Yountville Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon
2012
Growing grapes sustainably has always been a top priority at Grgich Hills. All vineyards are certified organic and farmed biodynamically. This agricultural philosophy treats the Earth as a living organism and uses homeopathic preparations, cosmic rhythms, and nature’s basic life forces to bring about balance between the grapevines and the Earth. Since 2006, the entire 366 vineyard acres are biodynamically farmed – the country’s largest biodynamic vineyard acreage. Grgich Hills owns five...
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Napa Valley enjoyed a wonderful growing season from start to finish in 2012. A gentle spring allowed for textbook flowering and fruit set, followed by a long procession of warm, sunny days with no nasty heat spikes. Thanks to the excellent weather, the longer-than-average growing season produced perfectly balanced and ripe grapes.
Indigenous yeats were relied on for fermentation and then aged the wine in French oak barrels for 17 months before moving the wine to large oak casks for six months just before bottling to achieve the perfect level of oak.
This is a full-bodied and well balanced Cabernet Sauvignon with rich flavors of blackberries, black licorice and a hint of allspice with a long, seductive finish.
Very tight and traditional cabernet with subtle blackberry, raspberry and bark character on both the nose and palate. Hints of peat. Full-bodied, polished and chewy. From biodynamically grown grapes. Give it time to open.
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Very tight and traditional cabernet with subtle blackberry, raspberry and bark character on both the nose and palate. Hints of peat. Full-bodied, polished and chewy. From biodynamically grown grapes.
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Lots of currants and blackberries on the nose with some violets, following through to a full body with round, creamy tannins and a flavorful finish. Nice balance and freshness to this. Always well balanced. From organically grown grapes.
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A dense and glorious old vine red with tar, dark berry and mineral character. Full body, soft and round tannins and a flavorful finish. Made from organically grown grapes.
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From vines planted in 1959 on old rootstock, this is an intensely concentrated wine, dense and meaty, with flavors of bouillon, cedar, leather and clove. Lengthy and complex, it offers structure and balance within ripe black fruit seasoned by peppercorn.
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