Groth Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

This structured and 'aristocratic' red wine originates from the United States, within the prestigious Oakville A.V.A. in the heart of the Napa Valley, California. Produced by Groth Vineyards & Winery—an iconic family-owned estate founded in 1981 by Dennis and Judy Groth, famous for producing California's first 100-point wine (their 1985 Reserve)—this wine showcases the supreme Cabernet terroir of Oakville. Sourced exclusively from Groth’s historic 27.5-acre Reserve Block planted in nutrient-poor, gravelly alluvial soils, the vines benefit from the sweet spot of Napa Valley viticulture. The microclimate features intense daytime solar exposure tempered by morning fog rolling in from San Pablo Bay and cooling evening sea breezes, allowing Cabernet Sauvignon to achieve complete phenolic maturity while retaining a vibrant, age-worthy natural acidity and noble structural frame.

Wine Description

Groth Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon presents a deep, opaque garnet-purple color in the glass with vivid crimson and ruby highlights along the rim. Its sensory profile is exceptionally bold, high-toned, and complex, delivering an expansive, precise, and luxurious portrayal of classic Oakville terroir. The bouquet opens with a soaring, multi-layered display of crème de cassis, wild black cherries, and ripe blackberries, seamlessly integrated with complex underlays of sweet pipe tobacco, dark chocolate, graphite, espresso bean, cedarwood, and a subtle line of crushed stone minerality. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, muscular, and athletic, showcasing a succulent core of dark stone fruits, blood orange peel, dark cocoa nibs, and savory oak spices. It is characterized by its outstanding inner energy and an incisive, mouthwatering backbone of natural acidity that effortlessly elevates its rich mid-palate fruit density. The mouthfeel is broad, velvety, and linear, framed by firm, fine-grained, and chalky tannins that glide into an extraordinarily long, dry, and savory finish accented by lingering notes of cassis, iron, and polished French oak.