2012 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon
Community Tasting Note
WyattTheSomm Likes this wine:
Thursday, February 1, 2024 - I very much agree with “Somm David T” notes below…. I’m glad I have older Bottles as the family sold out and I worry about the quality in newer vintages. (I feel like we lost a part of history)
Sight: No sediment in the bottle, beautiful medium ruby color, light staining on the glass.
Nose: I love this style and right away the bouquet in the glass tells you what to expect! I saw someone say Barolo like and I can’t say I disagree with that because the dried cherry note is so pure just lush darker cherries and it’s heavenly. It’s floral I find some leather notes and peppercorns black and green. You can smell where this was grown and this has complex aromas of darker/red fruits and secondary notes that keep me coming back for another sniff!
Palate: I drank with people who had never had Heitz before and they where like… this is Cab!? The palate is not this big and extracted wine like what you would normally expect from Napa; I told them it’s pure, with length and depth. This wine makes up for all the boldness with finesse it’s remarkably smooth (@14.5%) just almost Merlot like how it rolls across the palate but still has a great body just no excessive grape/barrel tannin pulling on the sides of your mouth. The dark cherries, plums, spices, and secondary notes are concentrated and make for a wonderful wine in its development. Some wines can smell or taste old and this wine is so fresh and so alive.
Overall: I’m gonna miss these older Heitz, feeling like I’m drinking history now…. Sometimes you don’t want the bold extracted Cab and you just want something that shows you what Cabernet really is without the make-up. That is what Heitz has always been to me and is gonna give you unapologetic natural Cabernet and it’s refreshing in a sea of fruit/oak bombs every time I open a bottle. Cheers!
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Report Issue (729 views)
