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Red Wine: 1989 | Heitz Wine Cellar | Trailside Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
Wonderful Martha's. Chocolate-covered cherry with mint character, well focused, not the depth or extra dimensions of a great year, but quite complete on its own terms.
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Producer: Heitz Wine Cellar
Ratings: WSÂ | 90
Vintage:Â 1989
Size:Â 750ml
ABV:Â 13.5%
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Country/Region: United States, California
Detailed Description
Wonderful Martha's. Chocolate-covered cherry with mint character, well focused, not the depth or extra dimensions of a great year, but quite complete on its own terms.
Reviews:
- Wine Spectator: Wonderful Martha's. Chocolate-covered cherry with mint character, well focused; not the depth or extra dimensions of a great year, but quite complete on its own terms.--1989 California Cabernet retrospective. Drink now through 2005. 5,281 cases made.
Producer InformationHeitz Wine Cellar is an iconic Napa Valley wine producer located just south of St Helena. It is most famous for its single vineyard wines made of Cabernet Sauvignon, and in particular the Martha's Vineyard wine, which is one of Napa's "Cult Cabernet" labels. The estate was founded by Joe Heitz in 1961. Heitz had been a professor in the enology department of California State University in Fresno, and had previously assisted the legendary pioneering California winemaker André Tchelistcheff at Beaulieu Vineyards. Wanting to begin his own project, Heitz bought eight acres (3.4 hectares) of vineyards that were mostly planted with the Italian Grignolino grape. Heitz Cellars continues to make a wine from this variety today. As with many Napa producers, Heitz's success has been associated with its flagship Cabernet Sauvignon wines. Heitz is the exclusive lease holder of the 35 acre (14 hectare) Martha's Vineyard in the Oakville AVA and has used its fruit to produce vineyard-designated varietal Cabernet Sauvignon wines from the 1966 vintage. The estate runs vineyards across the wider Napa Valley area, with sites in Oakville, Rutherford, St Helena, Howell Mountain, Oak Knoll District, and Calistoga. Until recently, Heitz generally shied away from using Napa's sub-AVA titles, choosing instead to use the more generic Napa Valley AVA along with the vineyard name. The style of Heitz's Cabernet Sauvignon wines has remained consistent over the years. The winery uses French oak over American, and fruit is harvested slightly earlier than much of the rest of the region, giving a wine that is slightly higher in acidity than most. Heitz makes a range of other wines from Cabernet Sauvignon, as well as from other classic Napa varieties like Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Zinfandel. Heitz was bought by Arkansas-based billionaire Gaylon Lawrence in 2018 and is now part of the Lawrence Family group of holdings which spans interests in agriculture and farming, banking and commercial real estate.
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