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2014

Robert Mondavi Winery Pinot Noir Reserve

Tasted 15 July 2017 Napa / Sonoma · Carneros

Some simple and thin flavors of black cherry and faint earth and spice. Mid-palate was hollow, with the "attack" (of what there even was) fleetingly whipping over the palate and rushing straight into a fast-dropping…

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Robert Mondavi Winery Pinot Noir Reserve

Napa / Sonoma · Carneros

An instant blast of heavy cedar and mulch. A stinging and bitter attack with an alcohol-drenched 2x4 aftertaste.

Reviewed 15 July 2017
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