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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.5 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 23 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by mdkraft99 on 9/3/2021 & rated 93 points: Opened and aerated in glass for about 2 hours, drank over about an hour, served with grilled flank steak, mashed potatoes and green beans. I related 94, wife rated 92, so averaged our ratings.
In brief, a great expression of an aged Napa cabernet, other tasting notes captured the profile well. This definitely needed time to open up so give it time in a decanter or the glass- tried it right away and it was very muted and disjointed, but came together very nicely by the time we had dinner.
Nose had hints of dark fruit, menthol, eucalyptus, and a bit of dust. Flavors of subtle blackberry, black cherry, dark fruits, cocoa powder, graphite, dry acidity, well integrated tannins, medium-long finish.
As excellent as this was, I think the overall profile was a little muted, not sure if it was this bottle/how it was stored (in a basement below ground but not temp controlled), or if it's passing its prime (my opinion). Again, it was excellent, but I bet a year or so ago it was even better.
If you have any, I would drink it up! (1388 views) | | | Tasted by Landreux on 1/18/2021 & rated 93 points: Drank with Prime Rib (1411 views) | | | Tasted by Woody18 on 4/10/2020 & rated 90 points: Now subtle dark fruit. Dry. Nice, long finish. (1555 views) | | | Tasted by Necowine on 1/3/2019 & rated 95 points: Oh boy, oh wow, oh boy! First off, a nose to die for: menthol and eucalyptus, and dusty, with some sharp dark fruit. Then on the palate you get all those nuances, but with rich, cool dark fruit firmly at the center, and it's so fresh, and so 'light', and so balanced, and the finish is rich and full and long. Pure, refreshing, characterful, delicious, and flavorful. From one and only one unforgettable glass. (2130 views) | | | Tasted by stbraunt on 8/6/2017 & rated 93 points: Fantastic 2007 cab. Paired perfectly with steak dinner. Rich but not too sweet. Great value. (2819 views) | | | Tasted by BobMilton on 1/21/2016 & rated 93 points: Rich, fruit-forward (cherries mostly), full-bodied, amooth. (3069 views) | | | Tasted by wine_snob on 11/15/2013 & rated 90 points: @Jeff is on the money. opens nice but the finish after some exposure to. oxygen is a tad too tannic. (4916 views) | | | Tasted by redwiner on 3/28/2013 & rated 91 points: I recall it was a grand wine (like most B.O.'s), but it has been too long since I drank it to provide any notes. All I recall it that it is drinkable now, but has a reasonably long life to go. (4965 views) | | | Tasted by BlancdeBlanc on 2/23/2013 & rated 94 points: Nose: distinctive eucalyptus nose Palate: dry, tart, blueberries, cherries. I don't know how to explain it, but from the first whiff it was spectacular. I tasted it after 3 other very fine cabernets and this was the one for me. Also, a piece of history, as this is the last Bella Oaks from Heitz. (4769 views) | | | Tasted by Jeff Leve on 5/3/2012 & rated 83 points: High toned, with bright red fruit, earth and tobacco. Medium bodied with a short, tannic, tart, red cherry finish. (5667 views) | | | Tasted by tychill on 2/13/2012 & rated 90 points: Lots of leather and cherry on the nose. Cherries on the palate. Medium tannins round out the mouth. Quite smooth. (4364 views) |
| 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)Rutherford Rutherford,
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