2005 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (75) Avg Score: 93.0 points

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  5/6/2024 - Philip67 wrote: 88 Points

  Tastes quite alcoholic but the alcohol is only 14.5%. Tastes a little disjointed, as if the alcohol is not integrated. Beyond the alcohol there is a great concentration of blackcurrant fruit. There is also pleasant notable vanilla wood with some cedar notes. Long hot alcoholic finish, fairly straightforward. Presents as still young but I doubt this will ever resolve into a good wine.

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  1/23/2024 - spendergast Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Decanted 1.5 hrs. Notes of dark fruit: plum, black raspberry, with notes of damp earth and cedar. Tannins are well integrated with long finish.

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  12/23/2023 - M.Leblanc Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Still a young wine. Carafe have been necessary. Mouthful of eucalyptus, anise, then currant and plums. In a good spot but this as many years in bank.

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  11/23/2023 - johnandlindsay wrote:

  Special Thanksgiving wine. Special year. Broke my body then my heart.

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  10/1/2023 - Mortgage92 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  The drink window shown for this wine is way to long. In fact on my bottle, which has bee properly sored in a controlled cellar, I noticed that the flavors were getting a little soft (light). I would drink this wine now or in the next 2 years...ok, maybe 3, but I would not go much longer unless you prefer a very light wine. In general, I expect about 20 years from California cab grapes - can anyone document a longer drink window? I could go on about flavors and tannins, but the other notes cover this well.

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