Groth Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 750ml

Description

Fragrant aromas of black cherry, plums, wild herbs and sweet cedar meld, building a rich aromatic profile that carries through on the full-bodied palate. It is a generous wine, though quite compact and tightly wound up in its youth; it has all the characteristic Groth traits of an age-worthy Napa Cabernet. Perfectly delineated blackberry and black cherry fruit is laced with fragrant graphite minerality and dried sage nuances, violets, creme de cassis, and with some air, reveals blue fruit aromatics. A spine of firm acidity supports fine-grained chocolaty tannins. Splendid. Recently, I sampled a vertical of Groth Napa Cabernet going back to the 1982 vintage and was blown away by the elegance of the wines and how well they held up particularly the ’82, ’83, and a spate of wines in the 1990s. These are not flashy, showy wines out the gate, but they are well-built and will deliver great pleasure for decades, as I’m confident this 2021 will prove with time.

• Country: United States
• Region: California
• Appellation: Napa Valley
• Sub Appellation: Oakville
• Size: 750ml
• Color: Red
• Alcohol by Vol: 14.2%

Varietal

Cabernet Sauvignon

By far and away the most recognized and widely grown red wine grape varietal in the world is the Cabernet Sauvignon. First cultivated in the 18th century in France, this wonderful cross of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc grapes has long since been the most important varietal for red wines across the globe. Now grown everywhere from its native France to the furthest reaches of the New World, Cabernet Sauvignon is adored and prized by wineries for its hardiness and resistance to rot, as well as its large and sharp flavors and wonderful capability for fine aging Indeed, many of the finest wines of history and the modern age would be simply unimaginable without Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, with the famed wineries of Bordeaux and other important regions using it as the primary grape in their oak aged produce. High tannin levels, acidity and powerful flavors are the characteristics most commonly associated with this varietal, however, when blended and slowly aged, it is capable of a world of flavors and aromas unmatched by any other grape.