Groth Vineyards & Winery
Sweet Spot
2009 Cabernet Sauvignon
Oakville
Auction 15 | Lot No. 61
Vintage: 2009
Groth Vineyards & Winery
Sweet Spot
Cabernet Sauvignon
Oakville
5 cases produced
Description
Before we make a Reserve Cabernet at Groth, we assemble the “core blend,” the very best Cabernet harvested from our Reserve Vineyard. The “sweet spot” on our ranch is the Reserve Vineyard block next to Conn Creek. This particular barrel of wine spent 18 months in a new French oak barrel from Sylvain Cooperage, harvested from the Chanciers Forest, where the average tree age is 200 years old.
Aging Process
100% new French oak, Sylvan Cooperage. 18 months.
Wine Facts
- pH: 3.6
- Wine is unfiltered
- Single vineyard wine
- Sustainably produced
- Wine is 100% estate grown and bottled
Tasting Chart
| bone dry |
|
very sweet |
| light body |
|
very full bodied |
| soft, gentle |
|
very crisp |
| no tannins |
|
heavy tannins |
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Michael Weis
Winemaker, Groth Vineyards & Winery
2014 was my 42nd harvest. Of these, 32 harvests have been in Oakville. 12 with Robert Mondavi and 21 with Groth. I also spent nine years in the late 70s/early 1980s as a "guerilla winemaker" in downtown Los Angeles at one of the country's oldest and largest wineries, San Antonio Winery.
Country born: United States
Education: Bachelors, UC Santa Barbara, Zoology
Years in the wine industry: 30+ years
Winemaking Philosophy:
Make the best wine that a location and a vintage can give me while trying to make the wine better every year.
Q&A With the Winemaker
Q: Premiere Napa Valley wines are innovative and allow each winery to showcase the region's sense of exploration in fine winemaking. What kind of exploration did your Premiere Napa Valley wine allow you to do?
A: This allows us to explore how 100% Cabernet ages from this vineyard in comparison to our Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon from the same vineyard that is blended with Merlot.
Target
4847 Hopyard Rd #4-171
Pleasanton CA 94588
925-786-1806
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