Grand Napa Vineyards
Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, California, USA
It is time for my #FridayCabernetfix.
Ruby in color with a wide reddish rim and medium intensity.
Pretty nose of red fruits with light wood, chocolates, sweet tobacco, and Indian spices.
Medium-plus in body and elegant with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with sweet raspberries, cherries, plums, light oak, licorice, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, spices, peppercorn and light earth.
Nice length on the finish with fine-grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 8-year-old Napa Cabernet is drinking very nicely now. Soft and smooth.
Good right out of the bottle, and better after 2 hours in the decanter.
Complex with good structure and mouthfeel. Spicy and fruit-forward. Delicious and interesting.
Wine Advocate 93 points.
I've had a few vintages of this wine, and it is always tasty.
Easy drinking and good by itself or with food. I paired it with cheeses and crackers.
A blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Petit Verdot. Aged in (60% new) French oak barrels for 24 months.
14.6% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$110 (at release).
It is time for my #FridayCabernetfix.
Ruby in color with a wide reddish rim and medium intensity.
Pretty nose of red fruits with light wood, chocolates, sweet tobacco, and Indian spices.
Medium-plus in body and elegant with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate with sweet raspberries, cherries, plums, light oak, licorice, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, spices, peppercorn and light earth.
Nice length on the finish with fine-grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 8-year-old Napa Cabernet is drinking very nicely now. Soft and smooth.
Good right out of the bottle, and better after 2 hours in the decanter.
Complex with good structure and mouthfeel. Spicy and fruit-forward. Delicious and interesting.
Wine Advocate 93 points.
I've had a few vintages of this wine, and it is always tasty.
Easy drinking and good by itself or with food. I paired it with cheeses and crackers.
A blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Petit Verdot. Aged in (60% new) French oak barrels for 24 months.
14.6% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$110 (at release).
It’s time for my #FridayCabernetfix. Here is a gorgeous one from Napa Valley.
Deep purple in color with a short purple rim.
Fruity nose of blackberries, black currants, plums, cherries, tobacco, mocha, cedar, leather, vanilla, earth, licorice, spices, dark chocolates and black coffee.
Medium plus in body, smooth and elegant, with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with blueberries, plums, currants, cedar, leather, earth, vanilla, licorice, spices, chocolates, tobacco, mocha, coke and peppercorn.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a delicious Napa Cabernet. Showing nice complexity and a great mouthfeel. I really loved smelling on it for a long time. The tangy finish, makes it more interesting.
Still young, and needs another 5 to 10 years of bottle time to mature properly, but already very yummy.
Good right out of the bottle, but shows the tannins only after 3 hours of airtime, so please be patient.
I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
Aged for 2 years in 60% new French oak barrels.
14.6% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$110.
It’s time for my #FridayCabernetfix. Here is a gorgeous one from Napa Valley.
Deep purple in color with a short purple rim.
Fruity nose of blackberries, black currants, plums, cherries, tobacco, mocha, cedar, leather, vanilla, earth, licorice, spices, dark chocolates and black coffee.
Medium plus in body, smooth and elegant, with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with blueberries, plums, currants, cedar, leather, earth, vanilla, licorice, spices, chocolates, tobacco, mocha, coke and peppercorn.
Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a delicious Napa Cabernet. Showing nice complexity and a great mouthfeel. I really loved smelling on it for a long time. The tangy finish, makes it more interesting.
Still young, and needs another 5 to 10 years of bottle time to mature properly, but already very yummy.
Good right out of the bottle, but shows the tannins only after 3 hours of airtime, so please be patient.
I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
Aged for 2 years in 60% new French oak barrels.
14.6% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$110.
Blackberry, black cherry, vanilla, plum, raspberry, licorice and oak. Great structure and soft tannins.
Blackberry, black cherry, vanilla, plum, raspberry, licorice and oak. Great structure and soft tannins.
1 person found it helpfulJan 28th, 2019
WineText $43.89 10/29/2020
Took a while to open up but a really nice one.
WineText $43.89 10/29/2020
Took a while to open up but a really nice one.
