Dale Williams wrote:
> You didn't taste the Horton Norton? I've heard good things re that.

Oh - my bad .

We actually got into a conversation with the winemaker, Neil,
about this wine; I have some '93 and '97 at home (the '93 because
we never got around to finding the right time to drink it - this
was the pick of the vintages 94-99 for me, back when I lived down
there). He says that the '93 is now past peak and fading but the
'95 is at peak, and he was kind enough to dig some of the '95 out
of the cellars for me to take home and compare.

Anyway, we did taste the '01 Norton, but it cannot have impressed
as we didn't buy any and my notes are minimal. I think we just
decided that we liked the grapes better in their port form . I
have a slight recollection of it seeming too thin, but that could
be hallucination.