2016 Robert Mondavi Winery Maestro

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  11/22/2020 - TexasBob Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Gorgeous deep purple with medium violet at the edges. Deep blackberries and a bit of plum on the nose. Delicious, deep, unctuous fruits that hit you like a punch in the mouth. Notes of cranberries, raspberries, pomegranate, and a sense of sediment with no actual dregs. A powerhouse of a wine if you’re in that kind of a mood.

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  7/26/2020 - WineBurrowingWombat Does not like this wine: 82 Points

  Nose: [59°] Dark red cranberry skins, a bit of blueberries, dried forest floor, maybe a bit of tobacco, crushed rock, slightly intense dried oak and some heat.
  
  Palate: [64°] Deep bitter earth, similar cranberry skins with a bit of bitterness, stems, bitter oak and heavily steeped bitter tea. Dark red and black fruits are there but act as a backdrop. A flare of heat on the finish accompanied by some spiced oak. With time, the bitterness integrates into something just a little bit more bearable but retains the heat and firm spiced oak on the finish.
  
  Attributes: Clear dark medium ruby. Dry with medium amounts of grainy tannin. Medium-minus to medium body with light acidity. Good finish of at least 16-18 seconds.
  
  Thoughts: Give this a hefty decant to for things to settle and integrate a bit better. Not sure if air time will help with the harsh heat.
  
  Other notes: Bordeaux glass. Slow-ox'ed in bottle for the duration of consumption over 1.5 hours, recommend decanting for at least 2 hours.

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  4/6/2019 - T.Maddigan wrote:

  Not ready... needs some aging. Give it 5+ years and maybe give it a go.

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