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92
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2005
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92/100
Cabernet Sauvignon
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Taster #0399
· Sep 12, 2023
91/100
Cali-Cab textbook au nez avec quelques notes secondaires sur le cuir et le tabac. L'attaque est vive, le milieu de bouche bien rond. Belle finale suave. Arrive sur son plateau et va y rester quelques années.
2005 vintage
Taster #1478
· Apr 21, 2023
90/100
Cork was still good. Color and aroma are still excellent. Paired very well with a meal of medium rare tri-tip beef, buttered yam, and broccoli. The wine looks garnet colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like blackberry and blueberry. It tastes like blackberry and blueberry. The body is medium/full. The wine has smooth texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has medium acidity.
2005 vintage
Taster #4001
· Apr 4, 2021
90/100
My third bottle with some cork deterioration. Disappointing that I'm having such corkage issues only with the Grgich in my cellar. Despite the cork issues, a delicate and well balanced Cab with cherry, pomegranite and rhubarb flavors. Soft tannins. If only the corks were better quality!
2005 vintage
Taster #1420
· May 18, 2020
92/100
Wonderful, smooth, well balanced. Stood up well over time.
2005 vintage
Taster #4993
· Jan 12, 2020
91/100
What a nice surprise! Very upfront pleasable wine. Much to like here! Still dark, muted color and, initially, nose of black fruit and licorice hiding behind some Rutherford dust/earth. Powerful dark fruit taste with blackberry, plums, some licorice and rhubarb, big in taste but with tannins nicely integrated (but certainly not fully resolved). Medium finish. Drink or hold (in a perfect cellar).
2005 vintage
Taster #5516
· May 30, 2019
92/100
Magnifique!
2005 vintage
Taster #4001
· Apr 30, 2019
90/100
Deep purple with big fruit and firm tannins. Plum, pomegranate, pop rocks and hints of vanilla and mushroom. Full bodied with good balance.
2005 vintage
Taster #7229
· Jan 14, 2019
94/100
This is dark blood, and licorice, and deep black blueberry, and rich ripe green sweet pepper, and Rutherford dust. The fruit is powerful, rich, fully satisfying and well offset with searing acid and ripe tannin. This bottle -appears- slightly plummed and with thinning edges, but the concentration and long finish are indisputable. It would be difficult to dislike this wine, unless you indulge in denying yourself pleasure. It is essentially "at peak" now, unless you enjoy somewhat older wines (which …
2005 vintage
Taster #4001
· Jul 4, 2018
90/100
Second bottle in a row with cork deterioration, but the wine was still enjoyable. Well balanced and delicate for a Cali Cab. Cherry, rhubarb, blackberries with hit of vanilla. Medium bodied with round tannins.
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Taster #6405
· Nov 17, 2017
94/100
Silky smooth tannins, chocolate covered cherrys, earthy and slightly green on the nose. Long finish
2005 vintage
Taster #9015
· Sep 2, 2017
91/100
Drinking at peak, this is all about its round, soft, blackberry, vanilla, thyme and black cherry jam character. Easy to drink, and even easier to like, this is a nice wine, and not at all out of balance. The bottle was popped and poured. The wine was made from a Bordeaux Left Bank blend of 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot.
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Taster #6405
· Aug 20, 2017
94/100
Slow to ope, tight and austere at first. Decanted for dinner and opened up with black and red fruit, medium finish
2005 vintage
Taster #6405
· Aug 5, 2017
94/100
Classic cali cab - good structure, restrained fruit, long finish. Great with steak on the grill
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Taster #6820
· May 2, 2017
Don't know if it's a flawed bottle, but there's no fruit, some vegetal flavors, light body, very flat.
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Taster #4863
· May 13, 2016
Dark toned fruit, herbal notes, mint, a bit aggressive flavours and acidity.
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Taster #8434
· Dec 31, 2015
92/100
Nicely aged. Still good fruit and nose. Opened quickly. I'd given up on Grgich some years back. Renewed faith with this bottle. Shared with friends at a Czech bistro (nice rich food) and was the top pick of the night.
2005 vintage
Taster #3599
· Dec 31, 2015
93/100
Softly acidic dark fruits with a touch of leather after a long aging. Its minerality comes forth with time as well.
2005 vintage
Taster #6037
· Dec 27, 2015
93/100
Drinking quite nicely. Tannins have succumbed to a faint but pleasant nose. Nice finish with balanced acidity. If you had the foresight to cellar this, now is a good time to reward your patience. If your stock is low, waiting a few more years couldn't hurt.
2005 vintage
Taster #3083
· Dec 25, 2015
93/100
Pulled my 1.5 for Christmas dinner. Delicious cabernet drinking very nicely. If this wine was oaky in its youth, the wood has left. Tannins are gone, great fruit remains, decent acidity, very tasty. Wonderful match to roasted prime rib.
2005 vintage
Taster #9851
· Dec 5, 2015
91/100
At ten years of age, this is likely at the apex of its drinking profile and will not likely improve further with more aging, but don't be in a hurry as it will hold for several more years. Dark garnet colored, medium-full bodied, full blackberry and black cherry fruits were accented by tones of cassis, mocha, leather, and hints of graphite and smoke with smooth supple tannins on the finish. http://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2015/12/grgich-hills-estate-napa-cab-05-grand.html
2005 vintage
Taster #6167
· Sep 8, 2015
93/100
Beautiful chocolate, cherry notes. Pertectly balanced and drinking beautifully right now. Medium body & not highly extracted as some might like. this is a beautiful representation of a Napa Cab that Grgich has done for so long now. This wine never disappoints me
2005 vintage
Taster #5516
· Sep 4, 2015
94/100
This wine won the night. Terrific body and grip. Mouthfilling with tannins, fruit and acids all dancing harmoniously together. Nice dark fruits with hints of chocolate. Was a great complement to the duck and venison enjoyed at Red Mountain. Bueno!
2005 vintage
Taster #0732
· Aug 16, 2015
92/100
Drinking very well now with some decant time... But could go age longer
2005 vintage
Taster #5418
· Jun 21, 2015
90/100
Deep black cherry, good acidity, medium length finish. Very nice can that is still youthful.
2005 vintage
Taster #6981
· May 12, 2015
96/100
This is in it's window right now and drinking beautifully. A dark core of cassis, graphite, leather, and black cherry. Well balanced and has a beautiful nose. Medium bodied and not over the top. Exactly what I'd hoped for from a 10 year old Napa Cab. Great QPR. Drink now-2018. But I'd suggest enjoying them now, as I can't imagine much improvement.
2005 vintage
Taster #9328
· Nov 23, 2014
91/100
Old world style with more toasted oak and less fruit.
2005 vintage
Taster #3020
· Jan 27, 2008
93/100
This wine is very dark in color. Almost Black cherry, dark purple. The nose is a bit tight. The fruit is closed. A bit hot - 14.55 alcohol. The taste is deep. Long finish. Chewy and very approachable now. Nice balance of oak that will round out the wine over the next few years. Rich earth and hints of bitter sweet chocolate. Finishes with black berry/cheery and a longing for more. Really like this wine.
2005 vintage