1994 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Coastal Private Reserve

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 86.7 points

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  12/30/2020 - Cailles wrote: 95 Points

  Tasted double blind. This is a fully mature wine drinking at its peak. The highlights are the Bordeaux-like tertiary aromatics which are paired with sexy fruit and caramel aromas as well as the creamy texture and good freshness. It doesn’t reach the heights of the best 94s (Dominus) in terms of complexity, precision, airiness and the nose is not as expressive as the palate but is nevertheless a wonderful wine and so much fun to drink today.
  
  TN: Medium expressive nose with some dark fruit and fine forest floor, truffle and barnyard aromas. The palate is king here with a creamy texture, a fine tannin structure and good freshness. It display ripe dark fruits, caramel, herbs, minerality and several layers of tertiary aromas with truffles, leather and tobacco. It is quite expressive but less complex and precise as other wines from this great vintage. The length is good but not great.
  
  Decanting: Decanted and served. Good from the go. Doesn’t seem to need a long decant.

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  11/1/2015 - vino66 wrote:

  Drank well over past. Decanted. Samewhat flat, but drinkable.

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  10/18/2015 - dofzin Likes this wine: 86 Points

  Deep crimson color, moderate sediment in the bottle. Obvious nose of black currant. Full-bodied, round texture. Medium-low acidity, with a medium finish. Reading other reviews, I was worried I had kept this one too long. Not so. Decanted. Soft cork; needs a Durand or similar tool to uncork.

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  11/1/2014 - WestonGRfx wrote: 86 Points

  Cork was off but the juice held up. I abused this bottle as it was given to my 10+ years ago. Until a few years ago I had no formal and proper cellar. Who know what temp fluctuation this one had to endure. Color shows it's age with a bit of Amber. Nose has a surprising earthtone. Initial taste of dark berries and tobacco leaves. Finish is bright yet a little acidic. The age of the Cabernet grapes held up surprisingly well. Overall happy surprise for such an inexpensive bottle of wine 15 years ago.

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  10/1/2013 - redbrix wrote: 88 Points

  Extremely smooth. Dry but not overly so. No bite at all.

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