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Saturday, December 23, 2017 - I have to say I am a French/Italian snob. With an occasional Oregon Pinot noir tossed in for giggles. Most high end California Cabernets leave me cold, flat, bored, and ready to catch the next train home. Like a bad conversation with an ignorant drunk who is not aware he is either.

The ‘97 Montelena Estate, however... easy company all the way. Friendly, very well knit and understated. No sharp or rough edges. The crappy Chinese food threatened to overwhelm it... but we solved that problem by tossing it in the rubbish and focusing on the delicious redness... hints of roast meats, sharp acidity, pine tar and slight eucalyptus... grapefruit. Tamari. Papaya and creole sauce. Big raspberry bouquet.

When it works, it works, which is why we best check our prejudices at the door, in wine and nearly all other matters. I am the lucky owner of one more bottle of this tastiness, and I am perfectly comfortable drinking my way through more urgent cellar matters before cracking it.

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