We taste the 2013 Martha’s Vineyard last. In contrast to the first wine, the Linda Falls has soft tannins. The wine educator calls this wine, “the new girl in class.” On the palate, this wine tastes like candied red cherry, with no hint of the earth that we had originally smelled. This vintage is just the second time this wine has been produced. On second sniff, it showed some additional aromas of earth and mushrooms. The 2014 Linda Falls Vineyard smelled like candied cherries, with just a bit of green pepper. Wine Cutie and I agree that this cabernet has grippy tannins. The wine is fruit forward, balanced, with a long finish. On the palate, the black fruit continues. On the nose, we smell green and black pepper with black fruit.
We are tasting three cabernet sauvignons, a 2013 Trailside Vineyard from Rutherford, a 2014 Linda Falls Vineyard from Howell Mountain and a 2013 Martha’s Vineyard from Oakville.Įxcited that we can compare each vineyard from a different Napa AVA, we dig in with the first cab, the 2013 Trailside Vineyard. Heitz, the original owner, prided himself on his winemaking style. They were the first winery in Napa Valley to produce a one hundred percent cabernet sauvignon from a single vineyard, Martha’s Vineyard. Heitz is one of the reasons we have single varietal wine sourced from a single vineyard. Heck yeah!īefore pouring the cabernet sauvignon, the wine educator briefly delves into the history of Heitz. The wine educator comes over and asks how we’re doing and if we’re ready for the next portion of our tasting, the infamous king, cabernet sauvignon. We’re kicking ourselves from not walking out with a bottle or three! On the palate, it was fruit forward with a long finish. The aroma was citrus, pear and grapefruit. He doesn’t normally gush over sauvignon blanc, but he was in awe of the complexity of this wine. Wine Cutie had the 2018 sauvignon blanc, also estate from Howell Mountain. It had that sour, mouth puckering, best experience ever! It truly brought me back to my childhood. The wine educator had the best description for this wine ever, it was like he was reading my mind, watermelon jolly rancher. Grignolino is an Italian grape that has been produced by Heitz since 1961. The grignolino rosé is from Howell Mountain. We chose to sit inside as this Wine Cutie was in the middle of a post-lunch food coma and required air conditioning!Īs we take our seats, we taste the first wines. The patio was in the shade and there was a large water display that reminded me of a well. He says, go ahead and take a seat wherever we’d like. We look at each other and know that we need to try that rosé. However, the wine educator informs us that Heitz’s rosé is made from grignolino. We’re having a rare, no-rosé-all-day, and we briefly consider keeping the trend going. We’re asked if we’d like to start with chardonnay, sauvignon blanc or rosé. The host arrives back and escorts us inside to the bar where we meet our wine educator. So far this experience feels very exclusive, everyone is treated like a VIP. The host excuses himself as he takes the couple into the tasting room.
Walking towards the tasting room, we reach the host stand and another couple are checking in. The stone and font of the sign reminded me of a sign from a fairy tale. During that turn, you cross over the Napa Valley Wine Train tracks, which is when I first saw the Heitz Cellar sign. Sattui and if you don’t have your map app at hand, you may in fact miss the turn onto their driveway. Though they are a very well known winery, I feel like they are also one of Napa’s best kept secrets. One thing about Heitz that I found intriguing was the feeling of exclusivity I felt while tasting there. Wine Cutie sent me Heitz’s website before we made our reservation, what I loved about their “Visit” page was that their tasting hosts are called “wine educators.” After visiting Heitz, I can confirm that their associates are extremely well versed in all of their wines. Every time we drive through I always smile at our hilarious Wine Train adventure… but that’s an adventure for another day. Wine Cutie and I disembarked the Napa Valley Wine Train on Thanksgiving in 2017 and adventured into Ana’s Cantina for a drink and to wait for our rideshare. Helena holds a special place in my heart. Helena’s downtown, located on Highway 29 or St. It was founded in 1961 and was still owned by the Heitz family until 2018. Wine Cutie’s “to visit” list for quite some time. Heitz Cellar, as a Judgement of Paris winery, has been on Mr.
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