LiQuery - Groth Oakville Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

GROTH OAKVILLE RESERVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016

Item:	247312
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	2016 VINTAGES
Release Date:	2021-03-11
Producer:	Groth Vineyards
Location:	USA - California
Price:	$240.00 Price History
Style:	Red Wine Full-bodied & Firm
Alcohol:	14.9%
Varietal:	Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot
Sugar Code:	XD (3.0 g/L)
Rating:	96
Cellar:	2038

Description
This family-run estate was established in 1982 and is considered to be among the top-flight of Napa winemakers. All of the Cabernet for this, their flagship wine, is sourced from the reserve block of their Oakville Estate vineyard. This will be a dense wine with firm tannins, a rich mouthfeel and an impressive depth of black fruit. Vintage after vintage, this wine has demonstrated the purity of cassis that is a defining characteristic of Napa Valley Cabernet. This will be a wine that will easily evolve for another 7-10+ years.

Description

This family-run estate was established in 1982 and is considered to be among the top-flight of Napa winemakers. All of the Cabernet for this, their flagship wine, is sourced from the reserve block of their Oakville Estate vineyard. This will be a dense wine with firm tannins, a rich mouthfeel and an impressive depth of black fruit. Vintage after vintage, this wine has demonstrated the purity of cassis that is a defining characteristic of Napa Valley Cabernet. This will be a wine that will easily evolve for another 7-10+ years.

Tasting Notes
This delivers a very tightly focused, almost piercing beam of cassis, raspberry coulis and bitter cherry fruit, scored with singed alder and iron notes. Incense and tobacco details chime in on the finish. Long and refined, with the fruit leaving a sweet and mouthwatering echo. Best from 2022 through 2038. Collectibles. Ranked #4 in Wine Spectator's Top 100 wines of 2019. Score - 96. (James Molesworth, winespectator.com, Aug. 31, 2019)

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