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2013 Chardonnay Reserve

Wine Details
Place of Origin

United States

Carneros

Napa

Color

White

Grape/Blend

Chardonnay

Vintages
20172016201520142013201220112010200920072005200420012000199919981997
Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2015 - 2020

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The Cabernets are the stars in this lineup from Robert Mondavi Winery. The straight Napa Valley Cabernet is a solid value and should be relatively easy to find given its large production. While the Oakville Cabernet rightly get most of the attention here, the Stags Leap Cabernet is once again the hidden jewel in the range. Like most of her colleagues, Genevieve Janssens, Mondavi's Director of Winemaking, describes 2013 as a vintage in which the wines extracted quickly. According to Janssens, the 2013s were born 'unbalanced' so much work was needed to finalize the blends. Drought conditions proved to be too much in 2013, so Mondavi did not bottle their I Block Fumé Blanc.