74 Mondavi Reserve

"winoman" wrote in news:1163699338.036589.254800 @k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

Winesearcher.com:

shows a couple. (Sorry, can't seem to paste a link to the page directly...)

Kahn's in Indianapolis has some for $199:

d.

I hope you have plenty of money to spend :-). I found 4 sources. Two are open auctions, and you should check these at once, as they may be gone in a few days.

Thanks so much, you guys ROCK!

cwdjrxyz wrote:

Holy Toledo,

Looks like it'll take 2 Ben Franklins to celebrate with this one. I was at Costco today and noted the recent vintages are commanding $78.00 each. Guess at 2.5 times the price the 74 is appearing palatable?

Thanks aga> w> > Looking for 1 bottle of 1974 Mondavi Reserve Cabernet?

"winoman" wrote in news:1163713768.566020.322280 @m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:

Have a look at Cellartracker, most recent review is from Nov 10:

d.

Yeah, that's pretty much what you'd have to pay for a wine of that reputation. '74 was one of the great years in CA in the '70s and Mondavi Reserve one of the top ten Cabernets made in that year. Add to that the cost of proper storage (and you wouldn't want anything less for a wine that old) and it starts adding up. Speaking of which, any time you buy an older wine you should make sure that its provenance is good (i.e., that it's been properly stored throughout its lifetime).

Mark Lipton

I find I have 1 bottle each of the 74 and 75 reserve. The 75 reserve also was rated highly by many. The fill on my 74 now is very low neck. Likely a high shoulder fill also would be good for a wine over 30 years old. The best I can see through the green glass, the wine still has fairly deep color. Hopefully it is mostly scarlet and not brown. It is difficult to tell colors looking through a green bottle. The 74 reserve was quite good when I last tasted it over 10 years ago, as was the 75 reserve. My wine has been stored by me since release, under very good conditions. If a wine over 30 years old has not been stored properly, all bets are off, and perhaps even port could not stand 30 years in an unheated attic or next to the furnace.

Now, it's been many years, but we had the '74 in '96 (?) at a 30 yr. anniversary tasting with Mr Mondavi (plus almost every year that the winery was open, except for the '85-87s, and one, or two others - seems that there were 24 wines total). The '65 & '66 were the best, though totally different wines (bottle variation, different years, different sources?????), with the '74 not far behind. All were very good, to great, but those stood out - hope I got the years correct, as my notes are in storage. Heck, I'd easily shell out US$200 for a well-stored bottle. I did not look at the links for sites, but would assume that it's between US$150 and $300.

Hunt