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Default Bordeaux, Birds and Barolo

On Jan 25, 9:35*am, "Bill S." > wrote:
> Oops - the Guiraud was a 1989 and I missed this course:
>
> Next up was a simple dish of very good foie gras on small bruschetta
> accompanied by a couple of Alsatian wines (I am not fond of too sweet
> a wine with foie gras).
>
> 2000 Albert Mann Pinot Gris Grand Cru Furstentum – I’d chosen this as
> it is a bit off dry and would better match the food. Reasonable amount
> of RS, good nose and long finish, but eclipsed by the next wine.
>
> 2002 Zind Humbrecht Clos Windsbuhl Gewurztraminer – killer spicy
> gewurz nose, sweeter finish than the PG, and notably richer with
> excellent balance and a lemon curd impression in midpalate. Excellent!


Sounds wonderful. How was the 2002 ZH aging.? I have a few bottles
in my cellar and not sure how long they have.