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Mondavi 2004 Reserve Cab

post #1 of 15
1/6/09 at 3:13pm
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Hello,

Anyone care to opine on the 2004 Reserve? I'm excited to uncork it for my wife's birthday. Are there better Cabs in the $100 range? What might this compare to?
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post #2 of 15
1/6/09 at 3:24pm
Great wine, great year, if you can get it for $100 you are lucky.

Much too young to drink now, though.
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post #3 of 15
1/6/09 at 3:40pm
While I'm no oenophile and Manton may be correct re youth, I popped two bottles on New Years Eve and they were both spectacular. Rich and tasty with tons of structure but not tannin bombs. $100 bucks is a good deal
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post #4 of 15
1/6/09 at 3:41pm
got a bottle for my biz partner for $80 in december
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post #5 of 15
1/6/09 at 4:26pm
I was $135 at the winery about a month ago. Maybe $125. $80 is excellent.
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post #6 of 15
1/6/09 at 4:42pm
Could have sworn I saw this for around $85 the other week....I was intrigued but didn't bite. Will look for it next time.
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post #7 of 15
1/6/09 at 4:56pm
I just checked my cellartracker.com and I got two bottles for $80 each...at *cough* CostCo. Agree with Manton, let age for at least another few years. Can probably be made drinkable, with a couple hours of decanting, but why not wait until it has matured?

If you want a 2004, try a pinot, like a Sea Smoke. Can be bought for that money, and is drinking fine right now.
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post #8 of 15
1/6/09 at 6:27pm
^sea smoke is a bit pricey. any good pinot suggestions in the $75-100 range?
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post #9 of 15
1/6/09 at 6:56pm
There are much better bottles to be had in the $100 price range. Rudd, Chateau Montelena, Caymus, are just a few to name. I would take 2 bottles of Grgich Hills over (1) of the Mondavi Reserve.
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post #10 of 15
1/6/09 at 7:02pm
No way you can get Caymus for $100.

I agree re: Montelena, and it ages better, too.
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post #11 of 15
1/6/09 at 7:33pm
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Originally Posted by Manton View Post
No way you can get Caymus for $100.

You must mean their Special Selection, or whatever they call it. I just got a bottle of Caymus Cab (2005 I think) at a restaurant last week (on a cruise ship) for about $100 including a tip for the Sommolier. But it wasn't the special selection. I think the retail on it is in the $75 range or so for a 2005.
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post #12 of 15
1/7/09 at 12:41am
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Originally Posted by thekunk07 View Post
^sea smoke is a bit pricey. any good pinot suggestions in the $75-100 range?

Sea Smoke is going for over $100 where you are? Wow.

Try DuMol, A.P. Vin, Loring, or Peay.

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post #13 of 15
1/7/09 at 3:08pm
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Thanks for your feedback. I've seen Sea Smoke Pinot, but I can't recall the price; I'm sure there are different levels, no?
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post #14 of 15
1/8/09 at 7:43pm
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Originally Posted by Manton View Post
No way you can get Caymus for $100.

I agree re: Montelena, and it ages better, too.

The regular everyday Caymus I buy for $65 a bottle. Their special selection is well over $100.
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post #15 of 15
1/8/09 at 11:19pm
nyc. and thank you for the suggestions.

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Originally Posted by Piobaire View Post
Sea Smoke is going for over $100 where you are? Wow.

Try DuMol, A.P. Vin, Loring, or Peay.

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