Lot 290
CARDINALE 2004 (2) WA 96
GROTH VINEYARDS CABERNET SAUVIGNON RESERVE 2012 (1 MAG.)
GROTH VINEYARDS CABERNET SAUVIGNON RESERVE 2013 (1 MAG.) WS 93
Lot 290 Details
CARDINALE 2004 (2)
Napa Valley.
1 x peeling label. 1 x scraped bottle.
Winemaker Chris Carpenter has turned out a brilliant wine that’s a blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Merlot, from the To-Kalon, Taylor, Veeder Peak and Keyes vineyards, so this is definitely a cross-Napa Valley offering. This wine has an opaque purple color, a big sweet kiss of licorice, incense, lead pencil shavings and a boatload of creme de cassis and blueberry liqueur. Tannins are present, but ripe, and the wine is voluptuously textured and full-bodied, with stunning purity and stature on the palate. This is one serious, yet approachable, proprietary red that can be drunk now, or cellared for another 10-15+ years. April 2014 WA 96
GROTH VINEYARDS CABERNET SAUVIGNON RESERVE 2012 (1 mag.)
Oakville, Napa Valley.
GROTH VINEYARDS CABERNET SAUVIGNON RESERVE 2013 (1 mag.)
Oakville, Napa Valley.
scraped label.
WS 93