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Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley(1978)
- Winery:
- Robert Mondavi Winery
- Varietal:
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region:
- USA > California > Napa
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- stone fruits, red grape, licorice, spicy, cabernet sauvignon, (tree) fruit, plum, complex, dried, mature
Tasting Notes:
Deep and dense with perfumed aromas and delicious flavors of blackberry, cassis, black olive and dark chocolate. Smooth and supple, with fine-grained tannins, good acid and a lengthy finish.
Apearance:
Deep, dense, dark, blue-tinged color
• Hand-harvested in cool morning hours
• Fermented in a combination of stainless steel and oak tanks
• 29 days of maceration (skin contact) to soften tannins
• Barrel-to-barrel racking to develop flavors
• 14 months of aging in French oak château barrels (20% new oak)
Deep and dense with perfumed aromas and delicious flavors of blackberry, cassis, black olive and dark chocolate. Smooth and supple, with fine-grained tannins, good acid and a lengthy finish.
Apearance:
Deep, dense, dark, blue-tinged color
• Hand-harvested in cool morning hours
• Fermented in a combination of stainless steel and oak tanks
• 29 days of maceration (skin contact) to soften tannins
• Barrel-to-barrel racking to develop flavors
• 14 months of aging in French oak château barrels (20% new oak)
- James Laube
- Wine Spectator
- 11/15/98
- 82/100
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November 1998
- James Laube
- Wine Spectator
- 11/15/98
- 90/100
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November 1998
- Wine Advocate # 114
- Dec-97
- 90/100
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April 2008
- Wine Advocate # 89
- Oct-93
- 89/100
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April 2008
