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The June 2022 Auction: Part 2

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Auction Ends: 6/9/2022 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #844. Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Martha`s Vineyard 1987

Description: Consists of 1 Bottle, 0.75L
Score: 96 JG.
"The 1987 Martha’s Vineyard hails back to the time when the labels stated 13.5 percent alcohol, and in this most recent vertical tasting of the wine, one did get a strong sense that this vintage and earlier were indeed just a tad less ripe than subsequent vintages. This slightly lower octane seems to allow an even stronger signature of soil to infuse the wines. The 1987 Martha’s is a great, great wine that seems to have been lost a bit in the shuffle when it was released, as it followed on the heels of the specially labeled 1985. The bouquet is deep and absolutely stunning, as it delivers a complex blend of black cherries, mint, a touch of chocolate, Rutherford dust, pretty mineral tones and an exotic topnote of allspice. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and very pure and transparent, with a seamless attack, a sappy core, and great length and grip on the tangy and perfectly poised finish. A great vintage of Martha’s that is a bit undeservedly overlooked in the pantheon of Martha’s Vineyard bottlings." John Gilman, View From the Cellar, May/Jun 2011, Issue #33
Notes: Base neck, very lightly wrinkled capsule, nicked and wine stained label.
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Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $225

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