> wrote in message >...
> Marc Branch > wrote:
> : Another Cal Chard that ages well is Chalone. Had the 1980 about a
> : year ago. It was brilliant (both literally and figuratively).
>
> : Marc -
>
> Did you just purchase this bottle? If you bought it from a place that has
> good storage (meaning COLD), see if they have a chenin blanc or pinot
> gris. Both of these were very good, esp. from the 80's and I think not
> made anymore. The chenin blanc came from very old vines and was a unique
> expression of that varietal.
>
> Mark S
>
> --

The wine was from a friend's cellar. He had purchased it on release,
and it was the last bottle from a case. He opined that the wine drank
wonderfully from release right up to that last bottle. My own
vertical of the Chard extends only back to 1995.

Cheers,
Marc