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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.2 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 149 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by manny651 on 3/30/2024 & rated 93 points: still great, drink now (515 views) | | | Tasted by Caveman-Rob on 3/23/2024 & rated 96 points: Bought just one of these in 2013 and been nurturing it ever since. Last night was it’s night to shine. Shine it did. Filtered and decanted for an hour after cork failed to extract intact. A bit tight during the first glass, but with elegant depth, structure, and mouthfeel. Very clean blue and black fruit flavors still remained and seemed well integrated into the cedar, toasted vanilla, and French oak notes. By the second glass, it’s pent up energy had settled down, producing a genuinely enjoyable experience.
The backbone might have sustained another 5-10 years, but the cork would not have. My advice, if you’re holding this, make it your choice the next good opportunity to do so. Cheers! (576 views) | | | Tasted by mtaczak on 12/30/2023 & rated 93 points: From 375. Still needs time. (798 views) | | | Tasted by jdpearse on 11/19/2023 & rated 93 points: Very well integrated
Tannins fully resolved
Opened and re-corked for an hour. No need to aerate.
Enjoy now! (858 views) | | | Tasted by richshoes on 11/14/2023 & rated 92 points: Not as good as their late 90s, which is still my all time favorite...this one is hotter, bigger with plum and vanilla (903 views) | | | Tasted by popasq on 8/21/2023 & rated 93 points: Good wine but a little pedestrian. (1020 views) | | | Tasted by scotty_b on 6/16/2023 & rated 92 points: A bit austere on opening, but softened nicely after a few hours. Notes of blackberry, current, licorice and cedar. Smooth mouthfeel with mild to moderate tannic structure. (1082 views) | | | Tasted by AndreRibeiroChaves on 5/7/2023 & rated 91 points: Great wine, very Bordeaux like. Lost some of its vivacity and mays be past peak. (1025 views) | | | Tasted by Sanlucar on 2/21/2023 & rated 92 points: Strong showing but not the powerhouse it used to be. Big fruit and tannin; a very muscular wine with a long and satisfying finish. Mocha and blackberry were the dominant flavors. (1439 views) | | | Tasted by wbduval on 12/26/2022 & rated 93 points: Perfectly balanced and paired very well with Beef Wellington for Christmas dinner. Decanted 3 hours. (1477 views) | | | Tasted by jjohnson6564 on 12/18/2022 & rated 97 points: Very disappointing Drank for my 73rd birthday with an equally old Chateau montelena. No comparison. Mondavi was old, flabby and just ok. CM was perfect - 2007. Sorry I don’t have any more. (1509 views) | | | Tasted by Celou Wines on 9/15/2022: Great! As some one else mentioned, tannins need to soften a little more. (1760 views) | | | Tasted by SCosgrove on 8/5/2022 & rated 95 points: Top wine I've consumed this year. Excellent. (1837 views) | | | Tasted by Darwine on 2/2/2022 & rated 95 points: A beautiful wine! The nose was earthy with tobacco and Leather. Palet was full of dark fruit, plum and black cherry and a nice hint of currant. The finish was again a leathery expression of the mild tannins with a distinct overtone of dark chocolate. Time is right in this one!! (2484 views) | | | Tasted by AAJR on 1/1/2022 & rated 94 points: Decanted & enjoyed over 4 hours. Aromas of dark berries. Palate matched the nose with flavors of dark berries, cassis & baking spice. Integrated tannins & a medium finish. (2072 views) | | | Tasted by hoservin on 10/30/2021 & rated 92 points: Decanted for one hour. Nose of blackberry, currant, cedar, anise and forest floor. Black fruit, leather, cedar, mocha and spice on the palate. Finishes with good length. Medium to full bodied. Served with grilled strip steaks and a brandy, mushroom cream sauce. (2188 views) | | | Tasted by cbuhlman on 10/21/2021: flash decant, ruby rim.
