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97+/100 â€?Still vibrant, youthful and fresh, the 2018 Proprietary Red features floral scents alongside sage and bay leaf nuances, all adding remarkable complexity to the cassis and black cherry notes. A blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Cabernet Franc, 9% Merlot and 6% Petit Verdot, it’s full-bodied and silky in feel but turns dusty and tannic on the long finish. This one needs time. â€?Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate

17.5+/20 �Lifted floral and citrus notes are coupled with fresh, ripe plum that give complexity to the aromas. The palate is detailed and nuanced, fine-tuned and subtle. There are notes of cacao nib, graphite, tobacco leaf, and a light hint of coffee across a detailed palate. Pink grapefruit emerges with air. The tannin is impressively fine-grained, persistent and well balanced by acidity for a long finish. The wine is somehow energetic while introspective at the same time. Vibrant, fresh and persistent with a silky mouthfeel. �Elaine Chukan Brown, JancisRobinson.com

98/100 �The 2018 Proprietary Red Wine Sage Mountain Vineyard is another magnificent wine from the Mondavi family. Soaring and regal in its intensity, the 2018 possesses breathtaking aromatic presence and tons of the pedigree that have made wines off this site so compelling pretty much since the beginning. Vibrant dark fruit, lavender, sage, mint and mocha build into an impossibly long, silky finish. The 2018 is a flat-out stunner. �Antonio Galloni, Vinous

100/100 â€?This has incredible nuances and delicacy with power. It’s full-bodied with lots of gentle tannins that spread across the palate. The character is full of blackberry, blackcurrant and lead pencil. Some conifer and pine needles. Sage at the end, too. Savory. So long-lasting and layered. Such purity. It’s so complex and changes all the time in the glass. Goes on for minutes. 54% cabernet sauvignon, 31% cabernet franc, 9% petit verdot and 6% merlot. Organically grown grapes. So drinkable now, but will age beautifully. â€?James Suckling

97+/100 â€?Coming all from the Sage Mountain Vineyard on Pritchard Hill, the 2018 Proprietary Red Wine is a blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Cabernet Franc, 9% Petit Verdot and 6% Merlot. This is classic 2018 with its dense, concentrated, slightly backward, yet full-bodied and incredibly impressive style. Offering lots of ripe black (black cherry, currant) fruits, scorched earth, graphite, and chocolate-like aromatics, it has terrific concentration, ripe, building tannins, a terrific sense of freshness, and a great finish. It’s going to need 5-7 years of bottle age but will have upwards of three decades of overall longevity. â€?Jeb Dunnuck