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WINERY OVERVIEW for More Than 40 Years, Robert Mondavi Winery Has Been the Symbol of Napa Valley WINE STYLE Napa Valley Wines: Robert Mondavi’s original vision was to produce wines from the Napa Valley that would stand in the company of the world’s finest. Our Napa Valley Wines reflect the elegance, harmony, and balance he foresaw when he founded the winery in 1966. District Wines: Our Oakville District Cabernet Sauvignon offers a more distinctive flavor profile. The fruit-focused style combined with bold tannins highlights the beauty and elegance of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes grown in the famous Oakville District. WINERY OVERVIEW For more than 40 years, Robert Mondavi Winery has been the symbol of Napa Valley. Founded in 1966, it was the first Reserve Wines: The best of the best. Hand-selected fruit major winery built in Napa Valley in the three decades following the repeal of Prohibition (1933), and went on to establish from the finest blocks of our vineyards and handled with the the foundation for modern California winemaking. Robert Mondavi Winery’s mission-style architecture, with the expansive greatest care in our dedicated reserve fermentation cellar. archway and bell tower designed by Cliff May, has become an enduring landmark that honors California’s history. The goal of These wines combine elegant complexity with density and Robert Mondavi Winery has always been to produce wines that stand in the company of the greatest wines of the world. With structure and demonstrate the true “art” of winemaking. the philosophy that great wines reflect their origins, Robert Mondavi Winery pursues the fullest expression of the terroir of its Napa Valley vineyards: the historic To Kalon Vineyard in the Oakville American Viticultural Area (AVA), and the Wappo Hill Vineyard WINEMAKER INFORMATION in the Stags Leap District AVA. Bringing a different sensibility to the winemaking team, Genevieve Janssens was drawn to the Robert Mondavi KEY SELLING POINTS Winery’s philosophy in winemaking and winegrowing. 1. Exceptional vineyards—renowned for superior Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. She recognized and appreciated Robert Mondavi’s holistic To Kalon Vineyard: 450 acres (405 planted) in the northwest corner of the Oakville AVA; and 400 acres in Stags Leap District AVA. approach to quality. 2. Traditional winemaking combined with state-of-the-art technology in the To Kalon Cellar—French oak fermenters with “It starts with the earth, the legacy of what we have received temperature control, traditional basket presses, gravity flow handling, and dedicated first-year barrel room with exclusive from our ancestors and what we are going to leave for the château-style French oak barrels. future generation,” she says. “We must work to maintain 3. Genevieve Janssens—Director of Winemaking since 1997, dedicated to creating fine wines with density, structure, and elegance. the land, to grow so that we all live in symbiosis: the earth, the vines, the people—care creates quality.” 4. More than 40 years of commitment to the Napa Valley as a leader in winemaking innovation and education. 5. Unwavering support for the fine arts in relationship to wine and food as part of a gracious lifestyle. So inspired, Genevieve moved from Bordeaux, France, to the Napa Valley in 1978 and is now Director of Winemaking at the Robert Mondavi Winery. CONSTELLATION BRANDS | BRAND REFERENCE SHEET | UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2012 LUXURY SUPER LUXURY SUPER LUXURY/ESTATE WINERY TIER Napa Valley District Reserve Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve, Fumé Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot, To Kalon Fumé Blanc Reserve, VARIETAL Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon, Moscato D’Oro (375ml) Carneros Pinot Noir Reserve, Carneros Chardonnay Reserve APPELLATION Napa Valley Oakville, Napa Valley To Kalon Vineyard, Oakville, Napa Valley Robert Mondavi’s original vision Our Oakville District Cabernet Sauvignon The best of the best. Hand-selected fruit from the was to produce wines from the Napa Valley offers a more distinctive flavor profile. The finest blocks of our vineyards and handled with that would stand in the company of the world’s fruit-focused style combined with bold tannins the greatest care in our dedicated reserve WINE PROFILE finest. Our Napa Valley Wines reflect the elegance, highlights the beauty and elegance of fermentation cellar. These wines combine harmony, and balance he foresaw when he founded Cabernet Sauvignon grapes grown in the famous elegant complexity with density and structure and the winery in 1966. Oakville District. demonstrate the true “art” of winemaking. Merryvale, Clos Du Val, Ferrari-Carano, Markham, Joseph Phelps Insignia, Caymus “Special Selection,” COMPETITIVE SET Acacia, Frog’s Leap, St. Supéry, Sterling, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, Jordan, Joseph Phelps Far Niente, Kistler, Mer Soleil, Chalk Hill, Cakebread, Rutherford Hill, Saintsbury, Gloria Ferrer Grgich Hills, Williams Selyem, Gary Farrell, Flowers PRIMARY CONSUMER GENOME: Enthusiast, Super Enthusiast TARGET EVERYDAY: $18.99 (Fumé Blanc, Chardonnay); $20 (Moscato D’Oro); $20.99 (Merlot); EVERYDAY: $40 (Fumé Blanc, Chardonnay); $25.99 (Pinot Noir); $27.99 (Cabernet Sauvignon) $60 (Pinot Noir); FEATURE: $14.99 (Fumé Blanc); $16.99 (Chardonnay); $135 (Cabernet Sauvignon) $17.99 (Merlot); $18 (Moscato D’Oro); EVERYDAY: $55 FEATURE: $36 (Chardonnay); PRIMARY PRICING $22.99 (Pinot Noir); $23.99 (Cabernet Sauvignon) FEATURE: $49.99 $119.99 (Cabernet Sauvignon) GUIDELINES WINE LIST: $32 (Moscato D’Oro); WINE LIST: $110 WINE LIST: $80 (Fumé Blanc, Chardonnay); $42 (Fumé Blanc, Chardonnay); $45 (Merlot); BY-THE-GLASS: $26 $120 (Pinot Noir); $52 (Pinot Noir); $58 (Cabernet Sauvignon) $270 (Cabernet Sauvignon) BY-THE-GLASS: $9 (Moscato D’Oro); BY-THE-GLASS: $20 (Fumé Blanc, Chardonnay); $11 (Fumé Blanc, Chardonnay); $12 (Merlot); $24 (Pinot Noir) $13 (Pinot Noir); $15 (Cabernet Sauvignon) Please enjoy our wines responsibly. © 2012 Robert Mondavi Winery, Oakville, CA.
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