March 20, 2024 - Decanted for 4 hours and this was smashing. perfect provenance and it showed. Tobacco, dark fruits, and a bit of leather. Still a bit tannic, this has years on it left, but not sure it will get much better. Classic Cali Cab and this wine went toe to toe with a 1998 VCC which was a smokeshow as well.
March 16, 2024 - This was absolutely fantastic. I bought a couple of pristine bottles at auction for a low price. This wine tastes like it is in its prime. Great nose of some fruit, leather and earth. Very subtle. The palate is a mix of red and black fruit that doesn’t taste old at all. Not many tertiary notes. The fruit is still here and very fresh. This was tremendous for a 25 year old Napa. Love it.
February 24, 2024 - Still had a good amount of fruit. Very balanced and smooth. Not a super powerful wine but went very well with our steaks. Wish I had more.
January 26, 2024 - Rich dark fruit and spices on the nose. A hint of green pepper, plenty of rich cassis, cinnamon, tobacco. Smooth and full bodied, with a long structured finish.
December 24, 2023 - The first five in the wooden crate were wonderful over the years. Sadly the last one (this one) was over the hill.
December 21, 2023 - Extremely balanced and in a great place.
December 5, 2023 - This wine is amazing!
November 18, 2023 - Smooth with a velvet texture .Classic Cab flavours. No degradation of the wine to the last drop. This is as someone else described ...a four square wine. Length is moderate and complexity of flavours is moderate but it is a pleasurable easy drinking Cab . This has an enticing lingering sweetness that grabs your attention and leaves you wanting more! The14.5% alcohol has melded well with the tannins and fruit and is not noticeable. A testimony to Mondavi,s wine making ability
November 3, 2023 - Great wine, decanted for 1 hour prior to drinking. Wine got better with more time. Happy to have a few bottles left.
January 19, 2023 - took to Vegas