Community Tasting Notes 19

• rnjbond wrote: 89 points

  March 30, 2024 - Dark cherry notes, still pretty tannic.
  
  Very good, but lacks the depth of better wines.
  
  Went well with paneer pizza.
  
  89 points.

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• RoccoSydney wrote: 91 points

  February 10, 2024 - Could go another couple of years easily. Nice fruit, just a touch of tannin, but to overpowering. Very lovely.

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• 3daywinereview.com wrote: 93 points

  November 9, 2021 - Day 1: Very good featuring cassis, tobacco, spice, dust and wood. This offers amazing value and each bottle has impressed. 92 points
  Day 2: Even better on day 2. Classic Bordeaux like wine. Tobacco, cassis, spices, dust, wood and earth. This is amazing. I hate over the top Napa Cabs and this is not one of them. Confirmed 3 times tasting this wine. If only Caymus could make a wine this good! 93+ points
  Day 3: Excellent again with oak, cassis, spice, earth, dust, tobacco and gravel. Outstanding wine and far superior to the Napa Valley Cabernet from Mondavi. For $30 one of the better values of the year.
  Day 4: As good as it has been wanted to see if it could go 4 days. Yes it can! Has not lost a beat and as good as day 2/3. Tobacco, cassis, minerals, spice, gravel and dust. Medium plus finish and concentrated effort. 93+
  Recommendation: Buy!

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• JamesW88 Likes this wine:

  August 8, 2021 - Great wine. Steady structure, dry and solid.

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• Neecies Likes this wine:

  July 18, 2021 - I'm amazed to see some the prices (mid-$20's) others paid; I wasn't one of them. About $50 in 2018, a sentimental and spontaneous buy because 'Maestro' is also the name of my favorite cat who is doing poorly at the moment, hence we drank this--a prayer in wine, as it were. Not decanted. Initial flavors of jammy, roasted red fruit acquired heft and freshness over time with cassis, bay leaf and tobacco. The tannins became more apparent too and a wine that initially seemed on the edge of expiration ended up showing further cellar potential. Very good.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2015
• Type Red
• Producer Robert Mondavi Winery
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Maestro
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Codes 083085220266, 083085220396, 6014885220266

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• In Cellars 221 (40%)
• Consumed 326 (60%)

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