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The September 2014 Internet-Only Auction Part 1
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Lot 125
Estimate: $35
Top shoulder, nicked and lightly scuffed label.
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92JG
"David Heitz graciously opened up a bottle of the 1976 Fay Vineyard during my most recent visit to the winery, as this was the one vintage I had not tasted of this bottling from the brief era when it was produced at Heitz Cellars. As David noted, the drought conditions in 1976 were very, very difficult for the vines, and this vintage was probably one of the worst of this fantastic decade for Napa cabernet. Nevertheless, the 1976 Fay bottling is really lovely, as it offers up a complex and fully mature bouquet of cherries, quince, chipotle peppers, cigar smoke, lovely spice tones, a nice base of soil, orange peel and Asian spices in the upper register. On the palate the wine is deep, fullish, suave and à point, with lovely focus and complexity and a long, mature finish that still sports excellent grip and balance. Classy juice."
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"David Heitz graciously opened up a bottle of the 1976 Fay Vineyard during my most recent visit to the winery, as this was the one vintage I had not tasted of this bottling from the brief era when it was produced at Heitz Cellars. As David noted, the drought conditions in 1976 were very, very difficult for the vines, and this vintage was probably one of the worst of this fantastic decade for Napa cabernet. Nevertheless, the 1976 Fay bottling is really lovely, as it offers up a complex and fully mature bouquet of cherries, quince, chipotle peppers, cigar smoke, lovely spice tones, a nice base of soil, orange peel and Asian spices in the upper register. On the palate the wine is deep, fullish, suave and à point, with lovely focus and complexity and a long, mature finish that still sports excellent grip and balance. Classy juice."
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