Really aging well. Beautiful structure now, has at least another decade. Opened between a 78 Martha's and a 96 Screaming eagle. This wine lacks the purer Bourdeaux character of the 78, but is aging much, much better than the Screaming Eagle. The SE was all fading fruit, while this one had nice complexity, typical Martha's eucalyptus, etc. Looking forward to seeing what it does from here.
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A perfectly good wine, but not aging into anything special at all. A Heitz Martha's vineyard 96 we opened right before this one was already more complex and interesting. There will be no contest at all in 5-10 more years.
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1978 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard
1/1/2012 - arappaport wrote: 94 Points
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1996 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard
12/31/2011 - arappaport wrote: 94 Points
Really aging well. Beautiful structure now, has at least another decade. Opened between a 78 Martha's and a 96 Screaming eagle. This wine lacks the purer Bourdeaux character of the 78, but is aging much, much better than the Screaming Eagle. The SE was all fading fruit, while this one had nice complexity, typical Martha's eucalyptus, etc. Looking forward to seeing what it does from here.
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1996 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon
12/31/2011 - arappaport wrote: 92 Points
A perfectly good wine, but not aging into anything special at all. A Heitz Martha's vineyard 96 we opened right before this one was already more complex and interesting. There will be no contest at all in 5-10 more years.
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