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The March 2023 Auction: Part 2
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Estimate: $100
Base neck, lightly scuffed label.
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"Heitz purchased 40 acres of woodlands on Howell Mountain in 2002 and subsequently planted seven of those acres. The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Linda Falls Vineyard is an impressive effort from those vines, offering smoke and vanilla-tinged cassis aromas. Concentrated and dense, this is tightly wound but not overly tannic, with a long, blueberry-accented finish. It was big news in 2018 when Memphis-based Gaylon Lawrence Jr. purchased Heitz. Continuing to make waves, Lawrence subsequently hired Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy Jr. to be CEO of his Napa wine businesses and purchased additional Napa properties, including two other Napa wineries (Burgess, Stony Hill). The latest shockwave to drop was when Heitz announced its new $1,000 tasting experience. Fortunately, I didn't have to spend subscribers' money in order to try these wines. McCoy was recently in New York City to promote his new series on CNN, and took some time out to taste through the latest releases with me. The Cabernet Sauvignons undergo a long, cool ferment (never above 70 degrees Fahrenheit) before going into oak uprights. Then the lots are tasted to determine their future Ć©levage, averaging about 25% new oak. The results are decidedly old-school Napa Cabernets, possessed of more streamlined palate shapes and classic structures than many contemporary valley-floor wines."
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"Heitz purchased 40 acres of woodlands on Howell Mountain in 2002 and subsequently planted seven of those acres. The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Linda Falls Vineyard is an impressive effort from those vines, offering smoke and vanilla-tinged cassis aromas. Concentrated and dense, this is tightly wound but not overly tannic, with a long, blueberry-accented finish. It was big news in 2018 when Memphis-based Gaylon Lawrence Jr. purchased Heitz. Continuing to make waves, Lawrence subsequently hired Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy Jr. to be CEO of his Napa wine businesses and purchased additional Napa properties, including two other Napa wineries (Burgess, Stony Hill). The latest shockwave to drop was when Heitz announced its new $1,000 tasting experience. Fortunately, I didn't have to spend subscribers' money in order to try these wines. McCoy was recently in New York City to promote his new series on CNN, and took some time out to taste through the latest releases with me. The Cabernet Sauvignons undergo a long, cool ferment (never above 70 degrees Fahrenheit) before going into oak uprights. Then the lots are tasted to determine their future Ć©levage, averaging about 25% new oak. The results are decidedly old-school Napa Cabernets, possessed of more streamlined palate shapes and classic structures than many contemporary valley-floor wines."
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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 high-elevation Napa AVA above the fog line, producing intensely concentrated, firmly structured mountain Cabernet built for long aging.
2016 in Napa Valley capped a run of drought years with a near-ideal, balanced growing season; the Cabernets are ripe, structured and classically proportioned, powerful yet balanced, with fine tannins and excellent aging potential.
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.