2016 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon The Reserve To-Kalon Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (58) Avg Score: 92.6 points

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  3/31/2024 - Experienced palate Likes this wine: 93 Points

  PNP second bottle as first one finished #3 in a 15 bottle CA and Bordeaux blind tasting against some credible aged competition. This bottle was dissected over spicey Mexican cuisine. Up front the nose is aromatic with dark fruit. On the palate it opens with full body younger fruit, cassis with good complexity. The finish has a grippy tannins a bit astringent leading to the hopeful conclusion that this needs more time or at least healthy decant to open it up. As you know this is a high pedigree winery and vineyard so hope you treat it better as I will my next bottle.

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  3/24/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  My initial impression is that this is young and has not yet had the time to put on its weight/complexity. Felt light and lifted with a good amount of oak. Should get better (I hope it does).

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  3/12/2024 - Jhalpern27 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  I enjoyed tonight as a flight of part of our wine group.
  We had 97,14,16,17. The 16 and 17 were tops after the first hour with the 16 just a hair above. The 97 started to wake up but the 16 was the wine of the flight.

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  1/21/2024 - Asquiddy wrote: 92 Points

  Balanced oak, with some black currant, and very fine tannins. Finish was medium+, enough tannin to age a bit longer I think, but tasty.

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  12/24/2023 - BrendanMcS Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Pent up at first. Initial impression is that this is young. Nose is complicated mix of light red fruit and flower, maybe violet or rose. Nice complex, but bottled up flavors. Overall good, but will likely improve with more age.

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