On May 19, 11:30*am, "Bi!!" > wrote:
> In my quest to clear orphans from my cellar I came upon this 1999 Simi
> Alexander Valley Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon in my orphan bin last
> night. *WIne was quite dark with a faint hint of brick at the rim.
> Nose was starting to show some mature notes of plummy raisiny aromas
> and a bit of cedar. *Still fairly big tannic structure on the palate
> with some cassis and plum with a fairly strong herbal note to the
> finish. *OK but not great. "B-"

thanks for clarification, If a 1991 I was going to be surprised a Simi
was holding at 20, but '99 is more what I'd expect. Good notes.