Ludovic Anacleto

9.9

Almost perfect but perfection does not exist.
What is striking here is how balance and integrated and youthful this wine is. Had it twice and I cannot see this wine going down. This is the equivalent of Mouton 82 for California. It’s muscular, right, beautifully crafted, oak is integrated, tannins are sublime, beautiful cassis cream, and blonde tobacco. Eucalyptus, tobacco, peppermint are flagrant on the nose .
This is monumental.
One of the very best wines I’ve ever had. BRAVO! #wine #california #heitzwinecellars #1974
#napahistory #napa #magic — 7 years ago

Ludovic Anacleto

9.9

'74 Martha's
Perhaps one the most important wine encounter of my life.
Perfect in very way, this wine is gently traveling through time and have a long life ahead.
Precise bright fruit on the nose, "liqueur de cassis", eucalyptus , blonde tobacco of superb elegance, extremely complex nose.
this is a wine that simply puts any 1er Grand CRU Classé on its knees.
The mouthfeel is a torrent of ripe fruit, dark ripe cherries and a stunning tannins structure. The acidity is perfectly integrated and gives this wine a marathon-like final. It just never ends!
This is monumental. A lifetime experience. #napahistory #napa #heitzwinecellars #marthasvineyard — 8 years ago

Drew DiMatteo

9.2

A whole lot of wonderful going on beyond the remaining fruit. @StaglinWine #NapaHistory #wine — 10 years ago