1993 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Trailside Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (26) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  6/30/2022 - budosyu Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Bought a few years ago on auction for a song (relative to pricing now). Mild bricking but still deeply colored. Mature yet vibrant notes of dusty cherries, cedar and spice. Just wonderful. Same on the palate with a seamless integration of fruit, acid, tannin. Good finish and concentration. Just the right side of mature California fruit with Bordeaux like sensibility. No notes of eucalyptus which I know can be a feature of Heitz wines.
  
  I recently had a 1983 Leoville Las Cases, 1992 Shafer Hillside Select, 1970 Charles Krug Vintage Select, and a 2000 Cos d'Estournel. Better than all those wines for my palate preference. Really nice wine and exceeded expectations, especially given the black mark people have 1993 as a poor vintage. No underripe flavors, just really spectacular cab.

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  3/13/2022 - englishman's claret wrote:

  Meh. Still oaky, fruit warmish, a little smudged. Not a lot of Heitz character.

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  4/11/2020 - ralaspech wrote: 92 Points

  Shows some bricking. Aromas of black cherry and violets. Surprisingly vibrant on the palate, tasting of ripe berry and dark cherry with firm acidity and subtle tannins. There are some tobacco notes as well. Beautifully integrated and elegant! Lisa thought 93 points. Recently purchased directly from Heitz--undoubtedly stored under the best conditions.

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  4/6/2020 - CleverCorkage wrote:

  Still alive! Great balance, red fruited and tertiary notes of earth and leather.

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  3/21/2020 - JCGuthrie wrote:

  Out of 750, decanted about 30 minutes. Very similar experience to the last bottle (magnum) in July 2019. Just an excellent bottle of wine, really firing on all cylinders.

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