Looking for 1 bottle of 1974 Mondavi Reserve Cabernet?

Suggestions for locating?

Thanks

"winoman" > wrote in news:1163699338.036589.254800
@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> Looking for 1 bottle of 1974 Mondavi Reserve Cabernet?
>
> Suggestions for locating?
>
> Thanks
>

Winesearcher.com:
http://www.wine-searcher.com

shows a couple.
(Sorry, can't seem to paste a link to the page directly...)

Kahn's in Indianapolis has some for $199:
http://www.kahnsfinewines.com/produc...roductID=11683

d.

winoman wrote:
> Looking for 1 bottle of 1974 Mondavi Reserve Cabernet?
>
> Suggestions for locating?

I hope you have plenty of money to spend :-). I found 4 sources. Two
are open auctions, and you should check these at once, as they may be
gone in a few days.

http://www.sokolin.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=4964

http://www.winebid.com/buy_wine/item...=1700277-R0613
Nov 19

http://www.kahnsfinewines.com/produc...roductID=11683

http://www.winecommune.com/lot.cfm/lotID/1341040.html

Thanks so much, you guys ROCK!


cwdjrxyz wrote:
> winoman wrote:
> > Looking for 1 bottle of 1974 Mondavi Reserve Cabernet?
> >
> > Suggestions for locating?
>
> I hope you have plenty of money to spend :-). I found 4 sources. Two
> are open auctions, and you should check these at once, as they may be
> gone in a few days.
>
> http://www.sokolin.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=4964
>
> http://www.winebid.com/buy_wine/item...=1700277-R0613
> Nov 19
>
> http://www.kahnsfinewines.com/produc...roductID=11683
>
> http://www.winecommune.com/lot.cfm/lotID/1341040.html

Holy Toledo,

Looks like it'll take 2 Ben Franklins to celebrate with this one. I
was at Costco today and noted the recent vintages are commanding $78.00
each. Guess at 2.5 times the price the 74 is appearing palatable?

Thanks again!

cwdjrxyz wrote:
> winoman wrote:
> > Looking for 1 bottle of 1974 Mondavi Reserve Cabernet?
> >
> > Suggestions for locating?
>
> I hope you have plenty of money to spend :-). I found 4 sources. Two
> are open auctions, and you should check these at once, as they may be
> gone in a few days.
>
> http://www.sokolin.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=4964
>
> http://www.winebid.com/buy_wine/item...=1700277-R0613
> Nov 19
>
> http://www.kahnsfinewines.com/produc...roductID=11683
>
> http://www.winecommune.com/lot.cfm/l...41040.htmlHoly

"winoman" > wrote in news:1163713768.566020.322280
@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:

> Holy Toledo,
>
> Looks like it'll take 2 Ben Franklins to celebrate with this one. I
> was at Costco today and noted the recent vintages are commanding $78.00
> each. Guess at 2.5 times the price the 74 is appearing palatable?
>
> Thanks again!
>
>

Have a look at Cellartracker, most recent review is from Nov 10:
http://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=13694

d.

winoman wrote:
> Holy Toledo,
>
> Looks like it'll take 2 Ben Franklins to celebrate with this one. I
> was at Costco today and noted the recent vintages are commanding $78.00
> each. Guess at 2.5 times the price the 74 is appearing palatable?

Yeah, that's pretty much what you'd have to pay for a wine of that
reputation. '74 was one of the great years in CA in the '70s and
Mondavi Reserve one of the top ten Cabernets made in that year. Add to
that the cost of proper storage (and you wouldn't want anything less for
a wine that old) and it starts adding up. Speaking of which, any time
you buy an older wine you should make sure that its provenance is good
(i.e., that it's been properly stored throughout its lifetime).

Mark Lipton

Mark Lipton wrote:
> winoman wrote:
> > Holy Toledo,
> >
> > Looks like it'll take 2 Ben Franklins to celebrate with this one. I
> > was at Costco today and noted the recent vintages are commanding $78.00
> > each. Guess at 2.5 times the price the 74 is appearing palatable?
>
> Yeah, that's pretty much what you'd have to pay for a wine of that
> reputation. '74 was one of the great years in CA in the '70s and
> Mondavi Reserve one of the top ten Cabernets made in that year. Add to
> that the cost of proper storage (and you wouldn't want anything less for
> a wine that old) and it starts adding up. Speaking of which, any time
> you buy an older wine you should make sure that its provenance is good
> (i.e., that it's been properly stored throughout its lifetime).

