Decanted for one hour. Nose of blackberry, currant, cedar, spice, mocha and anise. Ripe black fruit, mocha, cedar, spice, anise and crushed rock on the palate. Very long, pure finish. Nice balance. Medium to full bodied. This easily has to 2-3 years of runway. No rush. Served with grilled filet mignon and Diane sauce.
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Spectacular. Deep, dark red with plenty of life left in it, but drinking beautifully now. Tons of dark fruit with a long finish. Kept opening up after an hour and paired with smoked NY steaks, but also great sipping on its own. Will be interesting to see how this continues to evolve over the next 10+ years.
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On the palate it has some oddly green hexanal-like notes. Aggressive fuzzy tannin, big big alcohol. So it’s a bit weird on the palate. I almost wonder if more time will help it out. It’s still a bit burly right now.
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By Stephen Tanzer Vertical Tastings of Mondavi’s Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve and I Block To Kalon Vineyard Fumé Blanc (May 2016), 5/1/2016, (See more on Vinous...)
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(Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve) Very dark ruby color; focused, ripe blackberry, blackberry jam nose; ripe blackberry, black currant, blackberry jam palate; medium-plus finish (90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot; 93% To Kalon Vineyard and 7% Oakville AVA; 18 mos. in 100% new French oak; 16% alcohol)
2/9/2024 - RS4 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Wow. Incredible flavor and complexity. Decanted for only 15 - 20 minutes
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12/16/2023 - hoservin Likes this wine: 94 Points
Decanted for one hour. Nose of blackberry, currant, cedar, spice, mocha and anise. Ripe black fruit, mocha, cedar, spice, anise and crushed rock on the palate. Very long, pure finish. Nice balance. Medium to full bodied. This easily has to 2-3 years of runway. No rush. Served with grilled filet mignon and Diane sauce.
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11/22/2023 - R Mellon Likes this wine: 95 Points
Spectacular. Deep, dark red with plenty of life left in it, but drinking beautifully now. Tons of dark fruit with a long finish. Kept opening up after an hour and paired with smoked NY steaks, but also great sipping on its own. Will be interesting to see how this continues to evolve over the next 10+ years.
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4/14/2023 - manny651 Likes this wine: 93 Points
lovely, still drinks youthfully, has plenty of life left.
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1/30/2023 - Madera16 wrote:
On the palate it has some oddly green hexanal-like notes. Aggressive fuzzy tannin, big big alcohol. So it’s a bit weird on the palate. I almost wonder if more time will help it out. It’s still a bit burly right now.
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