This patient approach allows for the integration of tannin, alcohol, acidity, and fruit. A clear differentiation between the Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and the Lot C-91 is the presence of savory elements such as sage, rosemany, cured meats, and black pepper. The soft expression of red and black fruits are a result of harvesting earlier while the fruit is still fresh and vibrant and having patience as the wine undergoes one of the longest aging regimens in the region. The Palate of the 2016 Lot C-91 Cuvee exhibits the density and length that only the truly great wines of the world are capable of. We are honored to resurrect this Cuvee, 47 years later, in honor of Joe Heitz.
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Lot C-91 is the culmination of 50 years of tireless effort, trial and error, and the continual desire to make a most unique expression of the heralded vineyards of Heitz Cellar. Joe envisioned the Lot C-91 as a more significant step up in the pedigree from the Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, with a higher quality of fruit sourcing, coming exclusively from the sought-after Single-Vineyards of Heitz Cellar.
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Stay on top of important wine stories with Wine Spectator's free Breaking News Alerts.The origin of Lot C-91 began in the fall of 1969 when Joe Heitz created this one-off Cuvee, which was very typical in those days, as a more premium version of his already iconic Napa Valley Cabernet Saugivnon botling. "Hopefully is the first of many," he said. We're looking at a long-term family involvement."īoyd explained that the Lawrence family had been looking to get involved in the wine business for some time. Boyd said that the goal is not to change, increase production or grow the business. Gaylon Lawrence's daughter Westin lives in Napa and will become involved in the business. "We are looking forward to making more vintages of Heitz Martha’s in the future and have no plans to change our goal of producing the highest quality organic Cabernet Sauvignon grapes possible."īoyd added that the fact this is a family-to-family transaction will make it easier to keep the original focus in place.
"The May family is excited about working with the Lawrence family," Laura May Everett, whose family owns Martha's Vineyard, told Wine Spectator. "There are no plans to make stylistic changes." They hope to maintain current contracts with vineyards, including Martha's Vineyard. "There's no desire to change what we're doing from a winemaking perspective," Boyd told Wine Spectator. Boyd says that bottlings, vineyard sources, the current 40,000-case production and the winemaking team-minus David Heitz, who will be stepping aside-are expected to remain in place. Lawrence has appointed wine industry veteran Robert Boyd, who has previously worked with Kendall-Jackson and Joseph Phelps Vineyards, as the new president and CEO of Heitz. By that point his children had taken over operations, David Heitz as winemaker and Kathleen Heitz-Meyers as chief operating officer. He worked for Gallo and Beaulieu Vineyard in Napa Valley under André Tchelistcheff before starting his own brand. Joe Heitz founded Heitz Cellars in 1961 a native of Princeton, Ill., he came to California in the 1940s while serving in the Army Air Corps. The Lawrences are based in Memphis, Tenn. The family also owns dozens of local banks, and hold a stake in one of the country's largest privately owned heating, ventilation and air-conditioning distributors. His family owns farmland in Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi and Florida, where they own one of the state's largest citrus grove operations. Lawrence is new to the world of wine, but not agriculture. In the wine business we are all farmers, and with the Lawrence family's history in agriculture, we feel Heitz Cellars will be in good hands." "When we met with Gaylon, it seemed a perfect match. "We feel this is the right time for us to pass this rich legacy to another family," said Kathleen Heitz-Myers.
The sale includes more than 400 acres of vineyards. The owners of Heitz Cellars, one of the dominant producers in Napa Valley during its formative years, a champion of single-vineyard expressions and creator of one of Napa's most distinctive and collectible wines, the Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard, have sold the winery to Gaylon Lawrence Jr.
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