On Jul 19, 2:30*pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> On 7/19/12 1:50 PM, Bi!! wrote:
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> > I bought a private collection of Diamond Creek many years ago with a
> > variety of vintages going back to 1974. *Included in the collection
> > was a fair amount of Lake Vineyard bottlings and last night I drank my
> > last bottle of 1990 Diamond Creek Lake Vineyard. *I was lucky to have
> > met and chatted with Al Brounstein on a number of occasions. *Al was a
> > real Napa pioneer and I was pleased to have been able to listen to his
> > tales of founding Diamond Creek and his thought process on terroir in
> > the Napa Valley. *I picked up some dry aged prime NY Strip steaks and
> > grilled them with local fresh sweet corn that I picked 15 minutes
> > before slightly poaching for just a few minutes. *The wine was dark
> > reddish purple with a slight brickish cast. *Very aromatic with
> > crushed currant and blackberry notes followed by tobacco and cedar.
> > The wine was mature but not old. *Black fruit and earth on the palate
> > with cedat and leather on the edges. *Rich and smooth on the finish.
> > Terrific "A"
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> Lovely note, Bill. *Do you recall when Al Brounstein's widow posted to
> this group asking about how to sell some of his wines? *If so, did you
> buy any of them?
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> Mark Lipton
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I don't remember that Mark I'll check back through the archives. I
bought mine from a close mutual friend of Al and Boots' that lives
here in Columbus. I had bought a few cases over the years of DC
through normal distribution channels but this was a significant stash
of perfectly stored wines that were bought directly from DC in the
70's, 80's and early 90's. I drank some, sold some and gave some to
charity. I still have a couple of bottles of 1992, 1994 and 1987 Lake
left and about 2 cases of various vineyard and vintages left including
a couple magnum 3-packs which included one mag of each vineyard in a
wood case. It was through this freind that I met Boots and Al and
recieved royal treatment at DC each time we visited.