I tasted a selection of Robert Mondavi wines recently, the 2008 Woodbridge Shiraz is a deep red wine. As you lift it to your nose you get big berry fruit aromas rising from the glass. On the palate those berry fruits come through, notably blackberry and blackcurrant and there is some acidity to it. The wine has a medium body and there are medium tannins that you feel on the edge of your tongue. It is a wine with good length and would go well with food, like roast lamb, or even barbecued foods, which would marry together, giving the wine a softer feel but would leave those great fruity flavours.
You can find the Robert Mondavi 2008 Woodbridge Shiraz at branches of Sainsburys where it normally retails for £7.99, but it’s on offer at £5.99 until the end of December.
The Robert Mondavi 2008 Private Selection Fumé Blanc ia s a crisp, barrel-aged wine that has a warm buttery apricot smell to it. This belies the wine’s character, as you take it into your mouth it’s a citrusy wine and there are significant grapefruit notes, it has an acidity and a sharpness to it, with a slight zestiness on the edges of your tongue. This is a white with some body, yet leaves you with a long dry grapefruit finish. This complex wine would undoubtedly work well with more full flavoured fish and white meats and would cope well with dishes served with, or in, rich sauces.
You can find the Robert Mondavi Private Selection Fumé Blanc at www.slurp.co.uk at £9.99
You can find the Robert Mondavi Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon at Wine Direct www.winedirect.co.uk and at Berry Brothers and Rudd www.bbr.com where it retails at £19.99