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Default TN: Father's Day weekend- authentic roses and more

On 6/18/19 2:46 PM, DaleW wrote:

> 1987 Kenwood Jack London Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
> Red plum and black raspberry, more acid than tannin, decent length, holding on well if not especially exciting. B


Hah!! Wow, that is a blast from the past. I used to buy this wine back
in the day before I started recording notes on the Internet. I don't
remember if I bought it in that vintage, which was a riper, less
structured vintage. I'm pleasantly surprised to hear that it's survived
this long.

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> Late Fathers Day dinner that night, a thyme-marjoram double pork chop sousvide, with the
> 2016 Coudert/Clos de la Roilette €œGriffe du Marquis€ Fleurie. Im going through these fast but they are so good. Dark fruit, smoked meat and coffee, floral/. Ripe and full but quite balanced. A-


Very good to hear. I only have the '13, which I've been keeping my
mitts off of.

Mark Lipton

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