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Heitz Cellar Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1985
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Conrad Green 
From mag. Dark plum and deep black cherry. Dried herbs and a bloody intensity. Something a touch off in the nose… A hint of tca? If so, very minor and not getting wise with time. Some Green notes. Pure but and intense and complex but there is that slight flaw with the nose.
From mag. Dark plum and deep black cherry. Dried herbs and a bloody intensity. Something a touch off in the nose… A hint of tca? If so, very minor and not getting wise with time. Some Green notes. Pure but and intense and complex but there is that slight flaw with the nose.
9.2
Ira Schwartz
Finally lost my Heitz MV virginity. One word, wow. The mint-eucalyptus was there on the nose. A very powerful wine that smelled powerful and tasted powerful. Besides the mint , hints of earth & cigar notes but clearly in the background. I was having a hard time trying to grasp how youthful and balanced the wine was on the palate. I found the fruit was on the darker side with lingering tannins. I left this in the decanter for three days. The nose really never diminished, the palate grudgingly. If I had to nitpick I felt it was lacking some of the complexity that I would have expected at this stage.
Finally lost my Heitz MV virginity. One word, wow. The mint-eucalyptus was there on the nose. A very powerful wine that smelled powerful and tasted powerful. Besides the mint , hints of earth & cigar notes but clearly in the background. I was having a hard time trying to grasp how youthful and balanced the wine was on the palate. I found the fruit was on the darker side with lingering tannins. I left this in the decanter for three days. The nose really never diminished, the palate grudgingly. If I had to nitpick I felt it was lacking some of the complexity that I would have expected at this stage.
9.5Conrad Green
Very complete and plummy. Spearmint and a fennel seed and white pepper palate. Fresh still. Very good.
Very complete and plummy. Spearmint and a fennel seed and white pepper palate. Fresh still. Very good.
9.3Greg Koslosky
A little tainted (mustiness) keeps it from being a great bottle.
A little tainted (mustiness) keeps it from being a great bottle.
9.1
Mike R
Omg good and you @Martin G Rivard are amazing in planning and pairing these amazing old napa historical wines
Omg good and you @Martin G Rivard are amazing in planning and pairing these amazing old napa historical wines
9.5
James Parker Huston, CWE
Sommelier Charlie Palmer
Number 2 wine of the night. Amazing fruit and complexity. Classic menthol with a minute long finish.
Number 2 wine of the night. Amazing fruit and complexity. Classic menthol with a minute long finish.
9.7Greg Koslosky
I have had this wine a few times this bottle has cassis menthol minerals with some tca from barrel funk but has the raw material that this adds to the complexity . A serious bottle that will live for years to come .
I have had this wine a few times this bottle has cassis menthol minerals with some tca from barrel funk but has the raw material that this adds to the complexity . A serious bottle that will live for years to come .
9.3
Sarah Stierch
Food & Wine Editor Sonoma Valley Sun
Corked...despite keeping it in proper temps for almost 20 years.
Corked...despite keeping it in proper temps for almost 20 years.
6.1Chris Blanken
Holy birth year wine! Still tons of fruit for 29 years old....
Holy birth year wine! Still tons of fruit for 29 years old....
9.3James Parker Huston, CWE
Sommelier Charlie Palmer
Stay classy. Still phenomenal.
Stay classy. Still phenomenal.
9.9
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