M by Michael Mondavi
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, California, USA
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Dark ruby in color with a reddish/brick rim.
Nice nose of blueberries, black cherries, currants, cedar, earth, vanilla, licorice, spices, eucalyptus, dark chocolates, coffee, pencil lead, cola and black pepper.
Full bodied and smooth with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, cooked cherries, oak, dark coffee, vanilla, licorice, bitter herbs, peppercorn, tobacco, earth and pencil lead.
Nice finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 15 Year old Cabernet Sauvignon is drinking very nicely. Very chocolatey, with lots of cola notes, especially on the nose.
Still nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel and nice complexity.
Good right out of the bottle, and better with airtime. Tannins show up after 45 minutes.
It's always interesting to try these older Napa Cabernets, especially from the great 2007 vintage. I had this vintage a year ago and it is not as nice now. Declined since then, but still delicious.
Thank you Scott for sharing this with me.
Good by itself or with food, and would pair very well with a nice piece of steak. I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were aged for 20 months in French oak barrels.
14.3% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$200.
#AgedWineTuesday
Dark ruby in color with a reddish/brick rim.
Nice nose of blueberries, black cherries, currants, cedar, earth, vanilla, licorice, spices, eucalyptus, dark chocolates, coffee, pencil lead, cola and black pepper.
Full bodied and smooth with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, cooked cherries, oak, dark coffee, vanilla, licorice, bitter herbs, peppercorn, tobacco, earth and pencil lead.
Nice finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries.
This 15 Year old Cabernet Sauvignon is drinking very nicely. Very chocolatey, with lots of cola notes, especially on the nose.
Still nicely balanced with a nice mouthfeel and nice complexity.
Good right out of the bottle, and better with airtime. Tannins show up after 45 minutes.
It's always interesting to try these older Napa Cabernets, especially from the great 2007 vintage. I had this vintage a year ago and it is not as nice now. Declined since then, but still delicious.
Thank you Scott for sharing this with me.
Good by itself or with food, and would pair very well with a nice piece of steak. I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats and cheeses.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were aged for 20 months in French oak barrels.
14.3% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$200.
#AgedWineTuesday
Dark ruby in color with a wide brick rim.
Great nose of blueberries, blackberries, bell pepper, cedar, leather, dark chocolates, light vanilla, diet cola, dark coffee, black pepper, light alcohol, spices, earth, leather, vegetables, vinaigrette and tobacco.
Full bodied, smooth and elegant, with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, figs, vanilla, cedar, licorice, coke, tobacco, spices, black pepper, earth, herbs, dark chocolates and coffee.
Long finish with fine grained tannins, yet persistent, and tangy cherries.
What a great Cabernet sauvignon from Napa Valley this is. I had the 2006 recently and this is so much better.
This 13 year old is showing a great nose. I kept on smelling on it for a long time. Drinking very nicely now, with lots of complexity.
Thank you John for sharing this with me.
A good quality wine that still has lots in it to last another decade or two. Nicely balanced with great complexity and a smooth mouthfeel.
Good right out of the bottle, and changes every 20 minutes, which is so nice to see, and so interesting. I love these kind of wines. After two hours in a decanter it shows tannins and structure.
Delicious, tasty, interesting, rich and elegant.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were aged for 20 months in French oak barrels.
14.3% alcohol by volume.
95 points.
$170.
#AgedWineTuesday
Dark ruby in color with a wide brick rim.
Great nose of blueberries, blackberries, bell pepper, cedar, leather, dark chocolates, light vanilla, diet cola, dark coffee, black pepper, light alcohol, spices, earth, leather, vegetables, vinaigrette and tobacco.
Full bodied, smooth and elegant, with medium acidity and long legs.
Dry on the palate with blackberries, black currants, figs, vanilla, cedar, licorice, coke, tobacco, spices, black pepper, earth, herbs, dark chocolates and coffee.
Long finish with fine grained tannins, yet persistent, and tangy cherries.
What a great Cabernet sauvignon from Napa Valley this is. I had the 2006 recently and this is so much better.
This 13 year old is showing a great nose. I kept on smelling on it for a long time. Drinking very nicely now, with lots of complexity.
Thank you John for sharing this with me.
A good quality wine that still has lots in it to last another decade or two. Nicely balanced with great complexity and a smooth mouthfeel.
Good right out of the bottle, and changes every 20 minutes, which is so nice to see, and so interesting. I love these kind of wines. After two hours in a decanter it shows tannins and structure.
Delicious, tasty, interesting, rich and elegant.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon grapes were aged for 20 months in French oak barrels.
14.3% alcohol by volume.
95 points.
$170.
Monthly guys group wine meet-up. No theme tonight aside from “it better be good”.
More stewed fruit than the Dunn. Tar and leather on the nose with raisin. Nice tannic backbone still. Smoked cranberries. My first experience with this wine. Held strong all night and the fruit didn’t fade off.
Monthly guys group wine meet-up. No theme tonight aside from “it better be good”.
More stewed fruit than the Dunn. Tar and leather on the nose with raisin. Nice tannic backbone still. Smoked cranberries. My first experience with this wine. Held strong all night and the fruit didn’t fade off.
The 07 is drinking exceptionally well. It can still go the distance with age but it shows lots of black fruit with soft noticeable tannin now. Went well with skirt steak
The 07 is drinking exceptionally well. It can still go the distance with age but it shows lots of black fruit with soft noticeable tannin now. Went well with skirt steak
Jul 18th, 2015Andrew had this 11 years ago
Andrew had this 11 years ago
Sep 19th, 2013