Groth

In all fairness, it probably wasn't the best idea to visit Groth immediately after leaving Marita's Vineyards.  There's simply no comparison.  

Groth is a beautiful winery in Oakville located across the street from Silver Oak.  They make very good wine which I have bought many times before.  

We tasted:

2002 Cabernet Sauvignon
2007 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
2009 Cabernet Sauvignon
2009 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

The 2002 was good but not great.  The 2007 Reserve was also a bit of a disappointment, especially given that it was a Reserve wine.  Both of the 2009's showed promise but were obviously too young to drink.

Overall, it was a wash.  Lovely place but just not producing the types of Cabernets that we are looking for after 7 years of visiting Napa.  We want the exceptional, not the mass-produced.  Groth was the only winery we visited this year where we did not purchase wine.