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  • Country ranking ?

    253
  • Producer ranking ?

    17
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    Pan Roasted Duck Breast with Cherry and White Peppercorn Sauce

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The Story

Martha's Vineyard Cabenet Sauvignon 
The distinguished legacy of Heitz Wine Cellars spans nearly half a century.

Founders Joe and Alice Heitz embarked on their illustrious journey in 1961 when there were fewer than a dozen wineries scattered across the Napa Valley. With the purchase of their first 8-acre vineyard just south of St. Helena, Joe’s years of intense study and experience quickly translated into a reputation for bold and brillian...

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Wine Information

Tasting Notes: A great success in a challenging year, this wine is a true testament to the vitality of Martha’s Vineyard itself. A very inviting wine with rich aromas of boysenberry, cassis and mint all tightly woven around a sweet core. On the palate this Cabernet is firm with rich, savory notes of cigar box and chocolate, culminating in a silky finish. A compelling and flavorful wine.

As always, this release will reward patient cellaring....

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Tasting note

color

Deep, Ruby red and Dark

ending

Long, Flavorful and Lingering

flavors

Blackcurrant, Vegetal, Mint, Voluptuous, Earthy and Herbs

nose

Youthful, Complex, Ripe and Refined

taste

Average in Acidity, High tannin, Balanced, Concentrated, Well-Integrated, Youthful, Full-bodied, Firm, Focused, Rich and Drying tannins

Verdict

Full-bodied and Fine

Written Notes

Violets and blue fruits. Thai mint and basil. Full-bodied, very tight and long. Tangy and beautiful. Tight and fresh acidity. Beautiful and so drinkable. From organic grapes. Drink now or hold.

  • 95p

Not surprisingly, the 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard is the least expressive of these wines. At the same time, so much of its appeal is in its tightly-coiled energy and tension. Cherry pit, smoke, blood orange, mint and spice open up with time in the glass, but the 2010 is clearly built for cellaring. The wine's brightness and focus are compelling, but the 2010 needs time.

  • 96p

Heitz Martha's Vineyard 2010 / With all the grace and power of a dancer, the 2010 Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet is something to behold.

This wine is so inviting with rich aromas of boysenberry, cassis and that classic Martha’s mint, all tightly woven around a sweet core. On the palate rich, savory notes of French oak and hints of cigar box mingle with well-integrated tannins, culminating in a silky finish. Focused and precise, this is a classically proportioned Cabernet Sauvignon.

This is a wine so impressively structured that a great deal of its appeal lies in anticipating its potential. This is one Cabernet you’ll want to check in on for years to come.

Good looking normal size bottle. Colour is ruby red, and looking dark and deep. On the nose it is intense, youthful, complex, ripe, rich and refined. The taste is rich, focused, perfumed, toasty, firm, refined, with high tannin ., with silky tannins, drying tannins, and average in acidity, full-bodied, with concentrated, balanced, complex, well-structured, well-integrated structure and youthful. On the palate it is layered and has blackcurrant, cassis, mint, earthy, herbs, perfumed, violet and vegetal flavours. The finish is long, lingering, flavorful, spicy and vibrant. This wine is beauty, fine and too oxidised for unbiased valuation. Perfectly stored bottles are still very worthy and will last well for another 20-30 years and decant at least over 4h before tasting.
- (Tasting note created by Tb's AI)
  • 94p
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Information

Origin

St. Helena, Napa Valley

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Value For Money

Very good

Investment potential

Below Average

Fake factory

None

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Inside Information

The magnificent story of Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon began in 1965 and continues unfolding today. The historic handshake deal between the Heitz family and the May family, who own Martha’s Vineyard, made Cabernet Sauvignon history! The cherished relationship between the families now spans three generations.

In 1966, Joe Heitz produced a wine so distinctive and stunning that the two families boldly added the name of the vineyard to the label, introducing Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet as the first vineyard-designated wine in the Napa Valley. See Martha’s Vineyard for detailed history.

“Showcasing the authentic varietal character of this incomparable Cabernet is an important part of the legacy. Martha’s Vineyard has become the most well known Cabernet around the world for its unique mintiness, its rich layers of complexity and its remarkable overall balance.” Kathleen Heitz Myers, President

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