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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.9 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 37 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by bryon m on 3/17/2024 & rated 90 points: Color and body were in check. Nice drink, straight forward nothing too interesting but pleasant. (1421 views) | | | Tasted by Noremedy21 on 2/28/2024 & rated 92 points: Round 2. Much better than the previous bottle consumed late last year. A return to what I expect, suggesting the previous bottle perhaps wasn't perfect (or I didn't give it enough time!).
Much better mouthfeel, composed black fruit and red fruit palate. Small amount of oak coming through via notes of vanilla. Medium finish.
I would be a buyer again at Costco pricing // $40-50, but above that, I think I would rather put my dollars elsewhere. (1471 views) | | | Tasted by Stanrocks on 2/14/2024 & rated 92 points: 92/94
Wine Paris Fair, with more Napa cab Culture than last year... well MW Studies oblige :) need to taste all those cabs more and more !!! what a shame 😏 !
It's really a favorite of mine, with still the austerity from last year, but more opened and less tannic, with still that fresh feel, contained refinement ! It's Bordeaux es que in its best possible way !
Not overly long, but who cares as the wine is pure joy and balanced oak mixed with perfectly integrated acidity !
Really a stunning wine, with both potential (95/6) and accessibility ! Ill buy some ! and maybe Martha's if I can afford that b.... h (1569 views) | | | Tasted by rajivm on 2/10/2024 & rated 90 points: Bright, smooth, enjoyable, but not a lot of depth (1565 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 2/2/2024: Juicy bright fruit. (1978 views) | | | Tasted by Mattsam on 1/29/2024: Needs to sit open for about an hour. Tart at the beginning (1217 views) | | | Tasted by BobMilton on 1/20/2024 & rated 92 points: Very Nice Napa cab. Good dark fruit. (1093 views) | | | Tasted by Starnes on 1/13/2024 & rated 93 points: A smooth, medium dark fruit cab. Very nice stand alone or with food. Reorder. (1097 views) | | | Tasted by Janda_42 on 1/11/2024 & rated 92 points: Eye: Opaque black-red center to a medium ruby rim.
Nose: Tremendously fruit forward. Plum, cherry, strawberry. A touch of cigar box. Mildly vinous.
Palate: Surprisingly gentle tannins. Nice bright acidity. The flavor profile is similar to the nose, with a greater amount of tobacco and cassis.
Finish: Medium length. Plum sauce, tobacco, mint.
Overall: A very enjoyable California classic. (992 views) | | | Tasted by Islamabadbadbad on 1/1/2024 & rated 94 points: Really enjoyed this wine, I was worried that despite the reputation as a more “classic” Napa producer, that the wine would be too jammy for my palate, but this was not the case. Though the fruit was forward, it was quite vibrant and fresh, and the wine was well balanced over all. Best after 2 hours decant. Nose of red cherry, vanilla, dill, blackberry jam. Palate with medium plus plus acidity, moderate well integrated tannins, medium bodied, long finish, mild EtOH. Tempted to buy more and hold, and interested in sampling their first tier wines for comparison. (1066 views) | | | Tasted by pvewino on 12/30/2023 flawed bottle: Two of two bottles from Costco were corked. Both wines had their corks completely saturated with the wine. Beware of this and don’t buy it from Costco. (842 views) | | | Tasted by MuddyBear on 12/27/2023 & rated 84 points: PNP. Bought at local ABC store on Oahu. Overpaid at $89. Idk if it needs a decant or more time in bottle. It’s very tight but the fruit isn’t really pronounced. All black fruit. Earthy but not really complex. Unbalanced towards acidity at this point. Not great (820 views) | | | Tasted by Vinnut on 11/19/2023 & rated 92 points: Deep dark reddish-purple in color. Full, forward, & fragrant aromas of ripe fruit aromas of dark cherries, blackberries & cassis with lovely overtones of dusty/earthy & floral notes, mint, cocoa, spices, minerals & a hint of oak/vanilla in the background. Full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with cocoa, spices, minerals & a hint of vanilla/oak. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present with decanting & extended airing but should develop further with additional aging. (1467 views) | | | Tasted by Renzloh on 10/20/2023 & rated 88 points: Enjoyed this very much at a tasting some months ago and picked up a couple of bottles. This bottle was a little tart and frankly, underwhelming. Perhaps our tastebuds were off or the bottle was. (1605 views) | | | Tasted by MBurka on 9/6/2023 & rated 91 points: A nice wine. It’s certainly too young to be opened now. The quality is there. It opens sharp, and there’s more on the nose than on the palate early. After some time in the decanter, it opens up, but several more years in the bottles will definitely improve it. Red fruits shine through, with a spine of graphite and a touch of spice on the finish. The tannins are tight but smooth, showing lots of acidity, with an very linear finish. I think best after 2025, and should age through to 2040 with no problem. Potential for 94+ points at its best. (1716 views) | | | Tasted by Noremedy21 on 7/13/2023 & rated 90 points: Honestly, slightly underwhelmed. It was quite thin and lacked the richer mouthfeel that I enjoy. Relative to the bottle I had 9 months ago which I would give a 92/93 this is probably a 90. Albeit I can't recall the vintage from 9 months ago.
I didn't get much black fruit at all, it was almost entirely red to my palate. Cherry, raspberry for sure, with an almost violet like aroma. Clear pepper and mint, and a small amount of oak coming through via notes of vanilla and tobacco. Relatively short finish.
Will hold the other bottle for a 3-5 years to see how it develops. (1870 views) | | | Tasted by Joshvoulters on 5/11/2023 & rated 93 points: Oakville AVA tasting (67 Pall Mall): Big fan of Heitz, and quite a distinctive style in a room full of Oakville producers. Saturated red fruit profile: some cherry, raspberry, mint, green pepper and licquorice. Fresh acidity, a medium/full body, smooth tannins. The length on the finish isn't anything to write home about but you feel this has good potential to fill out and develop complexity with age. (2586 views) | | | Tasted by Mbullmer on 4/24/2023 & rated 92 points: Beautiful beautiful wine. 1.5 hour decant. Subtle black fruit, earthy tones. Palate had great acidity for a cab with beautiful tannin structure. (1682 views) | | | Tasted by Winedog1 on 4/10/2023 & rated 93 points: Solid Napa Cabernet Sauvignon with lots of depth. (1543 views) | | | Tasted by Stanrocks on 2/13/2023 & rated 91 points: Wine Paris
91/93 maybe higher ...
Long time I wanted to have a taste of those, it did not disappoint although to me it is quite difficult to be fair with such big wines, they are so young and bold !
Deep Purple, dark profound wine, with ripe black berry and the touch of herbaceous pepper we expect, it is loaded with black forrest fruits and some strong oak flavors, but does not feel unbalanced or overwhelming per say.
Palate is bold, big and full bodied with high acidity and concentrated fruit flavors of forrest fruits, blackberry and bramble. It is super fresh altogether and the sweet feel makes it quite easy to taste and even drink.
it is by far the best cabernet bland tasted at the fair along with way more expensive wines I did not even rated as they were boringly boring ... (1621 views) | | | Tasted by Clogston on 2/3/2023 & rated 91 points: Did a blind tasting with 2019 Duckhorn, 2018 Heitz and 2018 Jordan and Duckhorn was the consensus favorite. (1520 views) | | | Tasted by Adamsd15 on 1/29/2023: Very smooth-like it a lot (990 views) | | | Tasted by Cuellar's Cellar on 10/21/2022 & rated 93 points: Killer 2018 vintage. opens up nicely. Nice fruit, color, aromas....you name it. This has it all!! Cheers (1931 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| 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)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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