"cwdjrxyz" > wrote in message
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>
> I still have a bottle each of Chalone Estate 1990, 1991, and 1992. I
> should taste these before too long to see how well they have held up
> on comparison to Au Bon Climats from the same years. I bet some of
> your oldest Stony Hills will still be good. It will be interesting if
> you have and taste the 1991 and 1992 Stony Hills that I had and found
> to be not so good and that did not age very well. It would be
> interesting to find out if your bottles are like mine, or if perhaps
> my bottles had been damaged by storage conditions before I bought
> them. Of course both Chalone and Stony Hills have changed owners, wine
> makers etc over the years, so past quality may not predict present
> quality.

The only Chalones I have left are a few 80's and 87's. Obviously I better
get after them soon. I do have some Stony Hill 1991 and 1992. I should
also try them soon to see if my notes compare with yours. 1994 was the
last year I automatically bought a case of Stony.
Jim



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