Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drikkevindue
2025 - 2038
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Grilled ribeye steak, roasted rack of lamb with rosemary, and aged hard cheeses such as sharp Cheddar or Comté.
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Robert Mondavi founded his namesake winery in 1966 with a bold vision to create Napa Valley wines that could stand alongside the finest estates of Europe. The Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is the crown jewel of this legacy, deeply rooted in the historic To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville. First planted in 1868 by pioneer H.W. Crabb, To Kalon—meaning 'the highest beauty' in Greek—is renowned for its well-drained gravelly soils and ideal microclimate, which yield grapes of exceptional concentration and complexity. This wine is typically a Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant blend, often enhanced with small percentages of Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec. Crafted using traditional gravity-flow methods and aged for nearly two years in French oak barrels, it exemplifies the classic Oakville style: a harmonious balance of rich dark fruit, structural elegance, and refined, velvety tannins.
🍾 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.