Tasting Notes for Robert Mondavi SOLAIRE Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

Tasting Notes:

Mondavi SOLAIRE: Not often I want to pour wine down the drain -But this one I wanted to, and so I did with the whole bottle short a 4 oz. tasting glass. Initial bottle whiffs cran-raspberry with pronounced green notes (beware) like another junky organic vin. In the glass notes big fruit blackberry. Tastes of long drawn-out pepper spice notes, non-chalk tannin, one dimensional spice with 10 second super short forgettable finish. Unimpressive wine, a give-away -somehow overworked Cabernet made to taste like anyone of 50 cheap Australian scorched-earth Shiraz's. Best Regards, Rick.

I would serve this wine for:

Would not.

I shared this wine with:

A Religious Padre whom I apologized to endlessly.

The nose on this wine reminds me of:

Reminds me of anyone of a hundred now fad stinky poorly/well made 'organic' wines.

This wine would pair well with the following foods:

N/A

I think this wine is priced:

Hyped way beyond its low flavor delivery.

If I have any gripe with this wine, it's that:

See review.

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2016 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon The Reserve To-Kalon Vineyard, USA, California, Napa, Oakville, Wine Review

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2016

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$105.00USD

Always great to try one of these! Still one of the better Cabs coming out of Napa. Inky purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has cassis, cedar and spices. Full bodied. Firm tannins. On the palate, this has cassis with slight cedar notes and underlying spice and char. It is still tight and young but already drinking well. Ideally, it could us another five to ten years in the cellar, but otherwise give it plenty of air. It has a nice complexity that unwinds in the glass. Great on its own, this would be classic with a steak, but would be great as well with a bowl of hearty c

Robert Mondavi 2018 The Estates Cabernet Sauvignon

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2018

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$85.00USD

The name is legendary. Mondavi. Therefore you expect something terrific when you open the bottle, and this does not disappoint. The wine opens with mature dark fruit of blackberry, black cherry, huckleberry, boysenberry and plum with tight and dusty tannin and good acidity. This needs some time to open up and accounting for at least 30 minutes would be a good idea. It’s definitely balanced between the oak program and the fruit, something Robert Mondavi no doubt would be proud of.

2017 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon The Reserve To-Kalon Vineyard, USA, California, Napa, Oakville, Wine Review

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2017

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Current Price:

$120.00USD

This is a classic wine from a good if not great vintage. The nice thing about that is the pricing may be better and the wine is drinking well earlier. Purple in color with garnet swirls. The nose is pretty with cassis, graphite, spices and slight roasted herbs. Full bodied. Lovely texture. Medium tannins. On the palate, this is delicious. Deep with lots of cassis and spice. Long finish. This is drinking great now, but perhaps will still improve a bit. It has a Bordeaux-ish personality but with California fruit (and sunshine). Drink over the next fifteen to twenty years. It will

2018 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, USA, California, Wine Review

Vintage:

2018

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A-

Current Price:

$34.00USD

Certainly one of the more iconic names in Cabernet and in Napa. And, 2018 was a stellar vintage in Napa. This Cab proves you don't need to spend a ton of money to get a high quality Cab if you buy from good producers and in good vintages. Purple in color with some ruby hues, opaque and bright. The nose has cassis, cedar, spic and chocolate. Full bodied. On the palate, cassis, black raspberries and oak. This is young and the oak will integrate with time. It is ripe but not overdone. The bottle list 14.5% but some promotional information lists 15.1% abv. Firm tannins. Nice finish.

Tasting Notes for Robert Mondavi SOLAIRE Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

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