Heitz Martha`s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1987

Heitz Cellar Martha`s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1987 is a full-bodied single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon from the esteemed Heitz Cellar in Oakville, Napa. One of three single-vineyard Cabernets crafted by Heitz, Martha`s Vineyard was the first ever vineyard-designated Cabernet Sauvignon from the Napa Valley, its first vintage being produced in 1966. "The 1987 Martha’s is a great, great wine... 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, 2011