Winery Grgich HillsYountville Selection Cabernet Sauvignon
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Yountville Selection Cabernet Sauvignon of the Winery Grgich Hills is in the top 50 of wines of Yountville.
Taste structure of the Yountville Selection Cabernet Sauvignon from the Winery Grgich Hills
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Yountville Selection Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Grgich Hills in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Yountville Selection Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Grgich Hills in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Yountville Selection Cabernet Sauvignon
Pairings that work perfectly with Yountville Selection Cabernet Sauvignon
Original food and wine pairings with Yountville Selection Cabernet Sauvignon
The Yountville Selection Cabernet Sauvignon of Winery Grgich Hills matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of thai beef curry, thiebou yappe from senegal (rice with lamb) or civet of wild boar.
Details and technical informations about Winery Grgich Hills's Yountville Selection Cabernet Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Yountville Selection Cabernet Sauvignon from Winery Grgich Hills are 2004, 2013, 2012, 2010 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Grgich Hills
The Winery Grgich Hills is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 38 wines for sale in the of Yountville to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Yountville
The wine region of Yountville is located in the region of Napa Valley of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Grgich Hills or the Domaine Grgich Hills produce mainly wines red, white and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Yountville are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Yountville often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, boysenberries or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, tobacco or black cherries.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Baco 22A
A white grape variety resulting from the hybridization of the folle blanche and the noah. It is the only hybrid to remain authorized in a French appellation vineyard, that of Armagnac, where it thrives in particular on the tawny sands of Bas-Armagnac. When distilled, its wine produces round, smooth and aromatic eaux-de-vie with hints of ripe fruit.
