoyable and certainly at apogee 38 years later. There's no reason to think that properly cellared examples couldn't hold on for another 5-10. (11390 views) | | | Tasted by vindictive on 7/7/2010: Bottle and fill were in good shape, but under the capsule there were a few tiny streaks of seepage on the top of the cork. No problems, however, similar to last note - superb. I hope that someone in California today is making wine like this - I have yet to find it. (11145 views) | | | Tasted by Brsed on 3/21/2010 & rated 94 points: Cork was mostly whole with streaks to the end. Nose was quite muted but the taste was more expressive. Lovely layers of red fruit that could probably go a little while longer. Apparently, 1972 was a tough vintage in California, but Heitz managed to make a lovely wine. (6108 views) | | | Tasted by vindictive on 1/3/2009: Bottle and fill excellent. Cork showed a few fingers of wine soaking up to the top. Decanted and breathing for about an hour. Lovely wine with years of life ahead. I did not get a mint or eucalyptus note, but it was a transcendent wine nonetheless. Better than the 1985 Martha's (also wonderful) and way ahead of several other notable West Coast wines. This wine really shows how great California wines can be when made and aged properly. (5360 views) | | | Tasted by bingedrinker on 11/6/2007 & rated 94 points: I loved it. Sweet, lovely red fruit with secondary characteristics and a nice soft feel on the palate. Easy to enjoy, still alive and charming, but I suppose it's drawing near its conclusion. I doubt it will improve any, but I guess it may have a few more years left to it, with a graceful decline over the next 5-10 if kept in pristine storage conditions. (6114 views) | | | Tasted by SPierson on 3/18/2007 & rated 88 points: Still has fruit, deep red; very enjoyable; decanted for 30 min. Very nicely built. (6157 views) | | | Tasted by randomly on 1/8/2007 & rated 92 points: tired (6148 views) | | | Tasted by Giladog on 6/18/2006 & rated 96 points: Nose of ripe red fruts, herbs and red bricks. After some time in the glass a cool minty eucalyptus armoma develops, though this element is not as prominent as it was in last bottle that I tasted. Showing wonderfully balanced, concentrated flavor and a soft velvety finish. This is the epitome of a distinctive napa cabernet. This wine appears to be past its peak, and while it still holds up I would drink this beauty relatively soon. (6451 views) | | | Tasted by Giladog on 6/8/2006 & rated 97 points: Wow. My first taste of a Martha's Vineyard Cabernet from Heitz. The mint or eucalyptus on the nose is very unique and seductive. The wine is holding up beautifully after 34 years. Very smooth mature tannin suggests that this wine has reached its peak, but no signs of deterioration. With two bottles left in the cellar, I'll be looking for opportunities to enjoy them near term. (6553 views) | | | Tasted by jamiekutch on 5/15/2006: San Francisco MONSTER Offline - 31 Notes, Pictures & Review of the Evening: Very very good. Great balance and finesse with hints of chocolate and dark fruit. After tasting two examples of Martha's tonight, I am a big fan of the vineyard in this era. (9491 views) | | | Tasted by PaulH on 5/1/2006 & rated 92 points: Old California Wines with Francois Audouze (Jack Falstaff Restaurant - San Francisco, California): Excellent example of aged California Cabernet. Good nose of fruit with a bit of cedar. The color is still a deep red almost to the very edge. The palate is lush and smooth with fully integrated tannins and a long finish. This wine is not a bit tired, and gives a great amount of pleasure. Heitz was making some great stuff in the '70s. This wasn't up to the heights of the 1974, but it was right up there with the best wines of the evening. Alas, my only bottle. I'll be looking for more. (11148 views) |
| By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, May/Jun 2011, Issue #33, Heitz Wine Cellars - Celebrating Fifty Years of Napa Valley Excellence
(Cabernet Sauvignon “Martha’s Vineyard”- Heitz Wine Cellars) Login and sign up and see review text. | By John Gilman
View From the Cellar, Jul/Aug 2008, Issue #16, The Golden Age of California Cabernet Part Two
(Heitz Wine Cellars “Martha’s Vineyard” Cabernet Sauvignon) Login and sign up and see review text. | By John Kapon
Vintage Tastings, Los Angeles Quarterly (10/12/2005)
(Heitz Cabernet Sauvignon 'Martha's Vineyard) Login and sign up and see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (9/17/2011)
(Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard) Bricking medium dark red violet color; classic mint, cassis, eucalyptus nose; tasty, mint, tart plum, palate with firm tannins and at least a decade yet to go; medium-plus finish 93+ points 93 points | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (4/21/2011)
(Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard) Bricking dark red violet color; mint, cassis, eucalyptus nose; rich, gorgeous, cassis, mint palate with sweet tannins; drinking perfectly; medium-plus finish 97 points |
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| Heitz Cellar Producer websiteCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Oakville |
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