Grgich Hills Estate is an iconic Napa Valley winery, consistently producing wines of the highest quality. Vintners Hall of Fame inductee Miljenko "Mike" Grgich first earned world-wide recognition when the 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay he crafted won the 1976 Paris Tasting, beating the best of France and revolutionizing the wine world. Mike then partnered with Austin Hills to open their family owned and operated winery in 1977.Committed to natural winegrowing and sustainability, we farm five estate vineyards without artificial pesticides or herbicides, rely on wild yeast fermentation and use our passion and art to handcraft food-friendly, balanced and elegant wines.
Wine & Spirits 94 When Mike Grgich made the 1973 Chateau Montelena Chardonnay — the white wine that won the Paris Tasting — he used fruit
Wilfred Wong 93 The 2017 Grgich Hills Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is authentic and true to Napa Valley roots. This wine brings aromas and flavors of black
Connoisseur's Guide 93 Grgich Hills Fum Blancs are always emphatically grassy and this one goes right to the limits, but its ongoing herbaceousness is tempered by
The Wine This exquisite Merlot opens with plum, rose hip, blood orange, fresh peach and cherry in the nose, with undertones of laurel and dried
Opening with initial notes of strawberry on the nose, this classic Zinfandel tempts you with spicy aromas of clove and pepper. The palate reveals added
Wilfred Wong 94 The 2018 Grgich Hills Estate Chardonnay is stylish, compelling, and pure. This wine exhibits classic aromas and flavors of dried apples, herbs, earth,
Wilfred Wong 92 "The Grgich Hills Estate Fum Blanc has been one of the mainstays from the Napa Valley when it comes to top white wines.
Wine Advocate 93 The 2017 Chardonnay features compelling key lime pie, fresh grapefruit and toasted almonds notes with hints of sea spray, struck match and ginger.
Wine Enthusiast 90 Reductive and tight in feel at first, this wine opens slowly in the glass to show a complex mixture of leather, tobacco and
Decanter 97 Stunningly complex with aromas of smoke, brioche, toast and a little flintiness. This is beautifully balanced with a blend of sweet apple, oyster shell
Decanter 93 Sweet black cherry, black olive and charred red meat with graceful, enticing aromas of flowers, blackberries and blackcurrants. Clove and tobacco finish. Wine Advocate 92 Blended
Wine Enthusiast 91 On the palate are light-bodied layers of green olive, pineapple, peach and lemon, a contrasting set of fruit and savory elements that work
Decanter 96 A sumptuous wine with abundant blackcurrant, blackberry, cherry, spice and wonderful dried herbs. Ripe tannin and balanced spicy oak. Real potential to develop further. Wine
Wine Enthusiast 93 With a slight nose of noble reduction, this seductive wine offers a wealth of balanced avor and body, shining in tones of nuts,
Winereviewonline 95 June 1, 2018 From cool American Canyon and Carneros vineyards in the southern tip of Napa Valley. About 80% of our Sauvignon Blanc is planted
Wilfred Wong 90 The 2015 Grgich Hills Estate Zinfandel is full-bodied and smoothly-textured on the palate. TASTING NOTES: This wine shows plenty of ripe berries and
100% Merlot 18 months in oak ......French oak 60-gallon barrels; 30% new; 70% neutral This is a Cabernet lover’s Merlot! Its bright flavors of strawberries, cherries, licorice
Wine & Spirits 91 Most of this wine comes from Yountville, with contributions from Rutherford and Calistoga as well. The freshness of Yountville is there in
Wine Enthusiast 91 Dark golden-hay in color, this white was fermented mostly in 900-gallon French oak foudres, with the remainder fermented in smaller French oak barrels.
Wine & Spirit 92 This wine celebrates the fortieth chardonnay harvest since the wine Mike Grgich made at Chateau Montelena won the Judgment of Paris tasting.
Miljenko “Mike” Grgich first gained international recognition at the celebrated “Paris Tasting” of 1976. Then, in a now-historic blind tasting, a panel of eminent French
Vintage: For the third year in a row, Napa Valley experienced an exceptional vintage, aided by near drought conditions. Our yield was smaller than 2013,
Wine & Spirits 92 "Ivo Jeramaz, Mike Grgich’s nephew, grows this wine at estate vineyards in American Canyon and Carneros, where most of
Wine Spectator 90 "Smooth and mellow with ripe pear, tropical fruit and good acid structure; minerals and good balance; long and stylish."-WS "Miljenko “Mike” Grgich has been
Wine Review Online 96 This wine shows the beauty of Napa Valley Cabernet. Not bigger, but just a more muscular style of Cabernet Sauvignon than is