2013 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve To-Kalon Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (65) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  3/18/2024 - dream Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This is aging nicely and is not overdone at all. In fact, it's fairly Bordeaux-like in character with a leaner profile than most Napa Cabs and an ethereal texture with lots of freshness. I definitely get the flavors of Napa earth and berry fruit but there are also notes of lead pencil and dark minerals. The tannins needed to soften a bit in a decanter but after an hour, the wine flowed over the tongue like silk. Well done and this should last. At We-Ko-Pa Embers restaurant which has a great wine list with excellent prices - certainly a rarity these days.

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  1/16/2024 - MicklethePickle Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Drunk on the evening of my retirement from work. Better than my last bottle for sure. Has a nice chocolatey nuance to it with great pretty dark ruby with red legs. Nose also has nice cherry fruit almost like chocolate covered cherries. I would have to say this has hit its drinking stride at 11 years old, but should last many more. A very pretty, elegant wine, a bit of leather, a bit of chocolate nib red current. Cocoa. Honestly, better than I hoped it would be. 5-13-16-9: 93/100.

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  1/7/2024 - JasonWino wrote: 93 Points

  A nice aged ToKalon but I expected a bit more. On the nose it’s strong but on the pallet it lacks the same fruit intensity. Age has helped the tannin settle. All in all, pretty good drinking.

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  12/29/2023 - j30 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Smooth, fruity, concentrated, although a bit terse. The wine is entering its early drinking window. No hurry to drink.

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  12/26/2023 - buymoreredsdrinkmorewhites wrote:

  Opened 1 hour prior then decanted for 4 hours then re-bottled and bought to dinner. Dark fruits, some cedar shavings, slight vanilla tones on a smooth finish. Good, should i say old school style of CA Cab for those not looking for the fruit bomb style. Went well with rack of lamb chops Christmas Eve.

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