1996 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Community Tasting Notes (58) Avg Score: 88.5 points

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  4/10/2021 - Mon.Maultiere Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Drunk with cheeses. Deep garnet with slight bricking at edge but not yet fading to orange. Nose of intense blackcurrents with some vegetal characters, graphite and earthiness to it. The blackcurrents were dominant on the palate and amazingly you could really taste the pithiness of the old calyx on the end of the berry as well. Some earthy notes as well but the fruit was still so strong. The balance was very nice with acidity to keep it surprisingly fresh despite its age and tannins which were still there but blended very well into the body of the wine. Good length. Overall, really impressive - still some vigour left in this wine and plenty of fruit. A very nice aged Napa Cab. This won't get better but it's hanging on in there really well and will probably do so for another 10 years.

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  9/25/2019 - ArizonaWineGuy Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Unexpected elegance from this Mondavi effort.

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  6/30/2019 - mflesh wrote: 86 Points

  A little too vegetal for me. Still had some blackberry but this one is showing a bit too much age. Kind of lean and thin as a result. A lot of these Mondavi cabs have actually done a great job of staying the course but this one is on the decline.

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  8/4/2017 - PMJak11 wrote: 79 Points

  Definitely past prime drinking age. Nice nose filled with celery and cherries. Not much on the palate and the finish was completely gone. Oh well, what else can you expect from a '96 that was either purchased or given to me before I knew a lick about wine. Not that I know very much at all now!!

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  2/23/2017 - Ketchup57 wrote: 82 Points

  while it had not turned to vinegar after 20 years, the flavor was flat.

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