Pure sweet cabernet fruit with juicy cherries, blackberries leather and spice box. judicious extraction and well balanced, elegant really.
firm tannins and a long spicy slightly menthol finish.
Delicious.
93-94 (2226 views) | | | Tasted by Maphill01 on 9/25/2021: Splash decanted for a small amount of fine sediment. blackberry plum tobacco chocolate. Medium plus body, velvety mouthfeel. Dark, almost brooding. Slightly drying tannins on the finish. Textbook steak wine. (2086 views) | | | Tasted by Mdcajuns on 9/6/2021 & rated 93 points: Exceptional. (1556 views) | | | Tasted by jsebiri on 12/24/2020: PNP, Deep Dark purple, rich nose , some spicy-ness , monolithic wine. After a few hours .......opened up a fair amount. I would not drink this until after 3+ hours open next time , would bet it is a better experience. (2364 views) | | | Tasted by hoservin on 5/30/2020 & rated 93 points: Decanted for one hour. Nose of blackberry, currant, mocha, forest floor, spice and crushed rock. Ripe black fruit, mocha, spice and crushed rock on the palate. Long finish. Full bodied. Served with grilled filet mignon and bordelaise. (2827 views) | | | Tasted by gteran76 on 4/4/2020 & rated 92 points: Had it blind and loved it, I though it was a little older by the color on the ring but the taste was very complex, dry and beautiful finish.
I’m down to my last bottle, I may open it in about 5+ years and see how it performs in extra innings... (2865 views) | | | Tasted by scotty_b on 3/25/2020 & rated 93 points: Blackberry, cigar box, spice, forest floor, graphite, and sweet oak. Took about 2 hours to open up and was in full form on day 2. Will go for another 10 years easily. (2701 views) | | | Tasted by hoservin on 2/29/2020 & rated 93 points: Decanted for one hour. Nose of blackberry, currant, cocoa and forest floor. Black fruit, cocoa, spice, forest floor and fine tannins on the palate. Very long finish. Full bodied. Served with grilled ribeye steak and a horseradish cream sauce. (2611 views) | | | Tasted by dclaggett on 2/2/2020 & rated 94 points: 15.0% abv. Dark crimson purple color. Macerated black berries, licorice root, Forest floor, graphite. Med plus in mouth, good acidity and noticeable tannins that coat front teeth. 45 sec finish. Layers of fruit, leather, wood, cassis. Good example of classic, more stylish California cab. (Revised) should be consumed on opening, didn’t seem to last Day 2; suggest no decant needed. Still a tasty berry driven wine but lacks acidity and structure second day. (Re-revised) Day 3 showed signs of freshness, complexity and tannins came back, espresso, blackberries and Black Forest cake. A first for me to go back this many times on a review, but this is a particular bottle I carted around for a few years/moves and wanted to give it fair play. (2359 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, The 2009 Napa Valley Cabernets at Age 10 (Jul 2019) (7/1/2019)
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Vinous, Vertical Tastings of Mondavi’s Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve and I Block To Kalon Vineyard Fumé Blanc (May 2016) (5/1/2016)
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(Robert Mondavi, Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Panel Tasting
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(Robert Mondavi, Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Oakville, California, USA, Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By David Lawrason
WineAlign (3/2/2013)
(Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Napa Valley red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2010 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: An Epic Vintage (Dec 2012)
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Vinous, 2010 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: An Epic Vintage (Dec 2012)
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Vinous, May/June 2011, IWC Issue #156
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RJonWine.com (2/24/2012)
(Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve) Dark ruby color; ripe blackberry, mulberry, ripe black currant nose; tasty, rich, ripe black currant, blackberry palate; medium-plus finish 92+ points (88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot; 78% To Kalon Vineyard; 18 mos. in 100% new French oak; 15% alcohol) 92 points |
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| Robert Mondavi Winery Producer website
Producer websiteCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonReserve The Wine News | Wine Country This Week | Wine Lover's PageUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Oakville |
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