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Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve(1998)
- Winery:
- Robert Mondavi Winery
- Varietal:
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region:
- USA > California > Napa
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- red wine, smooth, oak - heavy
Varietal Composition:
86% Cabernet Sauvignon
12% Cabernet Franc
2% Petit Verdot
Winemaker Notes:
• Hand-harvested into small bins
• Hand-sorted on tables in To Kalon Fermentation Cellar
• Gravity-flow movement of must and wine
• Fermented in traditional oak tanks and gently pressed in a traditional basket press
• 35 days extended skin contact (maceration) for softening of tannins
• 18 months (539 days) aging in French oak château barrels, 75% new French oak barrels
Appellation:
Napa Valley
Grape read more...Sourcing:
81% Oakville AVA, including 53% To Kalon Vineyard; 19% Stags Leap District
Tasting Notes:
In the mouth, the wine has a silky entry. Dense, fleshy flavors of blackberry, black plum and cassis envelop the mid-palate, enhanced by elegantly powerful tannins. The rich finish lasts forever. A freshly youthful wine with the confident authority that comes from excellent vineyard sources and superlative winemaking. (hide)
86% Cabernet Sauvignon
12% Cabernet Franc
2% Petit Verdot
Winemaker Notes:
• Hand-harvested into small bins
• Hand-sorted on tables in To Kalon Fermentation Cellar
• Gravity-flow movement of must and wine
• Fermented in traditional oak tanks and gently pressed in a traditional basket press
• 35 days extended skin contact (maceration) for softening of tannins
• 18 months (539 days) aging in French oak château barrels, 75% new French oak barrels
Appellation:
Napa Valley
Grape read more...Sourcing:
81% Oakville AVA, including 53% To Kalon Vineyard; 19% Stags Leap District
Tasting Notes:
In the mouth, the wine has a silky entry. Dense, fleshy flavors of blackberry, black plum and cassis envelop the mid-palate, enhanced by elegantly powerful tannins. The rich finish lasts forever. A freshly youthful wine with the confident authority that comes from excellent vineyard sources and superlative winemaking. (hide)
- October 2008
- Oaky, smooth, great after-taste, my wife loved it even though she's not a red wine (or wine for that matter) drinker
- March 2008
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No written review
- September 2007
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No written review
