On Jan 8, 9:50*am, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> Last night, with a heavy snowfall already in the works, we hunkered down
> indoors and cooked some lamb chops that Jean had thoughtfully
> provisioned us with. *To accompany the lamb, I went down in the cellar
> and came back with:
>
> 1999 Chateau Montelena "Calistoga Cuv e"
> nose: pencil lead, cassis, black cherry
> palate: finely grained tannins, balanced acidity, primary flavors
>
> This "second label" of Chateau Montelena (and no longer produced IIRC)
> was purchased at the winery in '01. *One of the finest, if not the
> finest, Calistoga Cuv es I can recall tasting, it is still going strong
> now. *Like its big sibling, my one concern is that it doesn't seem to
> develop any tertiary characteristics. *That, however, is a fairly minor
> quibble, as this is a terrific example of a balanced, food-friendly CalCab.
>
> Mark Lipton
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thanks for notes, didn't know they stopped the Calistoga. Uusally a
fine value,