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1985 Groth Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

Cabernet Sauvignon: 750ml

$399.99

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WA 98

98 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 1995

Wine Advocate # 98 Apr 1995 Robert Parker 98 Drink 1995 - 2010 $400 Groth's 1985 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve has consistently scored between 96-100 on six separate tastings. It was the winner of its flight in one tasting, and was undoubtedly the "wine of the vintage" for 1985 California Cabernet Sauvignon. Never as backward as many of its peers, it has always revealed a sweet, expansive, black-cherry and vanillin-scented, complex nose, as well as lavishly rich, full-bodied flavors that coat the palate with extraordinarily pure fruit, ripeness, power, and extraction. Its inner-core of sweetness and magnificent length put this wine into the category of celestial, legendary efforts. While unbelievably rich, the wine never comes across as heavy. It can be drunk now, but it promises to last for another 10-15+ years. Is Groth's 1985 Reserve the finest California Cabernet Sauvignon made during the decade of the eighties? Given the superb performances in 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986, I wonder why Groth's Cabernets have become so herbaceous and vegetal in recent vintages since?


98 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 1995

Wine Advocate # 98 Apr 1995 Robert Parker 98 Drink 1995 - 2010 $400 Groth's 1985 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve has consistently scored between 96-100 on six separate tastings. It was the winner of its flight in one tasting, and was undoubtedly the "wine of the vintage" for 1985 California Cabernet Sauvignon. Never as backward as many of its peers, it has always revealed a sweet, expansive, black-cherry and vanillin-scented, complex nose, as well as lavishly rich, full-bodied flavors that coat the palate with extraordinarily pure fruit, ripeness, power, and extraction. Its inner-core of sweetness and magnificent length put this wine into the category of celestial, legendary efforts. While unbelievably rich, the wine never comes across as heavy. It can be drunk now, but it promises to last for another 10-15+ years. Is Groth's 1985 Reserve the finest California Cabernet Sauvignon made during the decade of the eighties? Given the superb performances in 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986, I wonder why Groth's Cabernets have become so herbaceous and vegetal in recent vintages since?


About Winery

In 1981, Dennis and Judy Groth purchased a 121 acre vineyard planted to Cabernet Sauvignon by Justin Meyer and Ray Duncan from 1972-1974, in the heart of the Oakville appellation. It was prime Cabernet Sauvignon land, planted by masters. Some of the grapes found their way to Justin's Silver Oak bottlings and to other successful Napa Valley bottlings.The Groth wines have also been successful, as Robert Parker gave the 1985 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon the distinction of being California's first 100 point wine.

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