1981 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
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Friday, January 10, 2020 - Another Year, Another Napa (aka Winter in Wineland IV); 1/5/2020-1/11/2020 (Napa/Sonoma California): From the 'vintage pour' at Press. This was great. First of all, not often that I get to do birth year wines and given the birth year not often when I do that they are actually good. But this was drinking very well. Old school Napa.
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Comment posted by thesternowl:
1/13/2020 7:55:00 AM - Perhaps we have covered this before but we both share 1981 as a birth year and, aside from Spain and Italy, 1981 was not known to be a great vintage in the USA and France. However, there are pleasant surprises from time to time. I have a bottle of this that I've been saving for 40. Your note gives me some hope!
Comment posted by MC2 Wines:
1/13/2020 9:57:00 AM - It's definitely good and fresh for an old Napa and it probably gets a 'great' from me more from birth year than from actual where it is. Best birth year I've had is '81 Grange but it needed prob 3+ hours in decanter to get there. Beaucastel also makes a good one and when it's 'on' it's meant to be awesome although I always seem to get bottles that are so-so. But I hear you. Tough one to have.