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1998 Robert Mondavi
Merlot
(USA / California / Napa)
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- COMPOSITE DETAILS - |
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| COLOR: |
Brick Red. |
| AROMA: |
Pepper.
Vanilla.
Leather.
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| FLAVOR: |
Leather.
Oak.
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| PROFILE: |
Sweet.
Balanced.
Smooth
Mouthfeel.
Voluminous
Body.
Light
Tannin.
Long
Finish.
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| SCORE: 88 (9 ratings)
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| PRICE: $50 |
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1998 Robert Mondavi
Merlot
(USA / California / Napa)
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RATED: 06/02/2010 |
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| COLOR: |
Brick Red.
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| AROMA: |
Pepper. Leather. Jam. Smoky. Cherry. Oak. Vanilla.
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| FLAVOR: |
Leather. Oak.
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PROFILE: |
Sweet.
Balanced.
Smooth
Mouthfeel.
Voluminous Rich
Body.
Light
Tannin.
Long
Finish.
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| COMMENTS: |
This forein wine from California is very interesting because there is a mix between an expressive and strong elegant smells and an harmonious strong body. This pleasant wine has a long finish in mouth and a good taste.
To conclude, it is a medium or full bodied wine which coats the whole palate and is very pleasant to taste.
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1998 Robert Mondavi
Merlot
(USA / California / Napa)
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RATED: 06/02/2010 |
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| COMMENTS: |
This brillant wine from well-known region of Napa Valley in California has a brick red colour because of its old vintage (1998). This expressive wine has fine smells of oak wood, spices, and red fruits' jam. On the mouth, it starts with freshness attack but after 3 sips it is very different. We can appreciate the richness of this wine because of its full evolution in mouth and its aftertaste; it is rich in the mouth with a long finish. We feel physical sensation in the whole palate. To conclude, it is a medium or full bodied wine, that we have to drink by eating.
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1998 Robert Mondavi
Merlot
(USA / California / Napa)
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RATED: 06/02/2010 |
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| COMMENTS: |
This old wine has a brick red colour, with mushroom and wood odours. In mouth, this pleasant wine has fruity taste. It is very well balanced between medium-bodied and full-bodied. It has a full nice round evolution and it is very elegant with a good structure. This wine would be perfect after a good meal, to enjoy cheese...
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1998 Robert Mondavi
Merlot
(USA / California / Napa)
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RATED: 06/02/2010 |
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| COMMENTS: |
Brown red, medium cherry brandy red color
Mint and old fruit jam aromas but no fresh fruits aromas
Between medium and rich bodied, with a full and spicy evolution
It is avery elegant wine because of its age (1998), it is very close to Pomerol.
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1998 Robert Mondavi
Merlot
(USA / California / Napa)
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RATED: 06/02/2010 |
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| COMMENTS: |
This brilliant wine has a medium cherry red colour, it has expressive smells of oak wood and black fruit's jam. In mouth, this harmonious wine has a great fruitiness attack and then a nice full long evolution. It is full bodied. Known as a very elegant and long wine, you keep it long time in mouth. It's a quite expensive wine.
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1998 Robert Mondavi
Merlot
(USA / California / Napa)
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RATED: 06/02/2010 |
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| COMMENTS: |
This great wine has a red brown/cherry colour. This old red wine has aromas of mint, old plum and also jam. It is situated between medium and rich bodied. We keep a long time this wine in mouth, and it is very strong in taste.We need to eat with this kind of red wine.
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1998 Robert Mondavi
Merlot
(USA / California / Napa)
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RATED: 06/01/2010 |
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| COMMENTS: |
This wine has a medium cherry color with brick tints and reflects, characteristic of its age.
When you smell it, you can feel a medium smells of old fruits jam or fruits brandy, associated with spices flavors.
When you taste it, you can appreciate the richness of this wine because of its taste evolution and its aftertaste. It releases an elegant and pleasant balance between the freshness felt in the attack, and then the nice spices taste. You can savor the full evolution in mouth and the long finish taste of this full-bodied and rich wine. It gives an elegant and not common physical sensation in the whole pallet, which stays in the mouth.
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1998 Robert Mondavi
Merlot
(USA / California / Napa)
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RATED: 05/31/2010 |
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| COMMENTS: |
This wine is is from the Napa Valley in California. It is an unfiltered wine.
This red wine has a bright brick / cherry and brandy red color. It has a medium smell of woods and herbs.
It aslo has a pleasant smell of spices, red fruits jam and vanilla.
It starts with freshness but after 3 sips it is very different. It's a full body wine with a full evolution. It has a long and elegant finish. It has a good spicy taste and is well balanced between freshness and richness. It has no more frutty taste because it's an old wine.
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1998 Robert Mondavi
Merlot
(USA / California / Napa)
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RATED: 05/26/2010 |
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| COMMENTS: |
Color : This wine from California has a cherry and browny red color with also a brick red appearance.
Odor : This red wine has a nice medium smell of grass, it has also an old fruity taste and fruits in brandy. There is no more fresh full taste but more jam. The bouquet of the wine is old and spicy.
Mouth : This wine, at the beginning gives some freshness but it become a balance. Then there is a spicy taste evolution. This wine is rich in mouth. It has a long finish and stay a long time in mouth because it physical sensation stay in all pallet.
To conclude, this wine is rich and fruity. It has a quite high level of alcohol but it's pleasant in mouth. This wine has an elegant finish.
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