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Red
1984 Groth Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Oakville
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Community Tasting Notes 18
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MC2 Wines Likes this wine:
March 10, 2023 - 2023 Napa in the City: Gala Dinner (The Pool in NYC): Not a perfect bottle but that actually works for the wine a bit. There’s just this background hint of brett which makes the wine a bit more interesting and adds some character to it. Enjoyable.
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Allan Randall Likes this wine:
December 12, 2022 - Bought a case in ‘87. Started opening bottles in 2005. Every 3-4 years or so. It has always been balanced and delicious. It has never let me down. Gorgeous? no. Pretty? Yes. Has it been worth cellaring for 35 years amongst the other expensive and gorgeous inhabitants? Absolutely.
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Burgundy Al wrote: 89 points
June 10, 2016 - Chicago Wine Flock...Gary Opens Cali Cab (Chez Weber - Chicago IL): Great nose with mature black fruit, spice, mint and and leather. Flavors are similar, just lsightly less exciting, but this is a very charming wine still drinking well. I used to really enjoy Groth wines of this era in the late 1980s and early 1990s, but rarely taste them these days.
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meniscus wrote: 80 points
July 26, 2015 - Purchased upon release and stored in cool passive storage. Perfect fill and cork. No seepage.
Color: ruby/garnet with slight bricking at the rim.
Nose: herbs, smoke, red fruits, leather and spice. nice...
Palate: Way too much acid! Tart and lean! Like sucking on a lemon! Otherwise flavors echo the nose.
I think this wine was over-manipulated in the cellar by adding acid, which may have given the wine balance when young but never bodes well for the long term... A shame!
Next day after opening, the wine is no better... -
Office Rat Likes this wine: 95 points
May 2, 2015 - Dark ruby color, woodsy/cedar, clove, bing cherry, bright acid, beautifully balanced, outstanding. I can only believe the tasters who did not enjoy this wine had bottles that had not been properly stored.
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By Richard Jennings
3/8/2007 (link) 91 points(Groth Cabernet Sauvignon) Group's #5 (my #1) – 38 pts; 2, 3, 1, 2 – beefy, animale, umami nose, like a mature Tempier; tangy tart red fruit palate with sweet edges; medium-plus finish (17% Merlot)
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By Richard Jennings
1/21/2004 (link) 84 points(Groth Cabernet Sauvignon) Nice herbaceous nose; tart Chinese dried plum and a little pepper
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1984
- Type Red
- Producer Groth
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Oakville
- UPC Code 089541300848
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 148 (75%)
- Consumed 49 (25%)
Food Pairing
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationOakville
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