【 Wine Spectator Top 100 Of 2022 Rank 6】
【Signature Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley Oakville】
【 Decanter 97 pts】【Wine Spectator 94 pts】【James Suckling 93 pts】
【Wine Enthusiast 93 pts】【Wine Advocate 93 pts】【Vivino 4.4】
ZTUS015 - Robert Mondavi Oakville Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
Special price: $498/bottle
Origin/Level: Oakville Estate / Napa Valley/ California/ United States
Grape Varieties: 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot, 2% Malbec, 1% Merlot
Alcohol Content: 15.3%
Taste: The 2019 Oakville Estate Cabernet Sauvignon exudes the aroma of blackberries, blueberries, plums, chocolate, nutmeg and a hint of oak, and blends the flavors of black plums, blackberries, blueberries, and delicately blended tannins. The wine is full-bodied, with appropriate acidity and a smooth finish.
【Decanter 97 pts】
This wine has proved to be one of Napa’s longest-lived reds, capable of cellaring many decades. If its nose is characteristically reticent, that is to be expected, but the upfront appeal of the vintage shows in the vivid ripe cherry and boysenberry fruit aromas that are laced with vanilla, graphite and cedar. Expansive on the palate with energy and poise, showcasing red and black fruits, savoury herbs, brown spices, and a crushed stone salinity. Very fine, pixelated tannins resolve in a long spicy finish that builds with notes of chocolate and crushed flowers.
【Wine Spectator 94 pts】
This wine marks a comeback for the venerable Robert Mondavi Winery, with its first appearance in our Top 100 since 2011. Winemaker Nova Cadamatre helped oversee significant replanting in the famed To Kalon vineyard during her tenure (she left the winery in 2021). As young vine parcels came into production, she employed a strict selection for the winery’s The Reserve, instead feeding the new-parcel fruit into the middle-tier Oakville bottling (renamed The Estates starting with the 2018 vintage). Relying on organic farming practices, with native yeast fermentations and no filtration at bottling, this is very much a new and promising Mondavi.
【James Suckling 93 pts】
Aromas of lead pencil, redcurrant, gravel, blackberry and sage. Full-bodied with silky tannins. Lovely depth and complexity here, with a wash of black fruit. Powerful, without being overdone. Delicious.
【Wine Enthusiast 93 pts】
With everything from raspberries to blueberries to dark chocolate, this concentrated wine is delicious. Lots of fruit and a dash of oak spices are carried nicely by moderate tannins and good acidity for a complete and balanced expression.
【Wine Advocate 93 pts】
Almost entirely from To Kalon (there's 3% from the former Franciscan property), the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon The Estates Oakville is composed of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% each Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, 2% Malbec and 1% Merlot. It's a deeper, earthier wine than the Stags Leap version, with loam notes joining plum and dark chocolate. Full-bodied, plush and velvety, it finishes long, with softly dusty tannins.
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【James Suckling 94 pts】
【Wine Spectator93 pts】
【CellerTracker90 pts】
ZTUS015A - Robert Mondavi Oakville Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Special price: $498/bottle
Region/Level: Oakville Estate/Napa Valley/California/United States
Grape variety: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Alcohol content: 14.5%
Made from Oakville Estate Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley, it has a rich aroma of blackberry and black cherry, and a distinct taste of cherry, blueberry, mint and spicy. Fresh taste, good acidity and balanced taste.
【James Suckling 94 pts】
Intense blackberries and black cherries on the nose lead to vivid focused cherries, blueberries and minty, spicy accents on the palate. Firm in tannins and fresh with good acidity, this outstanding wine is well-balanced. Enjoyable now but best from 2027.
【Wine Spectator 93 pts】
An extroverted style, with a burst of mint and boysenberry notes leading off, followed by steeped plum and black currant preserve flavors. There's a nice graphite note running underneath the fruit before this ends with a licorice accent that rounds off the finish. Drink now through 2038.
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【Robert Mondavi 】
Robert was born in 1914 and died at the age of 94. Robert's parents were immigrants from Italy. They initially settled in Minnesota in the northern United States. Then moved to California. His father saw the potential of the California grape industry, quickly became a successful businessman, and sent Robert to Stanford University to study business and economic management. After his father bought the Charles Krug Winery, Robert was responsible for marketing and market at the winery, while his brother was responsible for winemaking. After their father's death, the two parted ways due to disagreements. In 1966, he left Charles Krug Winery and established his own Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa Valley, California.
Currently, the winery is one of the largest and most iconic wineries in California, producing 1,500,000 cases of wine annually. The winery owns two vineyards in Napa Valley with a total area of 440 hectares. Each vineyard grows different grapes according to its own terroir characteristics, with Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon accounting for the majority. The winery mainly uses traditional methods to make wine, including manual picking and aging in oak barrels. The To Kalon vineyard behind the winery has the oldest vines in Napa Valley.
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is a classic of the winery. Robert Mondavi and Baron Philippe de Rothschild, the owner of Bordeaux’s first-class Chateau Mouton Rothschild, jointly created the American “king of wine”—Opus One, which was listed in James Suckling’s 2016 Top 100 Wines. It received a full score of 100 points in the famous wine list. It has become the most popular cult wine in the world and is known as the "King of American Wine".