I find I have 1 bottle each of the 74 and 75 reserve. The 75 reserve
also was rated highly by many. The fill on my 74 now is very low neck.
Likely a high shoulder fill also would be good for a wine over 30 years
old. The best I can see through the green glass, the wine still has
fairly deep color. Hopefully it is mostly scarlet and not brown. It is
difficult to tell colors looking through a green bottle. The 74 reserve
was quite good when I last tasted it over 10 years ago, as was the 75
reserve. My wine has been stored by me since release, under very good
conditions. If a wine over 30 years old has not been stored properly,
all bets are off, and perhaps even port could not stand 30 years in an
unheated attic or next to the furnace.

In the early 1980's most 1975 cabs from Napa showed better than the 1974.
However as stated, the 1974 vintage was classic. In my tastings the Mondavi
Reserve was one of at least a dozen great cabs. I thought the 1970 Mondavi
Unfiltered was better. At the time Norman Mini worked for Mondavi. The
first vintages of the Milton Eisele private bottlings were made by Mr. Mini
before he passed. Today Mr. Mini could write his own ticket as winemaker.
I thought the Mondavi Reserves after Mr. Mini died were not as good. I have
no idea how much Mr. Mini worked on the Mondavi portfolio, but among his
peers he was highly regarded.
"cwdjrxyz" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> Mark Lipton wrote:
> > winoman wrote:
> > > Holy Toledo,
> > >
> > > Looks like it'll take 2 Ben Franklins to celebrate with this one. I
> > > was at Costco today and noted the recent vintages are commanding
$78.00
> > > each. Guess at 2.5 times the price the 74 is appearing palatable?
> >
> > Yeah, that's pretty much what you'd have to pay for a wine of that
> > reputation. '74 was one of the great years in CA in the '70s and
> > Mondavi Reserve one of the top ten Cabernets made in that year. Add to
> > that the cost of proper storage (and you wouldn't want anything less for
> > a wine that old) and it starts adding up. Speaking of which, any time
> > you buy an older wine you should make sure that its provenance is good
> > (i.e., that it's been properly stored throughout its lifetime).
>
> I find I have 1 bottle each of the 74 and 75 reserve. The 75 reserve
> also was rated highly by many. The fill on my 74 now is very low neck.
> Likely a high shoulder fill also would be good for a wine over 30 years
> old. The best I can see through the green glass, the wine still has
> fairly deep color. Hopefully it is mostly scarlet and not brown. It is
> difficult to tell colors looking through a green bottle. The 74 reserve
> was quite good when I last tasted it over 10 years ago, as was the 75
> reserve. My wine has been stored by me since release, under very good
> conditions. If a wine over 30 years old has not been stored properly,
> all bets are off, and perhaps even port could not stand 30 years in an
> unheated attic or next to the furnace.
>

In article >,
says...
>
>winoman wrote:
>> Holy Toledo,
>>
>> Looks like it'll take 2 Ben Franklins to celebrate with this one. I
>> was at Costco today and noted the recent vintages are commanding $78.00
>> each. Guess at 2.5 times the price the 74 is appearing palatable?
>
>Yeah, that's pretty much what you'd have to pay for a wine of that
>reputation. '74 was one of the great years in CA in the '70s and
>Mondavi Reserve one of the top ten Cabernets made in that year. Add to
>that the cost of proper storage (and you wouldn't want anything less for
>a wine that old) and it starts adding up. Speaking of which, any time
>you buy an older wine you should make sure that its provenance is good
>(i.e., that it's been properly stored throughout its lifetime).
>
>Mark Lipton

Now, it's been many years, but we had the '74 in '96 (?) at a 30 yr.
anniversary tasting with Mr Mondavi (plus almost every year that the winery
was open, except for the '85-87s, and one, or two others - seems that there
were 24 wines total). The '65 & '66 were the best, though totally different
wines (bottle variation, different years, different sources?????), with the
'74 not far behind. All were very good, to great, but those stood out - hope I
got the years correct, as my notes are in storage. Heck, I'd easily shell out
US$200 for a well-stored bottle. I did not look at the links for sites, but
would assume that it's between US$150 and $300.

Hunt