Napa pioneer Heitz Cellar is regarded as America’s first ‘cult’ winery. Founded in 1961 by Joe and Alice Heitz, it quickly earned a reputation as a top-tier producer, with Cabernet Sauvignon as the driving force.

This Masterclass will feature ten wines spanning five decades, from three of Heitz’s iconic single vineyards. Master Sommelier and Heitz Cellar CEO Carlton McCoy will guide guests through a tasting of historic vintages drawn directly from the winery’s cellar, including selections from the 2010s, 2000s, 1990s and 1980s, right back to 1979. Guests will taste how terroir, winemaking craft, and time play their part in world-class Napa Valley Cabernet.  
 

4 pm – 5:15 pm | June 6 | $195 per person

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MASTERCLASS WINE SELECTION

Heitz Cellar Linda Falls Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Heitz Cellar Linda Falls Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

Heitz Cellar Linda Falls Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Heitz Cellar Trailside Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1999

Heitz Cellar Trailside Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Heitz Cellar Trailside Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Heitz Cellar Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

Heitz Cellar Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Heitz Cellar Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1985 (magnum)

Heitz Cellar Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1979

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SPEAKER

CARLTON MCCOY

Carlton McCoy was named a Master Sommelier in 2013 aged just 28, one of the youngest to earn this prestigious title. Growing up in Washington DC, cooking was his first passion. After training at the Culinary Institute of America, he worked in revered restaurants including Thomas Keller’s Per Se and Marcus Samuelsson’s Aquavit before focusing on wine, becoming wine director at The Little Nell in Aspen, Colorado. In 2018 he became president and CEO of Heitz Cellar and is now CEO of the Lawrence Wine Estates portfolio, which includes several prominent Napa wineries as well as Château Lascombes in Bordeaux. McCoy is regarded as a visionary change-maker in the wine industry.

CO-SPEAKER

JONATHAN CRISTALDI

Jonathan Cristaldi is a wine writer and critic based in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more than a decade, his articles on wine, spirits and beer have appeared in a host of print and digital platforms, including Decanter, Food & Wine, Departures, The SOMM Journal, Tasting Panel Magazine, Liquor.com, Seven Fifty Daily, Los Angeles Magazine, Thrillist, Tasting Table and Time Out LA among others. When not writing about wine, Cristaldi works as a scriptwriter on film and documentary projects with award-winning commercial photographer and director Rachid Dahnoun.

THE DETAILS

Price: $195 per person
Time: 4 pm - 5:15 pm
Speaker:  Carlton McCoy Master Sommelier
Co-Speaker: Jonathan Cristaldi Napa Correspondent, Decanter
Wine selection:

  1. Heitz Cellar Linda Falls Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2015
  2. Heitz Cellar Linda Falls Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
  3. Heitz Cellar Linda Falls Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
  4. Heitz Cellar Trailside Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1999
  5. Heitz Cellar Trailside Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
  6. Heitz Cellar Trailside Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
  7. Heitz Cellar Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
  8. Heitz Cellar Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
  9. Heitz Cellar Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1985 (magnum)
  10. Heitz Cellar Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1979
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