"Alex Hayne" wrote in
:

Having survived the dreaded 40th last year, my 41st looms on Tuesday
and I'm planning to open one of my only two bottles of 1991 Opus one,
which were both purchased during my heady pre-mortgage years...sigh
Has anyone any recent tasting notes on the above please? I contracted
the Mondavi website and it suggests that the wine is drinking
beautifully now. Should I wait a year or two more or is now the right
time? Can anyone please also enlighten me as to the ageing potential
of Zinfandel? From my limited experience, the Zins I have tried are at
their best at around 5 years old, being integrated, fruity and
powerful but without becoming tired and ummm stewed if thats the right
term. The reason I'm asking is that I have a couple of ridge lytton
springs 1999 zins that are calling me and I'm wondering if I should
keep one stashed for a while.

Thanks in advance for any comments.

Alex from darkest dorset

I had a 94 Opus last month and it was pretty good. Allow ample time for
it to stand.

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