x

Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 1998

Robert Mondavi Winery, Napa Valley, Yhdysvallat

Robert Mondavi Winery
Napa Valley Yhdysvallat
  • 90
    Pistettä
  • The 1 795
    best of the
    all Tb wines
  • 1 tasters of
    2 recommend
    this wine
62 90
  • Maista
  • Viinihetki

  • Maakohtainen sijoitus ?

    479

  • Tuottajan sijoitus ?

    34

  • Dekantointi Aika

    2h

  • Viini on parhaimmillaan

    now to 2030

  • Ruokasuositus

    Riista

The Tb points given to this wine are the world’s most valid and most up-to-date evaluation of the quality of the wine. Tastingbook points are formed by the Tastingbook algorithm which takes into account the wine ratings of the world's 50 best-known professional wine critics, wine ratings by thousands of tastingbook’s professionals and users, the generally recognised vintage quality and reputation of the vineyard and winery. Wine needs at least five professional ratings to get the Tb score. Tastingbook.com is the world's largest wine information service which is an unbiased, non-commercial and free for everyone.

Lue lisää
Sulje

The Story

"The ultimate expression of terroir." Hand-selected fruit from the finest blocks within our vineyards are handled with the greatest care in our dedicated reserve fermentation cellar. These wines combine elegant complexity with density and structure, and demonstrate the art of winemaking. 

Our Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is the wine which embodies Robert Mondavi’s philosophy of making wines that are powerful yet gentle. Each year the blend reflects the “First Growth” quality of the To Kalon Vineyard. It is a classic wine which represents the history of innovation and style at Robert Mondavi Winery.

Genevieve Janssens - Director of Winemaking

Lue lisää
Sulje

Wine Information

In Napa Valley, as throughout California, 1998 was an unusual year for weather. El Niño gave us a growing season punctuated with extremes ― twice the normal rainfall, 18 days of frost, cold weather at bloom and record heat spells. Yields for some varieties were down because of the wet weather during bloom and berry set. A period of excessive summer heat caused sunburn in some vineyards, necessitating thinning to maintain high quality. But then, as harvest approached, the weather improved, and we had near perfect mild, sunny days for ripening. The small, loose clusters had sufficient “hang time” on the vines to create vibrant flavors and natural balance in the wines. Overall, the 1998 harvest, one of the latest of the decade, turned out to be of excellent quality.

Lue lisää
Sulje

Viimeisimmät viinimuistiinpanot

<10 Viiniarviota

Viiniarvio

color

Deep, Ruby red ja Bright

ending

Long, Round ja Flavorful

flavors

Blackcurrant, Plum, Toasty, Smoky, Cigar-box ja Earthy

nose

Intense, Opulent, Ripe ja Rich

taste

Average in Acidity, Medium tannin, Balanced, Well-Integrated, Well-structured, Developing, Full-bodied, Round, Rich, Vigor ja Silky tannins

Loppupäätelmä

Exotic

Kirjoita arviosi

1998 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve / 89-90 When released, the reds from the El Niño vintage 1998, was criticized by most American wine writers as unripe wines with green tannins. In most cases I agree on that, but the critic was not true for all wines. The wine growers who did the best job, and the winemakers who sorted the grapes well, made very good wines. Most of the wines, however, still didn’t show the ripeness and sweet fruit that so many American wine writers like and look for. But for me, with a more European palate, I found many wines to be quite elegant and classic, although not great with Californian standards in mind. However, I knew the best wines needed some years in bottle to mature, and to leave some of the grassy notes behind. Over the last year, I have tasted dozens of 1998s – and now I know I was right. The 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve is a good example of a good (but not great) wine of the vintage. It is medium intense, actually with slightly deeper fruit than the 1996, but what is doesn’t have is the same complexity and finesse although it is medium bodied. I like this wine, but I wouldn’t keep it much longer.
-
  • 90p
Bit overwhelming coconut flavour. Decant for 3 hours. Drinking well now but will improve for next 6 to 10 years.
-
  • 89p
Näytä lisää tasting noteseja

Tietoja

Alkuperä

Oakville, Napa Valley

Vuosikerran laatu

Yli keskiarvon

Hintansa arvoinen

Hyvä

Sijoituspotentiaali

Ei ole

Väärennösriski

Ei ole

Viinin kestävyys lasissa

1h

Tuottajan muut viinit

Bourbon Barrel Cabernet Sauvignon

Bourbon Barrel Chardonnay

Cabernet Franc Oakville

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon Los Carneros

Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District

Changement Pinot Noir

Chardonnay

Chardonnay Reserve

Clone 115 Pinot Noir

Clone 667 Pinot Noir Carneros

Fumé Blanc

Fumé Blanc I-Block

Fumé Blanc Reserve

Harvest of Joy To Kalon Vineyard

Maestro

Momentum

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa Valley Chardonnay

Napa Valley Merlot

Napa Valley Pinot Noir

Oakville BDX Red Blend

Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon

Pinot Noir PNX

Pinot Noir Reserve

Reserve To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Rosé Wine Napa Valley

Sauvignon Blanc Botrytis

Sauvignon Blanc Stags Leap District

Semillon Oakville

Stag’s Leap District Cabernet Sauvignon

Stag’s Leap District Sauvignon Blanc

To Kalon Cabernet Sauvignon

Unoaked Chardonnay

Vine Hill Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon

Woodbridge Zinfandel

Sisäpiiritietoa

Our 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve captures the personality of Napa Valley’s celebrated Oakville District with beautifully articulated flavors of berries, cassis and spice. We selected 70% of the blend from the Oakville District with 40% harvested from Robert Mondavi’s historic To Kalon Estate Vineyard. This vineyard has been continually planted to grapes for over 130 years and, for more than 50 years, it has been the backbone of Robert Mondavi's finest Cabernet Sauvignon wines. To Kalon Vineyard and the neighboring vineyards selected for this wine, are on the Oakville bench where low-fertility, well-drained soils allow deep rooting and the development of complex flavors in the grapes. To enhance the ripe berry complexity of the wine, and complement the Oakville District fruit, we harvested 15% of the grapes from the Stags Leap District, 10% from the Carneros District, and 5% from a vineyard in west Napa Valley. We hand-harvested the grapes at an average sugar level of 24.6° Brix with 0.67% acid and 3.69 pH.

