Skymech
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1989 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
3/23/2024 - Skymech Likes this wine: 90 Points
Definitely over the hill, but even so is in good shape and pretty darn good for 35 years old. It has a classic Bordeaux nose of light earth and books. The fruit on the palate is faded but still there and laced with earth and tannin (still!).
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1999 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
3/16/2024 - Skymech Likes this wine: 95 Points
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.
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2022 Failla Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
2/21/2024 - Skymech wrote: 88 Points
My experience mirrors the other comments here. The color of the wine was translucent and seemed thin. A worrying sign for such a young wine. I actually enjoyed the wine itself with its light strawberry and cola notes. I recall other Failla Pinot having a bright cranberry note that this didn't have. I actually prefer strawberry and cola to cranberry, but the problem seems to be that this is thin and doesn't have much acid. I would be concerned about what age will do this wine and I suspect it was picked early due to the 2022 heat wave. It seems very far off from Failla's normal profile.
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