On Dec 10, 12:44�pm, DaleW > wrote:
> On Dec 10, 10:53 am, "John T" > wrote:
>
> > we'll use them as> Guinea pigs on this win
>
> > will be interested in the 82 showing.
>
> > And Thalabert often performs above it's pay grade, haven't you found?
>
> > Yes Bill, but this was a serious step up.
>
> > JT
>
> Thanks for notes. I hope my lone bottle of '99 Thalabert shows as well
> as this! I agree that it was often an overachiever , I;ve still got an
> '85 ( I know that's pushing it)
> Your bottle of '83 La Chapelle showed better than one we had a couple
> years ago.
> I tend to find Jaboulet has more bottle variation than most, even in
> the flagship bottlings.

I have a ton of La Chapelle from the late 80's through 2000 and the
vintages are textbook examples of vintage variation but I haven't
noticed a lot of bottle variation. I always bought case lots so that
might explain why.