1996 Robert Mondavi Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

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WS 89

RP 88

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About Robert Mondavi Winery

The Robert Mondavi Winery benefits uses the outstanding To-Kalon vineyard in Napa Valley to produce its acclaimed Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve and Oakhill District Cabernet Sauvignons. Founded in 1966 by New World wine ambassador Robert Mondavi, the Mondavi Winery has set the standard for production and marketing strategy in Napa Valley.

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Producer: Robert Mondavi Winery
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Cabernet Sauvignon
Origin: California
Region: Napa

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88 Points | International Wine Cellar , May/June 1999

Full red-ruby. Slightly roasted aromas of plum, cherry, cassis, leather, mocha and earth. Sweet, fat, full and generous in the mouth; this will offer satisfying early drinking. Finishes with dusty tannins and notes of redcurrant, smoke and leather.

89 Points | Wine Spectator

88 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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Better than the '97 Vintage

03/19/2002

by fctsui

Dark ruby in color. Very rich and fruity in flavors. The tannins is firm and elegant with delicate and complex after taste. I like this more than the '97 vintage.

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About Napa Valley

Napa Valley is the most famous wine-growing area in the U.S. It begins at the base of Mount St. Helena in the north and tapers off some 30 miles to the south into the floodplain where the Napa River enters San Francisco Bay. From Mount St. Helena to the city of Napa, the valley is defined by two north-south ridgelines of the Coast Range Mountains.
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