Community Tasting Note

• Seanr7 wrote: 93 points

  May 18, 2008 - I opened this one a few years early in tribute to Mondavi's passing. Pulled the cork at 10am and let sit in bottle for an hour, decanted for sediment and poured back into the bottle minus a few oz's so I could try it. Not showing much, tannic with some dark fruit and spices but not giving up much. Pulled the cork again at 5pm and did not touch till around 8pm. What a difference a few hours made.
  
  In the glass the wine was dark inky purple with a nose of dark fruit and pencil lead. On the palate this is a huge wine full of fruit, spice, and plenty of tannins but not over the top. Great mouth feel and wonderfull structure with a finish that went on for 45+ seconds. Drank this along with a 2002 Dalla Valle Cabernet Sauvignon and the Mondavi blew it away. If you open now decant it for some time, I think this wine would be better held for a few more years before opening it. Will revist my last bottle of this in 2015.

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