ROBERT MONDAVI WINERY RESERVE CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2014
- Vintage: 2014
- Grape: cabernet sauvignon 94%, petit verdot 4%, cabernet franc 2%
- Alcohol: 15%
- Bottle size: 0.75l
- Drink from: 2027/2044
- Serve at: 16/18 °C
- Perfect for: Special occasions
- Tannico rating: 99pt
- Type: Red
- Pairing: Game, Main dishes featuring red meat
- Description
Description
The grapes were hand-harvested with three stages of strict sorting: first, on the vine, then by individual clusters, and then again by single berry following de-stemming. The selected grapes went directly into traditional French oak tanks for cold soak, fermentation and extended maceration – a total of 35 days of wine to skin contact – maximizing the extraction of varietal character and complexity while keeping the tannins round and supple. The new wine was drained and gently pressed into 100% new French-oak barrels for malolactic fermentation, assuring seamless integration of fruit and oak. The final blend was assembled through repeated tasting trials over nineteen months of barrel aging. The wine was bottled in August of 2016.
The complexity, power and sophistication of fruit from our To Kalon site, considered a grand cru among Napa Valley vineyards, is on full display in this vineyard-designated Reserve, with sweet dark cherry and richly concentrated blackberry fruits, a savory, earthy complexity, and toasty oak, vanilla and spice which lingers through the luxuriously long finish.
