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Auction Ends: 3/1/2018 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #381. Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard 1968

Description: Consists of 8 Bottles, 0.75L
Score: 96 JG.
"The 1968 vintage was the first truly legendary Martha’s Vineyard bottling and its reputation has been stellar since the wine was first released in 1973. At age forty-three, the wine remains absolutely at its zenith and is drinking stunningly well. The bouquet is deep, wide open and brilliant, as it soars from the glass in a mélange of red and black cherries, a touch of chocolate, a beautiful signature note of fresh mint, woodsmoke, Rutherford dust, a touch of petroleum jelly, red curry and a topnote of orange zest. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, very pure and absolutely à point, with a sappy core of fruit, a beautiful base of soil, great focus, bright, tangy acids and flawless balance on the very, very long and utterly seamless finish. This is a legendary vintage of Martha’s Vineyard that remains at its absolute apogee." The View from the Cellar, Heitz Wine Cellars 6/2011
Notes: 1 Neck, 1 base neck, 1 very top shoulder, 4 top shoulder, 1 high shoulder, lightly corroded, lightly bin soiled capsules, 1 slightly recessed cork, 4 lightly damp stained, 4 damp stained, bin soiled, 1 nicked labels, #0873, 0874, 6383, 6384, 6390, 6388, 7881, 7882.
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Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $6,000

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