2011 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Private Selection Central Coast

Community Tasting Notes (13) Avg Score: 84.7 points

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  6/13/2022 - Winiac wrote: 92 Points

  Call me crazy, but I was surprised by the quality of the wine in the bottle! Thee bottle was not kept in the best conditions. Had the rusty hue that made me worried off the bat. BUT, it was together and balanced, with rustic tertiary flavors and medium length and extremely pleasant finish. The vegetal flavors gave me the vibe of old world, Italian old style Cabernets. Considering the horrible vintage and history of the bottle, I just tasted it to proceed with cooking with it, but I was pleasantly surprised. Not sure if I venture buying another bottle, but if I see it somewhere, I will definitely give it a taste.

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  1/18/2020 - Halfeel wrote: 86 Points

  Not bad at all, i.e. better than expected based on price and age (9 years).

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  4/1/2014 - Mike Kopanski wrote: 87 Points

  This wine is the perfect example of why Cabernet Sauvignon is the king of red grapes. They probably made a train load of this from vineyards with high yields, and it still brings some pure, defined Cabernet flavors and aromas. It is not all that rich and creamy, and maybe a touch short on the mid palate. When we poured into the decanter, the nose was pure black currant, with just a touch of oak. The fruit is fairly light, but quite precise black currant, plum and black cherry. There is a flinty, gun metal flavor. There are some drying tannins. A fair amount of alcohol is evident on the nose and palate. But, this wine is often way under 10 bucks. By the time we get to the finish, the taste on the palate is very much like the taste we got breaking our teeth into a fresh picked plum back home in Leelanau County Michigan.

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  3/29/2014 - Barrygloec Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Decent but a little too sweet

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  10/16/2013 - drrobvino wrote: 87 Points

  This wine has been opened for three days, recorked, and stored at cellar temperature.
  The color is clear, appears medium ruby at the core, fading to a pale Ruby at the rim.
  The nose is clean, developing, showing medium intensity aromas of blackBerries poured over rocks, with notes of Bing cherry and a bit of green bell pepper.
  The Palate shows a dry wine, medium in body and alcohol (listed at 13.8%), with medium intensity flavors of blackberry, blueberry, minerality/earthiness, a hint of vanilla, some tobacco. The tannins in this wine are light, drinking quite easily, and the acidity is medium intensity. The finish is medium (-), repeating notes of blackberry and moist soil.
  This is a good quality wine, and although it is quite young, the lighter body and low-level tannins makes this simple Wine easy to drink now. It is not meant for aging, and should be consumed by 2014. Good value, simple.

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