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Manage Subscriptions1985 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Bella Oaks
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Rutherford
Community Tasting Notes 23
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MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
December 15, 2021 - This is a lovely wine and at least for my taste right in the perfect spot. There's definitely age here and the secondary notes are there but I still get some fruit and of course the more herbal style that I associate with Heitz. Drinking quite well. Some good heft at the beginning but it also settles into itself.
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Flyfishguy wrote: 86 points
April 22, 2018 - Herb vegetal nose with hints of dark chocolate. Deep red color. Still decent fruit on palate but fades quickly. Drink now!
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grantsky wrote: flawed
March 31, 2018 - Unfortunately it was corked
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MarkWhite Likes this wine: 92 points
April 14, 2017 - A smooth yet edgy vintage from this highly variable vineyard. Supple and mild aromas of dark cherries, chocolate, spices and a hint of leather. On the palate, it is silky and remarkable structured at this point displaying dark berry, leather and earthy flavors. The finish is relatively long and fantastic with elements of the farm factoring in the flavor, likely a brutish old world wine. A nice surprise at this age, I would drink now.
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acyso wrote: flawed
October 24, 2016 - The Rotating Dinners, I.6: Napa (Chicago, IL): Corked.
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By Anna Lee C. Iijima
Bella Oaks Retrospective, 5/18/2023 (link)(Heitz Cellar, Bella Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Rutherford, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2021, Issue #93, The 1984 and 1985 Vintages Of California Cabernet Sauvignon(Heitz Wine Cellars “Bella Oaks Vineyard” Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2011, Issue #33, Heitz Wine Cellars - Celebrating Fifty Years of Napa Valley Excellence(Cabernet Sauvignon “Bella Oaks Vineyard”- Heitz Wine Cellars) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1985
- Type Red
- Producer Heitz Cellar
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Bella Oaks
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Rutherford
- UPC Code 098803011002
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
- In Cellars 246 (68%)
- Consumed 113 (31%)
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- CountryUSA
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- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationRutherford
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