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Mission Codename Agent 95
For the first time ever, Agent Red issued a (100 point scale) score on a wine that we’re offering! Today’s Grgich Hills Estate 2006 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon earned a 95 point score from our Wine Spies Director. After more than 4000 wine reviews over the last 7+ years, he was inspired by today’s special wine to issue a score.
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Okay, now on to today’s wine…
As quick as you can, load up! Today’s Grgich Hills Estate 2006 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is a stunning example of Napa Valley Cabernet. This wine is bold but balanced. Big but elegant. It hits all of the right notes, while being a very food-friendly wine.
Drink now through 2020 - and beyond.
What the Winery Says
2006 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
- Winemaker
- Ivo Jeramaz
- Alcohol
- 14.5% by volume
- Fermentation
- Indigenous yeast; 5 weeks of skin contact
- Harvest date
- Sept. 26 - Oct. 24, 2006
- Sugar
- 24˚ Brix (average)
- Bottling date
- January 7 - 23, 2009
- Release date
- May 2010
- Total acidity
- 6.1 g/L
- pH
- 3.68
- Time in oak
- 21 months in French oak
- Type of oak
- 60% new French oak
- Production
- 13,822 cases (12/750 ml.) 1,600 cases (12/375 ml.) 600 cases (6/1.5 L) 300 bottles (3 L) 25 bottles (6 L) 6 bottles (9 L) 1 bottle (12 L)
- Blend
- 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot, 3% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc
About the Winery
Grgich Hills Estate
