1997 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Oakville
Community Tasting Note
Decanting Queen wrote:
flawed
Saturday, October 26, 2019 - Sadly this was corked. I say sadly because the tannins had completely mellowed but there was a perfect acidity and some nice sweet fruit poking through. I smelled the TCA right away but there was so much fruit I thought maybe it wasn’t actually corked and would blow off so I drank a bit. It really was so good under that nasty mildew note but I couldn’t get past it.
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Comment posted by Mark1npt:
10/27/2019 7:34:00 PM - Lol....this sounds exactly like the '01 Arrowood cab I had at dinner with Jean-Noel two weeks ago. We all recognized it was corked but the fruit and tannins were just so good I ended up drinking half of the bottle with dinner, mostly because the TCA was negligible. It wasn't your typical wet dog/musty smell. But it was corked. I felt bad that I brought it and had it decanted at the table for JN.....he was most gracious and even drank a bit of it too.
Comment posted by Decanting Queen:
10/29/2019 3:29:00 AM - That’s just the worst, when you can taste the potential of your ruined wine!!!
Comment posted by Mark1npt:
10/29/2019 6:11:00 AM - I know! I didn't care about the $85, just hated that the wine couldn't be appreciated for all its glory.....it was still pretty good, though.