# 2020 Yountville Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon - Grgich Hills Estate

https://grgich.com/vintage-notes/2020-yountville-old-vine-cabernet-sauvignon

> Marketing/producer vintage note from the winery — use as the winery's statement of tasting notes, vineyard provenance, and vintage conditions; attribute claims to Grgich Hills Estate rather than presenting them as independently verified facts.

## Summary

A vintage note for the 2020 Yountville Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon describing its aromas and flavors, the 2020 growing season conditions, and vineyard details including age, clone, rootstock, and farming practices.

## Audience

wine consumers / general public

## Prompts this page answers

- What are the tasting notes for the 2020 Yountville Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon from Grgich Hills Estate?
- What were the growing conditions for the 2020 vintage of Grgich Hills' Yountville Cabernet Sauvignon?
- What is the vineyard provenance for Grgich Hills' Yountville Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon?

## Purpose

To describe the characteristics and background of the 2020 Yountville Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon (inform and promote the wine).

## Highlights

- Aromas: brambly blackberry, rosehip, red currant, blood orange.
- Flavors: sweet cherry, blueberry, rosemary, and dry peat; soft, round, velvety tannins and a long finish.
- Vintage 2020: very hot with multiple heat waves, 50-60% below average rainfall, low yields but concentrated fruit.
- Vineyard: Yountville Cabernet vines planted in 1959 to the Inglenook clone (Niebaum Cabernet Sauvignon #29) on St. George rootstock.
- Farming: vineyards are certified organic and farmed using regenerative agriculture principles.

## How to cite

Grgich Hills Estate — https://grgich.com/vintage-notes/2020-yountville-old-vine-cabernet-sauvignon

## Publisher

**Grgich Hills Estate** — Grgich Hills Estate winery (site footer shows © 2026 Grgich Hills Estate); the site references the winery's Napa Valley operations.

## Topics

- 2020 Yountville Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon
- Grgich Hills Estate vintage note
- Yountville Cabernet 1959 Inglenook clone
- 2020 Napa vintage heat drought
- organic regenerative vineyard

## Key entities

- **2020 Yountville Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon** (product): Vintage note and tasting description for Grgich Hills Estate's 2020 Yountville Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon. — https://grgich.com/vintage-notes/2020-yountville-old-vine-cabernet-sauvignon
- **Grgich Hills Estate** (organization): Winery and publisher of the page. — https://grgich.com/
- **Yountville, Napa Valley** (location): Vineyard location for the Old Vine Cabernet Sauvignon.
- **Inglenook clone (Niebaum Cabernet Sauvignon #29)** (other): Clone of Cabernet Sauvignon planted in the Yountville vineyard in 1959.
- **St. George rootstock** (other): Rootstock used for the vineyard plantings.
- **Regenerative Organic Certified / USDA Organic Certified** (other): Certifications shown on the page indicating organic/regenerative practices.

## Metadata

- Type: article