Mondavi Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - 1997 (750ml) Size:750ml prodigious wine and a complete

prodigious wine and a complete contrast to the extracted behemoth of Leoville Barton and the backward

A tiny bit of heat

While the 1982 is a beauty

It has superb concentration

Mondavi Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - 1997 (750ml) Size:750ml prodigious wine and a completeAs for the 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, this wine seems more subdued than it did last year and might be going through a relatively closed stage. As it sat in the glass, it took on an almost Ducru Beaucaillou or Leoville Las Cases St. Julien like character, with notes of minerals, cedar wood, black currants, tobacco, and spice. This is a rich, dark ruby purple colored wine with very complex aromatics, medium to full body, tight structure and plenty