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1991 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Trailside Vineyard
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Rutherford
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Community Tasting Notes 17
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In2wines Likes this wine: 94 points
September 7, 2023 - San Sebastian, Maj 2023
From this excellent vintage this wine shines, with medium dryness, well developed fruit, it is rich and meaty, just perfect & rather youthfull, ballanced and no sign of alcohol, it had the eucalyptus nose but it was just very elegant and deep - needed 1 hour decant, -
Mrbuzz Likes this wine: 96 points
June 29, 2020 - One of my all-time wines...never disappoints, and is always a true pleasure to open one! Still quite dark and youthful in color...absolute KILLER nose of berry liqueur, leather, dusty old wine cellar, cedar, dried herbs...bayleaf, mint. Silky smooth in the mouth...juicy and perfectly balanced sweetness to dryness...blackberry, currants, plum, black cherry...framed in solid structure of dusty dry plush tannins, oak barrel spice, some tart cherry skin acidity for lift. Really drinks young...blind maybe a 10yr old...showing some subtle aged notes of walnut oil, leather, rich compost, dried herbs. Finishes long, smooth, well integrated...spice and classic Heitz herbalness...just a FANTASTIC wine, with a lot of great memories attached! RIP JT.
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Dwalker3881 wrote: 93 points
May 15, 2020 - At 29 years very impressive. Smooth and elegant. Light brown edges, but still an example of what perfect cellaring does for an old high quality Cab. Likely should be consumed in the next two to three years, but in ten it won’t be bad. Heitz is Napa before Parker, Trailside is Heitz.
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bebroxson wrote: 92 points
May 1, 2020 - This needed 2 hours of decanting to open up. It still has some life left.
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bsclemson wrote: 90 points
May 20, 2018 - Past prime by a year or two but still good. Very soft on the palate. Mud decant!!
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2011, Issue #33, Heitz Wine Cellars - Celebrating Fifty Years of Napa Valley Excellence(Cabernet Sauvignon “Trailside Vineyard”- Heitz Wine Cellars) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1991
- Type Red
- Producer Heitz Cellar
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Trailside Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Rutherford
- UPC Codes 098803010944, 098803019145, 098803019749
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 198 (72%)
- Consumed 76 (28%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
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- VarietyCabernet Sauvignon
- VineyardTrailside Vineyard
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationRutherford
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