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| MAESTRO 2014 Napa Valley |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
ROBERT MONDAVI |
| Extremely deep intense purple colour. Spicy, gently complex, somewhat spicy, sandalwood-tinged, ripe plum-cherry puree nose with some savoury cassis notes. Dry, medium bodied, quite well structured, harmonious, slightly spicy, bright, cassis-plum-cherry flavours with a lingering, fairly high acid, cedary finish. This blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Cabernet Franc, 2% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot has 14.5% alcohol. TONY ASPLER / -points - Cedary, blackcurrant nose; medium to full-bodied, dry, richly extracted ripe plum and currant flavours with notes of dark chocolate. Beautifully balanced and firm. |
CSPC |
459933 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Art Can |
| Country |
USA |
| Region |
California |
| Rating |
***(91 points)
Ripe, Tangy, Well Structured |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments! |
| TASTING NOTE: Named for the opening of Robert Mondavi's To Kalon Cellar in 2000, when the man himself threw a huge \"cellar-bration\" featuring a commissioned chamber-orchestra piece aptly named \"Ode to To Kalon.\" It was there that Mr. Mondavi leapt to his feet to lead the music. As a tribute to the pioneering Maestro of Napa Valley's success, this wine - a blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Cabernet Franc and 2% each of Merlot and Petit Verdot - offers up a meaty nose of deep, dark chocolate-covered strawberries. Flavors of tobacco, soil, slate, tar and olives go long on gritty tannins, and with a wave of the baton, it finishes on a high note of lilacs and caramel-coated coffee bean. Score - 94 (Meridith May, The Tasting Panel, Aug. 2017) |
Price |
$ 59.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - May 26, 2018 |
| Cases bought |
149 (6 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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