Elegant and complex now, this young wine will develop bottle complexity over the next six years. It has a silky, refined texture, with concentrated flavors of cherries, black raspberries, cola, pomegranates, persimmons and cinnamon spice. There’s lots of new oak, which adds smoke and vanilla notes. This is one of the best Mondavi Reserve Pinots of the past decade.——S.H.(3/1/2008)—— 92