Still drinking exceptionally well. Extremely smooth with dark, mature fruitiness and a long finish. Have 1 bottle left that I'll have no hesitation in leaving another year.
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Plum and blackberry. Fruity more than tannic. Enjoyable with steak but I would rather pair with cheese and jam. Let any bottles you have sit until 2020+.
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Mr. Mondavi would not have been satisfied with this wine. It is unbalanced, the oak dominates all fruit and personality, the short finish does not lead you to another sip. It did okay with a steak but he would ask for more than okay. The color is sound, the nose is French oak with a vague background of ripe (almost over ripe) fruit. The barrel tannins shut the exit down. I think this will improve with some time but it will never be an iron fist in a velvet glove. I do like this wine but am mildly disappointed, winemaking needs to tell marketing that pandering to oak is pedestrian.
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12/3/2023 - 385cbr Likes this wine: 93 Points
Still drinking exceptionally well. Extremely smooth with dark, mature fruitiness and a long finish. Have 1 bottle left that I'll have no hesitation in leaving another year.
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12/18/2018 - Woodbridge Brad wrote: flawed
Corked
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7/15/2018 - The Beldens Likes this wine: 90 Points
Plum and blackberry. Fruity more than tannic. Enjoyable with steak but I would rather pair with cheese and jam. Let any bottles you have sit until 2020+.
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8/29/2017 - Woodbridge Brad Likes this wine: 88 Points
Mr. Mondavi would not have been satisfied with this wine. It is unbalanced, the oak dominates all fruit and personality, the short finish does not lead you to another sip. It did okay with a steak but he would ask for more than okay. The color is sound, the nose is French oak with a vague background of ripe (almost over ripe) fruit. The barrel tannins shut the exit down. I think this will improve with some time but it will never be an iron fist in a velvet glove. I do like this wine but am mildly disappointed, winemaking needs to tell marketing that pandering to oak is pedestrian.
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7/1/2017 - Fulcoly63 wrote: 92 Points
5 stars! Paired very well with steak.
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