Robert Mondavi Winery, Napa Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage:1995 Floral black fruit and spice

Floral black fruit and spice mark the nose here

There is also a touch of wood that does not affect the transparency of the very rich

earth and broad range of spice elements

I would again be inclined to allow it another few years of cellaring first

Robert Mondavi Winery, Napa Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage:1995 Floral black fruit and spice(15. 9% alcohol; 93% from To Kalon vineyard fruit), Dark red ruby. Very expressive, ripe, slightly inky aromas of blueberry, camphor and licorice, plus a hint of sweet butter; distinctly warm but not roasted. Wonderfully concentrated and deep if a bit unrefined; a real fleshpot of fruit but this still needs time to burn off some of its baby fat and reveal its dark berries and minerals underneath. Finishes chewy, deep and very long, with big, slightly