Robert Mondavi Winery
Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Napa Valley, California, USA
Great bottle! Drinking very old world-like in the best of ways. Plenty of life left.
Great bottle! Drinking very old world-like in the best of ways. Plenty of life left.
1 person found it helpfulJun 24th, 2022
This one’s getting older. I have a few more and now it’s time to drink them. Very mature with tobacco to open it up. Also notes of cherry. Amazing it did not lose its vibrant red color. I’m sure this one’s better days have passed but still better than some made today.
This one’s getting older. I have a few more and now it’s time to drink them. Very mature with tobacco to open it up. Also notes of cherry. Amazing it did not lose its vibrant red color. I’m sure this one’s better days have passed but still better than some made today.
Nov 30th, 2024
Deeper , less garnet , narrower rim . Quite meaty , coffee and dark fruit , blackcurrant nose . On the palate more soy , coffee , cassis and black fruits , more fresh and vibrant than the G de L , higher quite raspy tannin too . Refreshing acidity , still quite young , needs time in decanter . Nice balanced finish , showing more fresh cassis and dark cherry . This could go further , and I feel there may well be better bottles out there that maybe more fruit driven .. 91?
Deeper , less garnet , narrower rim . Quite meaty , coffee and dark fruit , blackcurrant nose . On the palate more soy , coffee , cassis and black fruits , more fresh and vibrant than the G de L , higher quite raspy tannin too . Refreshing acidity , still quite young , needs time in decanter . Nice balanced finish , showing more fresh cassis and dark cherry . This could go further , and I feel there may well be better bottles out there that maybe more fruit driven .. 91?
Jul 21st, 2023
Dark red fruit with leather and tobacco on the finish. Tannins have mellowed but the wine still is holding up well. Absolutely delicious.
Dark red fruit with leather and tobacco on the finish. Tannins have mellowed but the wine still is holding up well. Absolutely delicious.
Oct 8th, 2021So if me yet so good. Raspberry plum and a fantastic finish!
So if me yet so good. Raspberry plum and a fantastic finish!
Jun 21st, 2021It’s alive!!! This wine did not lose its color or flavor after all these years. Great structure! Decanted for more than 4 hours. Was worth the wait!
It’s alive!!! This wine did not lose its color or flavor after all these years. Great structure! Decanted for more than 4 hours. Was worth the wait!
Dec 8th, 2020
Absolutely stunning. Robert Mondavi was quoted as saying he felt the ‘87 Reserve was the best wine he ever made...and I can see why. The balance, flavor, mouthfeel...just everything about this wine screams elegance. I would still place the 1994 Harlan as the best cabernet-based wine that I’ve ever had...but this is a close second. This is the last of a baker’s dozen case of 1987 Mondavi that I bought when I started my academic career at UC-Berkeley. With my amazing wife just getting promoted to Full Professor...can’t imagine a better occasion to enjoy this last bottle. 🥂
Absolutely stunning. Robert Mondavi was quoted as saying he felt the ‘87 Reserve was the best wine he ever made...and I can see why. The balance, flavor, mouthfeel...just everything about this wine screams elegance. I would still place the 1994 Harlan as the best cabernet-based wine that I’ve ever had...but this is a close second. This is the last of a baker’s dozen case of 1987 Mondavi that I bought when I started my academic career at UC-Berkeley. With my amazing wife just getting promoted to Full Professor...can’t imagine a better occasion to enjoy this last bottle. 🥂
Jun 17th, 2019
