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The March 2020 Auction: Part 4
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Estimate: $80
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"The very first vintage of the Trailside Vineyard bottling at Heitz Wine Cellars is now fully mature and drinking very well, but it does not seem to show quite the same thread of personality that runs through all of the other vintages that I tasted of this bottling. The nose on the ’89 Trailside is decidedly more black fruity than most vintages of this wine, as it offers up a very complex and maturing mélange of black cherries, leather, an exotic touch of meatiness, lovely soil tones, a bit of petroleum jelly, hints of eucalyptus, a streak of tariness and cedar. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and quite broad-shouldered, with a rock solid core of fruit, still a fair bit of tannin and excellent length and grip on the complex and chewy finish. This is a very good bottle of cabernet, but subsequent vintages of the Trailside have perhaps just a touch more class."
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"The very first vintage of the Trailside Vineyard bottling at Heitz Wine Cellars is now fully mature and drinking very well, but it does not seem to show quite the same thread of personality that runs through all of the other vintages that I tasted of this bottling. The nose on the ’89 Trailside is decidedly more black fruity than most vintages of this wine, as it offers up a very complex and maturing mélange of black cherries, leather, an exotic touch of meatiness, lovely soil tones, a bit of petroleum jelly, hints of eucalyptus, a streak of tariness and cedar. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and quite broad-shouldered, with a rock solid core of fruit, still a fair bit of tannin and excellent length and grip on the complex and chewy finish. This is a very good bottle of cabernet, but subsequent vintages of the Trailside have perhaps just a touch more class."
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The fourth-largest wine producer in the world, led by California. American fine wine is defined by ripe, expressive fruit and a spirit of innovation, with Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon among the most sought-after wines globally.
California's most prestigious wine region, celebrated worldwide for opulent, structured Cabernet Sauvignon. Diverse soils and mountain-to-valley-floor sites yield wines of remarkable ripeness, power and longevity.
A benchmark Napa AVA known for structured Cabernet with a signature 'Rutherford dust' - a fine, dusty tannin - and classic cassis fruit.
The world's most planted premium red grape, yielding deeply colored, tannic and structured wines with cassis, cedar and graphite notes. Firm tannins and acidity make it exceptionally age-worthy, whether as a varietal or the backbone of a Bordeaux blend.