1974 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Community Tasting Notes (72) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  2/23/2024 - HeavyPourWine Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Dinner at Ember with Brian and Rosemany Talley and friends (Arroyo Grande, CA): Dinner with Brian and Rosemary Talley and friends at Ember. I brought three different '74 Napa cabs for my birthday celebration that evening. This bottle was a bit past peak but was very nice. At PNP it was an 89 for me but it actually improved in the glass a bit so my end rating was 90. Brad - heavypourwine.com

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  2/2/2024 - G_H wrote: 95 Points

  A 1974 Napa Retrospective (Zunfthaus zur Waag Zürich): This was another example, that the "regular" Napa cab is not much behind the Reserve bottling. Red berries, some tobacco, great balance and very clear red fruit.

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  7/2/2023 - Wine Canuck wrote: flawed

  An Epic Summer Wine Weekend - Year 2; 6/30/2023-7/2/2023 (Muskoka, Ontario, Canada): Corked

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  1/17/2021 - srh Likes this wine:

  Wines GRACIOUSLY Shared by Friends (San Diego, CA): Carefully decanted by the host
  
  N: Cherries with notes of toast & some unparsables, smoke coming on with swirling, & a VERY slight bit of mustiness, which I believe all felt to be a positive rather than negative
  
  P: LM body; Rndish entry with NICE, almost swtish frt met by an acidity which never even remotely loses contact with the frt as it SEAMLESSLY transitions into an incredibly LONG, impeccably BALANCED finish. Tannins are TOTALLY resolved, the wine's acidity allowing it to still work with food. (I tried it with Mashed Potatoes, Sauteed Mushrooms, & Sauteed Spinach, it being somewhat better with the Mashed Potatoes than the other 2.) Drinking PERFECTLY right now, & since I'd doubt improvement, no need to hold, though the consensus seemed to be it would probably last into '25. 12% ABV; My Exceptional- (96,97/100 using that metric), & that MAY be conservative! 😉 92+ pts RJonWine, 92 John Gilman (4x, Sep/Oct '17 the most recent), & 19.5/20 Jancis Robinson (Hunt, 10/31/12), the highest scoring wine from that publication I've ever actually TASTED.
  
  Note: First tasted on 10/30/19

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  12/21/2020 - jfinbh wrote:

  better after 1 hour

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