Groth Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Reserve 2016 (1.5L Magnum)

Wine Spectator’s #4 Wine of the Year

Groth Vineyards & Winery is a family-owned company with deep roots in the Oakville AVA, home to Napa Valley’s largest concentration of top Cabernet Sauvignon producers. Dennis and Judy Groth made a life-changing investment in 1981 when they bought a vineyard on Oakville Cross Road, in the heart of Napa Valley, with hopes it would produce wines as special as their favorites from the region.

It didn’t take long for their intuition to be proven right. Robert Parker of the Wine Advocate gave the Groth 1985 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon the distinction of being California’s first 100-point wine.

2016 was an incredibly special year in Napa Valley. It was essentially the 5th straight vintage of near perfect conditions and a lot of the big boys produced some of their biggest, most elegant Cabernets to date. Groth’s was one of the standouts in any group though, a deeply concentrated, weighty Cab with sappy, juicy fruit and a carefully intertwined tannic structure. Absolutely gorgeous.