Grgich Hills Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
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This Grgich Hills Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2014’s personality was formed through the warm and dry growing season. The grape seeds naturally turned ultra-ripe early, creating an ethereal wine with fine-grain tannins. Acids were higher than in 2013, preserving the wine’s freshness. While our 2014 is not as structured as the 2013, the vintage is very lush and approachable. Miljenko “Mike” Grgich first gained international recognition at the celebrated “Paris Tasting” of 1976. Then, in a now-historic blind tasting, a panel of eminent French judges swirled, sniffed, and sipped an array of the fabled white Burgundies of France and a small sampling of upstart Chardonnays from the Napa Valley. When their scores were tallied, the French judges were shocked: they had chosen the 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay, crafted by Mike Grgich, as the finest white wine in the world. Mon Dieu! The results stunned the international wine establishment and immediately earned Mike a reputation as one of the greatest winemakers in the world. For the third year in a row, Napa Valley experienced an exceptional vintage, aided by near-drought conditions. Budbreak came slightly early and the modest temperatures through the growing season helped preserve moisture. July’s relatively low temperatures, coupled with high relative humidity, slowed down sugar accumulation to achieve perfect ripeness with lower alcohol. Harvest started and ended about two weeks earlier than normal, producing superb quality. The Yountville vineyard forms the heart of the Grgich Hills Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, with grapes from the Rutherford and Calistoga vineyards rounding out the blend. Grgich farm all of their vineyards naturally, without artificial pesticides or herbicides, and they are certified organic. The result is a full-bodied, elegant Cabernet Sauvignon with pure flavours and a pronounced sense of place. The Grgich Hills Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2014 has complex aromas of black fruits and rich leather and notes of violets which burst out of the glass. Its full-bodied, with a very rich palate, carries these flavours for a long, lingering finish.
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