Hello, any thoughts on the 2023 Memento Mori flagship cab? $900 for 3-pack before tax and shipping. 1st time to be offered. Pass or buy? Thanks!
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That’s obviously a very subjective question, at least concerning the cost. With that said, 2023 is being widely regarded as a very, very good vintage for California Cabernet, so it’s very hard to believe a top winery like Memento Moir didn’t make an outstanding wine.
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Certainly if you believe in this winery 2023 will be the vintage to own. FWIW I bought some but I have kind of acquiesced to the fact that $250 to $300 dollars a bottle is the entry point for many of the Cali Cabs I am looking to drink. Whether it is a value proposition to you depends on what you are looking for and whether Memento Mori meets that need at a price point that makes sense to you. There are some other wineries that are a bit lower price point that make some compelling wines. I like some of the TRB wines (Outpost and Marie Rivers) and Mowe is making wine from grapes that used to go into Spottswoode (Spottswoode is 285 and Mowe is 175). I recently had a couple of bottles of Detert CS - reminded me a bit of some older Mondavi Reserves for obvious reasons! Someone may chime in about how Memento Mori compares to some of these wines - I don’t have enough experience to really tell you that.
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