FERMENTATION AND AGING

The vineyard-lots of grapes selected as reserve candidates receive special attention throughout winemaking and aging. We hand-harvested the grapes into small bins and brought them to the winery for destemming and light crushing. The wine was fermented with a combination of cultured and native yeasts for greater complexity. After an average of 37 days extended skin contact to naturally soften tannins and enhance varietal character, the wine was gently pressed and transferred to 60 gallon, chateau-style French oak barrels (85% new French oak). All the wine completed an extended (85% native) malolactic fermentation in barrels for softness and depth. To achieve natural clarity, we gently racked the wine barrel-to-barrel six times during over 15 months of aging. The wine was bottled unfiltered to fully retain the vibrant aromas and rich, powerful flavors.

Lue lisää
Virheellinen informaatio
Virheitä sivustolla, kerro meille
Lähetä
Are you sure you want do delete this wine? All information will be lost.
Oletko varma että haluat suositella tätä viiniä?
Are you sure you want hide this written note ?
Are you sure you want show this written note ?
UPGRADE MEMBER PLAN
Upgrade your membership now, it's quick and easy. We use PayPal, the world's largest payment system, it accepts all credit cards. Once you've chosen your membership level, you'll go directly to PayPal. You can cancel your membership at any time.
Thank you for your support!
 

Pro Member

 

Winemerchant Member

 

Winery Member

 

User

 


Päivitämme parhaillaan tastingbookin ohjeita, mikäli haluat voit katsoa alta videon sekä ohjeet englanniksi.

Short Introduction to theTastingbook.com

Welcome to the Tastingbook, the world's first intelligent wine-tasting tool and social wine community.

It is easy and fast to use, and I am happy to guide you through it.


1. Start by Signing up and creating your profile

- Add a profile picture and more information about yourselves


2. Next, Create your personal Wine World

- Click iFollow (Discover) from the top menu

- Tastingbook has added automatically into your wine world 5-10 of the most active professionals or Pro's as we call them.

- Search for more pros or other users by typing their name in the search field. Then click into my world to those who you want to include in your wine world. This way, you may be notified when they taste wines or comment on them.

- You can also add wines and wine producers into your wine world. This allows you to access the most up-to-date information about them.


3. Invite your friends to join the tastingbook

- Click your username on the top menu and choose invite

- Type your friends email addresses and click send invites

- You can follow the status of your invitation on the same page


4. Create a tasting and do tasting notes

4.1. Click the New tasting button from the top menu.

- Name the tasting as you wish.

- Set the place and time (You can also add your past tasting notes by just changing the date)

- Click the add new wine button on the right to add new wines to the tasting.

- Now go to the box that says 'Click to add the wine'.

- Start by typing the wine or producer name and select the wine from the list that appears.

- After you have selected the wine, the vintage selection will be opened automatically

- Select the correct vintage by clicking on it.


4.2. Next, click My tasting note box and the worlds most advanced tasting

- From the bottom left of the tasting tool you can select in which language you want to use and view tasting notes.

- just do your wine note by clicking the correct adjectives. The adjectives can be activated by clicking once, or de-activated by clicking again.

- Tastingbook Pros will teach you while you taste wines.

At the bottom of the page in the section Show notes of, you may view notes of the professionals by clicking Pro's. If any of the tastingbook pros have tasted the wine before their opinion will show in the gold colored frames around the adjectives on the tasting view.


4.3. After you have completed your wine note, it's time to give Tb points.

Click the box on the bottom right Give points.
In case you want to add any comment or personal thoughts related to this wine, you may tick the note box next to the scores. In this field you may add copy-pasted texts for instance your old notes, etc.


4.4. After you've completed your notes for all the wines, click Close tasting.

You may now share some general thoughts about the tasting or tasted wines and choose with whom you want share your tasting. Set the Tasting privacy to limit the audience who are able to view your tastings information. We suggest you use Everyone as most of the wine experiences are meant to be shared.

Note:

If a wine that you are tasting is not found in our database, please be kind enough to send us an email to: addwine@thetastingbook.com, please include at least the wine name and producer. We will add the wine in tastingbook within 24 hours.


5. Tastingbook is full of information and stories - how to find them.

Tastingbook is full of information about wines, vintages, and wineries and also has over 30.000 pictures of wines. To best way to find what you are looking for is to browse the site from the Browse field in the top right corner.

You may search for wine, vintage, producer, pros or other community members by typing the name in the browse field. You may then choose from the drop down menu.



If you have any difficulty in navigating the site you may easily get help by clicking the support button on the left side of the page

We hope you enjoy all that the tastingbook has to offer and wish you rewarding moments in exploring tastingbook, your personal wine world.


You can always access these instructions from the top menu.

Kirjoita viesti...
Kirjaudu jäseneksi
Sign up now, it's quick and easy.
We use PayPal, the world's largest payment system, it accepts all credit cards.
Once you've chosen your membership level, you'll go directly to PayPal, where you can sign up for a free 7-day trial period. You can cancel your membership at any time. We wish you a rewarding journey to the world of Fine Wines.

Free 7 days Member trial

 

Member

 

Pro Member

 

Winemerchant Member

 

Winery Member

 

User

  Tule jäseneksi