Delivers a lovely, polished stream of cassis, plum and blackberry fruit flavors lined with warm vanilla, black licorice and sweet tobacco accents, with solid focus and grip on the finish. Still youthfully toasty but pleasurable now if you want that character. Hold this you want more elegance and nuance. -- Non-blind Groth Cabernet vertical (August 2024). Drink now through 2038. 12,000 cases made.

Rich and luscious aromas of ripe plums and blackberries sprinkled with baking spices carry into flavorful black fruits layered with oak spices. Fine-grained tannins coat the mouth, balanced by juicy acidity that freshens the palate through a long finish. Impressive persistence. -Elaine Chukan Brown

Finding an Oakville Cabernet for under $100 isn't easy, so Groth's 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon could be termed something of a value, offering up scents of dried herbs, cherries and loamy earth. Medium to full-bodied, there's a supple, creamy mouthfeel and soft tannins on the finish.

The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley) is a fabulous introduction to the Groth wines. Soft, curvy and open-knit, the 2021 is already quite pleasing. Succulent dark red cherry/plum fruit, rose petal, cinnamon and a kick of sweet French oak all meld together. This pliant, seductive Cabernet Sauvignon is quite the charmer. Best of all, it will drink well right out of the gate.