2009 Robert Mondavi Winery Fumé Blanc To-Kalon I Block
Community Tasting Note
Jahull03 wrote:
Sunday, October 24, 2021 - How is this holding up after 12 years? Yes. Walks such a perfect line between the grassy/herbaceous and tropical styles of SB with the depth of flavor to more than encompass both. A singular wine. Could not come from soil outside California yet so deep and laden with gravitas in a way that’s distinctly old world… great to visit this old friend.
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Comment posted by RichEB1:
10/26/2021 8:02:00 PM - Killer note! I only have one bottle and I keep debating when to open it. Whadya think - drink now or is there still upside? Cheers!
Comment posted by Jahull03:
10/26/2021 8:33:00 PM - Upside from here? I’m not sure… my best guess is that it continues to lose the zippy freshness many folks look for in SB - which it still has, though perhaps not as turbocharged as it used to be - and gains a caramel edge. I’ve had other aged i-blocks (actually younger than this, though still aged) which had begun that progression. So i guess it depends on what you’re looking for.
But the way this wine showed when I drank it, I have no regrets whatsoever about not seeing what net year or next decade bring with this wine. It served its greatest and highest purpose - and served it well!