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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 137 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Ridavids on 12/4/2023 & rated 92 points: Still lively and energetic. Solid signs of maturity with remaining exuberance. Lovely wine but not quite old yet. Would guess 3-4 years to go for full maturity. (724 views) | | | Tasted by DizzyOneCheck on 7/16/2023 & rated 92 points: With reverse seared ribeye. Decanted for about an hour. Initially thought it might be corked when tasting on open, but after decanting emerged into a wonderful nuanced blend of lilac, vanilla bean, subtle raspberry, barely a hint of tar and black pepper. Remarkable. (1150 views) | | | Tasted by pgrzesik on 7/15/2023 & rated 90 points: We had the 2013 Groth with home made hamburgers and it was perfect. Pop and pour ready to go right out of the bottle. The nose has lots of dark fruit, leather, and a hint of mint. The palate is medium bodied, rich, not over the top and good fruit. The tannins are nicely integrated, in a good spot right now about 10 years after the vintage first appeared. The finish was a bit short. Overall enjoyed this very much. (1105 views) | | | Tasted by DavidWong168 on 1/19/2023 & rated 91 points: Spicy aromas of vanilla, blueberry, plum and minty evergreen. Broad, generous, ripe plum and cherry with very fine tannins that provide a sensual grip. Impressive length on the finish. (1954 views) | | | Tasted by cacastine on 12/26/2022 & rated 90 points: enjoyed this Cab that seems quite ready to drink now, could also go for several more years. A bit fruit forward but nice structure and acidity, medium tannin, a bit too much oak on the palate for my taste but helped balance the fruit, and some presence of cassis, strawberry, and leather (1881 views) | | | Tasted by Tahlequahdave1972 on 11/23/2022 & rated 92 points: Always "fun" to revisit a wine that I originally reviewed over 4 years ago. The biggest change from the original was the balance and resolution of the mature offering.
Slow ox for an hour and consumed over the following two hours. Nose was a little reluctant at first but came around with elements of dark fruits and violets. Rich mouthfeel with good acidity and sufficient tannic structure to last at least five more years in a proper cellar. Flavors included dark cherry, plum, tobacco, cassis and a refined earthiness. Elegant, vibrant and polished. Lengthy, enjoyable finish. Excellent representation of Oakville cabernet. (1705 views) | | | Tasted by ElJefeTX on 9/17/2022 & rated 91 points: Currants and black cherry fruit with finer notes of black licorice, clove, mocha and tobacco. Firm acidity and mouth coating tannins leading to a medium long, vibrant finish. (1934 views) | | | Tasted by Gkautry on 8/5/2022 & rated 87 points: Disappointed in this one. Thin and very fruit forward. Not bad, just not what I was hoping for. (1936 views) | | | Tasted by Seantmurphy73 on 2/18/2022 & rated 92 points: Great wine, softened with time (2143 views) | | | Tasted by Jverhoef on 12/8/2021 & rated 90 points: Bold yet smooth. Great on chilly night before dinner sipping and with seafood risotto . (2263 views) | | | Tasted by Thebigbaby on 10/21/2021: I am not sure what was going on with this bottle. I had similar experiences with the 2013 vintage early on, but this bottle was completely shutdown on both day 1 and day 2. I have one more bottle that I will wait on and see... (2424 views) | | | Tasted by CWilliam on 9/14/2021: PNP. Dark black / red color. Cassis, red currants and tart cherry. More fruit on palate than nose with cassis, black cherry, plum and black licorice on palate. Medium body/acidity/tannins and long finish. Enjoyable. 91-92 range.
Would buy again. (2403 views) | | | Tasted by SyrahForth310 on 1/24/2021 & rated 90 points: Deep red color.
Black cherry on the nose and in the initial palate. Black fruits, tobacco, and chocolate on the palate, with some pepper and tannins early on.
Tannins on the somewhat dry finish.
This has aged well and still has plenty of character and body. (3230 views) | | | Tasted by wmccone54 on 12/30/2020: Enjoyed over two days with food and subsequent to the 2012 Groth Reserve. Not as elegant, rich, and demonstrative as the Reserve offering , but nonetheless, for almost half the price of the Reserve, this is excellent. Very Oakville in style and character. Drink through 2028+ (2706 views) | | | Tasted by sean7711 on 9/5/2020 & rated 91 points: Steadily improving, has settled into a nice place. No formal notes but starting to find its stride. Drank over two nights, better on night 2 (3457 views) | | | Tasted by gatormikenews on 6/21/2020 & rated 93 points: Soft tannins. Lots of secondary notes. Has aged nicely. Great on day 1, better on day 2. Wish I had a few more. (3138 views) | | | Tasted by KTelaak_Buffalo on 4/27/2020 & rated 94 points: A big and beautiful Cabernet in a real nice place right now. Dark fruits, chocolate, full bodied. Plenty of tannins to give it structure. Nice long finish. No signs of age in color or flavor profile. (3517 views) | | | Tasted by CWilliam on 3/15/2020 & rated 93 points: PNP.
Black/red color. No apparent sediment.
On nose, cassis, blackberry, black cherry and sweet tobacco. Similar flavor profile on palate. Medium+ body, medium acidity, full tannins and long finish. Very enjoyable. I prefer left Bank Bordeaux to Napa now but this was a treat. 93+/- has improved since I last tasted in 11/2017. (3031 views) | | | Tasted by Hi.its.Don.4.Wine on 2/28/2020 & rated 92 points: There are times when I wish I could make sense of my selection of wine for dinner, hard as I might, it seems as though I can’t make hide nor hair of that decision, alas, it seems more likely that I just succumb to the complete randomness and whatever strikes my fancy.
