1978 Charles Krug Winery (Peter Mondavi Family) Cabernet Sauvignon

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 88 points

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  1/18/2019 - cadamson wrote:

  Expected nothing from this, and it delivered pretty much exactly that! So there is that. Actually, I will say it did actually have some remnants of interest left -- no fruit to speak of, but quite a bit of leather and cigar box notes with decent acidity (no tannins left, yet quite drying). However, also had a bit of band-aid and hints of barbecue sauce. So an interesting science experiment. I did not fall ill, so there is that also.

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  1/28/2016 - LHB Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Currently enjoying this bottle of 1978 Charles Krug Cabernet purchased at the winery in 1980. I have been looking at this bottle for a while now, and decided to finally open it. Filtering needed for sediment around the somewhat moist cork, mid-ruby, pale rim. Firm nose of cedar, some tobacco, almost sweet entry, well balanced, very little of the "hole in mid palate", layered flavours, long finish, soft tannins.The 1978 vintage was rated 92 by Mr. Parker. Excellent wine! Stored at 10 - 12 degrees Celsius.

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  2/16/2010 - milwaukeewino wrote:

  Funky, sweaty, cumin.
  Palate was the richest and most intense, both in flavor and texture. Better than Martini but nowhere close to Inglenook.

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  6/11/2009 - Junior wrote:

  I don't know why I bought this, but I'm not unhappy with it at all. Cork was soaked. Lots of sediment. Deeply bricked. Opened to a wonderfully nose of fruit and cedar. Really gorgeous nose, actually. The tannins are almost utterly resolved, very fine. But what keeps this wine alive is the acidity framing the fruit and secondary flavors, a sunny brightness that shines some nice, late-afternoon light on the palate. It's a fading wine=--pretty far gone perhaps, with its major flaw being just a hint of tomato in the mouth--but it's sliding into oblivion with some grace and self-respect and I'm happy to be here, helping it along.

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  7/8/2006 - T G F wrote: 87 Points

  This was the oldest bottle of wine I have drank. Purchased from Benchmarkwine.com The cork was still good and in place, a nice sign that there could be life. Nose at first was of an old tobacco box. In the first minute with a little wrist work, the nose open up to a dark berry and plum/prune nose with a hint of cinnamon. The color was purple, with a light brown rim on the outside of the glass. This was a very interesting bottle of wine, not dead but I am glad I drank it. Served without food, with Ahman and Steve.

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