It was still alive ; ) Port/Sherry like... a little hot, dried fruit, some nutty notes... Alive though. Fruit was still evident. Colour was still deep - not browning. i popped and poured for about 10 people. No decant. It showed well in my glass (relative to its age) for the hour I shared with it.
Drank this on Savary last night. Our 2nd bottle in 2 weeks. Perhaps 'time and place'...? Our first bottle at home with great friends, great food and under ' the best conditions' was 'ho-hum'. This bottle served in way 'less than perfect' stemware - a casual setting - though on a great garden-like patio off the ocean, in shorts and sandals, with basic snacks and good people - showed much better...?
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1995 Château Palmer
12/13/2012 - rherman wrote: flawed
corked
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1978 Inglenook Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
12/1/2012 - rherman wrote: 90 Points
It was still alive ; )
Port/Sherry like... a little hot, dried fruit, some nutty notes...
Alive though. Fruit was still evident. Colour was still deep - not browning.
i popped and poured for about 10 people. No decant.
It showed well in my glass (relative to its age) for the hour I shared with it.
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2010 Araujo Estate Sauvignon Blanc Eisele Vineyard
8/20/2012 - rherman wrote: 92 Points
Drank this on Savary last night. Our 2nd bottle in 2 weeks.
Perhaps 'time and place'...?
Our first bottle at home with great friends, great food and under ' the best conditions' was 'ho-hum'.
This bottle served in way 'less than perfect' stemware - a casual setting - though on a great garden-like patio off the ocean, in shorts and sandals, with basic snacks and good people - showed much better...?
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