1977 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (28) Median Score: 92 points

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  12/19/2023 - noofie2 Likes this wine: 98 Points

  Excellent. Drank at dinner at Flemings in Walnut Creek with Dennis and Derrald. In fantastic shape. Cork was a bit dry but came out cleanly with an Ahso. Wine was very flavorful with a perfect nuanced and complex balance of fruit, tannin and acid. Not as powerful as the Dunn C.S. that we also had at dinner, but the Mondavi more than made up for that with its perfect balance and taste. This has always been one of my favorites, and it retained its position with spades.Plum, raspberry, and blueberry fruit. Very mellow. Favorite with all at the table and also the Flemings sommolier. Thank goodness I still have more left.

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  5/20/2023 - JRockEsq Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Method: 2 hours slow ox + 30 minute decant; Cab glass
  
  Look: medium ruby with light bricking
  
  Nose: stewed strawberry, cedar sawdust, mint
  
  Palate: stewed strawberry, cedar; long finish of cedar, bay leaf, mint, black pepper; dry; medium+ body; medium+ acidity; medium+ grippy smaller tannins
  
  Overall thoughts: Serious wine with nice flavor, but not super complex. A lot of tannin still remain. Almost a touch of heat. Pretty great wine.

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  6/4/2022 - englishman's claret wrote: 85 Points

  Hard to love, hard and austere in style. Redcurrant with a touch of mineral and loam dominate the stern nose. It just isn’t giving. The palate has a similar red profile and the acidity overpowers the remaining fruit and hard tannin. Followed for several hours with some slight improvement.

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  12/24/2020 - jfinbh wrote:

  give it 2-3 hours

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  12/18/2018 - mattstolz11 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  From benchmark wine offer about 2 months ago. Stood up about 1 day prior to opening. Cork in fantastic shape, used the Adouze method no problems at all. Decanted about 30 mins prior to first taste, but could tell even while decanting that we had a winner. Sweet Cabernet fruit permeated the whole room. Surprised by how little sediment this wine had.
  
  Bright clear dark ruby wine. Nose has definitely moved towards tertiary tones but is much more sweet fruit and cedar type note driven. Palate matches driven by fruit and smooth silky resolved tannin. Fantastic bright acidity complements some of the heavy tertiary notes and balances well.
  
  Overall this wine is in a great sweet spot and the acidity makes me think it will still hover there for a few more years. If you’re lucky enough to have some of these around, great time to open one up for the holidays!

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