Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 1995 750ml

Wine Advocate #114, Dec 19, 1997 by Robert Parker Jr
The 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa is a beautifully made wine that comes close to being outstanding. It boasts a textbook cassis and eucalyptus-scented nose with oak in the background. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, with excellent ripeness, clean fruit, and a long, spicy finish. It avoids some of the vintage's hard tannins. Mondavi is adding a number of new regionally labeled Cabernet Sauvignons to their portfolio. In addition to their Oakville cuvee, they have a Stags Leap District Cabernet, and a single vineyard wine from their famed To-Kalon plantation.

The Robert Mondavi Winery has been the cornerstone of the Napa Valley for four decades, built in the mid-1960s it was one of the regions landmark wineries post-prohibition. Established by Robert Mondavi, the son of Italian immigrants, with a vision for crafting world class wines from world class vineyards. To Kalon Vineyards, which borders the Mondavi Estate, is perhaps the Valley's most prestigious vineyard and sources fruit to the Mondavi estate for their premium Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon and Fume Blanc Reserve wines.
Robert Mondavi wines run the gamut from value-driven, food-friendly, easy-going wines in the Private Selection line to the high-end, well-established, time-to-splurge category offered by the Reserve line.
Case in point, we've reviewed the Reserve and Private Selection Cab, that span a significant dollar difference, yet each showcases how Mondavi's wines can carry consistency, quality, and deliver maximum value at any price point and why they continue to be one of Napa's number one wineries.

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