Rating 91
Style Red
Variety
Vintage 2014
Appellation
Napa Valley
Napa County
North Coast
California
USA
ABV 14.5%
Price $56.00  Buy This Wine
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Reviewed 2019-01-02

Perfect For

Dinner With The Parents, Host/Hostess Gifting, Treat Yo'self

Drink If You Like

Aglianico, Cabernet Sauvignon , Sagrantino

Groth Oakville - Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 Review

A warm climate with sand, clay and good draining gravel, along with a fog influence from the San Pablo Bay is what defines the mesoclimate of Oakville, and it’s all here in this great bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon from Groth. Rich, toothsome red wine with delicious blackberry and dark cherry fruit slathered with just the right amount of vanilla from 22 months in oak is what we should expect from this AVA and Michael Weiss, the current winemaker, finds the balance of the entire list. This wine can age another few years but is drinking wonderfully now.

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Groth Oakville - Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
A warm climate with sand, clay and good draining gravel, along with a fog influence from the San Pablo Bay is what defines the mesoclimate of Oakville, and it’s all here in this great bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon from Groth. Rich, toothsome red wine with delicious blackberry and dark cherry fruit slathered with just the right amount of vanilla from 22 months in oak is what we should expect from this AVA and Michael Weiss, the current winemaker, finds the balance of the entire list. This wine can age another few years but is drinking wonderfully now.

Reviewed On: 01-02-2019
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POINTS
Groth Oakville - Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014
A warm climate with sand, clay and good draining gravel, along with a fog influence from the San Pablo Bay is what defines the mesoclimate of Oakville, and it’s all here in this great bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon from Groth. Rich, toothsome red wine with delicious blackberry and dark cherry fruit slathered with just the right amount of vanilla from 22 months in oak is what we should expect from this AVA and Michael Weiss, the current winemaker, finds the balance of the entire list. This wine can age another few years but is drinking wonderfully now.

Reviewed On: 01-02-2019