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1994 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection To-Kalon Vineyard
Cabernet Sauvignon
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
Community Tasting Notes 1
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Keith Levenberg wrote: 87 points
February 8, 2009 - The jammy fruit scents that wafted out of this as I was decanting prepared me for something truly sickening, but fortunately the wine doesn't taste at all like what the aroma prepares you for, and even the smell develops into something more normal within a half hour or so. It turns out the wine is quite backwards with not much in the way of fruit at all, so fiercely structured that it's practically undrinkable without food. And I never would have believed it if I hadn't witnessed it, but sipping it with steak changes the wine completely, making it not just accessible but actually pretty damn good. There's still plenty of tannin but it's much more fine and sophisticated and doesn't overpower the restrained, claret-style fruit. Once the steak is gone, the window into the wine disappears too.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1994
- Type Red
- Producer Robert Mondavi Winery
- Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
- Designation Special Selection
- Vineyard To-Kalon Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 7 (100%)
- Consumed 0 (0%)
Food Pairing
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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