2016 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Private Selection Aged in Bourbon Barrels

Community Tasting Notes (34) Avg Score: 86.0 points

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  10/24/2023 - SheilaVino Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Excellent full bodied flavor

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  1/7/2023 - srogers1 Likes this wine: 85 Points

  Loads of dark fruit, tobacco on the nose. Smooth and balanced. A little bit tart. Shorter finish than I’d expect - maybe because it’s close to the end of its best maturity period.

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  5/11/2021 - Glenn Gilbert Likes this wine: 86 Points

  14.5% alcohol; 45 mm composite cork with an aroma of cork, dates, figs, maybe Manuka honey, a maximum of 5 mm wine penetration; light to medium weight foil; medium legs, inky purple; opened, vinturied and tasted 15 minutes later at approximately 14 degrees C; fruit-forward nose of dates, figs, kiwi, immersed in alcohol; medium bodied, 3 months of aging in Bourbon whiskey barrels has not overwhelmed the original Cab flavor, but rather has contributed to it, as it was meant to. In this case, the unusual Beigeschmack (accompanying taste) of dates/figs & New Zealand honey/fruit is its expression; the residual bitterness in the medium to long finish is part of the character of the wine, and not a reason to reject it out of hand; pair with cheeses, nuts, grilled pork or beef

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  8/16/2020 - PaulWilson00 Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Great tasting wine with a great price.

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  8/19/2019 - gfwetzel wrote: 75 Points

  Deep crimson in color. The nose is an odd mixture of blackberries, cherries, and bourbon with vanilla. I would say the bourbon notes are unpleasant in a wine. The wine is innocuous on the palate with simple red fruit flavors and an astringent tannin component with reasonable acidity and an oaky overtone. There is no complexity in this wine. Meh.

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