On Apr 11, 10:10�am, "Richard Neidich" > wrote:
> Clos Du Val is one of my favorite Cal Cabs. �And I am assuming this is a
> regular bottling not a reserve...that is so great that its drinking well and
> not in total decline yet.
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> Their wine is atypical of Cal Cab in the sense that it is not Parkerized to
> reflect the Cal Fruit bomb experience.
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> A true fav of mine. �I have non of this in my cellar but love their wine and
> winery...I buy this at restaurants when eating out..
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> Perhaps I should cellar a few on occasion.
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> "Bi!!" > wrote in message
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> > Opened last night with dinnner a bottle of 1991 Clos Du Val Napa
> > Valley Cabernet. �Ecellent cork with a fair amount of tartrate
> > crystals. �The wine was still a deep reddish purple with a slight
> > brickish cast. �Nose of plums and cedar. �Very smooth on the palate,
> > medium bodied with bright red fruits, plums, current, a bit of peach,
> > leather and cedar. �Fully mature with resolved tannins and a firm
> > acidity. �The wine seems to be holding nicely and will be ok for at
> > least another few years. "B+"- Hide quoted text -
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This was the regular bottling and while certainly it's showing mature
notes it's far from being over the hill. Bernard Portet brought a
French ssensibility to the Napa Valley mixing the best of both
worlds. His wines tend to acentuate the fruit while balancing the
acidity giving the wines an affinity for food and ageing. Certainly
one of my personal favorites from Napa.