Handsome right out of the bottle. Very pretty floral notes on a medium frame. This manages to pull off sweet fruit with good acidity and pretty aromatics. Really classy and not a bit overwrought.
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Dark cherries and serious depth. Would benefit from more age (nose would become more complex and tannic impression would lessen) but quite pleasing on the palate and agreeable to drink today.
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This is - uh - perfect. There aren't enough bottles in inventory in CellarTracker for me to consider this a dangerous posting. This is absolutely brilliant Rutherford Cab at six/seven years of age. Amazing palate density with the early phases of secondary nuance. Keeps on giving and giving. Plush, plush, plush. It's easy to bag on Mondavi - too many vineyards, too many mistakes, etc. - but this is genius.
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2006 Myriad Cellars Syrah Las Madres Vineyard
3/18/2009 - caldwell wrote: 93 Points
Handsome right out of the bottle. Very pretty floral notes on a medium frame. This manages to pull off sweet fruit with good acidity and pretty aromatics. Really classy and not a bit overwrought.
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2000 Le Clos du Caillou Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaine du Caillou Les Quartz
2/18/2009 - caldwell wrote: 93 Points
Dark cherries and serious depth. Would benefit from more age (nose would become more complex and tannic impression would lessen) but quite pleasing on the palate and agreeable to drink today.
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2002 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Rutherford
1/29/2009 - caldwell wrote: 95 Points
This is - uh - perfect. There aren't enough bottles in inventory in CellarTracker for me to consider this a dangerous posting. This is absolutely brilliant Rutherford Cab at six/seven years of age. Amazing palate density with the early phases of secondary nuance. Keeps on giving and giving. Plush, plush, plush. It's easy to bag on Mondavi - too many vineyards, too many mistakes, etc. - but this is genius.
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