1978 | Heitz Wine Cellar | Bella Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon (Magnum)

Red Wine: 1978 | Heitz Wine Cellar | Bella Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon (Magnum)

Dazzling in the glass with a deep, ruby hue, its aroma profile combines notes of black currants, cassis, and hints of dried herbs and cedar. The palate features rich flavours, seamlessly woven with velvety tannins and balanced acidity.

Order from the Largest & Most Trusted Premium Spirits Marketplace!

Featured in

• ROLLING STONE
• MEN’S JOURNAL
• US WEEKLY

NOTICE: Many other small liquor store sites may end up cancelling your order due to the high demand, unavailability or inaccurate inventory counts. We have partnerships consisting of a large network of licensed retailers from within the United States, Europe and across the world ensuring orders are fulfilled.

Producer: Heitz Wine Cellar

Vintage: 1978

Size: 1.5L

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon

Country/Region: United States, California

Dazzling in the glass with a deep, ruby hue, its aroma profile combines notes of black currants, cassis, and hints of dried herbs and cedar. The palate features rich flavours, seamlessly woven with velvety tannins and balanced acidity.

Producer Information

Heitz Wine Cellar is an iconic Napa Valley wine producer located just south of St Helena. It is most famous for its single vineyard wines made of Cabernet Sauvignon, and in particular the Martha’s Vineyard wine, which is one of Napa’s “Cult Cabernet” labels. Heitz is the exclusive lease holder of the 35 acre (14 hectare) Martha’s Vineyard in the Oakville AVA and has used its fruit to produce vineyard-designated varietal Cabernet Sauvignon wines from the 1966 vintage. Other longstanding highlights in the portfolio of vineyard-designated wines include the Trailside Vineyard in Eastern Rutherford (see image) and the Linda Falls Vineyard in Howell Mountain. The estate runs vineyards across the wider Napa Valley area, with sites in Oakville, Rutherford, St Helena, Howell Mountain, Oak Knoll District, and Calistoga. Until recently, Heitz generally shied away from using Napa’s sub-AVA titles, choosing instead to use the more generic Napa Valley AVA along with the vineyard name. The style of Heitz’s Cabernet Sauvignon wines has remained consistent over the years. The winery uses French oak over American, and fruit is harvested slightly earlier than much of the rest of the region, giving a wine that is slightly higher in acidity than most. The estate was founded by Joe Heitz in 1961. Heitz had been a professor in the enology department of California State University in Fresno, and had previously assisted the legendary pioneering California winemaker Andr Tchelistcheff at Beaulieu Vineyards. Wanting to begin his own project, Heitz bought eight acres (3.4 hectares) of vineyards that were mostly planted with the Italian Grignolino grape. Heitz was bought by Arkansas-based billionaire Gaylon Lawrence in 2018 and is now part of the Lawrence Family group of holdings which spans interests in agriculture and farming, banking and commercial real estate.