Grgich Hills vinery visit
Tasted Friday, September 13, 2013 by swapdoc with 294 views
Introduction
A library sit-down tasting at the vinery. My favorite red was '06 estate cab -- a well balanced and nuanced wine that I preferred to a more aggressive and priicier '09 Yountville wine. In addition to the wined below, we also tasted '10 Zinfandel and a Croatian red grown by the estate. I did not find either wine appealing -- they both were showing lean, out of balance and simply not terribly interesting.
2010 Grgich Hills Chardonnay
USA, California, Napa Valley
Tasting of a succulent green apple. Mineral and long, with hints of wood, reminiscent of another Napa chard that I used to like -- a youthful Montelena.
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2006 Grgich Hills Cabernet Sauvignon
USA, California, Napa Valley
My favorite wine in this tasting. Already fully evolved wine, with nutty, dusty cedar notes. The fruit is delicate and complex, showing tabacco, lavender, reminiscent of a balanced mature bordeaux. Hints of flowers in the finish. Silky smooth, and perfectly balanced, a Savile Row suit -- elegance and pedigree all in one lable. For a rainy '06 season, this wine is showing very well.
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2009 Grgich Hills Cabernet Sauvignon Yountville Selection
USA, California, Napa Valley, Yountville
A more typical, fruit forward, big Napa cab. The oak is forward, and youthful, extrated, and spicy juice overalayed with creamy vanilla flavors is a bit overbearing at this time. Certainly would lay this wine down to come to a more attractive balance.
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2011 Grgich Hills Fumé Blanc
USA, California, Napa Valley
A flowery, acacia nose. The wine is crisp, acidic and refreshing with hints of citrus, grapefruit.
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