On Dec 10, 12:11*pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
> On 12/10/12 11:16 AM, Bi!! wrote:
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> > Cold rainy weekend called for a fire and dinner at home. *Saturday I
> > grilled some Allen Brothers Colorado Lamb and opened a bottle of 1989
> > Ch. Leoville Las Cases. *Medium garnet in the glass with a pronounced
> > pink at the rim. *Nose of cedar and leather with background cassis and
> > black fruits. *Less weight on the palate than expected and the balance
> > was beginning to shift towards the tertiary flavors and away from the
> > fruit. *Lead pencil, a bit of leather and tobacco framed by cassis and
> > licorice. *Firm minerality and acidity made it great with the lamb. "B
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> > On Sunday Linda made a traditional pot roast with root veggies so I
> > opened a 1997 Ridge Montebello. *Still a dark reddish purple with
> > aromas of blackberries, menthol and dark chocolate. *I was expecting
> > opulent jammy fruit but instead found a really well balanced Bordeaux-
> > like wine. *Black cherry, mint, espresso, and earthy notes. *Very well
> > defined acidity and firm but smooth tannins. *Big but not jammy or
> > overly oaked. *"A-"
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> That's a nice pair of wines, Bill, and I own a bottle of the latter.
> Glad to gear that it's doing well, but I'll try and give mine another
> decade or so so before opening.
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> Thanks!
> Mark Lipton
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Mark-mine was stored at 55F (I still have one OWC left) and it was
early maturity stage. I opened and decanted one hour before pouring.