Community Tasting Notes 12

• Cailles wrote: 92 points

  May 5, 2024 - 9x Heitz Martha‘s Vineyard (60s/70s/80s): Tasting these wines from three decades underscores the vineyard's ability to produce long-lived, high-quality wines with remarkable consistency, perhaps unmatched in Napa Valley during those years. While there is a clear line through the decades the tasting showcased the many faces these wines have, as some were still vibrant and young while others were on an absolut peak. The 1978 vintage was the winner, earning a perfect 100pts for its mature complexity, including malt and coffee nuances, a lively fruit core, and formidable structure. The 1969 and 1975 vintages were not far behind (both at 97pts).
  
  TN: This wine starts with a vibrant nose of dark berries, smoke, tobacco, and truffle, offering a hint of intriguing sweetness. Initially, the palate seems underwhelming, lacking the robust structure expected, with faint notes of fruit, smoke, and ash. Initially rated lower, it developed more body and nuance after an hour, revealing fine red berries with a Pinot-esque delicacy. Despite this improvement, it remained the least impressive in the lineup, lacking the characteristic fruit core, minty freshness, and structured depth typical of a great Martha's.
  
  Decanter: A short decant should do the job.

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• englishman's claret wrote:

  December 3, 2023 - Drunk at the end of the night, this was dismissed by others as quite light after the '68, '69, and '74 and it was, but I really liked it. I appreciated its equilibrium and the fine details - redcurrant, eucalyptus, and an appealing warm earth and old leather element. I wouldn't mind encountering this again. 94ish.

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• RockinCabs wrote: 95 points

  December 2, 2023 - California Wine Weekend; 12/1/2023-12/3/2023 (Mos Eisley Cantina & Waterhouse Restaurant): Nose: Demure black fruit, eucalyptus, lacy and perfumed. Gentle red berry and cedar notes. Palate: A bit on the red raspberry and currant end of the fruit spectrum, and has a zippy acidity about it. Classic Martha's eucalyptus, cedar and cocoa pull the palate together. Finish: Elegant and seamless in the closing portion of the wine.
  
  In the context of the 68, 69 and 74 this is a step behind, but it is very pretty and has an elegance about it that is not in the more intense vintages.

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• tmiller wrote: 98 points

  January 4, 2023 - drank side by side with MV 68 and 69. very good 98P

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• aquacongas Likes this wine: 98 points

  November 19, 2022 - blind, together with 67, 68 and 69
  Similar to the perfect 68, maybe a hint less filigree and less elegant. At his peak. Only 12% alc. 98

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1967
• Type Red
• Producer Heitz Cellar
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Martha's Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Oakville
• UPC Code 098803010807

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• Pending Delivery 1 (1%)
• In Cellars 78 (64%)
• Consumed 43 (35%)

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