Robert Mondavi Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2012.

A powerful wine, our 2012 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon has rich, spicy blackberry and blueberry fruit, cinnamon, sage, coriander and tobacco flavors. While muscular, the wine is elegantly structured with fresh acidity, fine tannins and a richly dense mouthfeel.

Matching with food:		Beef, Lamb, Spicy food, Poultry.
Serving temperature:		16° - 18°C
Suggested glass:		Wine glass for red wines.

WINERY:
The Winery:	Robert Mondavi, To Kalon Vineyard, West Oakville
Appellation:	Napa Valley
Region:	Napa Valley, California
CHARACTERISTICS:
Alcohol:	Alcohol: 14,5%; Acid: 6,3 g/L; pH: 3,73; Residual Sugar: 0,52 g/L
Grape Varieties:	90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petite Verdot
Vintage:	2012
VINIFICATION:
Ageing:	The final blend was assembled through repeated tasting trials over twenty months of barrel aging. The wine was bottled in August of 2014.
Grape Harvest:	The grapes were hand-harvested with three stages of strict sorting: first, on the vine, then by individual clusters, and then again by single berry following de-stemming.
Vinification:	The selected grapes went directly into traditional French oak tanks for cold soak, fermentation and extended maceration – a total of 35 days of wine to skin contact – maximizing the extraction of varietal character and complexity while keeping the tannins round and supple. The new wine was drained and gently pressed into 100% new French-oak barrels for malolactic fermentation, assuring seamless integration of fruit and oak.