2009 Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon (Red Wines / Cabernet Sauvignon)

2009 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve 85% Cabernet Sauvignon 8% Cabernet Franc 7% Petit Verdot

94 pts (IWC) (78% To Kalon fruit; as of the 2011 vintage, this wine will say To Kalon on the label; blended with 8.3% cabernet franc and 3.5% petit verdot): Saturated red-ruby. Currant, graphite, wild herbs, cedar and sexy oak on the nose, lifted by a floral topnote. A broad and very elegant midweight (I would not have guessed that it was carrying 15.2% alcohol), with lively cassis and floral flavors burnished by mellow oak tones. Lovely fine-grained, long cabernet with excellent lift. Winemaker Janssens notes that Mondavi will have replanted half of their To Kalon vines over the 2005-2015 period, but they have kept their oldest sauvignon blanc vines, which date back to the 1940s. Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar May 2012

92pts(WS) Pure, rich and layered, with tiers of blackberry, wild berry, black licorice and mocha flavors. Impressive for its suppleness, yet this has a firm backbone as well, flexing its tannins on the finish. Best from 2013 through 2023. 7,703 cases made. – –James Laube Wine Spectator October 31, 2012

2008 95 pts Robert parker's Wine Advocate
2007 95+Pts Wine Spectator 95pts The Wine Advocate
2006 96Pts Wine Spectator
2005 94 Points - The Wine Advocate, December 2008

94 Points - Wine Enthusiast ^"Top 100^", December 2008
92 Points - Wine Spectator, July 2008
90 Points - The Wine Advocate, December 2008