1995 Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District
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The debut release of 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon Stags Leap District is an uncommonly elegant, Margaux-styled wine with medium body, and sweet black currants in the nose with a notion of toasty oak. Good acidity and a soft underbelly make for a pleasant, seductive wine that should drink well young, but keep for 15 years. Mondavi is adding a number of new regionally labeled Cabernet Sauvignons to their portfolio. In addition to their Oakville cuvee, they have a Stags Leap District Cabernet, and a single vineyard wine from their famed To-Kalon plantation. Tel. (707) 259-9463 and (800) MONDAVI; Fax (707) 963-1007.
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Robert Parker
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Slightly more saturated color. Reticent but bright aromas of cassis, tar and smoky oak. Sweeter than the above, but less evolved, more bound-up. Also on the lean side, but has a juicy intensity the above wine lacks. Finishes with good length and sweeter tannins than the last wine.
About the producer
Robert Mondavi is a name known the world over. The ambitious businessman created his eponymous winery in 1966 to produce world-class wines in Napa, pioneering quality winemaking and becoming a champion for the region.