Heitz Cellar, Bella Oaks Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 1978
Heitz Cellar · California · Napa Valley
LWIN: 1122239
Heitz Cellar, Bella Oaks Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 1978 sold at auction 17 times in the last five years, at a median of $375 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $325 and $414. The most recent sale was on July 23, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $483, across 3 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$375
17 sales · $325–414 middle half
Lowest retail now
$483
3 retail offers
Last auction sale
Jul 23
2026
Heitz Cellar, Bella Oaks Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 1978 (1)
$250per 750ml incl. premium48% below retail
Fine & Rare Wines Online: Los Angeles Edition
1978 · Lot 452
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Napa Valley
- Type
- Red
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About Heitz Cellar
Heitz Cellar was founded in 1961 by Joe and Alice Heitz on a small Grignolino vineyard south of St. Helena. Joe, a UC Davis graduate, had worked at Gallo and under André Tchelistcheff at Beaulieu. In 1964 the couple bought an 1898 stone winery on a 160-acre ranch. Their breakthrough came with fruit from Tom and Martha May's Martha's Vineyard in Oakville, bottled separately from 1966, and Heitz is seen as the first US champion of single-vineyard labels. Its 1970 bottling placed ninth among the reds at the 1976 Paris tasting. David Heitz succeeded his father, and Gaylon Lawrence Jr. bought the estate in 2018.
- Appellation
- Napa Valley AVA
- Owner
- Gaylon Lawrence Jr. / Lawrence Group
- Founded
- 1961
- Vineyards
- 152 ha
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon blanc, Grignolino, Zinfandel
- Wines
- Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Bella Oaks Vineyard Cabernet, Trailside Vineyard Cabernet
- Website
- heitzcellar.com
Sources: Wikipedia