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2017 Rudius Cabernet Sauvignon Kaley Elizabeth Oakville
4/5/2024 - Xer90 Likes this wine: 95 Points
I grabbed the last 6 bottles from UC liquadation sale and could not be more pleased with the purchase. This is consummate Oakville Napa Valley Cab Sauv , offering a glimpse of finely crafted and dedicated winemaking by the folks at Rudius. A perfectly executed project in combining all facets of dark fruit nuances , in particular black cherry and plum with a balanced array of kitchen savory spices, violet leaf . leather and quarry stone notes on the palette. Almost an endless study of black cherry evolution and impressive from start to finish. An example of a Napa wine in the $125 plus retail price range , more interested in genuinely showing its quality as a exemplary wine than pretense of being something even remotely great at a lofty price tag.
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2017 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
11/30/2023 - Xer90 Does not like this wine: 82 Points
I came across a couple of cases of Robert Mondavi Napa Valley Cab at an estate auction around 2020. Certainly the anticipation was building to try this wine after a short few years in the cellar. In late 2022, after some consideration , I decided to see how things were progressing with this wine. So, went ahead and popped a bottle , decanted for 2 hours and had my first taste experience with this wine. Not a good one it must be said. rubbing even worse since this wine has some aging on it. The words ordinary , devoid of personality, mundane and unexciting all came to mind. The taste profile seems overly manipulated and comes up short of offering anything remotely acceptable at the $40 price category. As happened on my first outing with this wine , the almost full bottle was quicly discarded down the sink. Same result after this 4th or 5th bottle now. Waster of time for me. Although one saving grace to it all. Now the value quotient of some French Bdx wines at $25 wipes the floor with this disappointing Napa Valley wine in the most emphatic way possible. Come to think of it , add in some less expensive @ approx. $30 i.e. BV Napa Valley, although superior to the Robert Mondavi Napa Cab in that very same discussion.
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2019 Château Ripeau
8/19/2023 - Xer90 Likes this wine: 94 Points
The wine muse usually only appears with wines on extreme ends of the quality spectrum. In this case , Chateau Ripeau, residing on the side of beauty & purity. So much so, excuse the pun, it is ripping good. With a magnificent medley of dark fruits, clove, rhubarb preserve and crushed gravel adding a mineral touch to proceedings. Seductive, sensuous and sure to bring with it a smile of satisfaction.
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