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Default [TN] '08 Drouhin St. Veran

In article >,
Mark Lipton > wrote:

> Last night, Jean was helping out with the first annual "Science Night"
> at Andrew's school. After it was over, we all went out for a late
> dinner (7:30 -- late now that Andrew goes to bed at 8) at a local
> restaurant. With a quick dinner of arctic char (for me), we got:
>
> 2008 Joseph Drouhin St. Veran
> nose: minerals, crisp appley fruit, a hint of popcorn butter
> palate: crisp, medium body, slightly viscous
>
> This, along with the Beaujolais Blanc of JP Brun, is one of our few
> Chardonnay purchases these days. The '08 edition seems quite a bit more
> interesting than the '07 was (surprise!) and is a decent QPR at
> $15/bottle locally. Even better, it's now sealed with screwcap! Hooray!
>
> Mark Lipton


This is my go to Chardonnay as I don't like most of the CA varieties.
When did they add the screwcap?