BDX
⏳ Drikkevindue
2024 - 2034
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Roasted prime rib, grilled lamb chops with rosemary, or aged hard cheeses such as Gouda or Cheddar.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Robert Mondavi founded his namesake winery in 1966 with a bold vision to create Napa Valley wines that could stand alongside the greatest estates of Europe. The BDX Red Blend is a direct tribute to this pioneering spirit and the classic blends of Bordeaux. Sourced primarily from the coveted, sun-drenched vineyards of Oakville, including the legendary To Kalon Vineyard, this wine is a masterclass in blending. It typically leads with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, supported by Merlot and Petit Verdot. The terroir features well-drained gravelly soils and a unique microclimate of warm days and cooling marine fog, yielding grapes with intense concentration and structured tannins. Aged extensively in French oak barrels, the BDX represents a harmonious marriage of Old World structure and New World fruit intensity, carrying forward Mondavi's legacy of elegance and innovation.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Den visionære vinmager Robert Mondavi grundlagde Robert Mondavi Winery i Oakville i 1966 med en klar ambition: at skabe vine i Napa Valley, som kunne måle sig med verdens ypperste vinhuse. Med base i det ikoniske vineri opført i californisk missionsstil, tegnet af arkitekten Cliff May, kom huset til at spille en afgørende rolle i udviklingen af den moderne amerikanske vinindustri – ikke mindst i kraft af arbejdet med den historiske mark To Kalon Vineyard. Mondavi gik forrest i udbredelsen af nyskabende dyrkningsmetoder, temperaturstyret gæring på rustfri ståltanke og modning på franske egetræsfade, ligesom han gjorde tørgæret Sauvignon Blanc berømt under navnet Fumé Blanc. I dag er vinhuset verdenskendt for sine skelsættende Cabernet Sauvignon-vine fra Oakville og Reserve-serien samt for sine strukturerede, elegante Chardonnay-vine og udtryksfulde blends i klassisk Bordeaux-stil.