Robert Mondavi Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District 1997

Robert Mondavi Winery, owned by Constellation Brands, centres its range on the To Kalon Vineyard, well-drained Oakville benchland. The Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon draws on five favoured To Kalon parcels, mostly Cabernet with a little Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot (94% Cabernet in 2021), and spends about 20 months in all-new French oak; it shows blackberry, plum, dark chocolate and violet over plush tannins. Fumé Blanc, the dry, oak-aged Sauvignon Blanc Mondavi named in 1968, is also made as a To Kalon I Block bottling from vines planted in 1945. The Estates line adds an Oakville Cabernet and a Stags Leap District Sauvignon Blanc.

Appellation

Oakville, Napa Valley

Owner

Constellation Brands (since 2004)

Vineyards

To Kalon Vineyard, Oakville (incl. I Block Sauvignon Blanc planted 1945)

Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, Sauvignon Blanc

Wines

The Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon To Kalon Vineyard; To Kalon I Block Fumé Blanc; The Estates Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon; The Estates Sauvignon Blanc Stags Leap District

Style

Reserve Cabernet aged 20 months in 100% new French oak

Website

robertmondaviwinery.com

Sources: robertmondaviwinery.com, Wikipedia, winespectator.com, historicvineyardsociety.org