Tuesday, May 22, 2007 - Two bottles remain from the original twelve purchased in 1983. Consumption has been sporadic. Notes indicate a decent wine but nothing exceptional. In 1995, it was thought to exceed the 1979, though recent experience with the latter suggests a dramatic reversal has occurred. My experience suggests that 1981 was not noteworthy across the board. How times have changed: back then it was mediocrity interspersed with occasional greatness; nowadays we stagger from one almighty vintage to the next it seems, prices exhibiting concomitant escalation .
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