WTN: Life is a Cabernet - 2010 Heitz Napa

[David M. Bueker]

• 2010 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon - USA, California, Napa Valley (4/7/2024)
  Not sure how I managed to do this…again. Opening a bottle on the anniversary of the last time I opened the same wine. The bottle on Friday was just thrown off 1 day due to leap year. This one hit the mark, exactly six years to the day from the prior bottle. I swear I don’t check.
  
  Anyway, this is approaching maturity. There is still plenty of dark berry and cassis fruit, but also an earthy/smoky overtone that is developing on the nose. Tannins are softening, such that another 3-5 years might have this in a prime drinking window. That said it’s not so bad tonight, and I may not be able to wait until April 7, 2030.