This is a wine that doesn’t have a lot of back story. It doesn’t come from a small, artisanal family vineyard that’s been passed down from generation to generation. There isn’t a Grove Ridge vineyard that you can visit. It’s produced by the fourth-largest wine producer in the US, Bronco Wine Company.
Bronco Wine Company owns over 45,000 acres of vineyards and produces 60+ brands of wine. Many of the low-cost wines you find in your supermarket come from Bronco.
This isn’t the kind of wine I dream about and long for. It’s not magical, elegant, moving or masterful. But it’s drinkable and a pretty good value for an everyday wine.
The nose is loaded with spices, like nutmeg and cedar. It also offers some plum and blackberry aromatics. The palate is quite fruit forward, with flavors like plum, blackberry and strawberry. There’s a touch of sweetness to the fruit. The acidity is good and the tannins are light. The finish is relatively short, but pleasant. This is a wine that’s more likely to appeal to average wine drinkers than to wine fanatics or wine geeks.
Wine: Grove Ridge
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2010
Alcohol: 13%
Rating: 85
Price: $10.00
Disclosure: This wine was received as a media sample.