Description
The 2021 Louis M. Martini "The Gryphon" Cabernet Sauvignon is a debut Napa Valley red blending 91% Cabernet Sauvignon with Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Malbec. Aged 19 months in 55% new French oak, it offers a classic, structured style with dark fruit, cedar, and velvety tannins. This flagship, 92-point wine is described as bold, refined, and food-friendly.
James Suckling
The winery's new flagship red, Gryphon, is a full-bodied, layered and sophisticated wine that's elegant yet well structured in tannins. It offers flower, iron and sage aromas, then focused black cherries, blueberries, spearmint and handsome oak spices on the palate. The cabernet sauvignon grapes are blended with 4% cabernet franc, 3% merlot and 2% malbec. Drink now or hold.
Wine Spectator
A solidly built version, offering a core of black currant paste wrapped in dark tobacco and warm loam. Solidly grippy, with a touch of smoldering alder on the toasty finish. Drink now through 2036.
