2019 GRO Rutherford Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

WSI94+ WE94 With 8% Cabernet Franc, this small-production wine is from Star Vineyard, elegantly woven in lavender, Bay leaf and black pepper. Rounded, elongated tannins surround blue fruit, dust and a lightness of spice, with a plush, deep and lengthy palate of great complexity.
Estate Notes: The 2019 vintage from Star Vineyard, in the renowned Rutherford AVA, is an elegant wine from an intense site. Cabernet Sauvignon lovers will rejoice in this mouth filling, inky wine, from a vintage that developed after several years of drought. Notes of dried lavender, pomegranate preserves, dried blueberries, and classic Rutherford dust please the palate aromatically. Only 103 cases were produced, so get this wine while you can. Sourced from the famous Star Vineyard in the middle of Rutherford, just behind Rutherford Grill, this has textbook qualities of one of Napa’s most famous AVA’s. Dusty fruit, which is ripe, but stops short of being jammy, has a darker side that gives layers of depth. Blackberry, plum, cracked pepper, bayleaf, and the expected amount of tannins which the grape is known for. Ready to drink or hold

2019 Rutherford Cab is just as sensational: spices, black pepper, dark fruit and a characteristic rich mineral component that sustains the whole experience with soft tannins adding the final note on the finish.