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• JWG wrote: 90 points

  November 22, 2016 - Another excellent bottle of this "lowly" grignolino. Top notch stuff, and still lively, and my last bottle.

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• JWG wrote: 90 points

  July 28, 2015 - Consistently, this wine scores higher than every other grignolino I've ever had. Nose is roses and pine. Palate is relatively simple as most summer reds are, but between the bright fruit and intense lemony note and clean overall flavor, it really hits a sweet (i.e., dry) spot. Better than every Italian grignolini that I've tasted, simply because it is smooth and delicious through the entire flavor profile. Drunk slightly cool, but not cold.

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• JWG wrote: 90 points

  March 31, 2015 - Nose is roses and pine. Palate is relatively simple, but between the bright fruit and intense lemony note and no off flavors, it really hits an excellent spot. Better than most Italian grignolini that I've tasted, simply because it is smooth and delicious through the entire flavor profile.

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• JWG wrote: 90 points

  September 19, 2014 - Another excellent bottle of this American grignolino.

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• gbanks wrote: 90 points

  June 6, 2014 - I drank this a while ago (perhaps a year, but I forgot to delete it from inventory.) But from memory: whereas many Italian grignolinos can be a touch watery (though they make a very fine food wine), Heitz made something here that's a little more fruit-forward and obvious, but without losing the balance of good acidity that makes this so easy to drink. This makes sense, as obviously CA is a warmer climate than the Piedmont. This kind of pushes the grape from, say, poulsard-like to cru beujolais-like, with a bit more (soft) tannin to keep the flavors on your tongue for longer. It's also a degree or so hotter than most Italian gringo. A very good, unquestionably American rendition of an unduly hard-to-find Italian classic.

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• Vintage 2009
• Type Red
• Producer Heitz Cellar
• Varietal Grignolino
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley

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• In Cellars 30 (22%)
• Consumed 107 (78%)

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