On 3/25/16 4:16 PM, DaleW wrote:

> 1978 Mondavi Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Last time I had this
> was 6 years ago in mag, thought this might be showing age, but it was
> actually showing quite young, in a midbodied style. Black currant,
> plum, cigarbox. A-/B+

I had this wine shortly after release and then again about a decade
later. I am not at all surprised that it is showing as well as it is
now. The Reserve in that year was even more profound.

> 1987 Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Powerful style, brambly black
> fruit, leather, young. A-

We also had a bottle of this, which we drank when it was way too young
(poor storage conditions back then). Not at all surprised that it's
doing as well as it is, either.

What a great tasting! You got CA in its heyday, before the siren song of
spoofulation took hold (and prices went gaga).

Mark Lipton

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