Opinião Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Napa 2005

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  18,5 (em 20) by edwardragg Wine Blogger

  Appearance: deep purple to ink black. Nose: elegant, restrained if very ripe black fruits with a distinct perfumed quality and sweet spices derived from the interaction with high-quality oak (cinnamon, cardamom etc.). Later some leather and cigar-box aromas, even in such a young wine (again, this is the oak matching very well with abundant, elegant fruit). Palate: lovely palate showing medium to medium-high acidity, gorgeous fruit (there is nothing jammy here, but superbly ripe fruit), superb coating high tannins and great length. Conclusion: this is obviously a superb example of what Napa Cabernet can achieve. OK, the wine is $135, but given some wineries’ pricing structures, this is not exorbitant for the quality (and I noticed that some older vintages of the Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon were also the same price in the winery’s shop. You had to go back to at least 1997 for higher prices). Above all, this is a very good wine with ripeness the Bordelais would die for, but, critically, also the elegance upon which Bordeaux has rested its laurels. Drink 2012 to 2025. more  

  Fevereiro 8, 2009 | Link to this note  |  Useful (1)

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