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Portfolio 2004 Limited Edition Red Wine (Napa Valley)
- $125
This is a small-production blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc made by a winemaker who knows a lot about Bordeaux blends, Genevieve Janssens, the longtime vintner at Robert Mondavi. It’s ripe and pretty tannic, with cassis and smoky, 100% new oak flavors. An ambitious wine, it’s quite good, and needs time in the cellar to soften and resolve. Best after…
— S.H.
(5/1/2008)
Portfolio 2005 Limited Edition Red (Napa Valley)
- $125
This is the personal project of Robert Mondavi’s longtime winemaker, Genevieve Janssens, and her husband, Luc. Production is only 250 cases. The blend is of the two Cabs, Sauvignon and Franc. The quality of the tannins is perfect, and so is the effortless way the wine has absorbed 100% new French oak without the wood sticking out. My only criticism, and it’s a big…
— S.H.
(12/15/2008)
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