so anyone know of a 2004 Mondavi Reserve (or 2) for sale in the bay area?
02-17-2009, 08:17 PM
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Re: How much? BTW, an '01 or '07 would be a better buy than the '04.
'07 is out?!
strictly interested in the '04 for it's wine spectator prestige. willing to pay up to $115 per locally, I can order it for $99 online.
fwiw I already have '01 as well as '05
strictly interested in the '04 for it's wine spectator prestige. willing to pay up to $115 per locally, I can order it for $99 online.
fwiw I already have '01 as well as '05
02-17-2009, 08:45 PM
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Are we talking the cab reserve? because my understanding is both your quoted prices are under
mondavi reserve prices which usually run in the $125 to $150 range.
BTW, I meant 1997 not 2007, I got a bit ahead of myself. The 97's were running well into the +$200 range sold at the winery in the reserve tasting room a few years back. Haven't been to Napa on a buying trip in over a year. And my "cellar" is starting to look pretty bare.
BTW, I meant 1997 not 2007, I got a bit ahead of myself. The 97's were running well into the +$200 range sold at the winery in the reserve tasting room a few years back. Haven't been to Napa on a buying trip in over a year. And my "cellar" is starting to look pretty bare.
02-17-2009, 08:56 PM
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#9 on the 2007 wine spectator list
if it's a shop i'm willing to pay sticker ($125), if it's an individual/collector i'll pay $115, otherwise $80-99 is the going rate.<ul><li><a href="http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Top100/2007_1-10/0,4976,9,00.html">http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Top100/2007_1-10/0,4976,9,00.html</a</li></ul>
02-17-2009, 10:42 PM
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the 97 if better than the 96, and I wonder if the 04 isn't a sentimental favorite.
Funny thing is I've had the 96 Châteauneuf-du-Pape and thought it was meh. Wine is so strange in that manner where year to year a vintage can change dramatically.
...and even more amazing how that same vintage changes flavor as it matures. God I love wine! I only wish I could drink more of it. Had a cheap young Syrah tonight ('06) with my dinner. Although it was Central Coast and immature, I gotta say I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Every now and again, Trader Joes can surprise me.
...and even more amazing how that same vintage changes flavor as it matures. God I love wine! I only wish I could drink more of it. Had a cheap young Syrah tonight ('06) with my dinner. Although it was Central Coast and immature, I gotta say I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Every now and again, Trader Joes can surprise me.
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yes...people can debate taste, maturity, etc all day long...i want the '04 for purely for personal
reasons.
not really interested in the cellaring stuff as
1) i don't have a cellar, and i think my lower level would have a problem if i dug into their kitchen.
2) they usually go past prime prior to consumption when one does this.
one likes what one likes right? we'll open a good bottle about once a week, but usually it's a cheap bottle of new stuff - and i'm huge fan of the hey mambo! stuff.<ul><li><a href="http://www.lookoutridge.com/lookoutridge/catalog/index.jsp">buy a bottle and help a kid out. the marco digiulio cab was excellent.</a></li></ul>
not really interested in the cellaring stuff as
1) i don't have a cellar, and i think my lower level would have a problem if i dug into their kitchen.
2) they usually go past prime prior to consumption when one does this.
one likes what one likes right? we'll open a good bottle about once a week, but usually it's a cheap bottle of new stuff - and i'm huge fan of the hey mambo! stuff.<ul><li><a href="http://www.lookoutridge.com/lookoutridge/catalog/index.jsp">buy a bottle and help a kid out. the marco digiulio cab was excellent.</a></li></ul>
