Heitz Cellars 97

[becky]

hello...

A couple weeks ago some coworkers and I had an impromptu tasting. The quality of the wine we opened was great- I felt spoiled and a little overwhelmed considering my relative newfound interest in wine. We tasted through 10+ bottles: 2001 Altamura cab, 2001 Constant cab, 1997 Heitz Cellars cab , 2000 Regusi cab, 2004 Stella's Garden Shiraz, 2003 Nepenthe Zin, 1994 Charles Krug cab, among others. The Heizt cellars was gone first, not surprisingly. It was at its peak- drinkable, tasty, but also bold and tannic. In the nose I caught dark fruits. I remember thinking that it tasted almost velvety or silky. It had a medium-long finish, which was helped along by its tannins. I think it was the overall winner of the night. I also enjoyed the 01 Altamura. Some people thought it was lacking in acidity. If so, that was its only downfall.

Any thoughts?