Case in point; imagine, a comfortable Sunday evening sitting in front of my TV watching the rain-delayed running of the Daytona 500, you can use whatever event you might find yourself in on any given Sunday evening. Anyway, I had already made the choice of a hamburger for dinner, but not any hamburger, no this one was a little different. In my quest to become more vegetarian (okay, I know that having a hamburger, totally destroys that idea), I went out and bought some Almond Ricotta Cheese (that’s Vegan) to use with an upcoming retry of my Vegan Lasagna. To be safe, I bought about a pound of the stuff, way too much for one dish, so I started to think about how I could improvise other meals.
I did Scrambled Eggs in the morning with the Ricotta (not bad), I have the redo of the Lasagna, but I knew there was still too much remaining. Since I had bought the ground beef, I started thinking about how I could integrate the ricotta. So you know, I opted for stuffed! Some herbs, spices, and sriracha for heat, and a couple of hamburger patties on top of each other and, walah, stuffed burgers. I couldn’t bring myself to take pictures as I used bread and not hamburger buns and the stuffing wasn’t so secure between the beef thus allowing it to leach out. In the interest of brevity, that’s a first, I’ll move on to the wine.
I love my 2013 Napa Cabs and try not to drink them too soon, although, in hindsight, 2013 is now 7 years ago, so it’s not like I’m drinking a wine just released. Anyway, a couple of hours prior to dinner I did the appropriate thing and decanted the wine. Also appropriate, at least for me, I did taste the wine immediately so as to be able to ascertain differences over time (I’m so thoughtful – ladies, keep that in mind in case we meet).
First sip and the deep dark fruit was apparent, what also was there was an almost overly dry, almost dusty, taste. I did a geographical study to see how close Groth is to Rutherford as it almost had that “Rutherford Dust” quality. So you know, they are “close,” but not knowing the soils, that could be completely erroneous. The addition of 20% Merlot and aging in French Oak barrels for 22 months with 60% being new I’m sure had something to do with the wine.
A couple of hours in and dinner ready, I could tell that the wine had started its perfumigation. That’s not a word, at least I think not, but it’s a good choice and should be readily understandable, at least it was to me. For those not so inclined, I could tell that the wine’s fruit had begun to show itself and likewise the aromas. Still dark black fruit, but more expressive. The dryness still there as well, but with the integration of the fruit, it was much more pleasurable. Firm tannins provided additional depth and the lingering spice notes took the wine to a long finish. The wine should continue its evolution for many more years as I would expect from such a wine.
I’ll withhold comment about the pairing except to say that “it wasn’t half bad!” Great wine and a pretty good burger, hey, it works in my house. I will also say that Cameron Parry, Groth’s Director of Winegrowing, mentioned that this wine “would be right at home with a big juicy cheeseburger,” I guess my idea wasn’t so bad after all.
Cheers (3148 views) | | | Tasted by wmccone54 on 2/21/2020 & rated 92 points: Enjoyed at a birthday dinner celebration. This will not disappoint, as pointed out in my June 2018 note, this is a big and powerful Cabernet showing nice balance and integration. Still in development and can be cellared for another 8-10 years. Went great with grilled ribeyes. (2458 views) | | | Tasted by Deepdrop on 1/26/2020 & rated 92 points: Huge improvement since I tasted this a year ago. In a nice place right now. Just starting to show some secondary flavors. (2447 views) | | | Tasted by pgrzesik on 12/3/2019 & rated 89 points: Drank this over 2 days. Better on the first day, not as fruit forward as I was expecting. Good acidity and tannins, overall tasty. But did not stand out to be anything too special or memorable. Good everyday drinker. (2414 views) | | | Tasted by nrjessup on 9/1/2019 & rated 90 points: Dense purple and crimson red color but the wine is still very taught and appears young on the palette. Its very oak forward which is muting much else on the nose. Drinking a little hot and tannic. (2612 views) | | | Tasted by sean7711 on 8/31/2019 & rated 89 points: Had this against the 2015, which was much better. This one seemed light, no real character. Everyone agreed the 2015 was much better. Will hold the remaining bottles in hope of improvement. (2689 views) | | | Tasted by MylesVino on 7/25/2019: Decent, but a little fruity and sharp (2624 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Michael Godel
WineAlign (2/28/2021)
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Vinous, Napa Valley Trilogy: 2014, 2015 & 2016-Part1 (Dec 2016) (12/1/2016)
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JamesSuckling.com (1/15/2016)
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| Groth Producer website
Dennis and Judy Groth purchased the 121 acre Oakcross Vineyard in the Oakville appellation in 1981. The vineyard was originally owned by Justin Meyer and Ray Duncan who planted the estate with some of the finest Cabernet Sauvignon vines and which they included in their wines from the 1970s vintages. In 1985, after the Groths moved permanently to the Napa Valley, Groth Winery was founded and began producing what have become some of the finest Cabernet Sauvignons coming from the Napa Valley. Groth's 1985 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon received the distinction of a 100 point rating from Robert Parker which launched the label into the list of top wineries in Napa. Dennis Groth has served as President of the Napa Valley Vintners Association and Chairman of the Wine Institute and continues to produce award-winning, highly rated Cabernets.Cabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Oakville |
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