Heitz Cellar, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 1968

Heitz Cellar, owned by the Lawrence Group, makes three vineyard-designated Cabernet Sauvignons, each 100% Cabernet and long-aged in oak. Martha's Vineyard, a 34-acre Oakville bench site bottled since 1966, grows its own "Martha's clone" with small, purple berries and is known for mint, bay leaf, dark berry and chocolate; it spends about four years in oak, three in new Limousin barrels. Trailside, 85 acres in Rutherford, is fermented block by block and kept four years in oak, three in new barrels. Linda Falls, seven acres on Howell Mountain at about 1,500 feet, gets three years in oak. Heitz also makes Grignolino, as a varietal wine and a dry rosé.

Region

Napa Valley (Oakville, Rutherford, Howell Mountain), California

Owner

Lawrence Group

Vineyards

Martha's Vineyard (34 acres, Oakville); Trailside (85 acres, Rutherford); Linda Falls (7 acres, Howell Mountain)

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon; also Grignolino, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel

Wines

Martha's Vineyard, Trailside Vineyard and Linda Falls Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon; Lot C-91

Style

Martha's Vineyard: mint, bay leaf, dark berry, chocolate; a year in neutral oak tanks, then three years in new French Limousin barrels

Website

https://heitzcellar.com

Sources: heitzcellar.com, Wikipedia