The California Wine Tasting Notes
GRGICH HILLS
ESTATE
GRGICH HILLS, 'NAPA VALLEY' CHARDONNAY 2018
Composition
100% Chardonnay
Tasting Notes
This Chardonnay entices you with aromas of fresh peach, Asian pear, citrus, and honeycomb to delight your senses. The flavors are just as complex with delightful undertones of red pepper and Madagascar vanilla, followed by fresh lemon, green apple, wildflower honey, stone fruit, and a hint of lavender. The rich, dense texture is balanced by its juicy acidity, leading to great minerality and a long, satisfying finish.
GRGICH HILLS, 'NAPA VALLEY' FUME BLANC 2018
Composition
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Tasting Notes
On the front palate, this wine opens with notes of green apple, lemon grass and snap peas, where undertones of flint and minerals begin to develop. It exhibits a mouth watering freshness and structure on the attack, a great complexity on the mid-palate with fresh and tangy fruit characteristics and a linear and unwavering acid structure building the frame. It is a wine of enormous precision and minerality with a finish that evokes the crystal-clear serenity of an Alpine mountain stream on a cool summer morning.
GRGICH HILLS, NAPA VALLEY, CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2016
Composition
80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc
Tasting Notes
Deep red in the glass, this sultry wine shows dark berry fruit on the nose followed by black current, plum, with an undertone of lavender and allspice. Rich and velvety on the palate, this Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits full and smooth tannins, yet maintains a youthfulness. Plum and pluot re-emerge on the palate carried by undertones of rhubarb and hints of nutmeg.
GRGICH HILLS, NAPA VALLEY, MERLOT 2015
Composition
92% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc
Tasting Notes
On the nose, this Merlot offers layers of fruit – blueberry, raspberry and cherry. The palate is elegantly structured with mouth-watering tannins and sprightly, well-balanced acidity. The fruit-forward berries on the nose reemerge on the palate with savory undertones of basil and rosemary. This harmonious wine displays a lasting and memorable finish.
GRGICH HILLS, NAPA VALLEY, ZINFANDEL 2015
Composition
97% Zinfandel, 3% Petite Sirah
Tasting Notes
This gorgeous wine reveals tangy raspberry aromas with notes of underlying black cherry lushness. A subtle touch of strawberry, coupled with a hint of blackberry, lingers gently on the palate. Along with rich, complex flavors which continue to evolve in the glass, this focused Zinfandel has a firm, elegant structure, indicative of its long aging potential.