Basic Bottling. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is nice with cassis, leather, slight cedar. Full bodied. Medium tannins. Very concentrated. On the palate, this is just hitting maturity. Cassis with some leather notes. Good energy and balance. Nice finish. A classic Napa Cab. Drink over the next ten to fifteen years. A nice match with grilled meats or just on its own.
This wine was originally released in the 1969 vintage and then not again until 2016. It appears to be more consistent since then. It is made to be a more ageable wine than their basic Napa Cab utilizing grapes from different areas in Napa. Purple in color with ruby swirls, mostly clear and bright. The nose has black cherries, slight cassis, cedar and minerality. Medium bodied. On the palate, cassis with good acidity. Some underlying smoked earth. Long finish. Drinking well now and should drink well for another ten to twelve years. Nice on its own, this will work well with roasted
Heitz Cellars is one of the more iconic wineries in Napa. While they made their name from the single bottling of Martha's Vineyard, the regular Cabernet is very nice as well. It also ages quite well. At age 13, this one is drinking quite well. Purple in color, ruby at the rim; this is bright and mostly opaque. The nose has cassis, cedar, slight sandalwood, and a bit of cherries. On the palate, there are more black cherries but the cassis is still there too. This is clean. Some level of depth. Tannins seem fully resolved but not past prime. Good finish. This probably should be con
